First episode was disappointing
Listened to the first episode. Kine was trying too hard to be cute, her attempts at riffing on the detective movie archetype came off as cloying, and the mystery had no exciting reveal, no drama in figuring it out, and no real stakes. Her material on This American Life has been stellar; I know she's capable of much more.Read full review »
benspaul via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 05/23/15
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Who knew what Gimlet's third podcast would be? If you'd listened to the credits of the company's early podcast episodes and heard that editing was done by This American Life personality Starlee Kine, you might have had a hunch. Her writing turns serious into hilarious, her voice is...Read full review »
morganfitzp via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 05/01/15
The podcast was enjoyable, but it wasn’t the same story quality as the other Gimlet Media podcasts. It felt much more like This American Life, which is a great show, but not what I need from Gimlet.
StephenAltrogge via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 05/26/15
This wasn't a mystery at all, and the whole podcast just sounded like an annoying pre-teen trying way too hard to be quirky. I love the other two podcasts from gimlet but this was terrible.Read full review »
QuercusAgrifola4445 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 05/23/15
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