The Butterfly King - Podcast Rankings and reviews

How did i not know about this story?!! I love the host Becky. She is witty and charming…. Someone you could have a pint with. She does great job describing the people and places she encounters. The interviews are relevant and sometimes funny. She does great incorporating the history and events of WWII to the audience as we move through the story. You don’t need to be a history buff to enjoy this podcast! I hope Becky and her team do more

I am familiar with this history, so was interested to hear this podcast. It’s very well researched and presented in a clear and compelling manner. I was impressed by how well the hosts took complex history and made it accessible to the average listener. In addition to the main theme of “who killed King Boris,” it’s a nuanced discussion of the difficult situation Bulgaria was in during WWII, the hard choices the King made, and the outcomes of those choices, including the protection of Bulgaria’s Jewish population from the death camps.

I was riveted by this podcast! The host was so charming, the story was truly fascinating, and the ending was so satisfying. The last episode and the part about Simeon and Marie Louise returning to Bulgaria after their exile gave me chills. I loved every bit of it!

Full disclosure: I originally put this on thinking it would be good background noise during work. But instead I was sucked into this absolutely fascinating piece of history I didn’t know anything about. The reporting is wonderful, and the storytelling is first-rate.

Such a good story but they repeat the same ideas over and over. It feels like they try too hard to make this story more mysterious than it is. It's a good story but I did not like how it was told. Each episode could have been so much shorter.