Totally biased, one sided and misleading. Those people have been destroying and degrading the very resource which attracts visitors - killing the goose that lays the golden egg - not just for the country and town of Siem Reap, but also for the many thousands of people (including their own family members, if not themselves) whose income depends on those tourists.
I often like these shows but the episode on the Malayalam film industry had the supposed expert not knowing the name of the language of the film industry she was going to talk about. Embarrassing.
I just listened to a documentary about a break dancer, who is presumably white, who is going going through the tough time of dealing with “important feelings” about appropriation of this “art form”. Then I stopped the podcast.
Idiocracy is here.
Kavita Puri’s new show on the bengal famine is outstanding….binge worthy and deeply moving. The music is beautiful yet evocative of this terrible tragedy deliberately and callously created by the colonial British chiefly Churchill.
the title of the current episode is “Kenya’s free money experiment.” at first glance I seriously read it as “Kanye’s free money experiment.” lololllllllll
Generally The Documentary is a terrific podcast and I give it five stars but for this one which gets one. What is most annoying is the glottal or vocal fry of the journalist who did the “billion dollar scam” episode. The baby talk along with the vocal fry strikes immense dissonance with the nature of the podcast and, moreover, a serious organization like the BBC. It grates on the ears and the mind. PLEASE, can we ask these journalists to speak in their normal voice and without this contrived affectation that originated in Hollywood? It’s nauseating, interferes with the content and had me turning off the episode. Thank you.
How do expats feel about the classes and their rights? Qatar is highly supported by the expat’s that keep the country running, and allow these women their positions in society. These women are living a fairytale. The toll must eventually be payed for this extortion of others, nothing is free…
I was surprised your interviewer didn’t at least ask your Florida guest to clarify some of his assertions about Covid the state. All the data seem to show Florida in the middle or better for US states, and some states with strict measures doing far worse. I understand it wasn’t meant to be a challenging interview but why not set the record straight?
I watch the olympics exactly zero minutes. I don’t pay attention at all. Yet I’m transfixed by the ongoing series on the Paralympic cheating scandal and can’t wait for the next episode. It is a sign of excellence of the entire podcast and the bbc commitment to excellence, and also the amazing work of that particular series.
Loved this podcast, parts one and two. Admired the decision to feature the creative female POC behind dance music revolutions across two decades. Learned so much. Well done!
It was nice to listen to people sharing their lasting COVID symptoms even after recovering which I, myself, had been having difficulty in accepting. There are certain instances when my friends and family do not believe that my sense of smell has really been compromised, which has made me sort of question my own judgements. I felt more relieved to know that I am not the only one going through the same.
As a US citizen, my observation and experience is that Donald Trump was created,and encouraged as a candidate by media outlets of all stripes. Cha ching cha ching. I don’t see an end to this in the near future.
The question posed by the reporter says it all: After choosing him (Trump)as a candidate, where do you go?
Responding to election episode.....I don’t understand why you are giving these conspiracy theorists who are hypocritically interpreting the results of the election which are the mirror image of the result in the trump /Clinton elections this much oxygen. Everything they said is right out of the MAGA handbook 77 M Americans have not been brainwashed by Fox News and Qanon and your lack of meaningful pushback with facts is disappointing. The young lady who finally stood up was the lone breath of fresh air. Need to do better!
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Your program is so wonderful. Reza’s story has a happy ending but there are so many refugees stuck in Lesbos..when will the governments of our world wake up and stop treating their citizens and especially these refugees as garbage!!??
In order to provide some balance to the “Black America Speaks” podcast you could interview black Americans with a different view of the problem such as Larry Elder or Candace Owens. I will look forward to hearing this podcast from the BBC. However, I am not holding my breath.
Do a true history about Africa slave trade. Who sold the slaves to the white man? Their own Kings and chiefs! And Arab Muslim slave traders. How many white slaves were sold to African by the Barbary pirates? Who led the way to ending slavery? Not just in Africa but around the way! Britain and the Western Civilization. Do a real documentary not just half.
Fascinating in depth stories focusing on issues that shape and influence people’s lives deeply around the globe. I listen regularly now, as I’m hooked on the deep dives and very personal accounts of the lives of diverse people and places covered here. Have a listen!
A very well-researched and presented podcast, with professional presenters and it is usually less than 45 minutes in length. Occasionally, the subject will be political, but it is the current events and historical events I enjoy most.
I usually never write reviews for anything but I just have to say, this podcast is incredible. I subscribe to more than 30 podcasts and listen to about 3 a day, but this one takes the cake. It’s my favorite podcast by far. They always talk about something interesting, they go to cool places and interview fascinating people who have unique experiences and it’s just a fantastic way to learn something new. I’ve actually done research (PhD) on some of the topics covered, and traveled to a lot of the places and I have to say the coverage is perfect. And I cannot believe how many episodes there are!!! I will never be able to listen to them all. Thank you so much to the people who make this podcast.
I can not begin to thank you for all that I’ve learned from this podcast! It is so carefully researched and the topics cover a whole world of interests and ideas. Thank you to your whole team!
This podcast takes me to places I have never been. It’s sometimes an emotional journey. One of the most important podcast for the curious mind. Love it!
Each of the documentaries are looking at topics you might have a surface knowledge of and they look at them from a slightly different angle. Solid reporting, deep investigation, thought provoking docs. Good stuff. Quality journalism and good production values are not dead. Thanks BBC for supporting this kind of thoughtful work.
I subscribed to listen to a story I didn’t hear the end to, but now I have easy to digest deep looks at specific subjects. They are all over the map literally and in subject matter.
‘Where are you going: Cardiff’ is the straw that broke the camels back.
It’s not the shameless pandering, it’s not even the smug self righteous tone, it’s the lack of “journalistic integrity.”
BBC represents these random “man on the street” interviews as chance encounters when they are clearly not. The “interviews” are done with willing coached participants and the answers are parroted from memorized scripts.
If you posses an IQ higher than 40, this bad playhouse 90 episode is just insulting.
