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“Walter Isaacson delivers the perfect blend of information, education, and entertainment in every podcast.”
Water could be rusty! via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/22/24
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“Calm & captivating, Professor Isaacson is a perfect host for this concise and pertinent podcast.
Too much noise in that domain,
listen up to this one. Highest marks.”
Iswoon via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/09/23
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“Sir Walter Isaacson is a virtuoso writer and with Trailblazers podcast he shows that he’s a trailblazer himself in the podcast world. Information rich and engaging episodes.”
Louis Hansel via Apple Podcasts ·
Ireland ·
06/29/22
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“Trailblazers should do an episode on technology hacking history and how it’s evolved.”
krh1983 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/29/22
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“Par none this is the best Podcast ever. I learned a lot. As I listen to this podcast before going to bed every night I appreciate the cool voice of Walter Isaacson's story telling and well connected research to give a full picture. the music level is not very loud either as some podcasts do...”Read full review »
Skennd- via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/28/21
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“This podcast is very interesting. Walter has an unique gift for storytelling that engages the listener to the stories he tell. From different subjects but very interesting subjects. I recommend if you like good stories and great historical facts !”
ROtake via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
08/13/21
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“Season 5 seems to have a message. The science and entrepreneurship aspects are lost. Earlier episodes are very good.”
Brad McKibben via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/30/21
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“Isaacson’s brilliant storytelling extends beyond his writings to this podcast which is the perfect length for a quick run, ride, or drive.”
trium2003 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
03/25/21
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“Seems like someone else is completely making the show for Isaacson—he’s just here to read the lines.
No original insight or the personal flair for which he is famous for.”
experiencedfan000 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/17/21
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“A brilliant podcast with engaging topics and a masterful construction of narrative. Short and sweet.
Malcolm Gladwell led me here and rightly so.
Anyone who loves Revisionist History will love this.
Thumbs up to Mr. Isaacson!”
Uneebb via Apple Podcasts ·
Pakistan ·
01/18/21
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“I listen to many podcasts about business history and product development. I recently found this and am learning even more and having fun listening.”
ktm5461 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/04/21
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“i love the Quiet narrative rich with new information and fascinating diversity”
wefirst via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/20/20
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“Just now discovered this podcast - Frustrating
I can binge 5 seasons - Priceless”
cwdonahoe76 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/14/20
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“From start to finish, each podcast is engaging and educating. Walter Isaacson is a terrific story teller which makes it all the better.”
mlapey1 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/16/20
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“I am new to this podcast. What a joy to discover and be enlightened by these innovators. Spectacular!”
DCRoo via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/09/20
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“Meaningful, contemporary topics, put into perspective, presented with history and in context of modern time.
Highly recommended!”
Maggie_todorov via Apple Podcasts ·
Bulgaria ·
10/07/20
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“How does Walter Isaacson do it? He must be one of the most prolific writers ever.
Thank you,
Elaine”
Elaine’s iTunes via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/12/20
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“Brilliant & have been sharing with youngsters to understand the past, present and potential future. Thanks Walter and team awesome work”
luckyvicky0606 via Apple Podcasts ·
Singapore ·
06/30/20
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“It’s a nice change up to how these types of topics are covered in podcasts I like it better.”
Bertmagert via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/16/20
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“And now John Goodenough is a Nobel Laureate, what a trailblazer in predicting!!!”
Joey14Yee via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/20/19
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“Just love the podcast. Thank you for bringing this to the world”
Faran86 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
11/04/19
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“Just listened to an episode on self-driving cars where guest after guest with a vested interest in the technology under discussion put forward pie-in-the-sky ideas all that mostly framed the issue of self-driving cars as taming “error” by pedestrians rather than as the real problem that cities...”Read full review »
Madnugat via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
10/10/19
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“This is the THE podcast to listen to when you don’t know what you want - but you want to be inspired. Isaacson is a living legend”
LightSixty via Apple Podcasts ·
South Africa ·
09/19/19
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“Great content, the narrator is not very engaging though.”
BigPHX via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/05/19
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“Thanks very much Walter Isaacson for the education you provide us about how technology has changed and is disrupting our lives.
I hope there will be season 4 covering interesting subjects such as 5G, Cyberspace...”
stephaneNangue via Apple Podcasts ·
France ·
07/28/19
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“An incredibly interesting, insightful, and informative podcast. A great blessing for those into history, science, and how the world goes ‘round.”
ITwastoken via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/28/19
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“Well-structured, informative and professionally produced. Walter’s voice is calm and clear, and makes listening a pleasure. I enjoy each episode and look forward to many future seasons.”
Ahoog69 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/14/19
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“If you like him as an author, you’ll enjoy these podcasts.”
Ninja ninja chicken dinner via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/02/19
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“Great mix of succinct narration and interviews that tell the history of tech.”
robertchen1992 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/01/19
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“This podcast is really great. Fantastic content and Walter is a great narrator. Very educational and interesting topics”
209sanger via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/26/19
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“Well done! Such a well researched and beautifully told podcast. Love listening!!!”
Dani05Candie via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
02/19/19
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“This is the best podcast series I have ever discovered.”
kona94 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
01/07/19
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“I started by hearing some of the episodes that were about topics of interest and now I’m on following the full set of them.
The balance is well equilibrated between explanations on the topics, history and participation from leading experts.”
alampreave via Apple Podcasts ·
Spain ·
12/23/18
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“I heard about Trailblazers from the Economist podcast. It’s been beautifully insightful.”
Segun Ogunwale via Apple Podcasts ·
Nigeria ·
12/21/18
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“Antes escuchaba un podcast para distraerme mientras hacia deporte. Ahora salgo a hacer deporte para escuchar este podcast.”
syyntu via Apple Podcasts ·
Spain ·
12/02/18
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“Really well done podcast”
Kontsekjent via Apple Podcasts ·
South Africa ·
11/25/18
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“Really enjoy the end-to-end approach to describing path of innovations that have made a technology or an industry.”
therickaustin via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/01/18
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“I love how each episode starts at the beginning of the innovation and we hear how the innovation evolves through each discovery or invention. Keep the episodes coming!”
Malakthemagus via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/22/18
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“Everything about this podcast series is outstanding. There has obviously been a lot of detailed research conducted on each topic and the result is an evidence based, very well produced podcast on a wide variety of technologies. Present day technologies are eloquently linked to their beginnings...”Read full review »
Musso Rich via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
09/15/18
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“I wish I found this sooner. Topics covered are always interesting and the production is top notch. It helps to be famaous enough to attract guests to the presentation which Walter appears to be a master at. I listened to the first two seasons recently and very much look forward to the third...”Read full review »
William Polkinghorn via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/28/18
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“I love the deep-dive into each topic! Some times Trail Blazers hits a topic that I think I know a lot about. WRONG!! I quickly realize that I have only scratched the surface and Issac is about to take me to school and drop some historic relevance and expert, insider knowledge on me.
I cannot...”Read full review »
Dougvann via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/23/18
“Walter Isaacson is an incredible journalist, and if you have any interest in history, technology, or business, you’ll love these stories. Well done, Walter. —MC”
MC4ShizzleWizzle via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/14/18
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“For the tech geek and history geek
Every episode introduces new facts I had not known
Please keep them coming
Actually look fo my daily commute”
milletti18 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/11/18
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“Each episode/topic could easily be an hour long!”
Sean 2e via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
03/07/18
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“Really insightful, well narrated and with amazing access to the important players that influenced how we got to our technology of today. And some nice Dutch references to TomTom, Ahold/Delhaize and more!”
Ianus Keller via Apple Podcasts ·
Netherlands ·
02/07/18
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“I LOVE listening to this podcast. So interesting and done in a great manner. This is the first one I look for when I pick up my phone”
Unhappy buyer30 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/15/18
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“This is one podcast that I recommend to everyone. It is informative and produced in a different way. I have learned so much and look forward to the next one.”
123eas via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/21/17
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“The research that WI does and his ability to transfer the knowledge is extraordinary. But we’ve know that for a long time from his other work. In this series he really stimulates this by showing the progression of events and the people who triggered them. I would like to see a podcast. (s) on...”Read full review »
Tparadigm via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/08/17
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“It’s wonderful to have access to the stories of disruption that seemingly exist everywhere. Thankyou for taking the time to stand at “the crossroads” of story telling, engineering and economics. I would prefer 1hr long episodes that go deeper. Also if I may be so bold as to ask for Ben Franklin’s...”Read full review »
Eli Burger via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
12/07/17
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