Please tell the host to be quiet
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“I want to love this podcast, but I always end up turning off episodes because I cannot stand the way the host interrupts his guests, makes little noises over them while they're speaking, rephrases their points after they've already been capably made, and generally inserts himself into the show's airtime in an unprofessional and perhaps even narcissistic way. I wonder if the host might also need to examine his gender and class politics: I've found he's much more deferential to male guests, especially those who teach at Ivies, than to the female professors to whose episodes I've tried to listen. The premise of this show is perfection, and the discussion definitely has its moments, but the host really needs to learn to hold his tongue and give over the floor.”Read full review »
Dr.Vive via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/18/23
More reviews of Close Readings
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“I very much enjoy the in depth discussions and wonderful selection of guests and poems on this podcast. It is a pleasure to learn from such close and well informed readings. My one note is that I agree with another reviewer that Kamran, who certainly has his own valuable insights to add, does...”Read full review »
Poetry podcast listener via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/28/23
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“The ‘interrupting’ discussed by other reviewers is interesting to me because it just reminds me of being in class in undergrad…it seems oriented around *me the listener* in a pedagogical kind of way. It’s like I think I hear the lesson plan undergirding the discussion; swbat. The only reason I...”Read full review »
blast3blur4got via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/17/24
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