Repetitive, obsessed with American news
It's really convenient to listen to here and there for an update, but you can't listen too regularly, because it's just the same news updates over and over for a few days. They also don't double check before they upload, and sometimes you end up downloading a podcast that's just dead air. It also upsets me that so often the entire news update is about Obama and the US, and it's not even anything interesting or new. They're really focusing on the Obama hype. This is the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation -- how about some Canadian news? Never mind what Obama's doing - what are OUR politicians doing?Read full review »
j--r via Apple Podcasts · Canada · 02/25/09
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I like the neutral point of view; Canadians have an interest in U.S. news, but they "don't have a dog in that fight," so their perspective is refreshing and much more like a weather report (just the facts, ma'am) rather than some kind of pre-game sports hype. Good work, my friends...Read full review »
DonKinAK via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 11/30/10
Insightful, perceptive, edgy unique, The CBC Hourly News provides a perspective unique and refreshing. I'm hooked!
johnson213 via · 04/16/14
Noticed several times in the past 2 weeks that although the podcast downloads and shows it’s playing, there is no audio. Like today. Anyone else ?
RogerL. via Apple Podcasts · Canada · 09/27/17
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