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MUCH better since Rachelle left
11/13/2024
I’ve started listening again - I did not enjoy her hosting style
Genuinely bad
12/17/2024
I can’t believe other smart Slate podcasts have been cancelled and this keeps limping along. Candace is truly an embarrassment. She has no depth to her, and I’d write her off as being too young to have insight, except I’d much rather talk to my 14 year old daughter and her friends about some of these topics, so it’s not about youth. She tries so hard to be funny, so maybe if she pulled back on that sweaty desperation, she’d say something interesting. They clearly love her here and at NPR, so she must offer something in person. Back in the beginning, this podcast used to be good. If I see they’re trying a new host maybe I’ll give it another chance. But for now, this is bad.
Hit or miss
09/11/2024
The idea of this show is solid, but I think where it tends to miss is the host treating the subject of each episode as if it’s disposable fluff. On one hand, yes, we all understand this is silly internet stuff, but if it’s 100% trivial, why do an episode? There has to be a balance of also asking an interesting question - and treating it as an interesting question. I think Candice usually achieves the first, but often fails on the second, partly because of her cutesy delivery, but also because she seems determined to make everything seem light when it doesn’t need to be. I really, really like Nadira Goffe, who manages to effortlessly bland these two things. The latest ep on the new Bad Art Friend is a perfect example - smart, incisive, confident commentary that was also funny and charming. Make her the permanent co-host! She’s what a show like this needs.
do your research pls!
10/22/2024
so frustrating because i’m SO interested in every topic you guys choose to cover, but there seriously needs to be some fact checking, more research, or experts on these episodes! my last straw was when you talked about dan and phil and said when they both came out they also announced they were together? that certainly never happened lol. sad because i love the topics you choose and the hosts are fun to listen to, i just wish the episodes were more well-researched.
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- Years Active2021 - 2025
- Episodes411
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