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“Like listening to AI reading a novel. No presenter skills. Nor humans? Was very interested in a world news roundup but I just can’t listen to this.”
u4toieyhrkth via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/12/24
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“Episodes keep duplicating so it’s hard to track”
random_nickname1 via Apple Podcasts ·
Philippines ·
04/06/24
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“Nothing like the other shows and totally robotic and bland. Skims at the most superficial level of each story … I know it’s a headline show but really look around at your competition ..
love the Economist but guys PLEASE .. what’s going on with this ?”
sj 001 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/20/24
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“Can’t access content because I have pre iOS 17 iPhone- even as a subscriber. Paying for something I can't use. Disappointed with this change.”Read full review »
42az42 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/16/24
“Like the information but can be very repetitive.”
Tcpfrank via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/11/24
“Good information presented with all the expression of an automaton. If it is not at least read by AI I would be very disappointed.”
83Lisson via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
01/29/24
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“I understand that The News In Brief is published “three times daily,” and the stories cycle through each day, but there are “subscription edition” episodes and “for subscribers only” episodes in my Apple Podcasts feed. Their timestamps are similar, and the phrases in the headlines don’t indicate...”Read full review »
Mike in Potomac via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/22/24
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“The voice on this podcast makes it difficult to listen to.”
JFouch via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/06/24
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“I wish I could listen to this. But the voices sound like AI bots to me. It distracts me from hearing any of the content.”
AddictedToPodcastsAnyone? via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/04/24
“What’s the difference between these two? Why is there so much overlap in the stories between the two versions??”
oneilld95 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/27/23
“I find the what seem to be the computer generated narration to be very irritating. The sound bit used between stories is tiresome in its repetition. Also, many stories are repeated in the podcasts. Do the story once and don’t repeat it in subsequent podcasts please!”
Hi tech ET via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/26/23
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“Same content seems to be posted again and again with slight variations in the news stories since subscribing to podcasts plus :/”
Devonmather via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
11/05/23
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“Narrator should be a person, not a computer, it’s not natural and quite distracting”
RBap4 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/31/23
“And why does the broadcaster sound like IA is reading the news. Usually a very good news podcast but absolutely awful today!!”
deeds1974 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/30/23
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“Looks like the same daily world in brief episode is uploaded twice in the Apple podcast app under subscription. Thank you”
Gab0878 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
10/25/23
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“Why does The Economist have this podcast? I really don’t understand. If somehow the “presenter” isn’t a bot they’re experimenting with, who could their audience be? This podcast is abysmal.”
msnh08 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/24/23
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“The AI/text to speech bot is obvious and grating. Uncanny valley. I can’t continue listening.”
Linzany via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/04/23
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“Used to be a favorite but new host seems to have trouble reporting the news”
MikeNY71 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/12/23
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“Speaks distinctly with a nice flowing cadence. Best ever.”
Yewh Rang via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/30/23
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“Please don’t use AI for host. Thank you”
BibliophileG via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/23/23
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“This is incredibly off putting the female is trying so hard to enunciate each word ( with great difficulty) that it’s hard to listen to my favorite news briefs! She can often not pronounce simple words like Deutsche Bank calling it Deutchy … Bank there have been so many of these, that I’ve lost...”Read full review »
Saffysen via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/26/23
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مراجعه الاختصار via Apple Podcasts ·
United Arab Emirates ·
05/10/23
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“This is the final podcast I listen to. Succinct and interesting.”
Denise Cdx via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
04/04/23
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“Xinjiang 新疆 (where many locals identify as East Turkistan 東突厥斯坦) is not Xizang 西藏 (traditionally and locally Tibet 圖博).
Also, despite their Sino-centric connotations, both 新疆 and 西藏 have been used officially for centuries from Qing dynasty.”
Evenisodd via Apple Podcasts ·
Taiwan ·
04/02/23
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“The news briefing itself is useful and always up in time to listen to on the way to work. However, the pronunciation is so bad as to almost make it unlistenable. It makes me think that it’s read either by a robot or someone with a rudimentary grasp of English. It’s jerky and does not flow and for...”Read full review »
wjbrady45 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/22/23
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“It’s great to have a quick summary of the most important current events. But I don’t understand the new 3x/day schedule. I never know which episode will have new news or not so I end up having to listen to the same thing twice, or skipping through episodes only once I realize I’ve already heard...”Read full review »
Sebdavid via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
02/08/23
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“Speaker sounds like an AI-generated readout of news headlines; uninterested and robotic; very off-putting”
mknyccc via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/30/23
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“EDIT : The new host seems much better now.
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The female reader’s voice ressembles a lot what one can generate with an AI-generated text-to-speech service.”
amnazrz via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/03/22
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“Really good content, but the pronunciation of the narrator is really distracting for me. Simple words (escalate) pronounced wrong, becomes all I can think about throughout that sentence!”
nhh5 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/14/22
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“This is The Economist? Just added this podcast to my daily podcast feed. NPR and BBC are so much better.”
bamiller via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/05/22
“The female presenter with the English accent struggles to pronounce many words, names and places and over enunciates
eV-ERy
Sing-le
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It’s weird and very distracting whilst trying to listen to the news. Everything else about the podcast is fantastic.”
Jabawackiees via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/27/22
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“Good, succinct world news source made even better now with the new host.”
justanewsjunkie via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/21/22
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“When the podcast first started, the content was fresh and informative every day. Since it has shifted to three times daily, much of the content is repeated throughout the day. I would much rather hear new news than hear the same news. Just my opinion…”
Svimmel via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/16/22
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“The world in brief deleted all episodes save the most recent one in Apple Podcasts. Which is really unfortunate for those who had saved specific episodes to help with research and writing. Me and my family have subscribed to the economist for over 30 years, but the recent changes motivated by...”Read full review »
boba the builder via Apple Podcasts ·
Germany ·
08/12/22
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“Great daily rundown. Thoughtful and global coverage. I listened daily for a year and then subscribed to the Economist - love that their full weekly editions are on audio.”
Tyler - NY via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/07/22
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“Truly great just like any content from The Economist. Finally some news that are actually thought through”
Angelo Dauriat via Apple Podcasts ·
Hong Kong ·
07/16/22
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“Like the content but the lady who voices it has difficulty pronouncing names / words properly. See: rajapaSKa, sajid jaaarvid, ten-ure.”
sebbbbles via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
07/11/22
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“I love your content and stories, however it is so painful to listen to your news readers who sound robotic and snotty.”
Shereen_in_the_lowlands via Apple Podcasts ·
Netherlands ·
07/05/22
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“Great podcast to start the day. I miss the old reader though, the delivery feels almost robotic.”
LuckyL96 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
06/30/22
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“Sometimes they shine sometimes not so much, but it’s free so why complain.”
takinite via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/19/22
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“5 star show with moments of 2. Why the one dimensional opinion on voting rights without discussion? IDs are required for a library card, health care, etc - why not to vote? Vaccination proof required for some to work and travel - is there no room for a voting ID discussion? Are long lines at the...”Read full review »
moving on-missu via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/14/22
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“I’m pretty sure the program recently switched to using an AI to read the briefing. The mangled pronunciations are just too particular. It’s distracting and dare I say a little uncanny.”
ocajwm via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/13/22
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“The content is excellent and succinct. Unfortunately, the new reader makes it a painful experience. The delivery is so slow that I fall asleep before a sentence is complete. The quality of voice seems to be poor, but this could be a change in recording equipment. This used to be my favorite...”Read full review »
iamnNirvana via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/10/22
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“For the love of God get rid of this guy! Annoying voice, should be reading books to preschoolers not news.”
grummelblair via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/08/22
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“One of my favorite news podcasts when I need to stay informed on-the-go. It's short and straight to the point. When they make a mistake regarding details of the news they cover, they issue a quick apology at the end of the episode. I'm sad to say that this podcasts is one of the only...”Read full review »
GliterGirlPixie via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/12/22
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