Great Magazine, Terrible Delivery
Scientific American is a great magazine without a doubt. Their podcast, on the other hand, is crippled by an abysmally bad host. I subscribed to this podcast for a long time, but ultimately I had to give up on it because Steve Mirsky is so uninformed that I couldn't take it anymore. Every time he reports something or interviews someone from my area (physics), it makes me cringe. On top of that, he sensationalizes the stories in a way that may appeal to a reader of Time Magazine, but is inappropriate for a scientific magazine (even a popular one). Like I said, this podcast host is so bad I couldn't listen to it anymore.Read full review »
son2 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 11/01/09
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I greatly enjoy this podcast. Informative and humorous.
jjbagg via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 11/11/07
I enjoy the questions Steve asks and always love the subjects of dicussion. I didn't know much about the magazine before listening to the podcasts but I recently subscribed because I love them so much. Hopefully the magazine is as amazing as the podcasts.Read full review »
Rock Yourself via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 11/05/07
This, originally, was a pretty good podcast. I like Steve Mirsky, BUT the last few I've listened too spend way too much time on The next issue of SCIAM. And, unfortunately, the quality of the magazine is dropping too. I cancelled my subscription since the devote too much time to...Read full review »
mroren via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 08/06/10
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