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“I loved this so much that I binge-listened to the entirety of this harrowing story in two days and probably will listen all over again. The five star review is due to how compelling the story is, and how truly moving it is to hear Aliia describe every gut wrenching experience under a truly evil, messed up, cynical regime where, at least for women, sexual misery and psychological torture seems to exist by design. As other listeners mentioned, it feels like she lived a hundred lifetimes in one. Here is where I fault the podcast: there was a hint at the beginning of the series that we were going to examine ways in which Allia may, at times, be an unreliable narrator, but that never paid off. I fully agree with believing victims of abuse and allowing them the safe space to tell the story from their own perspective. She was 100% victimized, and it was so important for the podcast to bring the therapy angle into it. But there’s also a very deep fear of questioning anything at all in these cases, even when there are some massive holes in the story. This isn’t just a regular, run-of-the-mill person we’re talking about; this is purportedly a professionally trained spy whose entire craft is deception, seduction, and manipulation. There are very few instances in which the host questions or pushes further where the story trails off or gets confusing, and very few outside opinions questioning fuzzy parts of the story, motivations, etc. in any way. This needs a follow up to flesh out what’s been left out.”
yrmdt via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/10/24
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“The only I problem have with this podcast is that I’m cut off from the rest of the story until June 4.
What a compelling, intriguing story of strength and resilience to say the least! This woman is an inspiration.
I can only hope for her that the rest of her life is lived exactly and in...”Read full review »
everynameevenmyownistaken via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
03/29/24
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“But the title song has to be one of the worst pieces of music in all of human existence.”
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United States of America ·
03/28/24
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“What could have been really interesting and educational feels voyeuristic and misogynistic with a hint of anti-Soviet / anti-Russian propaganda. Honey traps exist and have for centuries. This podcast fails at the assignment of investigating the phenomenon and instead sensationalises it like a...”Read full review »
The Hapless Romantic via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
04/18/24
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