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hrjThere are a few more podcasts in my iTunes feed than I previously blogged about, since I wanted to stick to ones I'd listened to enough to have an opinion. On the drive from Tampa to New Orleans, I ran through several episodes of The Writer and the Critic, another Australian program that discusses two book picks each episode as well as general community discussion.
The episodes are quite long -- typically 1 hr 40 min or so -- which is why I've tended not to listen to them on my commute. I think I may have bounced off the first one I listened to back when I first subscribed, simply for random topic-related reasons. But when discussing podcasts recently someone reminded me of this one, recommending it highly. So I listened to three episodes back-to-back along the Florida panhandle.
So here's where individual taste comes into things. In general, the books they cover are quite interesting and well within the larger scope of my interest. The discussions are incisive and analytic and wide-ranging. I would love this podcast if it weren't for one little thing. The two hosts regularly interrupt and talk over each other in a way that sets my teeth on edge. And the male host talks over and interrupts the female host with far greater frequency than the other way around, which makes me want to punch something.
I stopped being able to enjoy the content of the book discussions and found myself tallying conversational infractions. So if you're ok with a high-overlap conversational style (and the gender-imbalance aspect doesn't drive you crazy) then you quite possibly would enjoy this podcast. Not on favorites list, alas.
The episodes are quite long -- typically 1 hr 40 min or so -- which is why I've tended not to listen to them on my commute. I think I may have bounced off the first one I listened to back when I first subscribed, simply for random topic-related reasons. But when discussing podcasts recently someone reminded me of this one, recommending it highly. So I listened to three episodes back-to-back along the Florida panhandle.
So here's where individual taste comes into things. In general, the books they cover are quite interesting and well within the larger scope of my interest. The discussions are incisive and analytic and wide-ranging. I would love this podcast if it weren't for one little thing. The two hosts regularly interrupt and talk over each other in a way that sets my teeth on edge. And the male host talks over and interrupts the female host with far greater frequency than the other way around, which makes me want to punch something.
I stopped being able to enjoy the content of the book discussions and found myself tallying conversational infractions. So if you're ok with a high-overlap conversational style (and the gender-imbalance aspect doesn't drive you crazy) then you quite possibly would enjoy this podcast. Not on favorites list, alas.
