The stories on this podcast are very compelling and interesting. The narration however, is horrible. She sounds like she’s either 14 years old or has a very bad cold either way it’s very difficult to listen to.

She pauses slightly after every fourth word, which is how little children read. Unlistenable. Hard to believe a major network hires someone this unqualified.

These girls are hard to listen to. The vocal fry, Kardshian voice is tough to get through.

Keep up the good work Brooke Been listening for years always look forward to a new episode

Brooke, keep making podcast,and being the narrator. Keep ‘em coming!

I love the classic episodes hosted by Bill Curtis, but just so confused on how Brooke Gittings snagged this hosting gig. Her voice, presentation, delivery, and commentary are all so immature, and just hard to listen to. I just have to skip her episodes. It’s so disappointing, especially considering it’s an A&E product. And, please re-record her episodes with Paula!! The re-releases are like double punishment.

Original so much better. Please don’t waste our time with unsolved cold cases. Really feels like a total waste of time

I am a true crime podcast buff, and used to watch the Bill Curtis episodes on A&E faithfully. Brooke’s narration is a true disservice to the excellence that was Bill Curtis in this show! I start an episode, hoping that it will be one with Bill, when I hear Brooke’s voice, I immediately turn it off. After reading the other reviews, I am clearly not alone in this thought, so PLEASE record these episodes with a different narrator!

Airing Brooke’s episodes would be criminal. There’s no question Paula Barros is by leaps and bounds the only voice for Cold Case Files. I wish they’d re-record the other episodes with Paula. She’s the one with the sexy voice, btw. Brooke sounds like an total amateur. These cases deserve better. They deserve Paula Barros.

Good stories but out of a good story, you’ll get a lot more commercials. Very annoying. There’s other podcast without commercials every 4 minutes that lasts 6 minutes!

Then I realized no Bill Curtis instead we got the awful choppy speaking maga valley girl Alice from the prosecutors-no thanks

The narrator talks like a Valley Girl. How was she hired to narrate?? She talks too fast, blends two words together in rapid succession, mumbles, and at the end of every sentence her volume gets lower and even more mumbly. Hire someone with better diction. It’s a real turn off having to listen to someone who sounds like a vapid cheerleader from the OC.

Older episodes copied from tv are great, the reporting is overall interesting. However, I can’t fathom how the host got this job- her delivery sounds similar to a high schooler trying to do the morning announcements. This is strange considering it’s produced by A&E, you’d think they’d have the budget to hire someone with better reading skills/ richer voice/ gravitas. As other reviews have mentioned- the “I Survived” episodes don’t feel like they should be part of the same show. Some episodes are good but I have to skip around to find them

Hey Brooke. Find me and I will make all your dreams come true. You sexy lady.

It seems that most of their episodes are just the same episodes played over and over again. I love this podcast but it’s really annoying how frequently I have to skip over like 10-15 episodes because I’ve already heard them on this same podcast

I have a paid subscription but I still get ads. Canceling now. Also, Brooke Gittings’ voice is grating and way too perky for the subject matter.

I expect much more of A& E. Cold Case Files is a classic but this narration lacks the gravitas and nuance necessary to deliver such serious material. Big disappointment. It sounds like a little girl reading a storybook to the class.

I listen to this podcast *despite* Brooke. She sounds flat, insincere, and honestly dumb. She seems to think her commentary is challenging and insightful, when it’s actually SO obvious and at times belittling. I can’t stand it.

Brooke’s voice ruins the podcast. Why is she still on??

I really enjoyed this podcast, but can you please kill the background music? It’s so distracting and unnecessary. I want to hear the people tell their stories please and thank you and you’re doing a great job.

Love the repeated tv episodes. Listening to Brooke is very hard for me. Her presentation doesn’t feel right and I do not really care for her interjecting her own opinions. If this was “Brooke’s True Crime Podcast” I’d be fine with it. But being under the Cold Case Files name it feels like it takes away from the straight forward nature of the original show. I don’t need to know her takes on what she does when a police office is behind her or why she thinks a person acts a certain way or what she thinks she heard in a 911 pr interrogation recording. Just tell the story.

Brooke is the first host of cold case and is still the best host forever. For the people that don’t like her move on to another podcast. And stop talking about it. You sound pathetic. Brooke should be the only host for cold case.

Ms Giddings must be the beneficiary of nepotism The story lines are exactly from the show so no research needed The narration is like an 8th grade school presentation The golden-throated Bill Curtis was/is CCF! Hey “I Survived “ Start your own podcast!!

If this was an amateur podcast the podcast host delivery would be explainable but they sound distracted, unpracticed and unfamiliar with their material.

I love listening to this podcast and I love the I survive stories.

There’s one certain podcaster that has a weird choppy delivery which makes it really hard to listen to this. She says a few words at a time then has these weirs pauses, maybe for dramatic effect but it doesn’t work at all. Very difficult to listen ti but the other podcaster has a smooth delivery so I just listen to this when she’s hosting.

Informative and I love the hosts voice

Nothing new and presented with flat affect.

She talks her mind way to much.

I guess you didn’t like my last review and took it down since It doesn’t come up to be edited anymore LOL!!! Didn’t hurt your sensitive feelings.

I used to love this podcast until they started the I survived episodes.

Previous shows are repeated in ridiculous volume. I feel like I have found the same repeated shows within just one season. I would rather wait longer between releases than hear the same show…even a second time. I do hope the podcast creators reads the constructive criticism and stops repeating the same show. I am waivering on deleting the podcast from my list. The content is interesting to listen to, but only ONE time.

Hate the new background noises and sound effects. No longer soothing or easy to listen to.

I like the content and I like Brooke but there are way too many ads.

New host with the same issues. Now half the episodes are “I Survived” or “you may be interested in”. This podcast has nothing to do with the original podcast. Each podcast is overloaded with ads. I timed them and about 10-15% of each podcast is nothing but ads.

I listen to this podcast while I’m working and nothing is more frustrating than having to skip through an episode that has already been played. I go through this every day. 3 of the same I survived cases keep getting replayed until I have to skip them to find the next episode. The I survived cases aren’t bad by any means only when it’s being played 4 times over. Also too many ads.

I LOVE true crime, but this was a dud. Not many details into the case and a lot of fluffy nonsense.

Love the host and the way the stories are laid out. But half the episode is ads. It’s infuriating.

Nice to have new episodes but the corny and dramatic background music is distracting.

The content to commercial ratio is the worst I’ve ever seen.

I subscribed to this show for the cold case files. However, now there are more and more episodes that hold no interest to me. I don’t know why they changed but it is no longer good. I will be unfollowing

Right along liberal logic lines… this guy killed because life is hard for- insert your victim group…. Unfollow

Too many non cold case podcasts. Literally there was an episode about anime? I’m still subscribed hoping it will get better (like it used to be), but if this is how it’s going to be from now on, you’ll be losing a lot of subscribers!

You can tell she’s just reading and there is no inflection in her voice. Kind of monotone. Do like the stories just not the boring voice. I believe it’s Brooke that is just reading and we don’t need her personal opinions.

Since Brooke gittings doesn’t host this podcast the show drastically went downhill now the most recent episode is talking about anime and who decided to add I survived its time to unfollow now

The hosts’ voices all sound similar but, for some reason, that Brook’s voice grates. Her seemingly self importance, injecting her hopes, fears, and know-it-all “experiences” makes it all the more annoying. Nearly every time I hear “I’m Brook”, I skip. I think the reason the original was so successful was Bill Cutis’ soothing voice. Paula does a great job, the others, excepting Brook, do a decent job.

Love the *actual* Cold Case Files podcasts. Soooo sick of them playing things that aren’t CCF, which I believe is just to keep people listening. Some of us already subscribe to other podcasts (ie I Survived) and don’t need the exact same podcast twice in one week. Stick to what you’re supposed to be playing.

The new host is so much better. I can actually listen again!

Far too many commercials! They are back to back to back. Ugh. But the podcast is great otherwise.

Four commercials under an hour is just too many