It's a great podcast, telling stories of how people survived some truly horrific situations. The host is genuine and she narrates very well. One small correction though...in the latest episode (January 2025) she states that an AR15 is an assault rifle. It's not. Please do the research on this important topic before spreading misinformation.

Paying for A&E plus because ads are annoying & they’re still present.

The stories are interesting and inspiring. The podcast flows and keeps me on the edge at times. Great job!

Equal parts heartbreaking and infuriating, but always inspiring listen to these amazing stories. The only drawbacks are uneven editing and poor follow up/conclusions to the stories. They should be longer to explain the circumstances.

Amazing podcast! These men and women are like real life superheroes with their superhuman strength, courage and will to live. Their stories are heartbreaking and hard to listen to just due to the atrocities they went through. However, their stories definitely need to be heard so thank you for giving them a safe place to tell them. Sending love to all these amazing people.

This is a great podcast both for true crime fanatics and just anyone who likes podcasts. The storytelling is wonderful as are the guests. I wish the sound engineering were better; sometimes it seems like production is not really sure where they want to go with the sound, but it’s no big deal. My biggest complaint is the bleeping of curse words. These episodes are about assault, sexual assault, murder, and torture with graphic details, including cases involving children. But yet we don’t want people to hear “bad” words? It just seems inane, inconsistent, and without logic.

This Podcast is so eye opening!! It makes women and men be more open to the evil that is out there. they shot out is for all of the survivors out there. I am one of them not in this podcast, but I am a survivor and I came to realize that I was no longer victim that I survived thank you to Katlen for getting all of the stories out there.

I love this podcast! Do inspirational!

Way too many episodes that end in a Christian faith story with emotional sounding instrumental music… It’s very obvious that y’all are Christian and trying to get listeners to convert. Exploitative and gross.

This is the most incredible show, that highlights some of the most incredibly strong people. I’ve been in TEARS during many episodes, and just out of breath, shocked by so many. My God, if this doesn’t capture the human spirit, I don’t know what would. Please, give it a listen. Some are so hard to hear, dealing with sexual assault and child abuse, so just check for trigger warnings before listening.

The taliban episode is breathtaking. There’s no other way to describe it. Read by Jere himself. The man in Parliament is the epitome of love. I’m an optimistic person and a positive person and when I heard him mention the member of parliament I just knew that who threw him under the bus from the very start of his journey. And I don’t air on the side of scrutiny and negativity. It was natural for me to think that, and when I was so mistaken, it took my breath away and showed me once again how truly deep down we do all of each other.

I walk and jog a lot for exercise and my mental health. This podcast had helped me so much. Some episodes trigger memories from my past and I tell everyone I know about it to be aware and listen to possibly save their own lives.

Flat you ditched the long after stories. Make a new story for after the fact… Much better format.

I used to love this show when I would randomly come across it. I recently rediscovered it through this podcast and I love listening to episodes while walking my dogs and also while in the car for long periods of time. It helps the time to go by so fast. On the actual show they would put information on the screen so if you walked away you would lose track of what was going on, so I love how the podcast tells the story through the person’s point of view and also the narrator fills in the gaps. The stories are so interesting!

Half the episode is adds. It’s so annoying and makes the podcast not listenable. I unfollowed it just today. Not a fan of the addition of extra adds

Changing my 5 star review to a 3. I miss the aftermath. It is so focused on the gore and descriptions. I personally don’t need that. I love hearing their story of triumph.

Usually, when things are reworked or revamped, it ends up being one of those “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” situations. That is so not the case here. I stopped following this show maybe a year ago? When a girlfriend sent me a recent episode, I decided to give it a try again, in spite of myself. I’m so glad that I did. What a difference! I’m loving the new host, and the slight changes in the way the stories are presented. It’s always fun to discover a new podcast that I actually like. Although this one may not be literally new, it definitely *feels* new and refreshed. Looking forward to hearing more!

I like the new format’s idea of telling more than one story in an episode, but what is lost is the in-depth discussion of the aftermath and what this experience has meant for the person going forward. I miss hearing more about what the person’s life was like immediately afterwards, and how they’re doing now. Maybe two stories an episode would allow for variety but also thoughtful reflection. That might also better respect the person’s whole experience.

Such interesting stories!

I love this podcast it prepares me for whatever will happen if it does but I really enjoy it

I was excited when I saw them promoting that new episodes were finally coming, however these “new” episodes are in fact not new. the reason the format has completely changed from what it was is because these are old episodes of the A&E TV show I Survived. this is no longer a podcast based off the I Survived show that dives deeper into each individual story and the aftermath, it is quite literally episodes of the actual TV show, edited together to be one full story at a time instead of jumping back and forth on each story as the show does. for example, the episode on here titled ‘If I Play Dead He Wouldn’t Shoot Me Again’ is from season one and aired all the way back in 2008. it’s incredibly obvious when the commercial breaks were too - when the person says something, it’s quiet for a few moments, then the person says it again but worded differently - or when the host is suddenly & unnecessarily recapping what was just said 20 seconds ago.

I like true crime pod casts. I do like this one as well it’s when they put on things about IBM and other totally different subjects I really don’t care for that. Either do the real pod cast or nothing at all.

Instead of 1 episode with lots of discussion of the aftermath, now there are 3 more succinct stories. Much more enthralling.

I’ve heard nothing new but maybe one or 2 episodes then promos of a different show, just say you have no material or host and let viewers decide if they want to listen.

The new episodes don’t feel as well reported or as engaging! The host’s new show Lived To Tell is more like the old seasons I loved so much

Please put a disclaimer when children die in your episodes!

It’s nice to have new episodes, but I feel like the old format was more impactful. These are such quick little stories. I prefer the longer stories, but that’s just my opinion!

I really liked the humanity and the really getting to know the survivors in the previous format, learning how they survived and how they’re doing now, but now it’s so heartless? Like there’s just a machine interviewing survivors without any care or concern for them. I liked this podcast over the others because it wasn’t just trauma but how it was overcome in time, that’s gone now

New format is trash. Bring back the old host or forget it. It’s so dime a dozen now.

Much better format, thank you!!

So Annoying flipping from one story to the next on the TV show and now here… We love all of the amazing stories one at a time..

This used to be a great podcast. The new episode is just a rehash of the tv episodes. The value of the previous format was the interaction of the host with the survivor and the story of what happened after the incident. Bring the former host and format back!

All the episodes are repeats. Just stop the show or put new content out

Put out new episodes or inform us that you are done.

I enjoyed each episode the first time. The same season keeps looping over and over with a new start date. This is rather annoying and should be fixed.

I’d like to start by saying that the victim’s and survivor’s stories are incredible and they are absolutely amazing so brave for telling their stories for everyone to hear. However from a podcast standpoint, it’s the same episodes that keep circulating. It’s not new. I’ve heard everything 3x over and they just keep playing the same season over and over again. This used to be an enjoyable podcast but it’s repetitive now and I feel as if they’re not giving other survivors the opportunity to share their stories.

Please stop saying your new episodes are reruns. Please come out with new content or stop uploading at least

This used to be a good podcast but all you here lately is the same episodes over and over again which also plays on another podcast as well pretty much in the same week. Maybe sadly time to end 😞

Please bring new episodes! This is so frustrating! All you’re doing is replaying the same ones over and over

They are literally just posting the same story over and over…..I don’t want to hear the same story multiple times. What is the point??

They recycle the same episodes over and over again and pretend like they’re new releases. So, I would say that if you enjoy the same episodes repeated- this is the podcast for you!

This podcast was good back in 2021 when the content was original. They have been only reposting episodes since then.

Excellent series. Admirable people. Well produced. The hardest 20 yards I walked: I feel terrible for her but she was hard to listen to, her grammar, the multiple “I was like” and “like” and her laughing at certain situations was odd. Mentioning the $1,000 she received “oh, that’s cool” and other strange comments. She was a teacher?!

Love the podcast, but it’s pretty disheartening to see a “new” episode released but it’s another rerun. Better to just stop uploading than continuously rereleasing the same episodes every week. Officially unfollowed!

Please label re-released episodes. It's very annoying trying to figure out if I've heard an episode once or even twice before.

This podcast basically repeats the same episode every 8 weeks

I loved this show, but at this point they been playing it repeat episodes longer than that actually had new content. I’m out ✌🏽

The stories on this podcast are riveting. The incredible lives people are living we know nothing about just makes me appreciate the life I’ve had, even with all the tragedy, I can seem to somehow get through my own life, I can’t believe how much they’ve been through How they’ve come back together and found themselves whole again.

If you’re going to continue to just repeat past episodes can you please label them that way? Otherwise, you’re insinuating it’s a new episode when it’s not.

I love this podcast! I’ve been wanting a crime show where the people don’t die. This podcast is so inspirational! I’m amazed at how courageous, and heroic these survivors are. I also love hearing how they heal through their ordeals and go on to do great things to help other survivors.