You Probably Think this Story's About You

4.8/5

Critic Rating

This isn’t your typical true crime story.Brittani Ard steps back into the shadowy labyrinth of memories, scars, and fragile ties that bind us to our past. Where wounds still ache and the bonds of connection blur between salvation and entrapment. After revealing her own story in the first 8 chapters, she’s pulling at the threads of the past—threads so delicate they threaten to unravel everything.This time, it’s not just her story. It’s the stories of others whose lives intertwine with hers in ways no one could have predicted. A woman searches for a photograph of her abu...


Critic Reviews

Score: 4.5

Fiona McCann • Irish Times Aug 6, 2024

"Brittani Ard is a skilled storyteller willing to bring to light some of her darkest moments...You already know how this goes, but there’s something gripping about waiting to see where the cracks will appear. From a narrative standpoint, it’s quite a segue: Ard, presumably, is trying to figure out why she fell for this malarkey, and looks for answers in her own past. It’s a particularly selective dive into her personal history – there’s only so much you can fit into a half-hour episode, I get it, but there were notable ellipses around her past relationships and her children that left me with more questions than answers."

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Score: 5

Frank Racioppi • Ear Worthy Jun 13, 2024

"Ard's powerful storytelling weaves a tapestry of resilience, empowerment, and the unwavering strength of the human spirit; including stories about her childhood spent protecting her younger sister from their mother's addiction, her experience becoming a mother at a young age, and the heartbreaking loss of her sister. Drama builds slowly, and Ard's narrative skills are self-evident as she leads listeners to the climactic ending of the first episode."

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