“I am a *h*u*g*e* fan of Mike Duncan and so I was excited to hear that he was going to participate in what sounded to be a promising history podcast. I listened to the first podcast, about Nixon, by Dan Carlin and thought it was distinctly mediocre. There were too many sound effects, cut aways to speaches & etc. But, I thought, that's just Carlin's style.
Then came the Duncan episode and I was sorely disappointed. There are sound effects, (poorly) dramatized readings and break-aways galore. I am interested in hearing Duncan talk about Washington, not fifteen-seconds of musket-shots over dramatic music (repeatedly).
Part of the point of a joint effort, like this podcast, is to introduce listeners to the styles of other podcasters, not cram the disparate podcasters into a single (frankly bad) format. Nonetheless, I give it two stars because I'd give Duncan reading the phone book at least two stars.”Read full review »
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United States of America ·
07/07/15