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June 23, 2025

Our Famous 1-Star Review Game: Summer Fun Edition

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Our Famous 1-Star Review Game: Summer Fun Edition

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A local law firm recently sued Google to have a nasty one-star review removed from their profile, according to BusinessDen. It sounds like a pretty terrible situation, but it reminded us just how powerful the humble user review can be! So today we’re going inside the minds of the people leaving negative reviews for local faves with another round of our famous one-star review game. Quizmaster slash producer Paul Karolyi puts returning champion slash host Bree Davies to the test against a new challenger — comedian Kate McLachlan of Dyketopia — to see once and for all: Who knows Denver’s haters best?

If you are craving more of our one-star review game, check out the first time we played and the haunted edition we did for Halloween. Kate talked about the short story “A&P” by John Updike. 

Have you ever left a local business a one-star review? What happened? Did the owner clap back? We want to hear about it! Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: 720-500-5418

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