Needs improvement
Just like most top of the pops music, this top of the science podcasts is pretty bad. The host of the podcast was not very engaging and his exaggerated inflections were annoying. The awful sound effects and background music reminded me of freshman DJ's that can't correctly control their audio feeds. The current state of this podcast is an embarrassment to Scientific American, which in the past has published a reasonable science magazine that is geared toward the general populace. There are good science podcasts for the general public, so the producers cannot hide behind the mantra "We had to make it sucky so the average Bob would listen".Read full review »
Mr. ShortyPants via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 03/24/06
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ung via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 02/18/06
This has been a staple Podcast for me for years. Lately, the download time has been unbearable. A <15mb download has been in the hours. I'm amazed that a major publication can't find file hosting to provide decent downloads.Read full review »
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