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“I’ve been a fan of the show since around 2005. Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich were so talented at tapping into the humanistic and sometimes poetic elements of science reporting, and I just couldn’t get enough. Above all, the two brought a beautiful sense of wide-eyed curiosity to their stories. They were often foils to each other, often funny, but never cynics. Their openness is what stood out.
Enter Latif Nasser as the current co-host of the show. The recent “Cheating Death” episode is a great example of my difficulty with his style. Maria Paz Gutiérrez discusses the great Ingmar Bergman film The Seventh Seal as entryway into viewing death. He begins by dismissing the film saying he’s pretty sure he slept through it. With Maria’s description of the plot he remains dismissively quizzical. And then he dismissively asks her why she even bothered to bring it up. Nasser is the kind of science guy I have a difficult time discussing anything with. Instead of curiosity he just brings smug skepticism. Maybe it’s a character he’s playing, the foil who requires an extra effort to convince. I’m just left with annoyance. His demeanor is basically the opposite of why I first fell in love with the show. The old Radiolab was full of wonder, and I miss that.”
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United States of America ·
03/13/24
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