Hookergate: Criminals and Libertines in the South - Podcast Rankings and reviews

SO fascinating! I love how the host humanizes all of the characters—both “good” and “bad”—and brings them to life as multi-dimensional human beings. Lindsay Byron is truly an expert storyteller, and when you combine this with Guy Kelly’s musical production and sound engineering, you find yourself truly immersed in the story. I can’t wait for season 2!

This story is jaw-dropping! Once I got started, I binged the whole thing in a week, which is unheard of for me.

I appreciate the way the story is real and down to earth, showing so many parts of the human experience, and done so with as much respect and care as possible with such a story. It’s tender work, and I think the author navigates it well.

The way Lux tells the story paints a vivid picture, and I can’t wait for season 2! (I was so pumped to find out there was a second season.)

I binged this podcast, and I love the storytelling. I am not usually a fan of anything except “Just the facts, ma’am” kind of stories when it comes to true crime, but I suspended my preconceptions and went outside of my comfort zone. I am so glad I did! I love the dialogue and characterizations. Great work! Very creative. Dr. Lindsay Byron has fashioned a whole world that I can picture because she’s given the cues from her narrative. I hope she’s working on Season 2.

Narrator has a mercurial voice, smoky, gritty— very expressive and unique. One of those rare female voices that people either seem to love or hate, and personally I love her voice. I feel like women get hate for having voices that are not traditionally feminine, and I think that’s what’s going on in the reviews that are critical of her voice. While a lot of content creators seem to be striving for the same vocal aesthetic, Lux ATL has a one-of-a-kind tenor and cadence which makes her an absolute treat to listen to. And she can tell a story. The writing was fire, I could see everything as she was describing it. She breathes life into these characters. I listen to a lot of true crime and have never heard anything quite like this. I binged season one and now I’m looking for more of her content.

I concur on all the negative critiques of the narration and style of this podcast. The storytelling is over-the-top dramatic from the first sentence. I had to turn it off about half way through the first episode, and that’s a rarity for me. It just doesn’t seem well-produced. Finally, the background music is not well-balanced to the narration.

The narration is very hard to listen to. Although the story is undoubtedly interesting, I had to quit after a couple of episodes. It felt like listening to a confused Grandma story.