AP Newswatch: Top Stories from the Associated Press

It’s good news but the amount of ads is unbearable.

“The Gaza Health Ministry reports…” is controlled by HAMAS. AP should be stating, “The HAMAS controlled Gaza Health Ministry reports…” HAMAS’ charter is to destroy Israel. HAMAS built its military in and around civilian infrastructure, neighborhoods, hospitals, schools - which HAMAS intended to cause noncombatant deaths when attacking HAMAS illegal combatants/terrorists. HAMAS started the war by breaking the cease fire, slaughtering 1,200 and taking 200 hostages. HAMAS is directly responsible for many Gazan deaths, as it has been holding its own people as human shields. The HAMAS controlled Gaza Health Ministry does not specify how many deaths are illegal combatants/terrorists, just that all deaths are civilians. You have to remember, Israel is a western constitutional democracy and HAMAS is a terrorist organization that used billions in international humanitarian aid for its military & holds its own people as hostages. Any figures from a HAMAS controlled organization should be taken skeptically.

I listen daily and appreciate the content. Would enjoy it even more if the volume of the newscast was increased to match the volume of the ads, which are more in line with the volume of other podcasts. This podcast is significantly quieter than the ads connected to it and all other podcasts I subscribe to. Matching the volume levels would improve the end user/listener experience tremendously. Thanks for considering!

The reporting itself is good. But the ads are SO terrible this posdcaat is unlistenable. The ads are sometimes longer than the reporting itself, completely absurd. I’ve never encounter a show in my life that was literally 50%+ ads. They should sell 15 second ad space at the most. 1-1:30 minutes is completely unacceptable. And that’s not all. The ads are mixed significantly louder than the reporting. I turned up the volume to hear the reporting from another room, only to be bombarded with the extremely grating voice of an ad at what felt close to twice as loud. It’s not worth all this annoyance for a short little minute of reporting, however nice that might be in theory. I won’t be listening anymore.