The Jad and Robert days were the best; wish they were still on and so does Radiolab as evidenced by the fact that they constantly re-air old episodes with them. Jad and Robert were such great hosts that I used to gladly donate to Radiolab every month. Now I cannot even stand more than five minutes of an episode. Also, pro-tip to any podcast: do not hire speakers with lisps. I know this is ableist or whatever but if your role requires you to speak as your primary function, your elocution should be pristine. I would not hire someone without arms as a boxer and would not hire someone with a lisp as a speaker.

This podcast is great to break up my more news-focused ones. The stories are always interesting and the production is awesome.

This was my favorite podcast of all time back in the day with Jad and Robert. The storytelling, the production, the reporting, the science… it was perfect. But since Robert and Jad left, it just hasn’t been the same. The topics are less interesting and the storytelling leaves me underwhelmed and unsatisfied. I still listen but not as religiously

But it just isn’t what it used to be.

The old RadioLab ways the BEST of media. Truly remarkable content. The new hosts only pitch memberships and beg for month, but for what? All the new RadioLab hosts do is replay old episodes and add non value voice over. The chemistry / freshness is lacking, and it seems unethical to ask for funding for playing previously publicly funded radio content

Terrible. This used to be the best thing on NPR. Now it’s the worst. Now I only listen to the rebroadcasted episodes.

I have never been big into podcasts until my Mom told me about Radiolab. I started listening and now I can’t get enough. It’s very fun and enjoyable listening. Something I can get behind. Signed up for a free trial and there is a chance I might stay subscribed.

Change is hard. Fish do not exist. Radiolab forever. Thank you Latif and Lulu for carrying the torch.

As a new listener very late to this show I couldn’t decide if it was worth sticking with. I found the episodes to be very hit and miss, then I realized that all of the hits were replays of old episodes with the original hosts. The new episodes are terribly boring, lacking any kind of charm. Latif comes off so smug that it’s painful to listen to him. This is probably why half of the “new” content is replays of episodes with Jad and Robert when the show was good. I have decided to unsubscribe. I can’t justify sticking with this when the new content is so bad.

I used to wait with anticipation for each episode, now half of it is repeat from the good old days when the show was actually good, and the rest is begging constantly for money. And if by any chance there’s an actual new content, somewhere in the story you insert some liberal nonsense that has nothing to do with the actual story.

Latif is super smart. Cannot carry the show. Lulu is terrible altogether. She did an episode about her kid lol what's that about? Soren Wheeler guest hosts ONE episode, “The Middle of Everything.” Knocked it right out of the park, one swing. Gotta change hosts. Gotta do it. What happened to Molly Webster? Why doesn’t Soren Wheeler do more shows? Lulu contributes nothing. This series hasn’t been good in two-years since the new hosts took over. It makes me sad. Terrible, boring, eye-glossing show now.

I love the show content but unfortunately am not able to tolerate Latif’s voice. It has such dramatic rise and fall; the sudden and frequent strident pitch is like a stick poking my brain. It is squeaky and overly emphasized. I have a feeling he loves the sound of his own voice but we do not share that sentiment. Also the style has really gone downhill.

This podcast has stories of senseless animal torture in the name of science, but it’s really just a bunch of curious a – holes poking electrodes into animals and drowning them and all sorts of horrible things. So if you’re that type of person, then I guess you found your holy grail podcast. I used to really like this show and it’s just gotten so wayward. This barbarism has to stop!!

Shut the latest episode off before it began, due to the guilt tossed upon me by those whom would have me pay for absurd, visual studies for an audio podcast. Thankfully Jesus gave freely so we may know the way.

Love this podcast!!!!!

Perfect for commutes or procrastinating on your to-do list, this show strikes the ideal balance between “Whoa, I’m smarter now” and “ did I just laughed out loud in public.?” Whether you’re a science nerd or just here for the universe of it all, Warning: you might start thinking you should’ve been a scientists or an astronomer.… a lot.

The new team are endearing, and but they are no visionaries. Radiolab without Jad is a distant echo of its former self.

I love this show! I listen to this show while I fall asleep, and the immersive sound effects and story telling are really great. There is something for everyone in this show. The haters don’t know what they are talking about.

Just subscribed to radiolab plus and listening to the episodes just makes me really miss having Robert. Him and Jad were such a nice pair, they really complemented each other well. I think what is missing from the show now is an authentic conservative lean. It just completes it without being too political one way or another. It gave the whole picture authentically.

Unbelievable amount of ads for a 30 minute show. And what is with the random woman screaming opera? Couldn’t listen to it, couldn’t even finish one episode

This show is utterly amazing. Words are layered upon the noises and music to immerse you in a story that is surprising every time. Put on headphones, tune in, and stare at a wall, and you will be completely enthralled while doing absolutely nothing else. This is the only show I tell people to buy with no regrets- because I am certain everyone will love it as much as I do. Jad and Robert were the originals, and their work stands the test of time. Latif and Lulu do a fantastic job of carrying the torch forward. Subscribing to this show is some of the best money I have ever spent. It brings me more contentment than putting on brand new socks- and that is a high bar of satisfaction to surpass.

Used to be my favorite podcast! I find Lulu super annoying. I share her enthusiasm on topics, but it translates to irritating for the listener. Blech.

Why am I paying to listen to old episodes. The show has really gone downhill since I first started listening (and it was one of my favorites!). Original episodes are few and far between as many new episodes are just replayed old episodes.

This is an amazing podcast about science and technology, if you’re interested in that then take a listen. (Fair warning, ⚠️ not all episodes are child friendly)

writing after the stump episode on october 4th, the editing, music, and all-out fun over something so simple incentivized me to finally review after recently discovering

Help please!

Excellent Pod

This was once the best podcast available. Jad and Robert were stunningly good. Since they handed it over, it’s hardly worth listening to. In fact, I no longer do. It’s a shame. RadioLab was the king, the standard.

Excellent podcast. Informative, interesting.

Excellent topics that are endlessly interesting. That being said, the new hosts are awful. Lulu Miller’s constant giggling ruins every episode she’s on.

One of the originals in the space. One of the best ever. Since Jan and Robert are gone, it’s either a repeat or something woke.

Please do not arrange cohosting just for the sake of making those annoying and fake sounds and giggling. This is not a children’s show. We are talking about the elective college episode here. Stopped listening just after 10 mins.

They just rewind previous episodes

Good topics but the narrators constantly interrupt each other and their guests and finish other people ‘s sentences. It’s difficult to listen to.

I’m dying laughing at the bonus Latif v. bot episode: Electric sheep, omg, so funny, the bot is hilarious! All the episodes are fantastic. They go to the ends of the earth (literally) to research and fact check every episode Ive been in several situations where I’m meeting strangers and I have broken the ice by saying “There was this episode of Radiolab ……….“ and someone always knows what I’m talking about and it launches a very cool conversation. Trees growing on trees, for example. The blue blood of horseshoe crabs that fuels the economy and bird migration. Quasi moons out and about; and our planet just had one briefly. Vive La Zoozve! Get the subscription, it’s better than all the others.

It used to be better, but it’s become too “woke” (especially Lulu Miller), and I don’t feel like I can trust what they are telling me anymore. Please just stick to the science.

I used to love this show but find the new hosts insufferable. The energy is chaotic and deeply unpleasant.

I ve been listening to Radiolab for 10+ years. The latest episode, Octomom is my all time favorite and I think about it all the time. Had I never discovered Radiolab my life would not be as inquisitive. If yuu have the means, supporting this show with a monthly donation will be ensure that it keeps creating and producing the best audio content you can find.

new hosts are terrible 🤷‍♂️

I gave the new host more than a fair chance. Sadly, they are not up to the task. It's no surprise that they are always begging people to subscribe.

Love the show! And I love seeing the world as if I were a child, but I don’t love it presented to me as if I’m actually a child.

Radiolab “old testament” is something I deeply loved, identified with, I listened to each episode multiple times, wrote poetry about, shared with family, friends and strangers, and would break into a radiolab story at the slightest provocation. It was science communication at its finest, the pure unadulterated joy of discovery funneled through the headphones in my junkie brain with a side of hearty Robert Krulwich humor. On a personal level this show uplifted me from a period of severe depression and helped me find my passion towards a career in science. I can not relate to the new version of the show anymore. I have tried hard but I dont enjoy the shift that happened after Jad decided to make Radiolab about social complexities. We live in those complexities and that’s enough for me, I used to come to Radiolab for a different purpose: the simple wonder of scientific discovery and curiosity, told with stories that had heart and humor, and, not to mention, impeccable sound engineering. I miss that unique essence of Radiolab, which can be found in some of the new stories by Molly Webster still, but the show has lost its core meaning to me overall. I know I am cranky and old, and I don’t want to dismiss the hard work of the Radiolab team, but I do dream of a dedicated old-timey science spinoff by Molly and others.

I’ve been a fan for years, love the show, please keep up the good work!

Radiolab is a standard in pop science radio. They cover so many fascinating topics and distill the information into consumable little 1 hour bits for idiots like me. That said, it is edited in a way that both makes it sound like a commercial for Malcom in the Middle and belies the hosts’ inability to refrain from interjecting while someone else is talking. So yeah, that’s annoying to the point that I nearly turn it off every time. But then I don’t. Because I am a masochist.

I’ve listened to your show a few times, and this episode was too woke for me, I stomached other episodes on your leftward leaning, but sorry you’re off my list.

Radiolab has been my favorite show for years. Since I am a self employed gardener I often listen to your podcast while working and I have listened to almost all of the episodes. It seems recently that you mostly play reruns from the past usually shows I have already heard. I am craving new content!!!

This podcast was once the gold standard for radio shows and podcasts alike. Nowadays, they should rename it replay lab. I understand that the changing economies of podcasting has made it far more difficult for podcasts to survive and managed to pay their staff from week to week. However, other podcasts seem to do just fine at creating original content. The only reason that Radiolab is continuing to benefit from subscriptionsand other related revenues currently while presenting us with old replayed content at least 80 to 85% of the time is because it was once such a gold standard. Resting on your laurels is clearly an understatement for this flagging and anemic outfit.

Used to be a great show. Hot leftist garbage now.

I have been a fan of the show from Day 1… the most engaging and fascinating of the many podcasts I listen to by far….but the background sound effects are SO LOUD that they dominate the entire podcast. Do we have to hear the actual recording of a baby screaming for minutes at a time to convey what a crying baby sounds like? Ouch!

Jad and Robert created a show that was rich, and deep, and fascinating. All that’s left is a hollow imitation. I’ll still listen for background, but I used to listen to learn.