Beautiful Alana🤍
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“I've attempted to write this review several times over, and each time I'm at a loss because no amount words seem to be enough. This podcast will stay with me for a very long time to come, and I feel privileged to have found it.
For those who criticize the host's inclusion of personal anecdotes, struggle, and journey overall — I encourage you to try and listen again from the angle of how one person's story can affect another. It's clear that Simon's life was changed and somewhat healed through the discovery and telling of Alana's story, and I found myself proud of someone I don't even know after having listened to him tell it; noticing his personal development throughout.
For those who refer to the podcast as "boring", well... I hope that if the worst should ever happen to you or your loved one, that they be as "boringly" memorialized and posthumously advocated for as Alana was. Not every podcast is meant to "entertain" us; whatever that even means. Simon told a gentle, contemplative story in which presenting the content in any sort of upbeat or suspenseful way would've been morbidly disrespectful.
My heart is broken, yet warmed all at once; which I feel to be a sign of remarkable and respectful storytelling. Thank you to Simon and Alana's friends and family for vulnerably allowing us to share in the tale of a bright young soul who, from the start, only ever meant for and wanted wonderful and pure things.
R.I.P., Sweet Alana 🤍”Read full review »
Kendallynxo via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/21/24
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“A sad but fascinating about an amazingly talented young woman and her suffering at the hands of misguided (at best) Catholic officiants. The host beautifully connects her story to his own but in a hopeful way.”
Mediahog via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/17/23
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“This podcast touched my heart in a way no other has. It was heartbreaking and oh so familiar. I feel honored to know Alana’s story and want to thank the host and family members/friends for taking such care telling it.”
atyolr via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/18/23
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“What’s the deal with this trend of people glomming on to a true crime case and making a podcast that turns a victims story into the narrators? Stop co-opting these stories as your own somehow.”
listen 2 understand via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/19/23
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