Burden of Guilt - Podcast Rankings and reviews

As the mother of young children, one who was 4 months old just a handful of weeks back, this story broke my heart. However, the way it was told was captivating and did it justice. Due to content, I could only listen to this away from the ears of my littles. But every chance I could get I would come back to hear the story. While I know that the past cannot be undone, I am rooting so hard for Tracyraquel and her continued happiness. And I send her and her siblings a virtual mama hug for when they were little. I know that there were so many more crimes committed against those sweet souls than what we even learned about <3

Great story with excellent research. It’s quite compelling BUT half of each episode (which is very short to start with) it’s commercials! It’s hard to listen to a story when every 4 minutes or so it stops you to give you another 3 minutes of commercials. I’m all for podcasters getting paid but this is overkill. Seriously!

I think there are more ads than actually story telling.. However, the story is good and I have enjoyed listening to the actual story. The ads are long and weird/random, I think there was an add for a psychic. At any rate, I think its still worth a listen just know you will have to listen to a lot of weird advertisements.

This was so well done. It didn't feel exploitative at all, as some of these true crime podcasts can. I felt like I was given the opportunity to really know this amazing woman. What a generous gift.

Tracyraquel’s story drew me in, but Nancy Glass’ narration is such a distraction that I don’t think I can continue past episode 4. Her tone is so over-dramatic and sensational that it detracts from the authenticity of the story. What makes true crime podcasts so interesting and approachable is that the investigative journalist telling the story often comes across as a real person, not an old school TV reporter trying to land headlines. Glass comes across as self-indulgent, telling us right at the top that she interviewed Dahmer in prison and covered the OJ trial - neither of which are worth bragging about in my opinion - and every time she pronounces Paramount as “Paramont” I want to punch something.

I’m giving up on the podcast and jumping to the doc on “Paramont.” I want to hear more of this story, just not from Nancy Glass.

I really wanted to get through this story because it is compelling and happens to have taken place where i grew up. I found the host to be so overly dramatic and pushed in her questions and delivery of details. I think the writing definitely contributes to the tone but it truly boils down to her as the narrator. I’m only partially into episode two and unfortunately, I think I have to stop here. The double name of Tracy Raquel repeatedly being said also becomes pretty distracting. I’m sorry to stop listening but I hope the host will take these points into consideration in her future podcast endeavors.