Popular Reviews of The Missionary

The Missionary: This is another heartbreaker and trigger warning for crimes against children. It’s a brand new scripted miniseries about missionary Renee Bach who started a malnutrition program in rural Uganda. Initially she was recognized at home and in Uganda for doing the Lord’s work but now about a decade later there are accusations of pretending to be a doctor and the murder of hundreds of children in the unlicensed clinic. It’s made by iheartRadio and has their polish with the voices and audio being professional and engaging. There are 3 (40ish minute long) episodes out so far with what I’m sure we can expect is atleast a few more on the way. Similar Pods: Atlanta Monster, Murder in Oregon, Broken Harts, Wind of Change.

The depth of the research and all the efforts to shine a light on the many different aspects of this important story are truly impressive. Highly recommended even if you have already heard the Renee Bach story somewhere else.

Great story, wow. This sordid tale could have been used as a jumping-off point for a deeper look at White Savior complex, which is a fascinating and under-examined topic. But the terrible story planning made this podcast difficult to follow and very unengaging. This story should have had some sort of narrative arc or plot that the audience could follow so that each new set of facts (or points of view, anyway) built on previous episodes and helped the whole thing make sense. That is not what happened here, though.