Bad People

I’m embarrassed to realize I never rated the pod when I was binging the entire back catalogue before. I was so bummed when it was over. Then so happy about the comeback, but it’s kind of boring. I split the difference between 5 stars and 1 star for my review. I’ll try a few more but so far the stories are not very compelling. This is nothing against Amber as I think she would be fine in another context, but the dialogue between her and Dr. Shaw is kind of flat. I enjoy the tension between the science and the humanities but what was happening in earlier version of the show with Sophie just isn’t here any more. It was a compelling show with lots of nuanced questions m and now it’s just a recap of the headlines with a bit of studies sprinkled in. I’m bored.

This could be just a voyeuristic retelling of horrible people doing horrible things. But this being the BBC, it goes a step higher and talks a lot about how to understand such people and how to prevent their horrible behaviour. Always thought provoking. And reminds us of the importance of avoiding hate, even hating the people doing the most inhuman acts.

I really love this podcast ❤️😊

Was really excited for this to return, but this judgt host ain’t it. Y’all really couldn’t find someone capable of telling a story without sounding like a middle schooler who desperately needs you to take them seriously? DNFed the first new episode. Boo.