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“Rather amateurish and poor choice of narrator. Had to move on pretty quickly.”
Butangala via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
11/15/23
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“This podcast is far too good for me to put 1-star to make a point about how UNETHICAL and greedy it is to suddenly PAYWALL Spy Affair on Wondery+. You just gave the OVERSTOCK GUY another win because now NO ONE can hear what he did because you REMOVED IT!!!
Remove the paywall and actually make...”Read full review »
Herrow herrow how low via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/22/22
“I was listening with an open mind until the host introduced her “expert” from the FBI, “Pete Strzok”. How in the world can anyone believe a word out of this guys mouth? I stopped listening right then. This guy is ten miles of bad road and immediately makes the whole podcast tainted.”
El Skid via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/26/22
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“This documentary film maker turned podcaster did a great job revealing how corrupt maria butina and her old white men are.
Let no one be fooled by the subject’s deception, while she may not have been trained by the fsb she meant harm to the USA.
She deserved her punishment.”
Not available xx via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/29/22
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“What happened to unbiased journalism?”
APS09876 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/02/22
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“Not gonna lie, not one of Wondery’s best podcasts that’s for sure. A little dull and boring at times.”
Mezzles21 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
02/09/22
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“This was a very interesting, informative and well done podcast. One question: in my opinion Maria‘s lawyer Bob Driscoll clearly violated an ethical rule by telling Celia what Maria, his client, told him during their relationship. Does anyone else have an opinion on this?”
Remy Z via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/02/22
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“I loved listening to this story and I hope more are made describing fascinating, deceptive, intriguing and powerful female characters like Maria.”
nbvc75432$@& via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/19/21
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“It’s kind of interesting, but not captivating. The story gets boring, so you realize you could miss episodes and not notice. I would say one of the worse wondery podcasts.”
Gabrielle188 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/15/21
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“Great production and very entertaining. There is a common “left” leaning with many of the Wondery podcasts. This one stood out for me simply because of the current information we have regarding the time frame of the story.
Regardless they do a great job with entertaining podcast.
Worth...”Read full review »
Waiting. P. via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/12/21
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“An entire podcast series dedicated to what has been proven to be a hoax by the Democratic Party and FBI to target a political campaign.”
BruisingMoney06 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/09/21
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“I’ve looking for NON murder podcasts for some time now. But I still want the espionage aspect. This was fascinating to learn.”
JNorie via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/01/21
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“Tale told from a fouled source, can’t trust it”
Jerdpaul via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/14/21
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“I’m surprised you used Peter Strzok as a source. He’s mired in his own controversy and is arguably a traitor himself. This whole series is now compromised.”
Wildflower1709 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/17/21
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“This is an intriguing story that reflects the current political era where voices of reason compete with deep-state paranoia and everyone is carving out their own narrative. In today’s world, objective truth has collapsed and left us with dueling narratives. If anything, Butina represents a new...”Read full review »
jilliob via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/13/21
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“Any podcast that ends with the same question with which it began is asking you to enjoy the ride, because you’re going to hate the destination. If this is your cup of tea, then Spy Affair is for you. Otherwise, it’s a complete waste of time.”
tparktn via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/28/21
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“What a joke. This is such a one sided left wing hatchet job. They have the adulterous Peter Strzok as the only source telling the side of the FBI. Such a hatchet job, Wondery you should be ashamed at this propaganda garbage podcast.”
UteFam via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/15/21
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“A very good podcast, interesting and compelling, but..
Using Peter Strzok? Are you kidding? You could not get any other FBI agent to be an expert for this podcast? It lowered the authors’s credibility. Talk about having the wolf testifying about henhouse. That was disappointing.”
Bmartin.mdspc via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/10/21
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“As a U.K. listener I was unaware of the story, but a really interesting listen with great narration.
I like how you don’t get told what to believe - you get given information to make your own conclusions.”
Heeb16 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/02/21
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“This is awful. She never gets a corroborating comment but always manages to say she asked but wasn’t able to obtain one. Not journalism in any way shape or form.”
RallyGirl626 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/01/21
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“Super interesting and showing of multiple perspectives”
ughhhallnicknamesaretakenn via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/31/21
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“Already disproven through multiple sources on both side of the aisle”
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United States of America ·
08/23/21
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“This is the worst wondery podcast I’ve listened to. I’m unable to respect anyone who takes the rambling, gibberish-filled interviews w Patrick Byrne (just one example of multiple unreliable subjects who believe themselves to be geniuses interviewed for this podcast) seriously, or takes any...”Read full review »
LauraJo99 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/23/21
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“While the subject matter was interesting, each time the host interjected, her "pretend grownup voice" nixed the story’s groove & it’d take several minutes of listening to authentic adult voices to scrub the etched piercing before I could get back into the podcast. Pro tip (from a non...”Read full review »
ecosavvy via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/21/21
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“Fabulous podcast which made me feel really bad for Maria how she was treated.”
_mrroberts_78 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/11/21
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“Enjoyed your podcast. It was well done. It provided opposing points of view about the political chaos the country experienced the last four years.”
peter kitsos via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/09/21
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“This podcast is very well-written and reported. The story intrigues and does not disappoint! I was left both satisfied with the conclusion, yet wanting more! Great work. Top notch!”
Kat_Swank via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/08/21
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“If you are a fan of reputation laundering and unchecked propaganda this is your new favorite podcast. No fact checks. Straight from the mouth of the oligarch’s pawns.”
chroix via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/04/21
“Trump greatest president in our life time!!”
🧟♂️gg via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/30/21
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“I almost stopped listening after the first episode, but decided to give the 2nd episode a try. It was there I learned that one of the subject matter experts relied upon for this podcast is a disgraced FBI agent who famously lied under oath to Congress and and the American people, was involved in...”Read full review »
Kimtisha via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/23/21
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“While I enjoyed the first few episodes the still amateur journalist/podcaster fails to properly edit this story into a critical piece. The podcast jumps all over the place, relies too heavily on what someone says rather than digging past it and it clearly does not need episodes 6 & 7. Someone...”Read full review »
Minatogirl via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/11/21
“Wondery wasted their resources on this one, the NRA/Republicans & a Russian “Spy” - there are better spy stories out there!”
Valbonne via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
06/30/21
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“Peter Struck is America’s biggest punk. He is a lying, cheating whiner. Inclusion of comment by a corrupt deep stat government official ruined what could have otherwise been an interesting podcast.”
LOOKAT LOVE via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/20/21
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“Excellent reporting. I can’t help but point out the irony though, that Maria says ‘truth is in the eye of the beholder’ (and one episode takes this quote as the title!) when in fact the correct expression Is ´Beauty is in the eye of the beholder’. That Freudian slip (?) pretty much says it all. ...”Read full review »
djaiavava via Apple Podcasts ·
Spain ·
06/18/21
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“I am a huge Wondery fan and I get excited when they release new podcasts to binge. This one will go down as one that I couldn’t finish after the first few episodes for how boring and confusing it was. This has nothing to do with politics cause I could careless. This was just a flat out train...”Read full review »
Tydye88 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/07/21
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“Yup.
A lot of the prior reviews hit the mark.
Whole herds of Sheeples on both sides of the partisan divide are triggered. The corruption is rampant in our government – except one side is a HELLUVA LOT WORSE THAN THE OTHER!!…
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Came to this by way of a CBC News...”Read full review »
USN, retired via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/01/21
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“The story of the Russian influence operation as told by a Russian Operative (Maria Butina) and a delusional Trump supporting conspiracy theorist (Patrick Byrne). A shockingly bad retelling of one the most disturbing chapters in modern American history.”
Mysterio. via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/29/21
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“i tried to like it but i couldnt. dull.”
TruthyMcTruthFace1776 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/25/21
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“Just can’t let this debunked story go; can you? When I heard Peter Strzok I laughed out loud! Could you not have had a source that hasn’t been proven as a liar? Let the Russian story go already! Geeze!”
WRCKALS via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/24/21
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“Seems like a sexy spy story but it’s not. And the host is just awful (boring, naive), very hard to listen to her perform her “serious voice”. I can’t tell if she’s trying to sound contrived or if she thinks she’s important or what but it’s like listening to a hyper serious 3rd grader’s show &...”Read full review »
oldjohnhall via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/21/21
“I had no idea this would be a sympathetic take towards a Russian spy and full of debunked conspiracy theories. Wondrey, you are better than this.”
Scroll3 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/21/21
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“This is the first disappointing podcast from Wondery. Much ado about nothing.”
avidposcastfan via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/21/21
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“Loved this format of a Doce/Podcast. Looking forward for more with this production style.”
mcuburu via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/20/21
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“Maria has a fascinating story, and this could have been told well by a real journalist and not a fan. The last episode—where the fake journalist—Celia Aniskovic, becomes the story—really shows how dumb she is. It reminded me of the scene in ALMOST FAMOUS where the young (real) journalist gets...”Read full review »
John Galt 44 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/20/21
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“So interesting and well done”
Nattyg113 via Apple Podcasts ·
New Zealand ·
05/19/21
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“I was really hoping for an informative and insightful look at Russia’s activities in the United States. Instead, I got several hours of interviews with mostly unreliable and/or self-interested sources, often poorly contextualized. Furthermore, there really isn’t enough material here to justify...”Read full review »
D.R.Carvalho via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/19/21
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“No real journalism committed here.”
mss925 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/18/21
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“First Wondery podcast that makes me doubt their integrity. Listened to the whole thing because some content I’d not heard before. But to the narrator: Do you even hear yourself??? Unbelievably gullible takes. Maria, poor innocent just trying to do good. So misunderstood. I’ll be watching for the...”Read full review »
Zbcueen via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/18/21
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“I think this a great podcast. I am looking for imagination and out the box thinking not a historical documentary.”
Tuff Gurl via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/17/21
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