BrainStuff

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Whether the topic is popcorn or particle physics, you can count on BrainStuff to explore -- and explain -- the everyday science in the world around us.

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  • Smcain1
    More ads than content
    Good,interesting, short form podcast; but WAY too many ads.
  • The_Tardigrade
    Bologna
    Nice podcast, but the ads stink. I’m writing this just to protest the amount of stupid ads you have here.
  • JennInJax
    Enjoy the informations/ads excessive
    It feels like half the length of the podcast is ads.
  • App Rover
    75% Ads! Too greedy!
    4 ads at the start, 2 min of content, more ads at the end!! Worst ad-load in the podcast industry! Why so greedy and disrespectful to listeners? Also, many episodes have constant gasping and sudden intakes of air sounds like someone is drowning. The air gasping makes it consistently painful and annoying to listen to. Deleted.
  • Johnson_m
    Ads are longer than the episode
    Unlistenable due to ads.
  • innov8n
    Too many ads & irritating voice
    I used to love this podcast. Now it’s 2 mins of ads to get to 2 mins of content. It makes listening to episodes back to back impossible due to the aggravation. Also the old host’s voice was nice. The new one puts an “uh” at the beginning of every word. I hate to criticize someone’s tick but it quickly gets very distracting.
  • Ellie F. d.
    HORRIBLE AI NARRATOR
    PLEASE ITS ABSOLUTELY AGONIZING TO LISTEN TO THE AI GENERATED HOST!
  • comemtNameForInsta
    Too many ads
    At least the first two minutes of this podcast are ads. The podcast in total is only 10 minutes. That’s not counting ads at the end too
  • Jerry Cunningham
    Advertising, AI and Wikipedia
    Too many ads. Is the host just an AI robot reading from Wikipedia? Hire some 8th grader who has done a school report and they could get two stars.
  • The Dutch Dream
    AI generated narrator voice?
    I just attempted to listen to the episode on seahorses, and I can only assume it was an AI generated voice. Not here for it.
  • Hullo08
    Nice quick bits of information! However…
    This podcast is a good listen to anyone who wants an information packed podcast in under 10 minutes. However, the ads have gotten more frequent and longer over the years and really take away from the otherwise information packed episodes. The bottom line: if you like info packed nuggets of a podcast and don’t mind the frequent ads, this is for you. If you hold a grudge against advertisements, I would recommend looking elsewhere.
  • Lulutown21
    Please change the speaker
    I really want to love the podcast but the speaker and the speaking style is extremely annoying. Not only the voice is highly pitched, her way of delivering speech is very interrupted with a “a” every now and then. It feels like some AI is delivering the podcast. Make it more human like.
  • JRHoyer
    Topically interesting, but…
    I find this very difficult to listen to. When I first started listening, I thought that the voice was synthesized. The speaking style of the host is very unnatural and I can’t believe this is the way she actually talks.
  • GrayJediJ
    Please cite sources
    It’s not the first time I’ve heard something on this pod that wasn’t fully discussed, to say the least- but when making definitive statements, and especially citing research/journals, I’d like the source. The dairy and inflammation episode (they just limit it to upper respiratory mucus for some reason) for example, it’s wholly accurate. Maybe adding an additional person to perform oppo research would bring balance the the Force.
  • YCSFS
    Too many ads
    I’ve listened to this podcast for years but the ads are getting to the point where there are more ads than the content of what is being shared. Not sure how much longer I will be subscribed.
  • Cgdl9142
    NOT for binging
    If you are a binge podcast listener like I am, this is NOT for you. The amount of advertisements and non related content is MORE than the actual content of the episode. I gave this podcast a very good try. But I just can’t be constantly fast forwarding through ads on my commute to work.
  • TiogaTim
    Only women can get pregnant
    The episode on conception didn’t recognize the remarkable fact that only women can conceive. The resource article did reference women, but the podcasters vacated science, in favor of foolishness.
  • KelH3
    Bias promoting racist notions.
    One star only because I couldn’t give a negative rating.
  • Tim Seagirt
    No thanks
    I don’t like the commercials - it’s how Clear Channel Communications killed AM radio. And in Manifest Destiny, calling out racism without mention of LGBTQ and animal rights in is bias.
  • Naive User
    Good trivia!
    First of all, I’ve listened to this podcast for years. Contrary to what some reviewers would have you believe, I have heard zero change in its content and the idea that there is “bias” in the content is laughable. How is there bias in learning about coconut crabs, the phenomenon of not feeling joy, or whether or not it is safe to bathe during a thunderstorm? That there could be bias in the question whether Bugs Bunny was a hare or a rabbit sounds like some cooked up by Q-anon. I gave them only 4 stars because of the significant amount of advertising which gets old if you’re catching up on several episodes.
  • rMb0614
    Awesome podcast!!
    I love this podcast! I’m someone who loves learning and I feel so smart after each episode that I listen to 😁 I love how the episodes are so short and easy to fit into your day! Also, this podcast is great for all ages and for anyone wanting to learn something new and expand their knowledge of the world. Give it a listen! ;) Edit: My only request is for the host to not talk in a reading/teacher voice, like others have mentioned in the reviews. I find podcasts like these more interesting and engaging to listen to when the host talks in a more conversational and casual tone. Other than that, no complaints! Thanks
  • Memetic
    Can't take it anymore
    Lose the vocal fry. It's very annoying
  • Gabor the Blind Guy
    Educational
    I have been listening to this podcast for several years and have really enjoyed it. Yes on occasion there is an episode that I’m not interested in, but I simply move on to the next episode and don’t make a big deal out of it like some of the other reviewers on here. For those complaining that Lauren talks too fast/slow you can always adjust the playback speed in your podcast app. The only issue I have with this podcast is it’s supposed to be a daily podcast, yet they will go over a month at times without releasing a new episode, then all of a sudden release like 25 episodes all on the same day. This is kind of annoying because I feel like I have to play “catch up“. I’d rather they just release one episode a day like they used to, instead of dumping an entire months worth of episodes on us all at once.
  • TechSavvy209
    Pretty interesting
    I like the topics and the short, digestible pod lengths. My only issue is that I don't like the host's reading voice. I wish it wasn't a reading voice.
  • Not satisfied viewer
    Fast pace
    I like it but they speak so fast for me to digest the information. Could you please speak a little slower? Thank you
  • It's All Gooey and Sticky
    Good show
    It's all right to listen to. Although the repeats are frequent.
  • IllThink4BothofUs
    Total Change in direction!
    This used to be a nice format for interesting science questions to be answered. It was low-key and you could listen to it with kids and everyone understood it. THINGS HAVE CHANGED drastically. Now it is nothing more than another biased outlet for political views. The host changed and the whole show followed. I'm cancelling my subscription; I can listen to the news if I want to hear rhetoric and bias.
  • JCMargerison
    Propaganda
    What could be a non-biased platform for nerdy information has become a laughably ridiculous propaganda podcast, pushing false information. I’m out.
  • Y Al B
    iHeart Likes to Stuff You Up
    To begin with, this podcast takes themes and explains them in a Progressive bias. So there's too much opinion and far less objectivism in their particular brand of explanations (which is why I nixed this podcast's parent "How Stuff Works"). Second, it's definetly a stuff, since, out of nowhere, I'll suddenly receive a whole month's worth of this "daily" podcast's episodes all at once, and that's also maddening; it's not so much as a pleasure to subscribe and listen to as a burden, so I'm out.
  • Ohhithanksbye
    Good show but…
    I like this show because it’s short and informative. And since it’s short, I can just quickly listen to it. But the title usually has a question about a topic which usually piques my interest and makes me intrigued. But i’ve noticed they rarely answer the question in the title. They just talk about that particular topic.
  • shadow listener
    Biased
    If you would keep things neutral you would be more believable
  • OsuGirl2010
    Interesting info but hard to listen to
    I like the short episodes and have found quite a few that I wanted to listen to but after the first two I had to stop. The narrator has a nice voice but the cadence and speed are very hard to understand. I think if she slowed down and worked on cadence/inflection she would sound really nice.
  • Ron G63
    Complete Lack of Personality
    I love random facts and factoids but the delivery is absolutely horrible. This is a robot not a human being. Too many easy syntax and pronunciation errors that a person of average intelligence and familiarity with the English language would never make.
  • literate larry
    It’s all human
    Vogelbaum’s voice is perfectly understandable and lovely. I don’t hear any biases that people talk about. Love to hear something amazing. Great job!
  • jdexe
    Please come back (and check pronunciation)!
    I enjoy this podcast for its range of topics in short bites I can listen to each morning. Where did it go in March 2021? Please, Lauren Vogelbaum, check your pronunciation. Emphasis on wrong syllables, nonstandard vowel sounds, etc. undermine the authority of your claims, which may feed into some of the dissatisfaction I read in other comments.
  • Who needs a nickname???
    Good content but difficult to listen to
    The host uses a very strange cadence when she talks that I find extremely annoying. Reminds me of Captain Kirk on Star Trek, but worse. Her voice is fine, and I just wish she would talk normally! I generally get too frustrated after a single episode and have to take a break.
  • lhffsdgvvv
    The change in the wrong direction
    This used to be a cool podcast that would give lots of good information. However it has become way too politically-based and not science-based. I will miss it
  • Young Tatum
    Not worth the time
    A lot of ads. Doesn’t actually teach you anything or explain the details well. A lot of bias and skewing of facts.
  • MsFriday21
    Talking too fast??
    Am I the only person who thinks that she talks way too fast? I mean I feel exhausted just by trying to keep up listening and paying attention.
  • Admin1414
    To many ads
    Stop the ads!
  • blankthawt
    Somebody mixed up the recording
    I wanted to hear about cats and dogs perception of time. Instead I got a woman in a sing song voice talking f about racial disparities.
  • JessieAnnDC
    More commercials than podcast?
    I love the tidbits of information and the presenter does a good job. Commercials are an important part of podcasting and they are what keep these podcasts coming to us free of charge.However, with this one, it’s gotten to the point that it feels like commercials with a podcast break in between instead of the other way around.
  • mariojr
    Don’t bother
    Chuck has made it ABUNDANTLY clear that he doesn’t want ANYBODY that thinks differently than him to listen to any of the shows on the network, so I unsubscribed to the entire network. He’s so ignorant that he wants to exist only in an echo chamber of his own thoughts. It’s really sad and pathetic. Good thing there are over 330,000 other podcasts to listen to.
  • ed108649
    50% ad 40% replays 10% good new content
    3 full minutes of adds in a 7 min podcast is too much. Like the content though.
  • dtt202020
    Progressive Brain Stuff
    I had to give this show up. To much liberal propaganda.
  • 泰书华
    too many errors
    too many mistakes. the errors are forgiven up to a point. then i just can’t trust the info. i think you rushed too many times. and pronouncing the t in valet and the LL in guillotine as L instead of a Y sound, that is just lazy. i gave it a good try. i listened to a few hundred episodes. but it never got better.
  • Ali Schuback
    Thank you
    I love this information, it’s so short concise yet very informative.
  • auto-de-fe
    Brain what? Brain fart on the media
    Journalism as a profession today is no more honorable a trade than prostitution, and quite possibly less. There is a reason why the media ranks dead last in polls on trusts worthiness. People trust politicians today more than the media. This podcast is insulting our collective intelligence by trying to convince us that this brothel is an honest-to-goodness massage parlor. We’re not listening because we’re stupid, in case you forgot. The liberal mainstream media and its various outlets, to include this podcast, follow a moral compass that no longer points to true North. You’ve decided among yourselves ‘North will be for us whatever we say it is’. The Fake News media is indeed a bold harlot. If you would see evidence of its prostitution, I recommend reading “Unfreedom of The Press” by Mark R. Levin and definitely check out his podcast. He is a wise and learned man. (No sex workers were harmed in the posting of this review)
  • MeditiatewithCats
    Simple but Nice
    This podcast is very quick and simple. I like that it gets down to the point fast and answers the question immediately. It almost feels like a infomercial. I don’t recomend to everybody.
  • SAV 74
    Love, love, love!
    A few minutes of extremely interesting topics increases my knowledge every day. This is one of the best podcasts available.
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