This program was very well done. Listeners become intimate with David, Ted’s brother, who gives us a perspective on Ted that we couldn’t otherwise access. I had to remind myself often that this podcast wasn’t written by David himself. I think both Ted and David were probably on somewhere on the autism spectrum, which actually explains little except that they feel alone but they really aren’t.

Good, but just another retelling of the same story.

Very well done. Thorough and contemplative. Loved the music accompanying. The audio started off a little slow, but I was hooked by episode 3.

I really enjoyed this. I wasn’t familiar with his early years and some of the collateral damage from the investigation.

Enjoyed this podcast immensely. Great interviews and I found his relationship with his family interesting.

The story of Ted Kaczynski has always held my interest. His personal story as well as the FBI’s search for him are fascinating. I don’t recall some of the revelations made in these podcasts as being part of any previous stories. Of significant interest to me was that several women involved in this story made pivotal contributions to the investigation. Ted Kaczynski’s story is relevant today not only because of his anti-technological views. Coincidentally, Luigi Mangione cited Ted Kaczynski as an inspiration. This was an excellent topic with historical relevance.

I like the way this was put together and presented. A story I have always followed and that has always intrigued me. The facts in this podcast are presented very well.

Thank you!

Really well done and engaging. Brought new insights into the story, and fleshed out Ted’s background. Wish it was longer!

An articulate, profoundly interesting and intelligent podcast. In my top 5 favorites for many reasons. I just finished and want more. Thank you to everyone involved for telling the tale.

I have seen many Unabomber documentaries, but all of them seemed to missing something. Project Unabom filled in all the gaps that it’s visual counterparts were missing. This is simply a brilliant production.

Fascinating and captivating. Loved it!

Flawless. Even if you know the story well, there are a lot of new angles and great interviews. Excellent pacing and production.

👿💔🤬

This is a very insightful series about a man and his ideology. It’s very well done!

Very well done and interesting to look into the details of this story. I appreciated all the interviews with his brother. His insight into his brother Ted was always relayed with love for him.

Very well done. I learned so much.

Amazingly well done, amazing storytelling

I love the podcast as well! Great story telling. I was also getting static in episode 7, so I deleted the downloaded version and streamed it instead and no static. 🤷‍♂️

Episode 7 is unlistenable. Static through first 20 minutes.

Couldn’t listen to most of Episode 7 because of static.

Great podcast but is anyone else getting a corrupted file with static in episode 7 ?

I loved this podcast and was looking forward to hearing about the day of the arrest. Unfortunately I think the file is corrupted as it was filled with static off and on. I hope it gets fixed soon!

This remarkably detailed podcast took me back to the 80s and 90 in my twenties and thirties. I remember hearing about the unabomber after his arrest. By this time I was well into a life on the edge of society, nothing like Kaczynski, not totally isolating myself; but moving to the mountains, living on as little as I could. Having a very frugal existence but not solely non-technical. I drove old junker cars and I would work seasonally to save money for the rest of the year and spend time in the deserts and mountains of the west. I considered myself (still do) a deep ecologist, and non-violent eco-defender. 9/11 and the internet and just getting older changed that to a large degree. I moved to urban areas to protest against war and got involved in the labor movement. I fell in love and became entwined with lovers who were not into living on the edge. So here I am. Ted was very angry. Understandably so. But his anger was so disconnected from his humanity he either already was or became dangerously sociopathic. As disenchanted I get with my fellow humans, I don’t want to be that person. So, I hope he found some peace toward the end, but he did what he did and paid for it. On an aside, he deserved what he got, but if you look at the mass murderers in suits and uniforms raining death down on tens, hundreds of thousands and millions of people and then retire with pensions…well it makes you think.

Thanks

Wow. I’m so impressed with this whole series - incredibly well-done, very well-produced, and so thoughtful in every word stated. I’m so glad that multiple perspectives were able to be shown by the individuals that lived them, and so grateful to have been able to listen to their stories (that were expertly weaved together).

Great in-depth reporting on a story where most of us only know the broad story and not the details.

One of the best series I’ve listened to. I listened straight through. Very well done.

Like most people, I was aware of the story and had seen the artist rendering numerous times when the story would, again, make the evening news. If you have ever wondered what is it in someone’s life experience that leads to a path like this, this is for you! Very, very well done.

I really enjoyed this podcast. I knew this story, but not the details. This podcast was interesting and well done.

I’m a true crime fanatic and this was seriously one of the best podcasts I’ve ever listened to. The host is amazing, the research is very thorough, story telling is top notch, the flow of the episodes is really natural and easy to follow, and the best part of all…. No ads <3 thank you to pineapple street studios please make more podcasts like this!!!!!

Amazing podcast with so many interesting details and interviews. On the edge of my seat the whole time and so glad to know more about what happened.

I listen to a lot of podcasts and this one is the most/best researched. He tells a very good and structured story. The host’s voice in really clear and warm and doesn’t contain obnoxious hints of his personal perspective which lets the listener form their own opinions. I thought I knew this story well but I learned so much more from this podcast. Really one of the best. GREAT JOB. PLEASE do another

Always afraid it will happen again 💔 Good on his SIL for speaking up!! This has so many victims that never got a voice and this podcast gives them that.

Wonderful production. Thank you!

Truly excellent reporting, but like others, we were also surprised & confused why Jim Fitzgerald wasn’t mentioned… interesting & odd.

This podcast is a window that puts the Unibomb Case in perspective as to what’s happening now with our society. Tech has improved many aspects of our lives. It gave us the vaccines so we could climb out of the rubble of the pandemic. It also has rapidly caused unquestionable deterioration in the warming of the planet. The out of control development of and easy access to weapons of war and its use for mass murder. Putting electronic devices in our children’s hands may lead to the dumbing & numbing down of our brains. The rush to develop AI which isn’t science fiction anymore, where Hal takes control of the the singular thing it was designed to protect, is terrifying. Technology can be a powerful tool for good. It can also be dangerous and destructive. Theodore Kaczynski in this podcast is both a troubled man and a genius. His warnings are still not measurable. His arguments will have to be proven in the decades to come.

This the gold standard of the true crime podcast genre. This is great reporting and great storytelling storytelling.

Compellingly narrated and paced. Made the timeline easy to understand. Did a great job at exposing the intimate thoughts of those involved. Hoping he makes more pods for Apple.

Man oh man. Great series. I want to know everything about the family growing up… because either nature OR nurture having your only two children both flee their homes and go into seclusion is wild.

Can’t explain how well written and produced this mini series was, however to my surprise I started in reverse order at first since I typically start at the bottom as these are the oldest. I was able to figure it out, but sort of odd the sorting.

So intense how the family dynamics are explored. Excellent show

One of the most intriguing podcasts I’ve listened to. This is a well researched and in depth analysis of how Ted Kaczynski became the Unabomber and how his actions affected the people around him as well as the FBI agents and his victims. Excellent podcast.

Really gets you thinking. Great listen

Really in depth, learned a bunch about Ted which was unknown to me before.

A must listen

I liked this podcast a lot - well-told, well-produced, well-written. Here’s my gripe - by focusing so much on the relationship between David and Ted, what gets lost is the real human tragedy of the Unabomber. In the oddest way, Ted, as an extension of David, becomes a kind of protagonist. I walked away from the series feeling misled - as if we never understood the toll on the families and on society of the random acts of Kazinsky’s acts. It all got overwhelmed by the interesting and strange love between these peculiar brothers. It’s a very interesting perspective and one I am so glad to have gotten to know. But, in reality, Kazinsky was a terrorist and murderer engaged in countless acts of mayhem against innocent people. That fact felt like a footnote in this series.

Very few shows get it this right

A good listen. Just wondering why retire FBI profiler, Jim Fitzgerald, wasn’t mentioned or included. As someone who worked on criminal linguistics, spending a lot of time in the manifesto, it seems his contribution could have been included.

I’d like to challenge the lower rating reviews grounded in the claim there is no new info - they clearly misunderstood the podcast. This is a 20+ year old case; expecting new information is silly. This podcast created a radically new framing by interviewing many individuals not included in the Netflix documentary, giving voice to the brother, and downplaying the Harvard study(among other choices). It challenges the “why” behind TK and offers a different, perhaps more challenging (because not simple or finite) answer. It would be unfortunate to skip this podcast b/c of unthought through reviews