Wonderful content; sometimes poor audio and uninteresting guests
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“I have been an Agatha Christie fan for 30 years, and I’ve been an avid listener of the ‘All About Agatha’ podcast for several years now. So I was delighted to find ‘Tea and Murder’. I appreciate that Ms. Norman is not trying to recreate the wonderful format of ‘All About Agatha’. Overall, this is a great podcast for Christie fans, and I enjoy listening to anyone who loves to talk about Christie’s work as much as I do.
I only have two reservations: (1) The sound quality of the guests is sometimes disappointing. For example, the recent interview with Christie scholar John Curran was very difficult to hear. This has been true on a few other occasions. Perhaps this is just a learning curve for the producer. (2) My other concern relates to one specific interview. I don’t want to be overly critical, but I did not enjoy hearing how much a guest hated ‘Cards on the Table’. The bulk of the guest’s criticism seemed to focus on the fact that Agatha Christie’s characters reflected many of the prejudices of their time, class, and nationality. All the Christie fans I know freely admit that there are statements and depictions in Christie’s books that feel stuck in their time. Sometimes it’s clear that Christie is putting offensive words into characters’ mouths. There are also times when it seems that the offensive comments and ideas line up quite closely with Christie’s own beliefs and ideas. I’m a politically liberal gay man, but I don’t expect writers from 80 years ago to perfectly align with all of my values. I read Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Evelyn Waugh, Emily Dickinson, Hemingway, etc. and sometimes cringe at certain comments and attitudes. It was disappointing to tune into that particular episode and hear the guest complain non-stop about how much she hated reading ‘Cards on the Table.’ I often enjoy hearing the views of people who don’t like Christie or certain aspects of her work, but this particular guest didn’t say anything new or interesting or illuminating. It was just a torrent of derision. But I will keep listening!”
kwf2011 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/25/23
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“I am an Agatha Christie fan and was so happy to find this podcast. I enjoy listening to the various guests’ comments and opinions with regard to the book that has been chosen to discuss. A great addition to podcasts about Golden Age detectives. A must for any fan of All About Agatha and...”Read full review »
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United States of America ·
04/24/23
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“Great interviews with interesting authors.”
5fivefive via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
02/06/23
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