“The shows idea is creative, new and interesting. I would rate 5 stars except for the fact that I had to give up less than half way through due to the pretentiousness in the hosts inflections and way of speaking. When she does the ads she seems to speak just fine, but during the podcast it's this dreadful condescending way of speaking that's probably intended to point out that the con man is lying and direct our attention in certain ways. Honestly though, let us come to our own conclusions. Trust that your audience has a brain and please just drop that voice and speak like you do in the ads. You won't lose any listeners then, I promise.”Read full review »
Lmgeezy17 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/17/17
“A podcast about con artistry? Great! Hosted by one of my favorite science writers? Woo-hoo! A few episodes in, and I'm dismayed at how dumbed-down the storytelling and reporting is. The analysis is whisper-thin. The takeaways are beyond obvious. This is 6th-grade level. Maria! Unleash your...”Read full review »
Goody Cloyse via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/09/17
“I wanted to like this but the host is terrible. The fact that she kept implying that the person she was interviewing was lying and trying to manipulate her and possibly lying about his own story. She said it so many times in the first 20 minutes that I could barely make it through the episode....”Read full review »
PashTown via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/09/17