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“I really like this podcast. I think it is absolutely ridiculous that they incarcerated all of those poor kids. How could justice Davenport call the video egregious.I love the story and thank goodness for all of the people who stood up for the kids. 🙃”
Rory9AUS via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
05/15/24
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“Loved the podcast, thought it was well done. Maybe I am more tolerant, or busier doing other things while listening, but I think the narrator is good.”
DoctahMom via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/14/24
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“Unbearable narration. What a waste of the journalism.”
Cdfguy via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/12/24
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“Interesting topic, but horrible narrator.”
Adops10 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/12/24
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“I agree with what most every reviewer has talked about. Please choose your narrators wisely. I love Serial Productions. Let Sarah narrate!!!!! ;)”
RobinsNest0101 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/03/24
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“I wish someone else would narrate this great story. But I had to stop listening on account of the narrator’s voice. Vocal burn is contrived, it’s not natural.”
hogan's dump via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/01/24
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“I listened to the first episode and couldn’t bear the thought of listening to the rest of the episodes because of the irritating voice narrating the podcast. It’s interesting to see from other reviews that I’m not alone. I also note from other reviews that apparently this is a sexist remark! No...”Read full review »
southseagirl via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/30/24
“The topic is compelling and interesting. However, the way the narrator draws out her last word is extremely distracting. She speaks ‘normally’ in other areas, so hopefully she can correct this. It would be an amazing podcast.”
MicRH22 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/23/24
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“The vocal fry and the inflection at the end of each sentence is maddening. By ep 3 I resorted to read the transcript for each episode so I could find out what happened with this topic.”
Momof2Boys115 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/22/24
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“So interested in the story but I cannot get through the delivery.
Trailing inflection with so much affected vocal fry… it makes the narrator seem superior or uninterested or both.”
Pregnantunicorn via Apple Podcasts ·
Netherlands ·
04/22/24
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“I really really wanted to enjoy this. The story is interesting, but the vocal fry stopped me after the first episode. I’ve never had an issue with vocal fry before, but this host literally gave me a headache listening to her.
I would love to listen to this podcast if someone else could...”Read full review »
threkar via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
04/19/24
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“Would love to listen to this but I cannot stand the way the host talks.”
Mo*123 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/13/24
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“I saw all the reviews on how exasperatingly awful the vocal fry is but I assumed they had to be somewhat inflated for effect. I was wrong. It truly is difficult to listen to. The narrator sounds like a character in an SNL skit of a podcast parody. I am amazed nobody involved with the production...”Read full review »
Laup4 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/12/24
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JoshuaTweed via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/10/24
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“This was a story I was interested in listening to but, I’m so sorry to say, the narrator’s vocal fry and downward inflection at the end of every sentence/thought was too much for me. I couldn’t get through the first episode, it was too distracting.”
R&B's greatest hits via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/03/24
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“I really enjoyed this story. It was well researched and laid out. However, the voice of the narration was really hard to listen to. Just rough.”
GaiaNin via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/03/24
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“This was a great series but it’s a struggle to go through the speaking narrative.”
iwkakaka via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/02/24
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“I just had to surrender in the middle of episode 2. The content is moving and the interviewees are extremely knowledgeable. But the vocal fry on the journalist has officially driven me mad. I think some vocal coaching would do her well! She has a great knack for storytelling, maybe just not in...”Read full review »
Katiekrez via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/02/24
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“I love this story. I found this story enthralling but rather than binge the series I had to take breaks from the narration style. Maybe it’s just me; perhaps I’m being ticky tacky but, the way the narrator drags out ends of words and phrases is extremely distracting. I’m noticing this more and...”Read full review »
3randi via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/29/24
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“Really enjoyed the storyline but the vocal fry in the narration was very hard to listen to.”
HeyRobot via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/23/24
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“This story was very well researched and reported. As others have mentioned, the vocal fry of the narrator is pretty distracting. Would be 5 stars otherwise.”
MJqqqqqqq via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/22/24
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“It’s an interesting story but the narrator is difficult to listen to.”
Formally Miss S via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
03/20/24
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“Really good story but I can not STAND the vocal fry. I had to just turn it off.”
Ebeth89 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/20/24
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“The story is so interesting but I am having a hard time concentrating because the vocal fry on the host is unbearable. This must be a newer generation thing. I wish podcast hosts would knock this off. She’s not the only one.”
Miabkr via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/13/24
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“Such an interesting topic to produce a podcast on too bad the hosts dragging of words (vocal fry) is almost insufferable! Who produced all these episodes and didn’t notice this was a problem?! Cringe!”
I dint like fee's via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/12/24
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“Th voice is terrible. Impossible to listen to. Couldn’t even finish the first episode.”
BEA13222 via Apple Podcasts ·
Mexico ·
03/06/24
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“Incredibly interesting and important subject matter
Really distracting vocal fry - hard to listen to”
samforlamat via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/06/24
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“Although I found the story intriguing and, in fact, infuriating, the tone of the narrator’s voice grated and irritated me. Poor coaching? Poor producing? Poor editing?”
SLOLisaCA via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/06/24
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“The story is riveting and the storytelling is excellent. The only thing that detracts from the podcast is the vocal fry the host Meribah Knight has. It’s distracting but I soldiered on because of how good the podcast is overall.”
BebeKok via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/06/24
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“I'm finding the story very interesting but the narration is driving me crazy. It's distracting me from the content. It would be a good idea to get a voice coach before your next podcast. I would rather read a transcript than listen to the podcast.”Read full review »
revjoecool via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/04/24
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auty home via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/03/24
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“I recently listened to "The Kids of Rutherford County" podcast, and I must say, I was thoroughly impressed. The podcast was well-scripted, and the narrator did an exceptional job relaying the facts without being biased. It provided a compelling insight into the events and circumstances...”Read full review »
The notKnown Mike via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/02/24
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“I'm going to have to read about this case because I can't get passed her vocal fry. It's the worst I've ever heard. I got to season 2 and had to stop.”Read full review »
Girlnamedmelissa via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/01/24
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“I love podcasts like this but couldn’t bear more than a minute of the narrator’s vocal style. She sounded cocky and just really annoying.”
Kris3144 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
03/01/24
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“The story is good but the vocal fry is so hard to not hear. She needs to listen to herself.”
rhitab via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/01/24
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“I’m only 3 episodes in but I’m already flabbergasted by the injustices discussed in this podcast.
The vocal fry really isn’t as much of a problem as other reviews would have you believe. Even if it is, this podcast’s too important to miss.”
Kent Tutor via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/29/24
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“Great subject, really wanted to hear Wes’ victory come to play. However it is taking all I have to get past the author’s dramatic vocal fry. For goodness sake just speak like a normal human! There were times I forgot what was even being said because my brain couldn’t focus on anything but the...”Read full review »
KatieCollins1234 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/24/24
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“This podcast is compelling and well-researched. I can’t believe this is actually a true story. Disgusting that Donna Davenport was allowed to retire on her own terms and has faced zero consequences for the harm she caused to literal children.”
Factorbot via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
02/23/24
“I heard about this situation in Rutherford county and wanted to listen to this podcast to do a deeper dive into the subject. I found this storyline and the details to be an excellent although heartbreaking picture of what happened to these kids.
The only negative is the narrator had a strange...”Read full review »
cjones via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/21/24
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“This story is shocking and very upsetting. My heart breaks for those kids and families. The judge should face stiff consequences as she claims to believe in them so much. The narrator’s vocal fry was very distracting and she didn’t do it when she interviewed people. Someone should have helped her...”Read full review »
SummerC1234 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/20/24
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“I find this podcast to be boring and not factually supported after doing my own research. I say skip it and move to something more interestingly presented.”
mommie mia via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/14/24
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“I’m not really sure I understand the other reviews, the Narrator’s voice is fine. Well produced podcast”
adamaltra via Apple Podcasts ·
Ireland ·
02/12/24
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“This story is so important… shocking that it happened so recently, but at the same time, sadly not entirely surprising. I found the narration easy to listen to and follow. Not sure what other listeners who had trouble with it are referring to, but to each his or her own. Thank you for telling...”Read full review »
StephLyngdoh via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/10/24
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“I recently adopted a long commute to work & as a Series fan, I couldn’t wait to listen to this story. Good GRIEF it was really hard to listen to that weird drag at the end of every.single.sentence.
She didn’t sound like this in the interviews so what happened when it came time to tell the...”Read full review »
Sweethavoc via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/09/24
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“Not sure I’ll be able to finish this one due to narrator’s appalling drawl at the end of each sentence. Funnily enough she seems able to do the credits in a normal voice”
skibunny365 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/09/24
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“The voice speaking through this is so dragged on. The emphasis on words was the most annoying thing I’ve ever heard. I couldn’t even get through the first episode”
mcewen0625 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/08/24
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“Tried to listen but the narrator is unbearable.”
1399me via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/07/24
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“I wanted to listen so bad to this series but the lady's voice made me nauseous. The continuous start and stop of small sentences was the way talk into a CB RADIO or Nextel, add in the Glottal Fry just ruined the whole thing for me. I tried repeatedly to listen because of the subject but the...”Read full review »
hangoutdog via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/07/24
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“The story is fascinating and compelling. The research and interviews are great. The narrators voice dropping at the end of every statement… oof! Thinking of the barista in Loudermilk, good lord! Otherwise, 5🌟.”
Grabmyhandlebar via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/04/24
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“So sorry. What a great subject. Too bad the voice seemed trailing, bored? The fry added sarcasm almost?
It is too earnest of a subject. I wish the narration matched the story.
I’ll keep listening and trying. I was looking forward to this.”
Barri G. via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/03/24
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