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“Love this show. I am about 7 episodes in and it’s very insightful fun and interesting. The only criticism I have is that I wish the interviews were “live” meaning the hosts would interview the experts in person, even just partially. I always feel like there would be more nuanced information if...”Read full review »
Menot-U via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/14/23
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“Interesting and fun twists on history. Hosts are pleasant, intelligent, and entertaining. Most of all there is no agenda, politics, controversy; just entertainment! I’m kinda tired of all the podcasts continually forcing their agendas, politics, and especially the plethora of self help podcast...”Read full review »
Diana&Sean via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/16/22
“I have enjoyed Matt Beat’s YouTube videos for a few years now, and I love Helen Hong, especially in Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me. So I was pleasantly surprised when I found out they where doing a podcast together.
The subjects are great. It’s nice to learn something new every week. The only issue...”Read full review »
semipenguin via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/07/22
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“The hosts are barely audible compared to the deafening ads, which is a shame for me, because I really like Helen Hong in particular.
If iHeart really want to fulfill their responsibility to their (many) advertisers, shows need to be properly and professionally mixed. This wasn’t an engineering...”Read full review »
Boomshadow via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/18/21
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“Full disclosure, I’m only 5 episodes in as I wrote this review: Overall a good podcast for history nerds or people who like to learn things. They could work on their fine detail editing a bit to get rid of the clicks and blips when they have made an edit in the audio. And I’ll be nit picky here,...”Read full review »
RichieMcFly via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/10/21
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“Ooo, now do saxophone engraver or Heckelphone maker! Or jester!”
SnitWit via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/04/21
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“A great podcast to listen to! I listen to it every Thursday. Mr. Beat is my favorite and I enjoy watching his Mr. Beat YouTube channel too!”
{KIT-E} via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/09/21
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“I’ve really enjoyed listening to Helen and Matt discuss these jobs. It’s a fun listen about something you didn’t realize you wanted to know more about. I highly recommend giving it a listen. Can’t wait for more episodes!!!”
KLB1981 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/09/21
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“I don’t mind her as a guest on Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me, as they keep her in check, but she’s awful on this podcast. I think she may be intelligent, but she acts like a complete dim bulb here and it’s annoying as h-ll. She’s not funny here at all nor does she bring any value to discussion.”
Not happy with update. via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/29/21
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“Helen Hong’s voice is deeply annoying.”
VeggieEars via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/27/21
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“Fun/easy to listen to and I’m always learning new things. Love the banter between the two hosts.”
Lindseylc719 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/25/21
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“I love the fun topics and the hosts make it a fun listen. All around enjoyed”
Halloween Princess via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/24/21
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“I enjoy subjects like what they are aiming for, so I feel like this show has a lot of potential for the next season. So far this isn’t as well done as it should be, and PLEASE, have mercy on us and edit out all the times Helen screams the word “WHAT?!?!.” I can’t take it.”
MeanLeanGreenBean via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/24/21
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“I really enjoy this podcast. It is great to listen to in the car, while working, or on walks around the neighborhood. The hosts are knowledgeable, funny, and have great chemistry. I look forward to Thursdays for sure to see what jobs they discuss. My family loves reminiscing on some of the topics...”Read full review »
alida.ku via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/21/21
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“Helen REALLY isn’t funny. She derails the show in a very unpleasant way. Sorry.
Update: Helen just gets worse. I can’t take it any longer and will be unsubscribing.”
Benuathanasia via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/18/21
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“I love the work, keep it up, it’s extremely interesting and eye-opening!”
RaindropRon93 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/13/21
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“I think the topic is interesting but there isn’t enough material. They need to have done much more research and present more content for the length. Also, I think it would have been much better to focus on jobs ordinary people performed. Telephone switchboard operator is interesting. There are...”Read full review »
Mogadeet via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/12/21
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“Enjoy learning something new and that episodes are quick to listen to”
cguagliano via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/09/21
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“If you are going to talk about jobs that happened in our past, you CANNOT judge it by today’s standards. Shame on you. I just listen to the phone operator and Hellen goes off on the job requirements. You need to understand history and the culture of that time. You made a huge error. I will not...”Read full review »
Ffmom3 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/06/21
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“I’ve never given a 3-star rating before, but this podcast is 3-star, for sure. The topics are hit or miss. Some are interesting, some are not, and one wasn’t even obsolete, it was just greatly diminished. Both hosts are ok. Fairly entertaining, often funny, good chemistry, etc. However, one of...”Read full review »
StinaMasFina via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/04/21
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“It’s a fun and interesting concept, but the host needs a little work.
Audio levels are what is the worst though. Turn up the volume to hear, then get blasted by messages during the breaks. Terrible if you are wearing AirPods.”
Central Iowan via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/04/21
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“I love the blend of history, fun facts, and positivity! It is so fun listening to you guys. I look forward to new episodes every Thursday! Keep doing what you do best!”
Fives :) via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/25/21
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“Great idea and topics, but difficult to listen to the very shrill host squealing and giggle-screaming. When an expert is explaining something it’s great, then suddenly she’ll be yelling WHAAAAAAAT?! In my ear over the interesting facts. I haven’t figured out what positive thing she adds to the...”Read full review »
Emx95 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
02/20/21
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“Covers a great variety of jobs from the nostalgic (I miss my video rental guy), to the "of course a person used to do that" to the "it never occurred to me that that was ever a job!" I love hearing about whether it was a change in technology, or the culture, or in available...”Read full review »
JeffinerJ via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
02/20/21
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“I want to like this podcast. I really do. The concept is interesting. But I swear, if I have to listen to Helen screech “WHAAAAAT?!” one more time, I’m going to reach through my phone and strangle her. She adds nothing to this podcast and frequently just comes across as dumb and uninformed.”
litz4 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/19/21
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“this funny and teaches me about history everytime. I am always ready for the next episode.”
Primelovespodcasts via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/18/21
“Be sure to give this a listen, you will not be disappointed. Fascinating topics and is one of the best podcasts on the internet. Also, Mr. Beat is awesome!”
Thelilbeat via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/13/21
“The trailer for this podcast and it’s premise we’re fascinating, and it sounded entertaining. Helen Hong, leaves the audience with a cringe feeling, however. Her dialogue reduces the content that they (most likely) worked very hard to curate. The way she reacts to the facts and the ebb and flow...”Read full review »
ServenETS via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/05/21
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“I think the concept of this podcast is very interesting, but I find the hosts very ignorant. I wish the hosts did a little more research on the topics they are covering instead of just “winging it“ or just going with what they know. They are spreading a lot of false information about topics… One...”Read full review »
Gabor the Blind Guy via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/05/21
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“I’m not on the side of the haters/ I like Helens voice! I’m excited to see where this goes/what jobs come up. Very cool concept .”
miss cgh via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/04/21
“When I heard a ad for this I shut off the podcast I was listening to and immediately went to find it thinking it sounded so fascinating. I was kinda shocked in the first episode when they played Helen talking over the operators voices with pointless and mindless chatter totally taking away from...”Read full review »
cellslip via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/04/21
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“Good... but the female host’s voice can be annoying at times. The high pitch overreacting stuff hurts my ears.”
Crawfishbaby3 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/02/21
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“The basis of this podcast is a brilliant idea, but the delivery of it lacks in my opinion. Not being sexist, the male host is brilliant, but the female host is ridiculously annoying. Her annoying laugh, shrieks, giggles and corny jokes really reduce the quality of this podcast.”
Hfhcjfjcxjfjd via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
01/31/21
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“Great topics. And, I am sure Helen is lovely. Her voice is high pitched. When she fake laughs or pretends to be surprised... I feel like she’s dumbing down the content.
If you are hoping your audience is grade school, you are probably fine, if you want adults to stay tuned... drop it down a notch...”Read full review »
Smcknits via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/30/21
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“After hearing the ads for this podcast I immediately subscribed to this podcast with high expectations. I struggled through the first couple of episodes (and would have rated it 3/5 then) and pushed to make it to episode 5 hoping it would improve. The premise of the show is great and has massive...”Read full review »
gittensman via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/30/21
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“But why is she so annoying..... sorry.”
ajcj22 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/29/21
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“Concise, easily consumeable bits of quirky facts presented by down to earth hosts.”
OffRoadToad via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
01/29/21
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“The female host needs to tone it down greatly with the fake, exaggerated reactions. Couldn’t make it through the the first episode.”
Always needing a nickname via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/27/21
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“This is a really cool show, super interesting! They cover jobs that we’ve all heard of but never actually knew what they were. It’s a history lesson and both hosts are funny, laid-back and cool! Helen cracks me up!”
Danny Manners via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/24/21
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beatmastermatt via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/23/21
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“This podcast has so much potential to be a strong 5 and a favorite in my opinion. It satisfies my constant desire for learning (the educator in me), provides a plethora of “nuggets” to share with friends to spark fun conversations, all in one. The background music is fantastic, and the guests are...”Read full review »
LadyLuck2626 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/23/21
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“The hosts have great chemistry! A fun listen!”
Podfabfun via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/22/21
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“... but the current format doesn’t work. They have an expert on every show, which I appreciate, but the show is centered more on the hosts bantering in between the expert explanation. Matt seems to rely a lot on the expert rather than supplementing with additional information. And the way it’s...”Read full review »
CALI45618 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/22/21
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“I like the premise of this show but the execution needs some work. More facts and details from both hosts about the subject would be appreciated. As well as some light humor. A lot of giggling but not a lot of jokes.
I am hoping that they work out the kinks, It has the potential to be a really...”Read full review »
boshellkelly via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/20/21
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“This is amazing. Thank you”
SonyaPu via Apple Podcasts ·
South Africa ·
01/20/21
“Quite a bit of chatter, but good subjects and cool personalities. When they iron out the kinks, I think they have a 5 star podcast!”
International Agent Guzma via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/20/21
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