“This used to be my favorite Podcast. I started listening pre Covid and I couldn’t wait for the next episode to come out. Sadly this is no longer the case. The stories used to have so much care put into them from the research to the telling. I couldn’t wait to find out what book or doc Alaina recommended that she used in her research. But they farmed that out now the stories lack general depth. Ash and Alaina get off on random tangents now that take you out of the story and my the whole show generally unplayable. If you want your listener take read on the podcast you had better make sure it’s PDF format and the first 2 paragraphs have to be relentlessly praising ash and Alaina or your story won’t get read.
The guest host episodes are excessive and quite frankly dumb and are a blatant cash grab and clout chasing. It’s very disrespectful to the victims and their families. Also if I hear Alaina say “ as a mother” one more GD time I will claw my own eyes out. The early shows were great, when it was just and aunt and a niece hanging out taking true crime and spooky stuff, now it’s just hackey and overwrought ( like Alaina’s book)( oh I almost forgot if you leave a bad review they will say you’re the hater and are wrong, and Alaina will go on a 25 min rant about it on the show), it’s worth listing to anything pre 2022 really. But that’s what happens when you sell the thing that makes you wonderful and unique to wondery, they ruin it. If you want a good TC pod then listen to crime junkie, Ashley and britt at least advocate for the victims and aren’t trying to blatantly make money off someone else’s tragedy.”
Stormylewellen via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/23/23