Jason Moon does a good job. Explains people and their roles in the story well. It is quite repetitive. Some seasons are dragged out more than they need to(season4). I’m not sure why, but since it’s NHPR they do always find a way to insert race into the discussion. Whenever explain incarceration rates or educational rates etc. Race does get inserted into the storyline.

This is a very interesting story with complex implications. I’m now wondering about the mental gymnastics of prosecutors prosecuting addicts for selling drugs that result in death but not prosecute gun manufacturers for making guns that result in death

With few Episodes — the order they are listed, and streamed seem out of sequence. Or numbered strangely?

Not everything is race-based. Your argument for all of these people going to jail was race whether it should be a crime it’s so laissez-faire about the death or the victims in these cases. The one that’s going to jail is the lucky one they survived they’re alive. They did the crime they do the time do the whole story not just a part of it. This is a disgusting piece of reporting and anybody who kill somebody by giving them drugs or selling them drugs should go to jail.

Josh may be self-pitying or sound as if he doesn’t care enough about those around him - he’s an addict. He’s been using drugs since he was 11, and on opioids from 16 into his twenties. The idea that only those who are incredibly sympathetic warrant freedom from arbitrary and absurd sentencing guidelines is absurd - those who end up in this situation will not be well-adjusted / charming / uncomplicated. How dare the prosecutor bring up Liz’ unborn child. Is Josh being prosecuted for two deaths? Is there no acknowledgment that Liz was using heroin while pregnant? These are two desperate people, Josh on meth, Liz begging him for dope, using her “unborn child” as a reason to get a hit for free. I am grateful for the fact that not every story about an unwarranted sentence has to have a purely heroic protagonist or one entirely “innocent.” You can dislike Josh, if that is important to you, but the idea that his flaws mean this story is fatally flawed or that the reporter has been duped because he does not dwell at length on every aspect of Josh that is less than angelic rather than letting him speak for himself and allowing us to draw conclusions, to feel uncomfortable perhaps - it’s as though you are furious at reality but can’t / don’t want to feel angry at the sheer absurdity of what is going on here. Rather than attacking a reporter for bringing you a story with shades of grey, perhaps consider why it this is a far more interesting / complex story than one which gives you your hero and your villain. It is about humans, caught up in the cycles of addiction, caught up in a fentanyl epidemic completely out of their control while in those cycles.

Of course the story of Josh is sad overall, but it was very frustrating to listen to how blind and naive the reporter was. It was clear from the beginning that Josh had other issues and it wasn’t surprising in the least what ended up happening. I find the reporter blaming the prison sentence on what happened to him in the future. He severely abused the women in his life and that’s why he got a punitive prison sentence like he did. It seems to me that there were many supports available to Josh, but he did not want to accept them and was lying to himself and others. I find the reporter’s take on this whole situation kind of offensive to the victims of Josh. Leave your personal bias at the door, give the facts, and respect the family, friends, and victims.

Jason Moon is an excellent story teller. It’s certainly not a cut and dry situation. The adults in Josh’s life are to blame. A very sad story of no one able to break the cycle of abuse and addiction.

Season 3: Talk about starting from a biased perspective! I came into this podcast willing to listen to various perspectives on the subject but it was just cringe-worthy in its willing endorsement of an outlook the narrator or creators had clearly already decided.

I am a person in recover who now works in the field of addiction medicine. This is an incredibly well done podcast on a very important subject. It’s a must listen!!! Kudos for the excellent reporting.

Josh is a loser, and the last thing we need is a podcast that makes it seem like he was treated too harshly. His entire letter was all about him, and how he shouldn’t have to go to jail. What about Liz, or better yet her unborn child. Everyone who enabled him has a hand in both his punishment and Liz’s death. This podcast is a great representation of what thing that fuels addicts and is wrong with our world in general.

Two wrongs don’t make a right. Putting yet another victim in prison doesn’t fix the death of one victim. The punishment should fit the crime committed, not the unintended outcome. This is a tragic and complicated and heartbreaking story with no winners, only powerless losers and indifferent prosecutors. It is absolutely terrible that Liz’s family lost her to fentanyl. And someone SHOULD pay. But who? It’s too hard to find the drug kingpins or the manufacturers making millions. The convenient answer for cops is sadly… whoever is closest: the husband, boyfriend, or friend, whomever they can convict without too much leg work. The bigger question is not WHO should pay for the death and destruction, but WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? The “evil” dealers and manufacturers are simply doing what our economic systems incentivize: see a market, supply the product, make money. Still, you could churn out all the drugs in the world, but you need customers to buy them. So WHY do people turn to drugs? Looking at Josh’s childhood (and his mother’s) should give you a hint: poverty and hopelessness. Instead of imprisoning those looking for an escape from a bleak existence, we need to erase poverty and give people hope, meaning, identity, belonging. The “He shouldn't have done drugs,” or “He should’ve gotten clean” comments come from well-meaning folks who either haven’t experienced real headwinds, or were blessed with support systems or resilience that led to different choices.

Yes I feel bad for Josh regarding his childhood and the system for kids like him is broken but what about personal responsibility. Josh could have lived with his dad and gotten his life straight but he wanted to use drugs. Plenty of addicts get sober. It’s hard but we shouldn’t keep blaming the system, everyone is responsible for the choices they make and they can choose better.

That has to factor in somewhere. At some point, you are responsible for your actions. This is true for every person in this story; society can’t be blamed for every bad decision, every person makes.

She did NOT just blame this on the prison sentence?!?!????!!!!!

Josh was a serial abuser- he was violent toward every woman he was involved with -yet this report was about how poor Josh was really a good guy who didn’t get the help he deserved. Three women are murdered every single day in this country by a husband or boyfriend. Josh was a predator and a threat to women who lied about his violence and drug abuse. This reporter was fooled and manipulated. Had Josh not died he may very well have killed a woman and would certainly have committed more violence against women. The issue is not that the justice system didn’t help Josh enough, it’s that it doesn’t protect women and children enough from male violence. Women’s lives matter! When will society begin to care about women and stop worshipping male entitlement?

Season 2 was good but not as good as season 1.

Just a great podcast. Love Jason Moon. Great radio voice!

This podcast gave me the feeling that it was only released because some time and effort had been put in to it but there were some missing pieces and the journalist must be new because she seems ill-prepared. The sorry telling wasn’t bad but I wouldn’t recommend this one. May I suggest… do your research!!!! A good journalist will not leave any stone unturned. It was uncomfortable hearing Emily ask, “who are you texting?”. That’s very intrusive and unnecessary. As a whole, from a listeners standpoint, in regard to the story itself - meh. Incomplete… As for the narrator/journalist - not bad but definitely needs improvement.

Emily is an excellent story teller...and such an intriguing topic. Great podcast...Love this one a lot!

If you love a podcast to take you in and lose track of time, this is it!

Do better, just be a nice person! Is that difficult?Podcast is not informative or entertaining, it’s a attempt to profit from others worst moments! Emily is “mean-girling”! The typical “journalist” bully, being very disrespectful! Complete with Emily emotionally abusing a grieving child, Josh’s son, judges the child, publicly! Even Giggles over him while he’s talking, he’s obviously in emotional pain! Pointless podcast, Emily is truly Queen of the bullies! Karma is real, I hope you offer his son some help. Emily’s needs to apologize, This child needed a friend, some positive advice, he was feeling vulnerable and mourning his father! The treatment of Josh’s mother was equally as insulting, however she’s a adult! Who tells a mother in grief such things! Self absorbed Emily reminds me of the Insta influencer that streams feeding the homeless, then takes the food away once she has the pic! Josh obvious didn’t want Mrs “Journalist” to have a phone number, because he had better judgement and wanted NO part of this! Like every other person who ghosted this awful bully! Disgraceful!

addiction and abuse is systemic and cyclical. more needs to be done to end the consequences that come out of these two issues. at the end of the day, are we responsible for ourselves or can something be changed to help those who can’t help themselves? maybe a balance of both? hope Josh’s son gets some help asap…or this cycle will absolutely continue. sad story overall.

My work affords me to listen to a LOT of podcasts. This is in depth, intimate and a pleasure to hear. Voice as we’ll matters. This voice; lovely.

Very nice

I really like the story telling. Great job! A sad ending! Hopefully you are back soon!

Emily went after a story that went sideways and I didn’t see it coming. I found myself rooting for Josh and then the various truths slowly emerged. The system doesn’t work but how can it work with so many people in need of so many things. Opioid crisis is overwhelming.

.... to the reviewers who gave away the ending

It’s not as interesting as a story as I thought, but I think emily does a good job with the story she has. I will say, emily asks who he’s texting so many times and it’s truly triggering

Same quality as all public broadcasting it’s a joke ans can’t survive without getting our tax money just go away and try to survive like a normal business

Very good topic and production. Emily does a great job telling this story. I look forward to finishing the series

The second episode had me sobbing. Beautifully done. Thank you, Emily.

Emily is a fantastic reporter, and the show is well produced. The only issue I had is that I’m not sure that we get enough of Josh (for reasons that later become clear) to really develop a lot of empathy or investment in him as a person. I rooted for him in the way that I root for anyone who is getting t out of prison, but I didn’t feel like I knew him well enough to be surprised by any of the revelations that came later in the show.

Why was the host giggling when she asked a grieving mother how she felt after her son died or when a kid is talking about his drug use? The giggling is so inconsiderate and rude.

Really loved Supervision, this was an excellent storytelling job by Emily and an important story to tell. Great job!!

The host of the second season treats Josh as a story and not a person and then is shocked when his friends and family stop returning her calls. It’s a shame coming from the same place that did Bear Brook but this podcast has no regard or respect for it’s subject or human life. They deserved to be abandoned by those they were interviewing.

Fascinating reporting from a talented team. Can't wait to see what kinds of investigative work they do going forward.

✋Five thumbs up

Yeah I did obj ow ck

At the beginning of each episode the host describes this podcast as long form journalism. 3 20 minute episodes and the final 5 minute episode is not long form for most avid podcast listeners. It’s hard to get invested in a story that’s chopped up into a handful of tiny segments. This isn’t long form, it would be nice if it was.

Loved it!

I got a sneak preview of this pod. If you know Jason’s writing and delivery from Bear Brook, you will want to listen. If you care about how we police the police, you need to listen.

If you thought Jason Moon peaked with Bear Brook, think again!

Emily did solid work here & I add my voice to those before me who understand this is the system.

Okay

Promising effort but misleading set up. I expected to learn a lot more about the parole system. Instead it was a very sad story about a troubled man who made poor choices. The parole angle was very peripheral.

This is a very moving story of one man’s struggle through the American Justice system. I literally jumped out of my chair when I heard the tragic ending So so sad.

This story was really good. I’m sad about the ending and didn’t expect it to end at just that. My only problem is I wish there were another season. Maybe cover more of the process along with how the individuals adjust to life outside of bars again. Don’t let Emily’s little voice trick you, she is a strong women to listen to. Please do more, I really enjoyed it. I came to this after listening to Bear Brook. I love NH and live here actually, Im glad to support local radio. Keep up the great work!

The show should be marketed more as Josh’s story, not as about the parole process itself. The hostess started out with vocal fry and a tinny voice, but either I got used to it or she. Leaned things up more in post. Thank you for reporting this story.

Here from Bear Brook. Not as good but lives up to Jason Moons expectations.

I worked for 12 years in law-enforcement, with 10 of those being in the correctional system and probation and parole, and two as a municipal police officer. Emily, you covered this story perfectly. Im very disappointed to see the criticism from others that you didn’t cover the subject matter to its full extent, and well you couldn’t, your subject passed away and you were unable to complete the story. Sadly, that does happen to inmates under supervision and out in the community, and that is a very harsh reality. That story took a turn that I didn’t expect, and I think all of us were rooting for Josh to succeed. May he rest in peace. And I hope his son is doing OK, despite the circumstances. For you, continue this work and hopefully you attempt another subject matter in the probation and parole system. That is a story that needs to be told.