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“I have been listening to this podcast for at least 18 months but am now considering unsubscribing.
In part, this is because the longer running time (it used to be c. 25-30 minutes, now over 40) seriously eats into my commuting time and I like to listen to a variety of podcasts, not just one.
But I also feel that the podcast has been dumbed down. You still get the great guests talking knowledgeably about the markets and the big stories but the extra time allotted is now partly devoted to a daily voxpop feature on the issue-du-jour (as if a dozen people messaging in with their hard-luck stories about finding a job adds real insight to the skills gap debate).
Then there are the presenters; or rather, one presenter. Adam Parsons is fine but, coinciding with the dumbing down process, Mickey Clark appears to have been given greater freedom to play up his common man schtick and it really grates. I don't care whether he's a technophobe and refuses to join Twitter (a regular joke on air) or even that he appears to be in a 1950s-style marriage where men play golf and wives cook and clean... what grates is the man-down-the-pub delivery and the obsessive focus on car ownership and fuel prices as some kind of parable for the wider economy.
Fortunately, over summer Mickey appears to be on holiday a fair amount so we're treated to the likes of Dominic Laurie and David Jones, but I suspect I'll pull the plug on this podcast once the summer is over and rely instead on the Best of Today, which tends to feature the same markets guests as Wake Up to Moneyand delivers market news and insight without populism in about 11 minutes.”Read full review »
ED R the Third via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/08/14
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“I work overseas and find this a great way to stay in touch with the UK money scene. I listen to WUTM every day - usually on my way to work. It's both entertaining and informative. Well done Radio Five Live.
Update Dec 2007 - this show remains one of my favorite podcasts. With so many...”Read full review »
nbe via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/04/07
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Great Britain ·
05/07/17
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“00:22 the next morning and still no download available via iPhone from yesterday's show. Chop chop”Read full review »
Tommo 7/11 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/13/11
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