Writing, content, presentation—all top notch. Kat Arney is not only brilliant but a wonderful presenter. The content is always great and often fascinating whatever your level of prior knowledge. Kat is a gifted scientist and an eloquent speaker as well—a huge relief from a number of women I’ve heard recently on various science podcasts whose speaking style is very hard on the ears—to put it as kindly as possible. She even has a sense of humor that is just right. To top it off, no annoying ad interruptions or promotions. Just a beautifully produced and informative program.
Update one year on
Lately I have a couple of nits to pick. Dr Arney has recently made a number of pejorative remarks regarding women’s roles as mothers. These are mild and along the lines of , “oh, how icky”, but it is becoming a bit annoying. Some of us chose domestic careers over one related to our education in order to bring up the next generation—who also will hopefully be able to choose their own best path. I don’t give a rat’s posterior if Dr Arney finds children, and childbearing disgusting, but kindly leave it out of the program.
I was also a bit surprised by the most recent episode which was a rather blatant promotion for a commercial enterprise that is producing exosomes. Dr Arney limited her input, but I can’t say I’m comfortable with this type of programming and hope it will not be a trend. In the end it all seemed a bit premature as most of it is still on development, but even so, this just seemed crassly commercial. Id rather see a subscription model than this kind of thing.
