Sadly Mediocre
I've listened for many years. The stories have gone down in quality and depth - very shallow plots, predictable writing, mainstream themes that aren't very stimulating: obvious, pedestrian responses to mundane melodramas read breathlessly to give them the intensity that they don't inherently have. The stories sound like they were written by college students or genre writers. What happened? This podcast seems like a reflection of American society's dumbing down, lack of artistic sophistication and grit. I go back every now and then to check out a podcast that I once loved. It's vapid.Read full review »
Kah Povi via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 10/11/20
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This podcast seems like it is geared to someone in their 60's. Not that there is anything wrong with that. It just that I have 40 years to go before I am in that age group.Read full review »
J.K. Potter via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 06/23/08
Excellent podcast, i recommend to anyone who likes a short story and so well read.
yorkshire jeannie via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 10/08/08
Sooo excited to have this as a podcast. They keep moving the show around the schedule on my local station. Now I won't miss it. Compelling stories, wonderfully performed, just the right length. Bravo!Read full review »
Tjanddd via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 05/09/07
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