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“I love Mattea and am so proud of her accomplishments. But, unfortunately I cannot listen to her podcasts. I feel that she is so focussed on what she is going to next ask her guest that she doesn’t actually listen to the guest’s response. She is young and may, in time, learn to take the time...”Read full review »
B C Daisy via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
11/04/24
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“When Eleanor retired, I was so happy that they played From the Archives for over a year. She is my favourite host ever on cbc, no one else compares. Now, the time slot is being filled by one of their worst programs that I shall not mention. Why CBC, couldn’t we hear the archived interviews for...”Read full review »
Lime.leaf via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
10/14/24
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“Bookends is a wonderful podcast. I like the down-to-earth style of interviewing that captures every day living experience in writing. I especially enjoyed your interview with Alison McCreesh, a fellow northerner.”
Shar from Canada via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
09/29/24
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“Please please continue to play From the Archives!”
Queens Chambers’ via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
09/10/24
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“Please make Eleanor’s interviews available as a separate podcast from this new incarnation (which is shallow by comparison).”
Spatinaw via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
09/10/24
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“I could listen to this podcast forever. Even if I have no previous knowledge of the author, I always learn something and feel like I need to read every book they have ever written! Truly fantastic show.”
Canada Canoeist via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
08/28/24
“Thank you Eleanor!”
Magic And Miracles via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
05/13/24
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“Peerless perfection and honest. I adore it”
sandytho via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
04/20/24
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“Eleanor is simply the best interviewer. Her insightful questions never fail to provoke the most thoughtful responses. I will miss her mellow voice and gentle sense of humour.”
Erko helen via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
04/16/24
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“Thank you so much for making this available on podcast, for me the best find for a long time (am a big fan of the New Yorker fiction podcast). Please bring all available interviews 🙏”
LeaJap24 via Apple Podcasts ·
Czech Republic ·
02/25/24
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“For so many years now our tradition has been to go for a long drive in the country on Sunday while listening to Writers and Company …. I’ve been listening since the very first shows …. Please some how make all the old episodes available? My fav was that Francine du Plessy Grey show …. Will miss...”Read full review »
TranceFonik949 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
01/15/24
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“I only just found out that they will not be any more new shows of writers and company, where the most literate woman in Canada will lead us through novels and authors, so that we may enrich are the lives! You have accompanied me in so many trips to the store, to pick up children, to deliver...”Read full review »
one more? via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
07/07/23
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“Simply the best of the best. Thank you for your years devoted to bringing literary discourse into our lives with singular intelligence, warmth, and sensitivity. Mon chapeau!”
Dame ichie via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
07/03/23
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“Eleanor Wachtel is retiring?!
It is well deserved, but so disappointing. Eleanor Wachtel is the best interviewer I have ever heard on radio, podcast or television. She is so informed, intelligent, and respectful. She is not just the best interviewer in the arts - she is the best interviewer,...”Read full review »
Puffpoo via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
06/28/23
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Quantoidb via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
06/28/23
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“Would it be possible to make available podcasts of every single one of Eleanor’s interviews? As a way of coping with her retirement, it would be wonderful to begin again and listen, again, to every single one.
There is no one who can ever replace Eleanor!”
Centre for Creative Being via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
06/19/23
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“Dear Ms. Wachtel,
It was upsetting to hear you are ending your podcast—-selfishly I wish you would continue doing it forever. There is no podcast I look forward to more—-I know it will be the most interesting, intelligent and enlightening hour of the week, without equal. As I am not a writer I...”Read full review »
trillionshelper via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/01/23
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“Even in uncharted waters for me I learn something ever time, I can almost hear my brain turning things over and my perspective grows. Thank you so much. Eleanor is so talented as are the crew that backs her up.”
cohomama via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
12/09/22
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“Without question one of the best shows ever produced by CBC, and consistently so for decades, Writers respects its audience and is inviting to all kinds of readers. Eleanor is the quiet Queen of the CBC. If you only read the writers she interviews, you would be well served, and alongside such...”Read full review »
Geoelh via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
11/27/22
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“Eleanor walchtel is talking with brilliant people, and she is prepared and asks intelligent questions. Bravo”
pablo-north via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
11/05/22
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“Simply the very best interviewer of writers — she does the reading and asks intelligent questions. I agree with the listener who asks that Eleanor not retire until they die!!! TW”
twonschooner via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
09/25/22
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“Please, please don’t retire until I’m dead.”
gentle julia via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
05/09/22
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“Eleanor really does have a “lovely manner” and is always “incredibly well-prepared”. Best literary interviewer I have ever come across. And Jonathan Franzen - what can you say? One of the truly great writers of our time.
Superb interview!”
JOHNinTO via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
04/26/22
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“Great show!”
Michael MacGillivray via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
03/14/22
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“My bookshelves are full of writers I have discovered listening to Eleanor. Every week I wait for her new show with anticipation of discovering yet more new writers. The show is beautifully paced, Eleanor, never intrusive, sweeps the show along in her gentle tones allowing a sense of intimate...”Read full review »
JM-UOT via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
03/14/21
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“I enjoyed this interview immensely. The author is forthright and plain speaking. Her prose are most likely the same. Her lack of a southern accent was startling.
Bravo! to a 35 year old woman who is not censored in anyway. The interview was driven with powerful questions by E Wachtel. She...”Read full review »
hplavins via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
02/28/21
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“The interest and work that goes into these interviews is unsurpassed.Opens up an entire unlimited world of interests and ideas to listeners. Canadians are so lucky to have Writers and Company. Thank You CBC !”
GenousJohn6 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
01/27/21
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“An incredibly prepared and thoughtful interviewer of authors . Superior to all other book podcasts”
20digits via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/27/21
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“This is the one podcast/radio show I take the time to listen to and not multitask while doing so. I love the ability to hear from old favourite authors on their books and process and learn about ones I’ve never heard of. Thank you Eleanor!”
gkwebb via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
09/02/20
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“How will we ever survive when Eleanor stops doing this show???”
Aunt Morel via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
07/13/20
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“Eleanor Wachtel is a superb interviewer - very insightful and shrewd but never gets in the way of her guests. A wonderful podcast series.”
carlotta sphinx via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
03/10/20
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“Another fascinating interview by Eleanor. I’ve listened to Writers & Company for years (20 +?), and have never been disappointed. I appreciate the eloquence, empathy, curiosity and knowledge consistently demonstrated in Eleanor’s programme. Thanks for introducing me to so many writers and...”Read full review »
JBrookeC via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
02/10/20
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“You know the interviewer has done a good job when the guests thank her for an interesting interview! Eleanor is well-prepared and articulate, and her perceptive questions elicit equally intelligent responses. My favourite CBC podcast.”
HabsFanInOz via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
02/10/20
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“The program defines the best of Canadian cultural values and dedication to an exploration of ideas and literary accomplishment. Wachtel is brilliant as an interviewer, able to bring the authors to conclusions and connections they have never considered.this adds a freshness and sense of adventure...”Read full review »
vankormor via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
11/19/19
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“Best podcast ever. Eleanor is so brilliant what she does. A national treasure.”
Christine St. Peter via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
09/27/19
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“I look forward to Sunday and enjoy every podcasts.
Eleanor is so adept at bringing out all the little details we want to hear about the stories and lives of the authors who write them.”
Glamma !#* via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
05/29/19
“Writers & Company’s Eleanor Wachtel is surely one of the great interviewers. She is engaging and thoughtful and her guests -authors, poets, film-makers - always seem delighted to respond to Ms. Wachtel’s questions. The resulting conversations are rich in insights, ideas and, of course, stories.”
Pierre Ringwald via Apple Podcasts ·
Germany ·
02/25/19
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“Eleanor is an amazing interviewer. She draws amazing things out of the writers she talks to, and connects us with them. I love writers and company and listen to it all the time. Thank you!”
BreeSwi via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
11/17/18
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“Eleanor Wachtel is the best interviewer period. Eloquent, empathic, knows her guest work and asks insightful thoughtful questions that are far more interesting than the usual superficial interviews out there. A must for readers and authors. Can’t wait for the next one !”
alainleclerc-auteur via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
10/29/18
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“The best show on Radio One and has been for years. Is she retiring? Please say no! I thought nobody could replace Alistair ? Letter from America but now I have forgotten his last name....but not his voice. Hoping I will Not forget the name Eleanor Wachtel. Alastair Cook...got it!”
Sillybumgran via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
10/18/18
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