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“As a frequent Guardian reader, I’m let down as a listener. Sounds like AI voices backed by uninspired scoring.”
Callahansfeedstore via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/03/24
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“I listened for years and was great but now everything says it’s “from the archive” please give me new content”
Nintendo reviews games via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
03/28/24
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“Deeply researched and brilliantly told stories”
Cool fool stool pool via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/28/24
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“I listen to all the episodes. I agree that American English (if that’s what it is) can be grating. I also wonder if the copy is proofread.”
jcampulous via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
02/23/24
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“For long time listeners there’s a little too much ‘From the archive’ and not enough new content.”
inquisito65 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
02/22/24
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“I have really enjoyed this podcast, but can no longer listen due to the episodes being read by AWFUL artificially generated voices. It sounds terrible and distracts so much from the writing. The episodes now sound like lazy YouTube ads rather than talented journalism.”
lorna1809 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/22/24
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“I love the stories and info in these podcasts. The audio additions and sound effects ruin them though. It’s unnecessary and doesn’t provide the engagement it intends to.”
Can't wait until the next one via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
01/19/24
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“Always well researched and informative. Well read and captivating stories. Apolitical”
sidhitch via Apple Podcasts ·
New Zealand ·
12/11/23
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“Sadly, the amazing journalism is let down by very monotone narration. The reader has no warmth to their tone, removing the empathy and emotion from the article.”
Gamble3866 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/06/23
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“Since the October 7 massacre the guardian “the Long Read” has focused on anti Jew anti Israel stories. The original stories were written by Palestinians needing Hamas approval for their continued survival. The stories are entirely one sided propaganda. To re run these stories now is an attempt...”Read full review »
This Ken via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/31/23
“I learn so much about the world from this podcast. Faultless journalism. I read some grumbling about the narration. Our current public discourse, on my side of the pond, is full of bloviating and shouting and hyperbole. Even many of the more reasonable broadcast journalists seem to feel the need...”Read full review »
Never clean enough via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/06/23
“The writing is consistently strong. But it’s let down by the narration, which generally sounds robotic and utterly devoid of personality. It feels like narrators were chosen to sound as flat as possible.”
whynicknamegoodgod via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/30/23
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“Just splendidly chosen topics read nicely by professionals.”
Tasos Vitsa via Apple Podcasts ·
Greece ·
08/18/23
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“I have listened to this podcast for over a year and have really loved going back to listen to the earlier episodes as well. I often see reviewers who complain about various readers but I find myself quickly engrossed in the content and no longer focusing on the voice. That said, I am from the...”Read full review »
camping crafter via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/02/23
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“You might assume that an interview with a notorious, brutal double-murderer would be a controversial topic and after listening to the Malcom M episode I would agree that was the case. I felt that any purpose to quality journalism (sorry, “essaying”) was missed, or simply never existed, and...”Read full review »
BellieRinger via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
07/14/23
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“My foray into this particular podcast left much to be desired. Unfortunately, it fell short in several crucial aspects, resulting in an underwhelming and forgettable listening experience. From monotonous hosts to subpar production quality, lack of structure, lengthy episodes, and unimpressive...”Read full review »
*Mr. Joshua* via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/06/23
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“None of the background music/sounds add anything and are distracting. Plus they seem very similar to each other”
kevanon via Apple Podcasts ·
Switzerland ·
05/21/23
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“Has a definite stance and point of view, which is explored through various topics and ongoing issues in the modern world with serious mindedness. The quality of this content goes way beyond entertainment and reaches more toward essays history biography or non fiction studies that could be...”Read full review »
indieperfume via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/02/23
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“Due to the transphobia and providing a platform for hate speech I can no longer support the guardian.”
A122136 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/16/23
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“Honestly, this “audio production” has ruined this otherwise amazing program. “America the Beautiful” overlayed over an introduction about trump and right-wing populism. It’s just so cheesy…to quote trump on his former twitter account: “#SAD!””
dan-10284838298392 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/13/23
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“I count on The Guardian for the best written and oral journalism. And, yes, I financially support this forum. ✊The level of writing and speakers is unparalleled.”
TheWomanOnFire via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/16/23
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“Beautiful British accent and easily understood speaking speed. Great podcast, very useful to train listening capability.”
YSWGloria via Apple Podcasts ·
Taiwan ·
01/29/23
“…spoiling an otherwise completely fascinating piece.”
MarkoB1111 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/28/23
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“Most topics are rather interesting and appealing to a worldwide audience, although some are too culture-specific. About one out of four episodes is a rerun, pardon, “from the archive”, which makes 25% of this basically redundant. Lastly, the sound quality varies a lot: the volume of the sound of...”Read full review »
whattf0ck via Apple Podcasts ·
Portugal ·
01/12/23
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“Have been listening for several years, but in the last year or so, the ads have gotten really annoying and LOUD. I don’t mind the presence of ads, I understand why you need them, but please don’t include ones that have jingles or clash too much with the pod’s style. I listen to the pod for its...”Read full review »
CutiForever via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/02/23
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“I‘ve been listening to the guardian audio long read for 4 years. I started to listen regularly because most episodes managed to capture my interest, even if they were on a topic I had no previous interest in. They did this in a brilliantly simple and straightforward way: by brilliant writing and...”Read full review »
PaulinaK. via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/12/22
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“Same old issue, from the same perspective.
If this was new to the guardian & it’s readers then perhaps 4 of 5 stars. But there’s nothing to learn here, as the guardian has been (rightly) shining a light on the industry for decades.
So, how about looking at the issue from a local...”Read full review »
tonkei via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/30/22
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“I’ve heard a few of these and they’re all good but it’s annoying that quite often it doesn’t say who the writer is, even on the actual podcast itself and not on the synopsis either. I’d be cross if I were them. Sort it out guardian!”
biclighter via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/21/22
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“I have listened to this podcast faithfully for years - it is interesting, thought-provoking and informative. However, the more recent episodes have been marred by clumsy, amateur sound affects that are incongruous and often quite embarrassing. The old format was infinitely better.”
hester.m94 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/20/22
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“I love listening to the diverse, well written articles about so many subjects and the voice readers use calming voices, so it's very relaxing to listen. I've found highly informative episodes and learned so much. I love the long dive into the subject matter.”Read full review »
StarSharon via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/30/22
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“I’m a right-wing conservative but I come here regularly because I like listening to challenging, opposing views plus I respect the quality of journalism from the Guardian, despite its political leaning. However, whilst you try to portray a neutral & objective position, the narrative...”Read full review »
NZL8970 via Apple Podcasts ·
New Zealand ·
10/27/22
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“Very interesting and one of my favourite narrators”
Emcee54 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/29/22
“I love guardian long reads and have relied on this podcast to soothe, inform, interest, distract and entertain me for years. I normally listen to it as I go to sleep. However I personally really don’t enjoy the new production approach and find the style and volume of the background music and...”Read full review »
Josie.G via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/20/22
“This used to be my favourite podcast - well-written, insightful long reads on varied subjects - but it’s pretty unlistenable since they added cheesy music and sound effects. Please ditch this and return to the tried and tested format. I used to recommend this all the time but have stopped based...”Read full review »
Scott F 1982 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/28/22
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“I’m not crazy about the new stock music and “funny” sound effects. They are annoying and distracting. The content stands on its own without help!”
hi from athens ga via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/18/22
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“I’ve listened to the audio long read for years and it’s some of the best journalism I’ve come across. But I hate the music and sound effects that have been added so unnecessarily to recent episodes. It feels intrusive and jarring.”
Works fine otherwise via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/14/22
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“This has been a great podcast for a long time but recent episodes have annoying music and sounds added - unnecessary and distracting from the great journalism.”
PakaCrumbs via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/09/22
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“but for the love of god, get rid of the music and generic sound effects - absolutely no value added and for me, complexity distracting. I wonder if the original authors help drive and choose what funny sound effect helps ‘colour’ their article…”
AndyCSalmon via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/09/22
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“Often the stories are great!! Agree with other reviews that narration should be British, American accents are easy to find elsewhere. Also agree with major volume control issues of the intro chimes and ads- these make it hard to listen to while trying to relax. Otherwise great!”
5762097632 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/08/22
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“For reasons unknown the producer adds chiming muzak in palm oil episode masking the spoken content at random intervals. This makes for unpleasant listening. Just because you can add pointless sounds does NOT mean you should.
And why re-post old episodes?
Scrolling has been invented”
Cgfry5755435466hfggtu via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/05/22
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“Sad to listen to the whole abortion long read and then Concrete. We write to inform, to entertain, and to persuade - sadly these were almost entirely the latter. Disappointed. Look to your program to provide more of 1 and 2. Clear miss for this program. When one family member died of abortion...”Read full review »
moving on-missu via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/28/22
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