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“The week I’m wondering who is this person in the news is followed by a profile of the person. I love that. And I appreciate the light touch approach bringing 3D perspective to the person in the spotlight”
Catmindu via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
07/14/24
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“Very grateful for that”
evennicknamefeaturefails via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/09/22
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“Concise and informative! I’ve learnt so much and it has opened my eyes to a lot of things I didn’t know about popular figures, a great listen for commutes or if you have a bit of time on your hands.”
MintyNeon via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/20/22
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“Ukraine’s Zelensky: So the UK isn’t the only country with a comedian in charge! Not that that’s any consolation.”
DrBob317 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/02/22
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“The contrast between the variety in the subject and the comforting consistency in Mark Coles’ style makes for an enjoyable listen each week.”
PiGuy314 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/27/21
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“It’s an interesting dimension to reading news and better gauge the actions of these individuals shaping the stories”
usingbloomberfor20years via Apple Podcasts ·
Singapore ·
06/29/21
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“Eric Monkman is a tremendous uni challenge candidate and should be prayed upon for his open knowledge 😀. I have never seen anything like it.”
jamiewalkerjw via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/17/20
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“Nice short sharp insight into public figures.”
Lenny09873625 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/03/20
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“You’ll look back on this and ask yourselves why you chose to highlight 2019’s Hitler—Omar.”
Mjpism_VII via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/22/19
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“Objective version of Desert Island Discs only, for rights reasons, the music clips are even shorter. Invaluable who’s who with mojo and no voodoo.”
Swedish Jonny via Apple Podcasts ·
Sweden ·
03/30/19
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“The idea is great, and I have learnt a lot, but the seeming need to use music is driving me away.”
FrancinNewcastle via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/29/18
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“Fun, fast, entertaining, interesting. Like a better, more peppy version of A&E’s “Biography” series. Sometimes they go too soft on their subjects, but I guess that’s the nature of the beast — this is NOT meant to be an investigative show, merely an intro to different figures you may have seen...”Read full review »
Jack_McCoy via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/12/18
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“So concise. Just perfect. I could live on this podcast alone. Only wish there was more”
leighsneade via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
06/03/18
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“really amusing profiles of those in the news”
Billy6268 via Apple Podcasts ·
South Africa ·
03/09/18
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“Short and concise. Well worth a listen.”
Slc247 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/04/17
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“Has it been cancelled? No new ones have come out in a month now.”
SuckeredByItunes via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/10/16
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“Listened to the Rand Paul profile, thought it was a bit biased but it was clear they did their research.”
Bluthhousing via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/06/15
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“Utter garbage. The profile on Martin Amis was nothing short of slander and muckraking. A complete misunderstanding of the man and his work. Mostly focused on his life as a celebrity. The worst of tabloid journalism.”
ElleryJett via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/07/15
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“This used to be interesting but somewhere along the line someone decided that it had to be "played for laughs". No BBC....just.....no....”Read full review »
Hoveboy via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/27/15
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“6 ****** if I could”
Man from Porlock via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/06/14
“The profiles are excellent although some of the people are somewhat obscure for international listeners.”
Me in the mirror via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/30/12
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“Heard the Ralf Hutter Profile on the weekend. Great listening and good to hear the old Kraftwerk tunes too.”
Pilotbloke via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/24/12
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“A very good podcast from the Beeb... Informative, varied, and well produced.”
Meh3:16 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/24/11
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“Just a typically BBCisk, one sided (left) selective reporting.”
Oppressed Kekistani via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/28/11
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“One of the best podcasts available”
William Baldwin via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/10/10
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