5
Episodes
4.1 / 5
Rating
True Crime
The Kids of Rutherford County
by Serial Productions & The New York Times
Category
True Crime
Frequency
Series
Language
English
From Serial Productions and The New York Times in partnership with ProPublica and Nashville Public Radio, “The Kids of Rutherford County” is reported and hosted by Meribah Knight, a Peabody-award winning reporter based in the South.
For over a decade, one Tennessee county arrested and illegally jailed hundreds, maybe thousands, of children. A four-part narrative series reveals how this came to be, the adults responsible for it, and the two lawyers, former juvenile delinquents themselves, who tr...
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The reporter’s voice is like being poked in the brain. Repeatedly
Tara76•5/29/2026
The vocal fry was really distracting. I don’t usually review podcasts but this was so annoying I had to say something. Then I laughed when I realized everyone else said the same thing. So if you don’t mind listening to this maybe you can tolerate the noise.
Narrator’s Voice
Walla2AZ•5/6/2026
I only lasted 4 min’s. I wanted to listen but the vocal fry is horrible.
Wild story
Ash1991E•4/13/2026
Great reporting. Fascinating and rage-inducing story. Oh and I actually enjoy listening to women speak, so had no problem with the supposed “vocal fry”. Go figure.
Reporting so good, the vocal fry is *almost* worth it.
Jackisallears•4/10/2026
This reporter’s vocal fry is distracting. I would rather have Siri read the transcript.
I Tried
MettaSutta•3/20/2026
I really did try to listen, but the host’s vocal fry was like fingers on a chalkboard.