A podcast for thinking people
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“Melvin Bragg is a host from a different era: knighted for his public radio work, a writer himself, he prepares extensively for each program and holds the guests to a much higher standard than do hosts in almost all other podcasts around these days. Yes he is direct and sometimes rude, probably more so to female guests than male guests (although it’s obvious that some of his favorites are women, eg Angie Hobbes), but at least some instances are actually maneuvers whereby he keeps the guests on topic and in check. The intelligence and articulateness of some of his repeating guests are stunning: I can spend all day listening to Marcus du Sautoy and Ian Stewart on math, Edith Hall on Ancient Greece, or Anthony Grayling on philosophy, and he brings on sometimes independent researchers with extremely unconventional and yet interesting ideas. I take notes on each program as they are so dense in contents. Dislikers can go listen to politically correct hosts politely interview a carefully curated list of racially and ethnically diverse guests (I say this as a colored woman academic), but I take In Our Time with its actual focus on intelligent inquiry and genuine curiosity any day.”
omegaxx19 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/25/20
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“In Our Time is one of only 3 podcasts I listen to regularly. I come back because I am guaranteed to hear people who are intelligent, informed and passionate share what they love. Wow! Great!
Sometimes the host can hector a bit, but I think he is trying to be the conductor of an orchestra...”Read full review »
Everyone’s a Mensch! via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/14/23
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“I am enjoying the podcast about Hamlet with the exception of the host frequently interrupting his guests to tell them how to answer his questions. Ugh. Just let them talk.”
BluJayss via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/02/18
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“The host interrupts, talks over, grunts and wheezes over his expert guests. Mr. Bragg is more interested in appearing the most knowledge person in the room (whatever the subject or the credentials of his invited guests) than actually listening what his guests have to say.”
DSuvorov via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
02/02/18
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