Unlistenable! The exhausting stylized choppiness detracts from the story and does not build suspense or authenticity.

Really great content, but it’s insane how often the hosts and guests use “like” as filler words. We have had to turn off SO many episodes. Please work on this.

This used to be a wonderful show. Sadly, they have bought into the gender identity/DEI/fantasy cult. The hosts and producers used to value facts, science, and reality. Now, facts don’t matter, science is a myth, and reality is whatever the super woke listeners say it is. This show has gone way down hill. Such a shame.

Could the producers or host please tell guests not to whisper on the show? I was interested to listen to the most recent episode on hormones and the brain, but the guest (Lulu) was practically whispering in this low vocal fry. Extremely distracting and makes it difficult to appreciate the content. It’s a podcast, folks — project your voice when speaking!

I realize I gave up on this show months ago. If not years ago. RIP Radiolab

I used to love this show. It was my favorite. Brilliant, compelling, fascinating. What on earth were they thinking to replace Jad

You clearly don’t appreciate America. You should take your woke self elsewhere.

ATTN Latif and Lulu: Every week is a toss up between original reporting, reruns, or episodes from their sister show, the kid-friendly Terrestrials. I understand a rerun IF you’re adding more context to a story that has since developed, but constant reruns with little to no additional commentary and episodes from a show I didn’t subscribe to are ruining my respect for the show and the current runners. I miss Jad and Robert. ((And no, I’m not some person in the later stages of life complaining about the good ol’ days. I’m in my late 20s and still feel the loss of what felt like a fresh take with an experimental soundscape every week)).

Radiolab was a wonderful show. Now, it’s so woke that it’s completely irrelevant.

Jeez… this show (when it wasn’t mostly “reeee-WIND) used to be excellent. Now, it’s nothing but regressive leftist political liberal sludge. It’s impossible to listen to or respect anymore. Literally EVERYTHING eventually lands on how bad America is, how bad Western Europe was, how bad police are and how awful, evil and unforgivable White people are. Eff this, I’m done. And no, the guilt tripping has never worked—quite the opposite effect, actually. The Roach episode finally did me in. RIDICULOUS.

I would love to rate this more highly but these two “newish” so-called announcers too often can’t get through two sentences without five “like”s sprinkled midst their delivery. It’s too painful to listen to at times and I have to delete the episode. What’s really bad is when they have non-Americans on and then these guests also do it! It’s like an infection. Please get those “like”s out of your two mouths so I can actually have the chance to listen to the interesting guests. The incessant giggling and posing as two middle schoolers who don’t understand basic scientific facts and have to ask rapid-fire questions is also tiresome. Listen to their replays of Jad and Robert and you will hear how far this program has fallen. Finally, I can’t believe Molly Webster is actually allowed behind a microphone—her verbal “like” tics are irritatingly unprofessional to the point of almost being unlistenable.

So many reruns! I’m paying for it now but so many reruns of old shows. I have zero interest in those. I’m paying for new episodes. And of course to support npr.

While I can appreciate general silliness the hosts seem to think there needs to be a constant laugh-track on each episode. I get that previous hosts did enjoy a laugh but current hosts are ridiculously unprofessional.

2026: Radiolab changed my life 12 years when I found the pod. And yet, it is 2026 and I'm back again to dock a star. I feel like I'm mourning the loss of a parent or older sibling. I learned so much from this show. It was a refuge in a dark era of my life. But in the 2020s, we lost the greatness of a Radiolab that once was. Its just rerun after rerun now. I am sad. Maybe once a year these days we get a great short series or singular epsiode that sparks the curiosity of old. I wish I could go back to 2014-15 when I first started listening. Maybe I'll return here in 2027 and be delighted to return a star or two. What a bleak time to be alive. 2024: I miss the science topics. This week’s re-run of the Wubi Effect compelled me to write a review. It is a great episode from an anthropology-standpoint, so I liked it, but its one of few that I’ve heard over the last 3-4 years that is on par with the stories we’d get 5+ years ago on this show. And its a *re-run* … Yet another re-run. Science brings people together. I find the new content less interesting, and regularly dont finish the new episodes anymore. Radiolab is now too similar to about 100 other current podcasts, where it used to be a diamond, truly unique. It was a place to learn science, to hear science anecdotes from around the world. The storytelling concepts really worked for the science topics. I feel like a part of my life is over. Radiolab kept me going in my free time when I was in a dark place.

It’s funny, I just came here to rate this podcast and realized I already have… And everything below still holds true! The sound effects are killing me! As is the intro and the sound bites between commercial breaks. Admittedly I have misophonia (the hatred of sounds), and repetitive sounds, chewing, swallowing, crunching, vocal fry speaking, etc drive me nuts. This podcast has so any added sound effects and it drives me insane! The content is to my liking, the execution is beyond irritating. I’d give it a 3.5 if I could… Unfortunately I can’t listen to it, But I keep forgetting why, until I try again and remember all over. The “brown box” episode beeps just sent me over the edge. 😂😂😖 It also drives me nuts how they’ll have a guest saying something, and then the host will repeat it again as if we didn’t just hear the person saying it.. it’s weird. I really like the stories, but have a hard time listening! I’m also recently learned that Jad is Big in the Sound design world so I guess this all makes sense, it’s just not for my ear!!!

Was a much better show with Jad & Robert. Now to many repeat episodes. The show has gone down hill.

I'm a long time listener and love Radiolab, but find myself underwhelmed every time a new episode is released because it's often a repeat of an old show. I understand this helps increase engagement, but it's more work than i'd like to dig through and find new content, enough so that I just stopped listening at some point. I'm not sure if there's a remedy for this, but I love your work, so thought I would let you know.

When you find yourself enjoying the (many) reruns significantly more than all of the new content, it’s a problem. Just no longer get excited when I see a new Radiolab pod in my feed. I don’t need Latif and Lulu not-subtly queuing me about when I should be astounded or excited and just let the weight of the information speak for itself a bit more. Somehow it worked for me when Jad and Robert would do that, but not these two.

This most recent episode “What Is a Pig Worth?” was absolutely amazing. Such an important listen, as is the case with this show. Top notch reporting and storytelling!

Can you please stop blending voices to make one sentence, the content is good but the constant over producing of sounds is SO frustrating to listen to

It’s official. This podcast is terrible. An icon of the industry that was bequeathed to Latif and the insufferable Lulu. The first, the best and for years The Standard for podcast production. You clowns ruined it with your juvenile personalities. You should be ashamed

Got to the part where the cows were drinking each other’s urine and had to stop listening. So gross. I am taking RadioLab off of my podcast feed. Great job!

What is with the choppy editing, multi-voiced sentences, and gimmicky sound effects? Who finds this appealing? The topic of stray voltage with cows is fascinating, but the hosts are insufferable with their discussion style that I gave up and unfollowed the podcast. See ya!

Then: sophisticated and witty science-themed audio documentary. Now: dumbed down, overproduced, formulaic podcast that aims to force rather than cultivate a sense of wonder and curiosity. Just listen to “Oliver Sacks from where to where” (10.27.17) and any recent episode. The former draws you in, inspires your active listening, and stays with you afterwards. The latter beats you up, cultivates a partial/passive listener, and blends into every other episode. The contrast is startling. I unfollowed a while ago but can’t escape the broadcasts, alas. WNYC invests way too heavily in this show.

I cat stop singing “don’t stop beavlieving”

The show went woke a few years ago, and it hasn't been the same since. Leftist propaganda sprinkled with some science.

It’s difficult to put into words why this podcast is so incredible, but I’ll try: 1) Their stories stay with you. The narrative and line of questioning always unfolds in a surprising manner that keeps you hooked. 2) You come away feeling hopeful. There’s a lot that’s hard in this world & they don’t dodge that; but they also bring to life innovation & curiosity that reminds you of the best that society offers. 3) Lastly, the people- the conversations include you as listeners. You’re part of their world, in their most vulnerable, funny, sad, angry, happy moments. Honestly- a masterclass on all fronts. Thank you, Radiolab team. And bravo.

Incredibly important to the health of society. Everyone should listen.

Too choppy, pop culture-y, and missing depth that the old show had. Shallow uninteresting content.

The hosts questioning permanently eradicating flesh eating parasites that have zero value in the world. WOW! This used to be the best podcast. Miss Jad and Robert!!!!

I keep on gritting my teeth and listening to radio lab even though I find Jad and Robert’s host interplay so terrible. Sometimes even though I’m really interested in a topic, I can’t stand them constantly, cutting each other off, talking over each other one of them, taking the position of being a complete moron who can’t understand anything and won’t let the other person finish a sentence and I just stop listening midway through. Lulu is not as bad at that but again often does seem to play some sort of naïve character who needs the most basic stuff explained. I guess that might be for the listener benefit, but I can’t. It’s too stupid. And God the sound effects and musical breaks in some episodes, which aren’t a regular thing but when they’re there just stop because it’s only gonna get worse. It’s gonna take them 40 minutes tell a story they could probably have told in 10.

This used to be my absolute favorite podcast, maybe as of 2 years ago. I don’t have to describe or talk about the quality, it set the benchmark for podcasts that came after. I’m annoyed that just about every episode is now just a rerun of old episodes. Now, if you just started listening to Radiolab, that may be okay, but I want new content. I still love you guys.

So sad to see how radioloab has lost what made it great. I remember in 2013, wow going through the archives back then was fantastic. It got me through a really tough time. Now it feels like a money suck. All they post is old episodes. Whoever took over the business side when Robert and Jad left, they really trashed it. Shame that capitalism really has killed everything I once loved (RIP reeses).

The fact the return of Jad on his Fela Kuti project inspires so much excitement should speak volumes about how Radiolab has lost its soul

I love Radiolab with all my heart! They make the most interesting and mind blowing episodes. Keep up the good work!

And well done

I’ve been a listener since roughly 2005. Since Lulu and Latif became the hosts, I’ve been waiting for them to find their rhythm, unsure if it would ever be the same. I do like them, but just never felt it was quite the same without Jad & Robert. But they did it!!! This episode has that same goofy, fun, imaginative spark, the same unfolding of an interesting story, that same glimpse into a weird unknown bit of the STEM world that has always pulled me in. Well done team 👏

The topics are great but I can’t stand how this show is edited. They will have one person say two words, then cut to someone else saying two words, then cut back. It’s hard to follow along. Like can one person just finish a sentence by themselves?

My goodness why do they have to break down a sentence into multiple different narrators??? Please stop! I want to engage with the content but feel like the different voices are ping ponging against my ear drums!

This podcast is amazing!!!! I just have one little request, could you do more episodes on nature and science like the episode quantum birds, that was the perfect mix of science and nature for me otherwise THIS PODCAST IS GREAT!

I don’t see why people don’t like the hosts. They are fine. Maybe it’s just because I’m a kid. Anyway, the little black holes one is my favorite.

Very sad to have finally unsubscribed from Radiolab. The Quantum Refuge episode calls out Israel over and over without a single mention of Hamas’s rapes and murders of women and children. Why would they include meaningful context when they can get more clicks with “genocide, genocide, genocide”? That’s when I realized that the only reason I still listened to the podcast was for the rewind episodes with Jad and Robert. It’s not about science, wonderment, and and the amazing nature of the natural world anymore. It’s just pushing an agenda with every single episode. I love Radiolab for what it was, and am unsubscribing for what it has become. Shame.

I gave it a shot, but they have this contrived manner where each host will contribute to a single sentence. What’s clear is that this is not four engaged thinkers. It’s more like four over-caffeinated voice actors rushing through a script. Not for me.

Really enjoyed the Punchline episode replay

I listen to this episode about once a year. It is the single best podcast episode of all time. What a story!

I’ve loved and listened to this show for many years. The most recent episode, Brain Balls, starts as a neat discovery and quickly enters eugenics. Autism and “autistic like traits” is not something to cure/fix/erase. I’m an autistic person- the world is made up of many type of minds as a natural part of neurodiversity. Shame on radiolab for covering this story and leaning into autism erasure and eugenics at a time when the feds and Kennedy are openly calling for the eradication of autistic people. DO BETTER.

What used to be a smart and engaging show/podcast has become juvenile at best.

To me, this was once the best podcast available. Jad and Robert were stunningly good. Since they handed it over, it’s rarely worth listening to, other than the repeats of J&R (which are many since the new hosts are extremely slow to produce any content at all). It’s now laughable, just plain weak and often strays well into identity politics, virtue signaling, lesbian flag waving, childish giggling, women who use overly affected-overdramatic delivery, etc. A once great show is now ruined.

Great show if Lulu and Latif weren’t there, new episodes are trash. Bring back Jad and Robert

Great show love the diversity of topics but man that intro is so annoying