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Chasing Ghislaine
- By: Vicky Ward
- Narrated by: Vicky Ward
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Chasing Ghislaine
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- marlene grippin
- 07-16-21
nothing new
Vicky Ward is trying so hard to break new ground on this topic that she mistakes filler for relevant content.
51 people found this helpful
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- Hepcat89
- 07-18-21
Nothing new at all
This sounds like a large mea culpa for an author that dropped the ball on a huge story.
It was a boys club, I was a poor pregnant lady, they threatened me…. all probably true but the author doesn’t give her pro active steps to overcome her hurdles.
The ME TOO movement didn’t define women’s rights the Suffragettes did that.
I had HIGH expectations for the much publicized podcast and am sorely disappointed.
This feels like a softball podcast to a VERY hardball subject.
45 people found this helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- will33
- 07-17-21
Too much about the journalist
Lots of humble bragging and self-importance from Vicky Ward. I would say the subject matter is 60% Epstein, 30% Vicky and 10% Ghislaine. And so much conjecture and supposition without new information.
40 people found this helpful
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- Jennifer L.
- 07-16-21
Alan Dershowitz Go Away
Convoluted at times but keep at it. There's a lot here to incorporate into the info you already have.
Keep these conversations going and bring the untouchables down.
28 people found this helpful
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- JFCincy
- 07-16-21
I didn't know what I didn't know
Each episode reveals another layer of this story. The writer discusses another layer of Jeffrey Epstein's complicated life and tries to describe the enigmatic Ghislaine's part in it. If all you've read are the headlines, or a brief spot on the TV, you only know the tip of the iceberg of this still inexplicable story. Listen, and you will understand: you don't know what you don't know.
27 people found this helpful
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- HailtoTheVictors
- 07-16-21
Zero new information
That should have been called “a rehash of everything you already know about Jeffrey Epstein”. The stuff about Ghislane is such a small part and there’s absolutely no new information. Plus all of the tapes were lost so everything is reenacted by actors? It would’ve been so much more compelling if you were actually hearing Epstein‘s voice. Total disappointment.
22 people found this helpful
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- Joe H.
- 07-18-21
Wow!
Vicky Ward has one of the stuffiest British accents I have ever heard in my life.
21 people found this helpful
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- Mary Martine
- 07-16-21
Starts off weak then gets better
As someone who has followed this story from Day 1, I'm committed to listening to the whole series.
That said, less committed listeners might be put off by Vicki's halting "NPR voice" in the beginning, along with the weird noises and semi-human sounds made by the Audible Editor who jumps in occasionally.
Mercifully Vicki starts sounding normal around Episode 3. There IS some new stuff here--like a very detailed explanation of how Epstein stole from his clients and how Ghislaine was dragged back into Jeffrey's orbit once she seemed to make a clean break.
19 people found this helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Scott M. Quinn
- 07-16-21
A Storyteller Who Does not Know Her Own Story
This was a well-told story, but Ward doesn’t seem to realize the utter contradiction of telling a story about a woman who enabled a monster and then blaming it on the “male power structure,” whatever that is. Lame and lazy.
18 people found this helpful
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- Wholehearted
- 07-19-21
Not about Chasing Ghislaine
It's too bad that instead of focusing on the victims and their stories and quest for justice, Vicky Ward chose to make this podcast all about herself. Though she does come clean and admit that she missed the real story back when she began reporting on Jeffery Epstein, she uses 11 episodes of the listeners time to make excuses for why she didn't get it right - she seems to want us to believe that she is the victim. I was horrified to hear her transcripts and how friendly and charmed she was by Epstein and how she seemed to not want to risk her friendly relationship with Maxwell since they ran in the same social circles. Ward comes off as extremely unlikable and lacking skill as a journalist. It's remarkable how little content in the podcast is about Chasing Ghislaine when that's the title.
17 people found this helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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- CC
- 08-28-21
An enabler pretends she knew nothing
Vicky Ward’s podcast is a lesson in narcissism. Obsessed with herself & her dealings with Epstein, she’s created a 13 episode podcast about some interviews she did with him in the early 00s. She talks us through these conversations & reveals she knew about rumours of impropriety with young women. And that she, and every person she knew who knew, did nothing about it.
People like Vicky Ward enabled this man, and she now spills the beans in order to cash in on our disgust. Utterly shameful.
Dodgy sources, lost tapes, excruciating ‘conversations’ with her editor to justify why she never did anything with the knowledge she had all create a piece of narcissism unlike anything I think I’ve ever heard.
I thought this series might actually explore Ghislane’s psyche, but no. There’s pretty much nothing on her. The title is a misleading way to try & apologise for the content and pretend this podcast is something it’s not. No one is fooled.
53 people found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- Michael
- 08-12-21
Feel like propaganda
Sorry as interesting as this is. I feel as this is a smokescreen to soften us to Ghislaine before her impending case! If I had her money and connections I’d probably do the same. Fact is there are Myra’s and Rose’s just this one is super rich and comes from a creepy family. Just don’t believe or get suckered into believing what you hear even if it does seem legitimate as thats the point! It wasn’t all Jeffery…
18 people found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Garym213
- 08-01-21
Interesting and professional, not much about Ghislaine
This was an enjoyable and well presented series of episodes. It was good at presenting a narrative around why an early nineties Vanity Fair article didn’t lift the lid on Epstein and what a brutish man he actually was. I liked the “behind the scenes” machinations that made the authors task of getting to the truth so difficult, and the power imbalance between being a journalist and a publisher wanting to mitigate risk. I thought perhaps Ghislaine was treated a bit too sympathetically as a woman enthralled/entrapped in the Epstein web. There is no question that Epstein was a true monster, but, if the allegations against Ghislaine are true, her behaviour was also monstrous. I appreciated the emphasis on the powerful men surrounding Epstein who seem to be getting a free pass thanks to the focus on Ghislaine, hope there is a follow-up series at some point.
12 people found this helpful
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- A. G. Bedford
- 08-03-21
Could have been reduced to 1 hour
This podcast is about Epstein with about 10% on Maxwell. Interesting to get background on Epstein with understanding of how he operated.
11 people found this helpful
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- Anonymous User
- 08-05-21
Brilliant in depth podcast with lots of new info.
Fantastic investigative journalism here. Just shows you that he would have been outed years ago if he wasn't as powerful and good at blackmailing. Epstein was an utter scumbag, so petty and had to win or he would ruin your life if he wasn't going to.
Ghislaine is still a mystery but there's no chance she is innocent. Don't know if she was doing it for the money or loved to please Epstein. Her dad messed her up and he's to blame for a part of this.
6 people found this helpful
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- Kate
- 08-31-21
Self indulgent and little to nothing about Ghislane
I found this podcast disappointing. The title is misleading. Episodes 4-9 include nothing on Ghislane whatsoever. Given that the author claims to have know her socially I’d expect more about her character, personality, social sway etc. It’s ironic that in a podcast where the author claims to be focusing on the damaging influence of powerful men she manages to mute all the female voices, even her own. You won’t learn anything new if you’ve watched the other recent documentaries.
5 people found this helpful
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- sally
- 08-15-21
Riveting
I couldn’t stop listening, what a Webb of deceit! so well read & explained. Truth will out.
4 people found this helpful
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- William
- 12-21-21
Propaganda
How convenient this podcast is brought out in time with the trial. I was disgusted by the pure deception that Maxwell is portrayed to be an innocent bystander. Ward knew everything and did nothing but cash in with this podcast. Shameful and corrupt.
3 people found this helpful
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- gillian warrilow
- 08-24-21
Should have been called chasing Vicky
Not about ghislaine at all. It’s about Vicky justifying her previous bad decisions. It comes across as trying to justify being on the wrong side of the argument. Uncomfortable at times to listen to the excuses but at lease there is an apology- probably to late .
3 people found this helpful
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- rosie
- 08-17-21
Interesting Podcast
Thoroughly enjoyed this podcast. A fascinating but horrible story of greed, paedophilia and if you have power, money and influence, you are able to convince your self, you are above the law.
Thank you to the brave reporter and audio for an insight into the true story of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
3 people found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Saraswati
- 08-02-21
Excellent
Such a well put together doco. So impressed with Vicki Ward and her exceptional reporting and narrating skills. Very well produced. A brilliant (free!) listen. I just have a tiny little gripe.. Americans may say 'off of" for 'off' but it doesn't mean the rest of the world must follow suit as it's pointless and sounds bizarre with an English accent.
4 people found this helpful
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- Damien
- 07-20-21
shocking and well researched
great story well researched and very intelligently produced to lay out the story and not give any conclusions that cannot be verified
3 people found this helpful
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- Anon
- 08-25-21
great
great story and worthwhile reading. great work. blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
2 people found this helpful
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- Gary mason
- 08-21-21
Fantastic, really enjoyed it !!
Fascinating story, well covered, bounced along at a fast pace. subject matter very interesting and thought provoking.
recommend 10/10
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- Anonymous User
- 03-17-23
very informative
I had no idea the extend of this saga, I just assumed they were lovers and she please him by finding girls.. The extent of Jefferey's control, everything he did was for his personal sick gain, everyone else he just used as a porn to gain his power and wealth and his sick wanting for girls. He was a pedophile. What is it with powerful rich people and ending up thinking there above the law and they can do what they want........ I am glad Ghislaine is in prison.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-06-22
really enjoyed this
Loved the narrator , the story and how it was put together. highly recommend
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- Anonymous User
- 01-12-22
Great podcast!!
It’s great to hear a first hand account from Vicki Ward! I loved listening. Thanks for creating!
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- Ms Anstis
- 01-05-22
Fascinating and thorough
Great podcast but it was 70% Epstein and I wanted something focused more on Ghislaine. Finished it in 1 day while on a road trip though. Vicky really worked hard on it. The research and analysis were incredibly in depth
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- Anonymous User
- 08-30-21
A must listen-to
What this podcast has done for me is to go beyond what one hears on 'the news'. The so-called rich & famous are tainted enough to make one realise that this world is in, and will continue to be in, a massive mess. God help us all!!
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-27-21
Intriguing and well narrated
I really enjoyed the series well written and presented, every episode was entertaining. Its an intreaguing story. The tile is slightly missleading as I would say the story is 70% about Jeffery Epstein abd touches on Ghislains invilvement almost sympathetically, almost leaving the listener with the impression that she is a victim. Vicky Ward should do more of these or even just narration, great voice to listen to, and came over quite sincere in here involvement even when things did not go her way.