I hope everyone mad about the term “pregnant person” has the day they deserve

So I’ve had mixed feelings about this show in the past. In some of the past seasons I have had trouble empathizing or sympathizing with people who seem to make bad choices and surround themselves with bad people. Don’t get me wrong NO ONE deserves to be treated badly or abused no matter their life choices, but it was harder especially when it came to bad friendships, like girl trust your gut you don’t have to be her friend. BUT I have so appreciated the spotlight on DV and birth trauma. Both of these topics need to have light and we need to hear these stories to change things. Thank you to all who have shared their stories. Overall this show has more good than bad. I would recommend.

I have such a love hate relationship with this podcast /: I love the mental health awareness & the stories that are shared. However, it seems like every week I come to the podcast to see the new weeks episodes & every single time at least for the last 3 weeks it’s been a Wondery+ only episode, it’s very annoying and seems like it’s used just to make more money. I stopped listening to the podcast for 3 months because of this very reason and when I came back to it I had 10 or so episodes to catch up on which was awesome, but now it seems like I have to take a break again for 3 months. Update: 1 year later & the problem hasn’t changed. Disappointing

Love love love this show! Every season is great, and Season 23 is no exception. The survivors are so strong, and I appreciate their ability to share uncomfortable truths to offer other people community. As a birth trauma mama, I thank you!

I really like this podcast so far but I don’t like how it’s edited so much. There’s no natural pauses 😩 I wish it wasn’t edited so much and we could kist hear the interview unfold naturally.

Thank you for covering this difficult subject. As someone who had a traumatic birth, hearing the stories of other women really resonated. Women risk their lives through pregnancy and child birth. Each woman’s pregnancy is a unique medical case. I also found some people in the birthing/postpartum industry predatory to new moms. I appreciate raising awareness and hope it brings change

You lost me in season 23… episode 1 when you said “pregnant persons” rather than “pregnant women”… I was about to be new to this podcast as it came highly recommended by a friend… I won’t subscribe to this narrative.

Dear Tiffany & the SWW Team, I’ve learned so much by listening to your ernest, painful, healing, informative show. Understanding the way abusers operate and choose their prey was essential to my own emotional healing. But discovering the similarities between the women who have survived emotional abuse has been a game changer! Everyone is so intelligent and bright and kindhearted and also absolutely blindsided by the abuse. I can hear my own questions reflected back to me through the BRAVE women sharing their stories. Thank you for giving us a voice. Thank you for sharing your own story. Thank you for your actual empathy and true compassion for each person harmed. And thank you for being someone to finally hold abusers accountable. With Love & Gratitude, Kim Macy

Look, I get that Tiffany is chasing the bag and trying to push people toward Wondery for “ad-free listening,” but without the ads, these episodes would barely hit 20 minutes. Seriously. The intro alone runs 8–10 minutes, and the outro takes up another 5. That wouldn’t be such a big deal if there weren’t what feels like a hundred ads jammed in between. The editing could really use some work—sometimes you’re in the middle of a phone convo between two people, and boom, it randomly cuts to an ad mid-sentence. There’s no flow. It ends up being heavy on promotions and packed with filler that doesn’t add much. I was into Season 1, even with the editing issues and nonstop ads. But I just couldn’t get into Season 2. After reading the reviews, I’m relieved to see I’m not the only one feeling this way.

Marquita - I have never written a single podcast review. Your story broke my heart. I’m so sorry for your tragic loss and please know that you are saving so many lives by sharing your story. I will never forget you and your baby. I’m so so so sorry. When one mom cries, we all cry with her. ❤️

Each episode is molded around the host’s priorities, including an entire season all about her. This self prioritizing is most evident when every episode includes the storyteller praising the host. Imagine editing hours of words and choosing what to cut and what to leave in order to tell the story best…and not cutting the praise for yourself. It’s weird. The story doesn’t need praise on her. SHE needs praise on her. It’s weird it’s not enough to hear it and that she has to make it part of the story. Every. Single. Time. And she repeatedly calls herself an investigative journalist. She has no degree, no experience. It’s insulting. She’s a podcaster, period. She also has a manipulative way of twisting and misleading stories to paint every perp on one side of the political aisle and every victim on the other. This isn’t reality and therefore does harm to victims. The host has issues. Reddit has several subs on her self absorbed focus, victim exploitation, and inability to accept criticism. She doxes people and blasts them on her stories for even the smallest criticism.

I used to love this show for the interesting stories and drama- but Tiffany has increasingly gotten herself so in the weeks with excessive unnecessary detail, it’s unbearable to listen to. She researches with hard work and passion, but I just can’t stick around and waste more time on this podcast.

I wanted to love this so bad but the audio is just terrible. The way they pieced clips together and told the story just didn’t flow smoothly for me. The audio in earphones and my car speaker was such poor quality. The story itself is also poorly told by the people lol. They don’t tell it detailed enough and the narrator doesn’t ask follow up questions enough. I’m hoping the seasons since are done better.. it has potential for sure

Tiffany used to have a great way of telling stories, but lately, it seems like she’s been diving a bit too deep into some topics, making information episodes stretch to 45 minutes episodes its unnecessary. Sometimes, she also tends to have victims who tell their story that are so similar it like they are repeating the exact same stories, which can make thinks that you accidentally played the same episode. Please go back to the old Way of telling people stories.

This is great to hear before/after giving birth, bc navigating how to advocate for your life and your baby’s life. My heart is broken hearing the midwife that gave birth, I think season 23. I will not forget your story and your kind heart. Your experience tears me up. You are an amazing and strong person. Shame on Origins.

Who do you think you’re helping?

PS: Sacramento/Roseville for a show PLEASEEEE! Wish I would have found this podcast a couple of years ago! On season 5 and wow definitely know which church cult you’re talking about in Roseville. Love this podcast!!

Thank you to everyone that can speak the story out loud. I have never been able to.

Can’t seem to get it up for the far right, pro life, pro gun, ex marine, etc. that she scammed/ inconvenienced (I feel it is ethical)…. But still very interesting. My husband has been sharing her fundraisers and recently caught wind of this stuff… I hate that she took advantage of good people. Still shocked at all the accusations. Thanks for doing all of this work!

Begging you. I have hoped for 22 seasons that you will finally ditch any version of this cacophonous disaster, and for 22 seasons I have been disappointed. Can’t do it anymore.

Love the show but asking for a gift in the ads is really trashy. Why are you asking listeners for gifts? It feels really inappropriate especially considering the seriousness of the content in this pod for you to be panhandling for gifts in your ads. Get it for yourself instead of begging listeners who are already supporting you by even listening to your pod. Every time I hear that ad I want to turn the show off.

Tiffany, thank you for sharing your own story and for doing other survivors such amazing justice in the entirety of this podcast. You are deeply talented. As a trans person, I also wanted to say thank you for using terminology like pregnant persons. ❤️ 5/5 stars, and this is - I believe - the first time I’ve ever rated a podcast!!! Sharing it with all my friends. :)

I’m appalled that this podcast chose to sensationalize a single negative instance of alternative maternal care, painting it as the norm and fear-mongering listeners into believing that hospitals are the only safe option for birth. This kind of biased storytelling strips people of informed choice and perpetuates harmful narratives. I expected better, and I’m unsubscribing.

Sad how unbearable this show has become.

I’ve been listening to this podcast for years. This newest season is really hitting me. I’m so thankful that Tiffany keeps digging into every season and brings the truth to light. Being a mom myself going the natural route wasn’t something I was interested in but many are. Giving people these stories, and also BOTH sides, is something that can and will save lives. My heart goes out to all of these brave women ❤️ I couldn’t imagine being in these situations and that it had to take all of these scary situations for it to all come out. Thank you Tiffany for giving these stories life and continuing to do the uncomfortable to help people and hold people accountable.

I just finished season 23, and went to write a review. I had started writing a review after season 14 (Jake Gravbrot season) about how invested I was in the season and how much I loved the podcast but I never submitted the review. After the last few seasons (21-23), I am bummed that my opinion has changed so much. Season 22 had me feeling so conflicted. I wanted so badly to really despise Megan Stoner for all she had done to so many. I found myself really disliking the people who just wanted to “trap” her and humiliate her. She deserved what she got from a legal standpoint, but not the treatment she got from the show. Season 23 was sooo sad, but absolutely could have been wrapped up in 6-7 episodes, and it still isn’t wrapped up. I hold out hope that in the near future the podcast will get back to its original format and tell the kind of stories that made it so popular and must-listen every week. And yes, PLEASE ditch the opening song and the extra lengthy intros to each episode 🙏🏻

I’ve listened to every season of Something Was Wrong, and it has truly gotten me through some of my longest nights and toughest shifts. Beyond being engaging and well-produced, this podcast has expanded my perspective in ways I didn’t expect. It’s given me a deeper sense of empathy and a greater awareness of the traumas, systems, and wrongdoings that affect people’s lives. As someone who works closely with people navigating complex social and personal challenges, this podcast has helped me approach those experiences with more understanding and care. I’m incredibly grateful for the stories shared and the thoughtful way they’re told—it’s not just a podcast, but a resource for growth and reflection. P.S Philadelphia please 🥲

I will not accept any Tiffany or SWW slander !! Every single season jerks tears from my eyes and makes me feel absorbed in the lives and stories of others. It is so authentic and genuine in its emotion and storytelling. Tiffany don’t listen to the noise about text messages or intro length. Your work is important. Always has been always will be. Ps. Miami!!!

I love the podcast - Tiffany does such an incredible job hosting to highlight survivor stories! 💙 PS - Indianapolis!

It’s getting very old waiting for episodes to be released. I have Wondery and consistently on the past Thursday’s I look to see if there Will there be an episode like they say. Of course there isn’t one today. I’m close to unfollowing it’s just a disappointment half the time.

You need to have structure in your podcasts. There’s no back and forth, hardly asking questions, just people talking. Megan’s story just dove right in; no context whatsoever. And why isn’t there a description of the episode? Bizarre. Season 20 was so so drawn out. We didn’t need to hear every single text message. It was painful that 6 episodes in, we’re still not to the point of where they found out who Brody really was and the confrontation. Painful and cringe.

The reason Tiffany uses ‘pregnant persons’ is because not everyone who can have a baby identifies as a woman. Some people were born intersex, some people are non-binary, some people have gone through hormone therapy and identify as men but still are able to have babies. Because they still have uteruses. It doesn’t hurt anyone to use inclusive language. If you identify as a woman, great! If not, let’s include others instead of excluding them in the name of not being ‘woke’. Thank you, Tiffany, for your inclusive language.

Dumbest ads and intro.

Stop saying pregnant people. Only women can get pregnant. What horrible misogyny when you are trying to help WOMEN.

Love this podcast! Love hearing people’s experiences firsthand.

I believe in warning people about abusers stop protecting these people’s identities, say their names and warn other people about the individuals on this podcast

Girl it’s 23 seasons in, we are over this intro. Please listen to us. For the love of God! You need to take the feedback and get rid of this intro. It’s ridiculous. (Edit* Another season and still the longest intro of a podcast. 🤦‍♀️) Season 22 was the worst to listen to, I don’t know if it was the organization of the story or the multitude of people that rallied against her. This episode was aimed at “outing” Megan Stoner. She’s a bad person but there is an obsession with her. That made her into another victim, she needs mental health help, this podcast feels like something that could be a breaking point for someone who is struggling mentally. I couldn’t wait for it to be over. *edit: Chloe should not consider herself a journalist. She said she’s in school for it? Yikes. “Doesn’t that feel good” I don’t know what she expected Megans reaction to be. Megan told her what she wanted to hear and she just kept jabbing it in. Definitely not looking to hear more of Chloe’s perspective about things. She’s needs a lot of polish, you can tell she’s had a very privileged comfortable life.

RIP Malik

Love your podcast and the musical. My favorite podcast ❤️

I’m going 3 ⭐️ because so many of the people sharing throughout each season is vital for others to hear. ..to not feel alone, misunderstood, unsupported, etc. & I listen intently & emphatically. BUT as a healthcare agent for multiple providers & a mother of 2 that relied on Medicaid in pregnancy & birth, when do we stop claiming what happens in the world is about color & be honest about it being about money? I now work w/many medicare & medicaid recipients & they all have the same issues. Their income is what determines their across-the-board options-not their color, insurance company, hospital, pcp, etc. That said, my granddaughter came into the world early & scarily because of a careless physician & my 8mo old grandson died because of a missed early-detection diagnosis of biliary atresia by the pediatrician. (1 dr is a black female, one dr a white male-for context.) Me & my family are white. My grandson’s care-treatment, or rather, lack thereof, was fnegligence, period. We ALL have stories. The incessant race-baiting when it doesn’t actually apply is why there’s such continuous division. It is gut-wrenching to hear the tragedies these women experienced, & I cannot imagine the fear, trauma, loss, ptsd, EVERYthing. It’s unacceptable & disgusting..& that’s the story. Just tell it.

Why did I have to listen through her birth story? I don’t get it. What’s the point of this. Am I supposed to feel bad? You’re babies fine and you chose natural and took that risk?

What happened to these mothers is heartbreaking. I can’t believe Jennifer Crawford still has a business and is delivering babies. Poor baby Malik.

I'm on season 7 right now and I love it!

This podcast has gone so downhill I don’t know where to start. But first of all, Tiffany is so fake it’s painful. From what I understand she grew up in California but all of a sudden she’s saying y’all? And it’s comical how she can be nice to people when she wants something from them(ie the police). The seasons are painfully boring and redundant and Tiffany has crossed a line trying to portray a story to actually being a bully herself. Its sick. In regards to season 23 specifically, the issues discussed really apply to all of healthcare in America. Do your research, be your own advocate, trust nobody. This episode really isn’t a “something was wrong” topic.

Why?

I unsubscribed when this podcast decided to bring a midwife on and refer to her as Dr. what a slap in the face to obstetricians who dedicate 12+ grueling years towards gaining that title

Your terminology is insulting to every WOMAN who gave birth to a child. Men cannot have babies not matter they look like

ITS PREGNANT WOMEN!! No man can get pregnant. Have a nice day g guy STOP SAYING PERSONS

Love this podcast and I look forward to a new episode coming out each week! All these negative reviews are crazy! I love how it’s different than the normal true crime podcast. Gives me more Variety’

Season 23 is absolutely maddening. Call a lawyer now. Don’t worry about that contract. Start with Susman Godfrey. Godspeed.