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“Really great investigation and story but definitely could have been fewer episodes.”
riverbear23 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/25/24
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“This podcast could have been half the amount of episodes”
Dmullz82 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/16/24
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“Interesting story made boring by repetitive, badly edited story telling based on too many telephone interviews of really lousy sound quality.”
Mizz Hops via Apple Podcasts ·
Sweden ·
04/26/24
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“This is a fascinating story and the creator of this podcast deserves a lot of credit for his role in bringing this case to justice. A lot of work went into this podcast and to some extent I really enjoyed listening. However, as others already wrote, this podcast is not only repetitive (which...”Read full review »
Spooklectric via Apple Podcasts ·
Germany ·
04/21/24
“This is a good story and it’s generally well told but the podcast is far too long. It could’ve been told with far fewer episodes and less repetition would have made it more enjoyable.”
Fyghigggg via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
04/08/24
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“Love the story but totally in disbelief by the family not trying harder. I don’t care about it being different times. If some one you day live goes missing act on it! The brother is a police for Christ sakes smh family dropped the ball can’t blame it all on the police,”
DS251 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/31/24
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“This is an interesting and often enraging story.
So many suspicious circumstances were not looked into decades ago when they should have been. However, the podcast is very repetitive and could have probably been condensed to fewer episodes.”
Gkorvai via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/14/24
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“Not “great” writing and is repetitive for sure. The family and friends of Lynn make me absolutely baffled that they took no actions on her behalf until pressed by the producer of this podcast.
A remarkable failure of the police department and school system as well. I’m greatful a stranger cared...”Read full review »
Egriffs via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/07/24
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“The Teacher’s Pet and The Teacher’s Trial are outstanding podcasts and i am in awe of what Hedley Thomas achieved and the professionalism of his colleagues from The Australian. However, the tone of this recent interview by Raymond Bonner, including the laughter of the audience at several points,...”Read full review »
Luke, England via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/02/24
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“This podcast is well-done but it spends way too much time droning on and on about the same basic facts. I know that true crime podcasts are a great way to deep-dive but this is way excessive. That said I think this is the most outrageous teacher/student crime incident ever. This story needed...”Read full review »
soul24 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/18/23
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“I am a true crime podcast junkie, however I am super sensitive to extra wet mouth noises and have diagnosed misophonia. Hedley’s thick, sticky voice had so many extra wet tongue noises while he spoke I could barely get through an episode. I made it to three before I just couldn’t handle it any...”Read full review »
clynnk via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/15/23
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“I have listened to a ton of podcasts. When I saw the “repetitive” reviews, I ignored them and assumed they didn’t like going into great detail on a subject. I was wrong. The first roughly 10 episodes all keep repeating the same barebones information, and adds nothing new. I can usually look past...”Read full review »
everydaytrader via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/07/23
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“This story is as fascinating as it is awful. Sadly, it is completely ruined by hands down the worst writing in podcasting history. It is totally disjointed and the writer fails completely at trying to forge a cohesive narrative. The narration is dull and boring making the whole podcast utter...”Read full review »
guajiro6805 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/17/23
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“Found this podcast after it was HIGHLY recommended by the Red Handed Podcast.. I’m so glad I’ve found it. Non stop listening until the end”
van isle listener via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
11/14/23
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“These voice recordings of folks on the phone are so mumbled and heavily accented- I normally do not have a hard time with understanding deep accents but the muffled bits just make words unclear ! We need some accents -
I’m only on the first episode- I’ll come back to review ! Thanks”
Natstan03 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/01/23
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“Not very succinctly done. Lots of repetitive information per episode”
Bijtop via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/16/23
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“So drawn out it’s ridiculous.”
cork Graham via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/15/23
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“How foolish that this has been moved to subscription. It was such landmark journalism when first it came out but now consigned to a dusty archive box in the attic never to be heard again. Justice was done.”
Auchintarf via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
06/30/23
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“this podcast was fantastically well researched but incredibly repetitive and drawn out”
such vbjczgb via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/31/23
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“Wow, I’m so happy for Lyn’s family. What a relief and well done to this podcast for making this happen.”
TB231 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/05/23
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“But what happened!? off to Google!”
GrannyMx via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/11/23
“Great work on the investigation. I’m incredulous that Lynne’s “friends” did nothing after her disappearance. So disappointing.”
RTMig via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/09/23
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“I very much enjoyed this podcast. The narration is well done, and I like how detailed the host gets making sure many people are interviewed. My complaint, as many others have mentioned, is how incredibly repetitive the episodes can get. You hear the same info and stories repeated over and over...”Read full review »
Ms_Mustang via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/08/23
“The Teacher’s Pet tells an interesting story and Hedley Thomas has done a great job of digging down into the truth of it. Indeed, in the right hands, this could have been a gripping podcast series.
Unfortunately, Thomas and his colleagues at “The Australian” assume that their listeners are...”Read full review »
DaveDaveness via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/28/23
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“I was already a fan of Hedley Thomas, his style of investigation and how he presents information is really easy to follow and digest. Hedley’s voice is also lovely to listen to!
The podcast subject is mind boggling that a beloved woman disappeared and despite the suspicious circumstances nothing...”Read full review »
WhamBamStrawberryJam via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/17/23
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“I was riveted listing to this gruesome story. It was so moving. How many vile things happened in the 70s and 80s. Without Interpol, serial killers in the USA could travel safely between states committing horrendous crimes. In Australia it seems that everyone was so « don’t make a fuss ». In the...”Read full review »
LudoJasper369 via Apple Podcasts ·
France ·
02/05/23
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“In terms of investigative journalism leading to an arrest you can’t ask for more. The host clearly researched well and found witnesses and people to provide background at an impressive level. Really well done. From a production standpoint it is super long; interviews should be edited down,...”Read full review »
epppolish via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/24/23
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“This is the most repetitive and redundant podcast I have ever listened to. The content is fascinating, but this would be so much better if condensed to 6 episodes.
I also find the voice of the narrator unsuitable for a podcast. Listening in the car, his voice just does not carry and I have to...”Read full review »
Winsu10 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/13/23
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“Ugghh - got to episode 10 and skipped ahead to the final one. Got repetitive. Never done that with a podcast before.”
pygo77 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
12/30/22
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“The story is an interesting one, but it could have been six really good episodes. It just goes on and on!”
Andephine via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/15/22
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“Thank you for speaking up for women and thank you for giving voices to Lynn’s friends whose voices were not heard.
Great listening, great journalism and great sound.”
RosemaryFI via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/03/22
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“The case is interesting and it deserves to have light shone on it. The investigation is well done. However, every episode seemingly starts with some new information and a new theme and then proceeds to repeat everything we’ve heard before for 45 minutes to an hour. I found myself checking the...”Read full review »
Kat Cook via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
11/29/22
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“This podcast is very careless in its treatment of grooming and sexual abuse. The host frequently describes Joanne and her teacher Chris’s relationship, which began when Joanne was 15 and Chris was 32, in romantic terms. Sex between the two of them when she was 15 is not identified as rape. Most...”Read full review »
joneskina via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/19/22
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“I’m 8 episodes in at the moment and feel trapped in until the end. Whilst the story is a great one and the work done on here admirable it is far far far far tooo loooong.
Unlike the Original Serial Podcast around the trial of Adnan Syed, where you are taking backwards and forwards and upside...”Read full review »
Mill moll98 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/19/22
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“Really??? WHY would you do that?
Story is interesting…all the players are there…and somebody needed to give poor Lyn a chance at Justice because her friends and family failed her out the gate…BUT…we aren’t stupid!
ALL of this could have been 8 episodes instead of 63…well, you know what I...”Read full review »
FNOMINL via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/13/22
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“Absolutely fascinating story but I ended up skipping entire episodes because they were SO long and repetitive!! A real shame as the story itself is interesting and shocking”
lp0945 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/13/22
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“Brilliant journalism, couldn’t stop listening and what a result. Yet to find anything that measures up to the heart and hard work put into this. Prayers are with Lynn’s loved ones that she is eventually brought home.”
AW-NZ via Apple Podcasts ·
New Zealand ·
11/08/22
“This has been a fantastic story and my heart goes out to the family. Congratulations to all resources involved in bringing this man to justice.”
akd$8790 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/03/22
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“Such a shame - a great listen but the audio keeps cutting out?”
Poppcorn_007 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/02/22
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“Addictive from the get go. Very interesting story and I hope there’s more in the future.”
Cristin via Apple Podcasts ·
Ireland ·
10/31/22
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“Fascinating multifaceted story that is still playing out. Stars are the 80s Aussie northern beach community, the local celebrity factor, the school system failures, the police and the court system over time. All of which failed Lyn Dawson. Justice may yet be served for her and many others damaged...”Read full review »
Bitsie62442 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/31/22
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“It was a good podcast, I did not abandon it however it is the same information over and over again at times. I am glad the story got the attention it deserved and that’s what is most important!”
qtKriss via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/27/22
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“Fantastic work by Hedley. Such an easy listen. Hedley speaks so well, and has put this together impeccably. This story shook me to the core. What an incredible global community effort here. Praying Lynn is found, and that her family can find peace.”
Helena Lowe (Tink) via Apple Podcasts ·
New Zealand ·
10/26/22
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“I am on episode 8 and I hear the same story and the same interviews over and over again. So very boring. It takes one cadaver dog to check the area and unearthed what is hidden beneath. Believe me, we got the message she was killed in the first episode already”
lenka mini via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/04/22
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“It is clear journalists are successfully bringing Justice to so many people around the World!
Thank You”
MaverickAbundance via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/04/22
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“I’m on episode 4 and have heard the same information over and over. So bored I’m just going to move on to another podcast. Too bad tho because what little I learned about this murder is really sad.”
Deejay_57 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/20/22
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“A great podcast which highlights the power of social media in the hands of a good journalist.
Highly recommended.
My dog has never been walked so much .”
Bustercrack via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/19/22
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“I have been gripped with this podcast since I started listening. Hedley Thomas narrates the story in such an engaging and fascinating way”
hdandotis123 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/13/22
“I’ve never written a podcast review before but felt compelled after seeing some of the negative reviews and having a decidedly different opinion. Yes, this show is terribly long and some facts are repeated; but if you’re listening, you would recognize that the reason for that is the concurrent...”Read full review »
acebyhdswr via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/08/22
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“I’m so glad this woman and her family finally have the attention of the police and that more evidence has been produced. I listened to everyone episode that was published and will listen to any more updates. That said, the repetitiveness is difficult to tolerate. So much information is repeated...”Read full review »
emily7c via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/07/22
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