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“I get the attempted move to a subscription-based model. I’m sure you had some well-paid consultants make the case to you. Unfortunately you are a few years too late. People are sick of new subscriptions, with ever increasing costs — especially for things they are happy to listen to for free with paid advertisements. The move that led me to move to post a negative review, however, was the bait-and-switch story in the Thanksgiving/Black Friday episode — in which you began to tell the story of china and the Dalia llama, only to then abruptly cut it short to push YET ANOTHER a half-off your subscription offer. At this point who is going to believe the full-value price of your subscription? And at this point what high-value listeners haven’t already decided to sign up. A bait-and-switch ad presented as a story isn’t the way to get me to sign up. It’s the way to get my to dig in my feels and refuse to sign up.”
Mets228 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/25/23
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“I love listening to lots of US news (mainly NPR and NPR podcasts) but I was looking for another source for world news. I had tried to listen to other podcasts from The Economist but always found them too dry (and I don’t usually mind that). Somehow though The Intelligence is way better.”
toddercast via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/04/19
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“I really enjoy listening to The Intelligence every day. I especially like how they don’t just have hard news; the soft news stories are the reason I listen. Like every news publication, this one is inevitably biased to some extent. The only reason I don’t give them five stars is because they...”Read full review »
tripleh.triplew via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/27/19
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“The economist makes one of my favorite podcasts- jason is an exceptionally fitting and calming host. Love it - topics always are super interesting and are talked about in a neutral manner.”
Ssahil97 via Apple Podcasts ·
Germany ·
06/12/19
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