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“I do feel for these guys. Their goosebump-inducing debut podcast wound up being centered around a hoax, and their sophomore effort was a defensive, somewhat indignant retraction -- not exactly a promising launch. The shadow of that troubled start has hung over the rest of their production for me: I rolled my eyes as they felt sorry for themselves about internet lies, tuned out as their expose on the deep web basically just acknowledged the sub-net's existence and then ended there, groaned as the co-host stressed needlessly about being rated by ex-girlfriends who didn't give him a second thought on some dating app, and now I just finished listening to a piece cnetered around comedian Kyle Kinane that the subject didn't bother appearing on -- his tweets were read aloud with gusto by an excitable sound-nothing-alike.
The pattern here is that the TLDR guys always seem to think they're getting into a bigger story than they really are: a grand conspiracy, a secret internet, a twisty dating history, and it always ends in anticlimax. A large part of this is because they're just starting out and trying to generate content, but it also needs to be said that they're dropping the ball in terms of journalistic gruntwork. Don't just report the most sensational angle possible; find something interesting and original to say and then check your sources and check your sources' sources. And if your story winds up not really going anywhere -- see most episodes so far -- have the discipline to scrap that story and try something else.
For these reasons, TLDR feels very out of place in the NPR podcast family. It could grow into something interesting, but it's not ready yet.”Read full review »
ted-- via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/09/13
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“This is a good show that has helped me feel up to date on some cool new things happening in culture and technology.”
Danermal via Apple Podcasts ·
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08/30/14
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“Much like the Internet itself, TLDR is a freewheeling discussion of strange and interesting aspects of the various facets of online culture. At times, it's juvenile; at others, touching and sad. It might be the only NPR-related podcast to begin with a blast of Wu-Tang Clan yelling "BRING...”Read full review »
the Nuthouse via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/22/14
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“The team at TLDR does an excellent job illustrating the connection internet culture has on the larger human experience. It's fun, smart and a great listen.”Read full review »
mkarolian via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/05/14
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