“I would have to agree with the reviewer who said the cute banter detracts from the listening experience. I really hope they become either more truly natural or more straightforward about just reading text-- reading banter does not work, and at this point it's enough to prevent me from me listening happily. I will cut them some slack, and I hope this is just a learning curve, because the content has the potential to be fascinating.
January 2016: I tried this podcast again after a long hiatus, and if anything I found Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley more annoying than ever. It's really unfortunate, as the subject matter has so much potential, and in theory it is right up my alley. I just cannot get over their grating banter and their continual efforts to be clever.”Read full review »
Calisson via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/22/16
“A great podcast that does not restrict itself to history, culture or science but instead does all of it! Whilst I'm not a great expert on science, I always feel well guided by the hosts and even as a professional historian I learn something new every episode! The production values are...”Read full review »
amoderndandy via Apple Podcasts ·
Germany ·
04/06/16
“Every episode is fascinating, and topics are diverse. The two hosts have a great time and it shows. This is a very high quality podcast, with stories that both teach and entertain. It's always the first on my list of listens.”Read full review »
JRMorber via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/12/16