Adrift

Listened while working.. made a full work day disappear. Highly recommend!

This podcast was so compelling and propulsive. The storytelling was excellent and such an unbelievable tale of survival and the strength of the human spirit. Normally not one to like reenactments, I loved the sound effects and dramatizations. Made it feel as though you were living through it yourself. Loved this podcast and story.

The production of this podcast is extraordinary. The sound design is immersive without ever becoming distracting, and the voice acting is remarkably believable. The dramatized portions are woven into the narration at exactly the right moments, alongside the voices and firsthand accounts of the actual Robertson family members. It all works together beautifully. And the storytelling is impressive, to say the least. Even with the timeline jumping around, particularly in the earlier episodes, I always feel firmly grounded in where we are and what is happening. I’ve never had that feeling of, “Wait, when are we now?” and needing to backtrack to reorient myself. What really blows me away, though, is how much this story contains beyond the obvious story of a family sailing around the world and the eventual sinking of the Lucette. There are so many fascinating threads and layers that feel like they could each be their own story. **MILD SPOILER** The daughter’s split from the family, for example, and the oldest son’s experience in Miami with Albert… WHAT is going on there?! I desperately want to know more about that whole situation. Honestly, it’s difficult to understand how this story hasn’t already been turned into a major motion picture or a prestige TV series. The material is absolutely there. I started listening yesterday afternoon on my 1.5-hour drive home, and I’m already on Episode 8. 😂 That probably tells you everything you need to know.

A great story brought to life by gifted storytellers and actors. At first, I wasn’t sure what to make of the constant flashbacks, the jumps back and forth through time, and all the background sound effects. I wondered if it was trying a little too hard to be clever. I couldn’t have been more wrong. Stick with it—you’ll quickly realize you’re in the hands of master storytellers. The payoff is absolutely worth it, and the result is one of the most compelling podcasts I’ve listened to.