Great Stories, Lousy Narrator
This podcast if for those with a very high tolerance for mispronunciation and pretentiously (and wrongly) over-accented foreign words and names. As well, the sniveling whisper-sigh which seems to be this narrators only trick for conveying intense emotion is like fingernails on a chalkboard. After trying very hard for a long time to keep up with this podcast, I find lately that I have been letting episodes stack up because I usually feel I am in no mood to tolerate the aggravating and cringe-inducing storytelling. A real pity, since Clarkesworld has some of the very best short form sci-fi around. Guess I'll have to try to find time to actually read it. Bummer.Read full review »
ZZzzzizzy via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 07/02/13
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This podcast is lovely in every way. The stories are beautiful and thoughtful and they are wonderfully narrated through the mellifluous voice of Kate Baker. I have never noticed a single audio issue so long as I have listened.
zwolfca via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 06/23/13
Like Escape Pod and Podcastle, this is another fine podcast I can look to forward to (more often now, thanks!) Kate's narration is fine (although sometimes I think her voice is a bit harsh on the "ss". A small tweak in settings? Minor quibble.Read full review »
Hiker13 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 01/16/12
If you are interested in a high quality science fiction podcast, you must add Clarkesworld to your list. The stories they collect are entertaining. Kate Baker's narration is second to none. So go, right now and start listening. You will wonder why you didn't do this sooner.Read full review »
Visionline via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 04/03/12
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