This American Life

695: Everyone's a Critic

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1:00:05 | Mar 1st, 2020

4 recommendations

People squirming in a world where everything is rated and reviewed.


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rmmiller364 recommended:Jan 22nd, 2021

Finally listened to this and found it to be a wonderful group of stories about criticism. I especially liked the first act about tourists at a Black church in Harlem. And as a person who was also slightly (but more ironically) obsessed with Cats, the final act really touched me.

I thought this episode was:

😢 Moving
😂 Funny
💔 Heart-breaking
💛 Honest
🧐 Intriguing
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mm recommended:Mar 2nd, 2020

A Chinese citizen reporter takes the last train to Wuhan before the city shuts down. He records the day-to-day happenings on the ground. Must listen middle segment of this episode. The theme of this episode is about how everyone is a critic. Features a hilarious segment where Ira Glass reads Amazon...Show More

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mmMar 2nd, 2020

@mbrauchli This is a must listen about a citizen journalist in Wuhan.

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mmMar 2nd, 2020

@aliceko @epekilis @nrichwine The last segment of this TAL about a woman’s obsession with the new Cats movie that’s driving her husband nuts.

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mmMar 2nd, 2020

@danny The first part of this about 5-star ratings and reviews.

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mbrauchliMar 2nd, 2020

@mm thank you. Will liaten

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mbrauchliMar 2nd, 2020

@mm er, listen

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mbrauchliMar 3rd, 2020

@mm thanks. goes right to the heart of China’s concurrent tragedies.

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mmMar 3rd, 2020

@jvaill This TAL episode.

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