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“I can’t make up my mind about the move from R3, and I don’t know if I’m projecting here, but I feel an edge of nervousness about making the reduction to one show a week really count, no matter who presents. Hope this is not unfair. I still listen, but with an enhanced feeling of panning for...”Read full review »
greg_bedford via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/08/24
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“This is a superb podcast covering an impressive range of subjects with exemplary erudition. The presenters are all excellent but I would happily listen to Matthew Sweet even if he was talking about concrete! - his ability to articulate complex ideas with originality and clarity is enviable.”
noscitur via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/04/24
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“Anne McElvoy is a great presenter in-fact all the team are. Great source of facts.”
paulsplanet via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/17/23
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“Of the novels of J. C. Powys I’d read, “Porius” is my favorite… a pure animist marvel. It’s good to see that the man and the work are still being talked about. With due respect, the comment that Powys is not currently in print was mistaken; within the last decade a half dozen titles have become...”Read full review »
pataphysician via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/18/23
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“Sigh.. blah blah blah boring woke trash. Soups wokes.”
Dill BeBasio via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/05/23
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“I am often fascinated by what I hear on Arts”
MarkoB1111 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/25/22
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“Amazing, great production and ideas!”
Nickzillajjjj via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
04/16/22
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“Lawrence Scott is incredibly banal and his episodes are uninteresting and the questions shallow. Added to this his voice is beyond irritating.”
JGBAWWBA via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/02/21
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“The participants are uniformly leftist and arrogant about their opinions. Readers should know I consider the right is as irksome as the left.
It is the arrogance coupled with ignorance that makes this podcast unlistenable.”
HarveMu via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/07/21
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“I really enjoy the breadth of topics discussed, the varied guests, and the new thinking. A refreshing diversity of ages, genders, ethnic backgrounds, and contemporary issues. Perhaps a little dry at times, and still probably a little too middle-class academic to be truly inclusive, but a better...”Read full review »
Zanyay via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/02/21
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“Thank you so much for keeping me enlighten 🤍”
doc rohit via Apple Podcasts ·
India ·
04/09/21
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“I listen to a lot of podcasts, have been listening to this one for a decade, and it is by far my favorite. It has a stable of rotating interviewers, who are just as smart and interesting as the guests they interview--and the guests are usually scholars, which means they're well-informed...”Read full review »
Vanilla tea via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/02/21
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“I like the perspectives shared here.”
artsactivist via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/24/21
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“Intellectually enriching for me, and sometimes I get a great laugh right at the very end. So good.”
LauraJHF via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
02/06/21
“This is surely the best and most improving podcast I listen to, and I listen to quite a lot of podcasts. It does depend a bit on the presenter - to my mind the best are those who have a bit of humour as well as an awe-inspiring breadth of knowledge, like Rana Mitter and Matthew Sweet. But they...”Read full review »
davidrobertevans via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/12/20
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“But often excessive vanity among the participants”
Rio visitor via Apple Podcasts ·
Switzerland ·
10/04/20
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“Delightfully constructed, beautifully written, and always packed full of great guests with a great range and depth of knowledge and insight. Wonderful. Matthew Sweet presents immaculately, too.”
SMartypantsBoyle via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/25/20
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“Really good mix of thoughtful articulate informed guests. The interview with Camille Paglia was great EXCEPT when Dodd interrupted her before she finished her thoughts. The audience can’t listen to the guest if the interviewer doesn’t listen himself.”
Buckley Zeus via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
08/03/20
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“Up there with This American Life for me. I never miss an episode.”
Laurathewriter via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
06/22/20
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“First-time listener here. LOVED this episode and hope to hear more like it!”
SkyscraperWoman via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/19/20
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“Would have been good to have had a left wing voice on the Jewish Identity episode”
Nipsey_Russell_ via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/09/20
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“Disappointing that extreme and non-mainstream views of XR were not properly challenged.”
Swiss-wilson via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/03/20
“More like this please and particularly readings by Fiona Shaw - just perfect for an autumnal afternoon”
ktwill1 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/23/19
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“A great program ruined now by repetitive ads. How I detest Mandarin Oriental. If there aim was to foster business well it has spectacularly backfired.”
Horatio799 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/04/19
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“Philip Dodd overworks the word ‘marinaded’. He is incapable of getting through an interview without throwing it in. I find this irritating. I find myself listening out for it as if it’s a codeword in some clandestine wartime broadcast.”
Anatiomaros via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
07/03/19
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“Love getting access to this always wonderful podcast- especially from the US. However, whether accuracy was on his side or not - Michael sweets “gotcha” ambush of Naomi Woolf was way offbase and between the standards of the BBC. Very uncomfortable to listen to and not why I subscribe.”
Jefferson253 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/23/19
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“So reliable for interesting and informative and surprising insights.”
nisched via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/16/19
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“Rana Mitter, besides being one of the smartest Oxford academics, has a great radio voice.”
Andrea Bernardi via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/30/19
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“Wide ranging topics and ideas with different presenters who all bring something to the shows. Shahida Bari has some crazy smarts and is delightfully charming too. I hope to see her on BBC4 one day with her own show. A face for Radio she has, not.”
RolandtheChain via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/09/19
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“I find this podcast to be a little bit and miss, but the Philip Dodd episodes are generally the most intellectually stimulating. They have a knack for tapping into the zeitgeist, and coming up with surprising and sometimes daring ways of thinking about culture today.”
A Forager via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/03/19
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“I really enjoyed the podcast on Stan and Laurel...As a preteen and teenager 40 years ago l watched the reruns of some of their comedy’s...Thank you for explaining their histories. It made me understand their unique personalities and how they clinched together throughout their careers in show biz.”
Ed AB Canada via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
01/09/19
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“Making listening worthwhile+ carving spaces+ and now i’m hooked.”
melcie mathers via Apple Podcasts ·
Nigeria ·
12/07/18
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“As an artist I listen to many podcasts and this one of my favorites. Ever diverse subject matter is discussed in a civil way between thoughtful, intelligent people who are, generally, authorities in the particular subject at hand. In an age of pitbull mentality discourse, it is particularly...”Read full review »
Bootsy Ampleforth via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/20/18
“I have been listening to this podcast for years, it's one of the first I subscribed to and haven't unsubscribed. In the past year this podcast has only gotten better and includes more diverse, challenging topics that aren't discussed anywhere else. I enjoy the high level of thought...”Read full review »
KateKinglsey via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/28/18
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“I discovered this podcast though an artist’s recommendation. I like to be exposed to different ideas, interesting people and expand my horizons of thinking.
If you like predispuestos and mainstream, this is not for you.
If you like interesting and stimulating conversation, it’s a good...”Read full review »
claudia_princess via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/11/18
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“Extremely intelligent and opinionated interviews with artists, writers, and thinkers. Philip Dodd is unafraid to ask difficult and uncomfortable questions, and the other hosts (with the exception of the glib Rana Mitter) are almost as proficient at communicating complex ideas clearly.”
quantumcognition via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/01/18
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“The program varies. A bit in interest, but it can be excellent. However it cuts out 3 seconds before the end and prevents subsequent shows from playing”
rojaed via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
07/21/18
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“Great pogramme!”
What's in a name??? via Apple Podcasts ·
China ·
07/18/18
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“Rely on this podcast for consistently thought-provoking stuff. In years of weekly listening, I've yet to encounter a dud episode. Yes, yes, sometimes an episode's might seem a little dry or broad, but the podcast that follows never is.
The regular rotation of hosts is a powerhouse....”Read full review »
Aaron Hierholzer via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/17/18
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“I was completely shocked by the interviewers constant interruptions in order to derail an honest discussion in pursuit of establishing his own ideological dogma. This dodgy professor of literature is either unwilling or unable to grasp holistic paradigms and cannot set aside his presuppositions...”Read full review »
MotoBeetle via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/05/18
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“Philip Dodd does not conduct an interview he just pushes points he believes in and concedes nothing. He interrupts often, he is dismissive and laughs in a patronising way very often when the guest makes a point.”
Mr DTCT via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/23/18
“Philip Dodd is a bloody wind up to listen to, he shouldn’t be hosting podcasts. But still some very interesting shows here”
ilikegoodthings via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/17/18
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