I’m a scientist. I used to listen to every episode. I stopped years ago after it started introducing identity identity identity. Show lost its substance and traded science for politics. Another lost NPR treasure

I am a long-time listener - and for the last couple of years whenever I listen to Lulu and Latif start the show I think - these people HATE each other, what is going on? Everything seemed fine until Jad and Robert “retired” (but that doesn’t mean they get off) Every show starts with Lulu’s negative reaction to whatever that days show is about - she acts bored/confused/dismissive/quizzical about the topic - and then Latif responds defensively, followed by awkward forced laughter - it seems like the other hosts do their best to ignore that weird dynamic - I think most of the negativity is driven by Lulu (she is very unhappy personally and spiraling - I remember when she used to be the most curious, excited person on the show!) but Latif is an expert at needling her and doesn’t hold back - I’m hoping maybe they will read this and KNOCK IT OFF - they could even make a spin-off series about how to heal a dysfunctional workplace - I bet Adam Grant has some wisdom to share…. anyways, I will keep listening, but it seems really stupid for these two smart, talented people to have these awesome dream jobs, and instead of being happy and healthy leaders and mentors, they are petty and jealous and sniping and not even thinking about how uncomfortable it makes their coworkers and their listeners - 🌈 Dinaaaaaah

Radio Lab has always been in my top two favorite podcast! One that I rush to when a new one drops, but…Jad and Robert are mad missed! It’s just become so giggly and I hate to admit it, somewhat annoying in that middle school banter kind of way! And not happy that Alan just dropped off the planet in Finding Emillie! What was that about! You mean no one figured that we would want to know what happen to such a central person to the story?

That was weird.

I’m speculating that…I don’t know but I’m concerned Allan got tossed aside like a used up sheet of drawing paper.

This pod used to be interesting and illuminating about topics that Jad and Robert discover by living interesting lives then dive deeper into that subject and connect it the wider audience. Now it just seems like “Story time with Lala and Lulu: A Children’s Book” where they talk about their trauma and how they were wronged in place of having interesting stories from lived experiences.

Since Jad and Robert left the show, the content and production has suffered. So many recycled shows with hardly any new content…and it seems when it happens to not be a rerun it’s featured content from a different podcast. I used to look forward to Radiolab immensely, now hardly even bother to check…such a bummer.

Keeps getting better and better as the years go by for me. Only podcast I donate money to! Negative reviews about new hosts reads like *very* thinly veiled misogyny, to me. Who wants those listers anyway?! Keep up the good work!

What happened to Alan, the boyfriend who saved her? Why didn’t we hear an update on him?

I prefer the older format that was more science-based. But more than anything I can’t stand that almost every “new” episode is a rerun.

Thanks so much for sharing this and for all you do! I loved hearing the update on Emilie, but also wanted to hear an update on Alan, his love arguably saved her years of darkness or even death.

I miss Jad & Robert like everyone else. I always love Latif, I wish we could be friends IRL. But I simply cannot listen to Lulu’s voice. I know she’s been around for awhile. I tolerated Invisibilia. I’ve R E A L L Y tried to adapt to new hosts in charge, but it’s time to unfollow and move on. Newer listeners will hopefully stay blissfully unaware of how high the bar was previously set. Good luck guys!

Radiolab has been my favorite for years. I get lost in the episodes. Jad and Robert were the best. But since lulu and latif took over there is rarely a fresh episode...It's 90% re runs. It just feels so lazy. Since this is my favorite show I've listened and re listened to every episode several times. It's insulting to see an old episode in my feed every Friday. New episodes please !

I have been a fan of this radio show for almost 15 years. I have found it consistently, entertaining, thought-provoking, and world expanding. In the past two years that has started to change. While I won’t bash on the new hosts as some recent reviewers have done I will say that the nature of the show has changed, perhaps intentionally. I am willing to take the ride with you and see where you end up going, but only if I’m allowed to listen to your content. Over the years, I have given to the cause when I could afford it. But now your radiolab plus subscription has made your show largely unaccessible. This is a real shame since many need to hear good content. I hope that you can see fit to keep less of the content behind what for many, is a locked door.

THIS IS TH BEST PODCAST IN THE UNIVERSE😇 ALSO, I LOVE ZOOZVE🪐🌏😝 I think they should name the other quasi-moon Sauron from Lord of The Rings (Aragorn is also pretty good though) :) PLS MAKE MORE SPACE EPISODES THEY ARE SO COOL 😎 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS PODCAST AND ALL THE WORK YOU PUT INTO IT 🥹🥲😆🤩😝😄🤓

I’ve been a fan of the show since around 2005. Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich were so talented at tapping into the humanistic and sometimes poetic elements of science reporting, and I just couldn’t get enough. Above all, the two brought a beautiful sense of wide-eyed curiosity to their stories. They were often foils to each other, often funny, but never cynics. Their openness is what stood out. Enter Latif Nasser as the current co-host of the show. The recent “Cheating Death” episode is a great example of my difficulty with his style. Maria Paz Gutiérrez discusses the great Ingmar Bergman film The Seventh Seal as entryway into viewing death. He begins by dismissing the film saying he’s pretty sure he slept through it. With Maria’s description of the plot he remains dismissively quizzical. And then he dismissively asks her why she even bothered to bring it up. Nasser is the kind of science guy I have a difficult time discussing anything with. Instead of curiosity he just brings smug skepticism. Maybe it’s a character he’s playing, the foil who requires an extra effort to convince. I’m just left with annoyance. His demeanor is basically the opposite of why I first fell in love with the show. The old Radiolab was full of wonder, and I miss that.

Consistently intriguing! Hosts are knowledgeable and lovable. Content is thought-provoking, innovative, engaging, and evokes “all the feels” in a deeply introspective way. A podcast that everyone can benefit from listening.

The best

I hate to sound like one of those people reminiscing on a band’s first album and lamenting that their new stuff “just isn’t the same”, however, this show has not been the same since Jad and Robert left. There are too many reruns, and gone are the days of me getting excited when a new episode airs. RIP Radiolab.

Lulu… explain to me what is soo funny about people struggling with suicidal thoughts? Grow a conscience and stop being soulless and vain.

This is one of the few podcasts I’m listening to that I will listen together with my pre teen kids in the car. I like the entertainment and yet educational. I found the topics informative.

Maria Paz, read Victor Franlkl’s Man’s Search for Meaning. It will help

Really well produced, and very informative! Definitely one of my favorite science podcasts!

I feel as though the content and delivery have gotten worse recently.

Documentary remix. This podcast is the blueprint of the narrative sound so many others reach toward with mixed success. It has human stories. Science stories. Surprising stories. Stories about language and stories about self reflection. Most are some mix of these. Beautiful sound mastering. Clear narratives without being a spoon a touch too far back on the tongue to feed you. If, somehow, you have not yet heard Radiolab, Go ahead and start now. I like to go back to the older ones and work forward, but you do you.

Valuable informative moving important episode. Thank you all.

Another reviewer called Radiolab a bad show for children and I couldn’t agree more. Everything is repetitious, dumbed way down and delivered via irritating gimmicks. There are no true revelations but “poignant” musical cues will inform you that you should be experiencing them. It was a revolutionary show when it first began but at this point the format is tiresome and embarrassing.

Once the greatest podcast out there. Rob and Jad were masters. Brilliantly interesting stories, brilliantly told. No hint of self-satisfaction. Unlike now where the show feels like, it’s been curated by a bunch of annoying spoilt kids. Maybe I’m getting old.

I used to love this show. Maybe I still could if you would label your reruns. I am so tired of wasting 15min on an episode only to realize it is one I have already heard. I am so tired of loading a bunch of podcasts on my phone for a roadtrip only to find half of the Radiolab episodes are repeats. There is no excuse. Many of the other podcasts I listen to do reruns. Every single one of them labels them in either the episode title or the beginning of the description. There is no good reason not to unless you are trying to trick supporters and sponsers into thinking you are producing more content than you are. I'm tired of it. Time to unsubscribe.

Last episode I listened to brought up race and gender more than they talked about the headline topic of smart animals.

I’ve been listening since 2005 and this show has rearely if ever disappointed. Lately I’ve been loving Maria Paz Gutierrez’ voice. She sounds humbly excited to tell you about their research, devoid of the ubiquitous valley girl uptalk or that refined Anglo accent some other women podcasters have.

Since Jad and Robert left, Radiolab has basically just become a bad kids’ show.

My mom and look forward to every Friday when the show comes out. Radiolab is an amazing podcast that you should start listening to yourself. Lulu, Latif, do not listen to those haters. I love y’all and hope to follow in your footsteps. I an only 11. Also, let’s go ZOOZVE!

🥱 🤦‍♂️ It’s been going downhill consistently (and faster) since the original hosts left. Nowadays it’s more similar to one of those sad lonely para-social podcasts than it is a science show. These new dorks focus WAY too much on being cutie pie lil flirty fun folks to make the show interesting.

There’s something really strange about how some of these stories are being told. They feel really biased like they’re trying to hide parts of the story because they don’t want the audience to think too deeply about certain topics… Idk just this very bad feeling I get from time to time.

Robert Krulwich and Jad Abumrad made it seem so effortless. They created a one-of-a kind show. One that was fabulous, informative, creative and built around Science. But now we have the new generation. A new crew that has demonstrated amateur stewardship will transform a once brilliant show into a convoluted and irritating mess. Lulu Miller, Latif Nasser, et al, behave like a gaggle of college pals, yakking it up in a late night dorm room, toke session. They are crass, self-absorbed, and often whiney. They lack the style, authenticity, and the affable on-air presence the former host brought to the show. The newer shows are much less fascinating. Now the topics seem more inline with the narrow scope of the new host and their limited personal experiences. I so miss Jad and Robert.

Radiolab never recovered from Jad leaving. Now it’s all re-runs, and when they do produce a new story it feels small - and generally pushing the new hosts agenda on the story no matter what it is. Unsubscribing after a decade of this being my favorite podcast.

Interesting and sad episode. Why didn’t you mention the founder of Planned Parenthood Margaret Sanger, the renowned and most famous eugenicist, during this episode? Oh that’s right, Radiolab is FAR Leftist.

congrats on zoozve!!

Your treatment of Andy Mills is unforgivable.

I’ve been listening for years and find almost every episode to be a riveting experience and far beyond what I hear elsewhere.

I love this podcast. It’s very informative and great when it comes to the science and storytelling. My only complaint is lately. They’ve been having far too many repeats, or rewind as they say. I’ve been listening to this series series for years and it’s pretty terrible when I have to skip two out of three weeks or more simply, because repeating an episode it may have been just from last year sometime.

Used to love Radiolab, but the research and reporting are weaker now, and the stories more likely to be uninteresting. I join the chorus of those complaining that while f-bombs between friends are fine, they are unnecessary in podcasts, and limit your audience. Re: Zoozve…you really couldn’t wait a few more weeks for the outcome before releasing the episode? That was almost the final straw; not sure how much longer I’ll keep listening.

This podcast is amazing it has a perfect blend of humor philosophy and science.

This podcast is so fun and informative. I love every bit of every episode and always looking forward to the next!!

This used to be my favorite podcast. Latif has so much potential, but Lulu is not a good fit for what this podcast used to be. I used to learn so much, and now it feels like the hosts just like talking about themselves.

Is it necessary to convey emotion on this show via fbombs? I’m not bothered by them on more culturally themed shows. But they are out of place and unnecessary on a show where most themes are science based.

I listen to a lot of podcasts and have many favorites..RADIOLAB is my favorite favorite. I learn, I laugh, I look at the world in a new way…and over the years, quite a few episodes have left me feeling a sense of awe and wonder.

Robert and Jad so often made episodes I sent to my friends and family for so many reasons. The reporting now just lacks the depth and interest of the past. I don’t mind the current personalities as some reviewers do. I mind the lack of meaningful content. Sorry the attempt to name a “moon” is not interesting just because some artist wrote it incorrectly. Surely people write in with better stuff that means a lot more than that.

I found the Zoozve episode quite gripping…until the end. The cliffhanger ending was a complete let down, to the point where I will be very wary of listening to more Radiolab episodes. I honestly don’t understand why the host couldn’t wait for an answer before releasing the episode. I don’t think the cliffhanger approach to capturing listeners is what Radiolab has in mind.