Guru: Don't Cross Kat

This was very interesting and a good warning to people about bad influencers and manipulation. I have Wondery+ so I didn’t have the ads like I read in other reviews. That said, I was so disappointed in the last episode that was an update. It sounded like a total switch and like the hosts were in the palm of Kat’s hand. They even say they’ve been talking to her and her family and it sounds like they’ve been manipulated by her as well honestly. She is a sex trafficker and that episode was made so light hearted and talked an out her being in pageants, modeling, etc. It felt out of touch. Shes a pathological liar, narcissist and borderline cult leader. She doesn’t deserve any praise or good publicity.

Story is told well and makes you care about the people who have been injured by this con/cult. I haven’t finished it but definitely will. Not sure why rating isn’t higher. Well done production.

Love Chico’s voice. Great storytelling. Gave the listener an understanding of Brazilian culture.

I’m super confused by all these negative reviews. The series on Kat Torres is really interesting and I love that it’s narrated by a Brazilian podcaster. The story is bizarre and captivating. One of the best podcasts on scammers I’ve found recently!

I’ve enjoyed other Wondery podcasts but I tried both seasons of this show and they were definitely not worth the payoff. This season was a bit interesting, but had a lot of issues. It feels like it really struggled with timing, and there was definitely no mystery or shocking revelations. They also spoiled stuff by like, quoting from one survivor’s book recounting the event, which made it obvious she made it out okay (even though they were teasing that she was in grave danger). The storyline also just didn’t make sense, it jumped around and I noticed several inconsistencies in the order that they claimed things happened in. In fact, everything was basically already explained in the first episode, they just dragged out the story over a bunch of episodes. Even the last two bonus episodes were just “recaps” of what happened in the series, definitely not worth listening to.

The reporting is ok but there isn’t enough there to make it into an 8 part series! It’s a 1 hour show or maybe 2 part podcast. I got really bored with the repetition. I also want to know more about how her husband got away without being charged. There were teasers for this to be much darker and mysterious than it was.