Excellent content, but needs some format adjustments
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“I've just finished listening to all the published episodes of The Science of Sex, and I like it a lot. The research they've been discussing is fascinating, and their interviews with the researchers are very well done.
I love the back and forth with the authors—Dr. Zhana asks good questions, and Joe can get them to focus on clearing up something that might be confusing for the average listener. Dr. Zhana often inserts good, simplified summaries of what was said when the researchers get a bit deep in jargon and technical details.
The news roundups with Joe are good, but not as... thoughtful, perhaps? My general impression (without going back and listening to them again) is that they might have been a little too flip at times.
Full disclosure: before the advent of podcasts, I was an NPR listener, and avoided commercial radio like the plague. I'm afraid that Joe just doesn't do it for me. He's too Morning Zoo, and not enough Science Friday.
My only strong criticism: I really and truly loathe the commercial radio quality of the intro, outro, and section intros. The voice, the music—it all just clashes with both my preferred podcast style (more personal and less produced) and the nature of the content.
At least in the first few episodes the transitions were also way too loud in relation to the rest of the content; I'd be listening to them talk at a comfortable volume, and then the intro for the next segment would blast me out of my seat. I'd much rather just hear the hosts introduce each segment, perhaps with a very short and unobtrusive musical sting, and also have them doing the intro and outro.
Bottom line: I think they have a core of great content, but it's got some gaudy packaging that distracts and detracts.
I plan to keep listening and recommending it to others, but I hope that in the future I'll be able to give it an unqualified 5 stars.”Read full review »
Smiling Skeptic via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/25/17
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“The guy on the show is annoying. Overall the show is very informative 😁”
LinaDMckellar via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/31/18
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“This is a great show, inciteful with lots of good info and good research.
You just gotta get rid of Joe, sorry Joe. An example of why - this recent episode Joe pushes his point for literally six minutes about texting when you get home safely and Dr Jhana says I don’t want to do that essentially...”Read full review »
Alis74ir via Apple Podcasts ·
New Zealand ·
04/11/19
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“Every episode teaches me something new about myself or what I can do to my lover. And I thought I was experienced! Nope.”
Luzzybintfall via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/18/24
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