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“Good:
- The material is engaging and novel. It's exactly the kind of thing one looks for in a podcast or radio program. There's at least one bit of information that I take away from each one that I want to share with someone else. It seems that people in general are much more cognizant of design (along with issues of sustainability and the like) than they were before, and I think 99% Invisible can really capitalize on this zeitgeist.
- The size. When dreaming about starting my own podcast, the length is very important. Full-length shows that run 45min+ seem burdensome at times, so that 99% seems to have a strict time limit is refreshing. The basis of the program, I think, does appeal to a specific kind of person on the one hand, but on the other, its digestible size makes it easier to listen to. Over time, it's likely that the shows will get longer and longer, as seems be the case with other podcasts that were originally short, so it'll be interesting to see if 99% can maintain this format.
- The music selection and editing choices are interesting. They have a youthful and educated vibe. It's charming and vaguely familiar like TAL's motifs, but still fresh enough to capture the gestalt of the program.
The improvable:
- Because of the time constraints, a lot of it seems rushed. The best-edited shows, in my opinion, allow the ideas to breathe on their own. Having just listened to four of the five existing shows, it feels like Roman Mars is just reading. It doesn't feel like he's talking to the listener and leading her along. Oftentimes it feels rushed when I would have preferred the ideas to walk around a bit. And sometimes Mars' voice comes in so quickly that he actually sounds like he's interrupting. The Memory Palace, I think, is doing well in the short-form podcast, and I think 99% could learn from how they run their show.
- The music and the editing choices feel like poor man's Radio Lab, sorry to say. The beeping and the squelches and loops are nice I guess, but something's wrong with the levels, and sometimes the music and editing become the focus itself instead of lending coherence to the ideas being presented.
Can't wait to hear what they can produce in the future. I certainly hope this podcast is going places.”Read full review »
5138905 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
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“Very well produced and very inteteresting. Give it a try”
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“I only wish that I could express myself and my highly interesting take on the world in such a form that others would carry it around and listen when they should be doing other things like TPS reports. Until then, there's Roman Mars and 99% Invisible.”Read full review »
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