Alice Florence Orr

1 week ago | podcastreview.org | Alice Florence Orr

Why do people dislike critics? My theory is that many of us have become arbiters of what is “good” and “bad” in increasingly reductive ways, replacing well-formed opinions with moral scrutiny. There’s perhaps an economic explanation for this. As publication budgets tighten, spending a week on a nuanced review is less profitable than churning out three hot takes.

3 weeks ago | podcastreview.org | Alice Florence Orr

Each month, Podcast Review’s staff offers recommendations on the best new shows to listen to. Here are our favorite podcasts for June. So We’ve Been Told with Sahaj Kaur KohliThere are a thousand approaches to understanding mental health. In So We’ve Been Told with Sahaj Kaur Kohli, the award-winning therapist explores feelings through the lens of bi-cultural identity.

1 month ago | podcastreview.org | Alice Florence Orr

Each month, Podcast Review’s staff offers recommendations on the best new shows to listen to. Here are our favorite podcasts for May. Aftermath: Hunt for the Anthrax KillerIf you keep up with your true crime podcasts, you might already be half way through Aftermath: Hunt for the Anthrax Killer, a series that dropped at the beginning of April and continues to rise through the charts.

Mar 25, 2025 | podcastreview.org | Alice Florence Orr

One of the biggest criticisms I get as a podcast critic is that I don’t champion indie podcasts enough. Most of the negative feedback I receive to a review of the latest Tortoise Media show or Serial Productions series can be summarized as “big shows don’t need more publicity.”My reviews and lists are intended to showcase the best of podcasting and to give overviews of various genres. My job, at its heart, is to share recommendations with listeners. Recommendations they will actually like.

Dec 5, 2024 | independent.ie | Alice Florence Orr

Podcasts have become so powerful that they can sway a US election, or so it’s claimed. So which new ones should you be adding to your playlist? Before the votes had been counted, political commentators were already calling the recent US elections the “podcast election”, a term that became embedded after Kamala Harris’ appearance on Call Her Daddy. Whatever you think about politics, it’s hard to deny the obvious implications of recent events: podcasts are a significant part of our media ecosystem.