The clickbait of podcasts

Lots of repetition, nothing really new. Content that could have justified maybe two episodes stretched out over five. Not worth the bandwidth to download.

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Overhyped narrator

The narrator needs a sedative. The gushing hyperbole detracts from a an otherwise good story.

INTERESANO

A well researched and executed audio book. I really enjoyed it and so might you.

Still feels untold

The write up for this story boasts an investigation into the friendship between a Johnny Cash and inmate Glen Sherley who met as a result of Cash’s performance at Folsom Prison. Perhaps it is the fact it is squeezed into five 30ish minute segments but I felt this ‘investigation’ barely scratched the surface. Robins’ performance is good but maybe 50 years on from the Folsom performance is too long as many of the major players are since deceased and he becomes reliant on texts written in the interim. Robins does make use of what and who he has available still making this effort an interesting and compelling listen.

Bit repetitve

Great story but pretty repetitive so hard to listen to at times. Each episode repeated a significant part of the same info so quite distracting. Good story though

didnt know there was a history of the album

being in my 30's I didnt know there was a dark history to this album I'm 2 episodes in and with binge listen to the rest today

Revealing portrait of a great album

I had mixed feelings about this one. At first I found the narration a little over the top, and especially disliked the acted parts with a voice actor playing Cash. But after the first episode, the story really started coming together for me and by the end I found this to be poignant and quite touching. In many ways, the real thrust of the story is Glenn Sherley, and it's his story that makes the biggest impression on me.

Refreshingly different

I really enjoyed this. I am a fan of Johnny Cash so getting the back story on the events surrounding the Folsom prison album was intriguing and engaging. I enjoyed the style of production, like a documentary taking you on a journey of discovery with real life recordings of people involved in the story. More like a radio program than an audiobook.