This is the best of PRX's TQ bunch. Rebecca is a natural. Program has an authentic, spontaneous feel. Music is well chosen -- lends a fresh hip-ness. The Q&A are a bit canned sounding...somewhat overproduced. Best to let this gal roam free, as she's got the chops. Here's to mo' Radio-Powered-Boston. Hey Rebecca! Join AIR... we're just up the road! http://www.airmedia.org
Nice job, great tone, wonderful ideas and guests. Well done with great approaches to topics in a thoughtful way. I can not wait to hear it picked up and regularly produced.
Outstanding and refreshing! Ms Watson, with Curiosity Aroused, delivers much needed and long overdue journalistic skepticism with intelligence, heart and humor.
An absolute gem of a show. Not only is it an antidote to the post-modernist rantings of nonsense we get on radio regularly. It has a humorous and friendly air, along with hard-nosed fact finding - as every real journo-host should do.
I'm not sure about the review mentioning religion, as the is no mention of it in the show. Only psychics, psychology and health scares.
More thought provoking programmes like this please!
Original and thought provoking.
The radio needs more shows like this.
Rebecca's voice and delivery sounded very friendly and personal.
I am not sure where the other reviewer got the anti-religious impression from. The only "anti-" I got from this show was Anti sloppy thinking.
My daughters (teenagers) actually listened to the entire program. Now for the past 2 days we actually TALKED about the things we heard. I then brought it into my classroom and played parts of it for my students. They had MORE questions and wanted to know when there would be MORE shows.
I enjoyed it. But my kids LOVE it. And they actually ended up with something to talk to ADULTS about! So when I put on NPR on my car radio, the kids aren't going to bug me to "change it!" if this show is on. GOOD!
We need a bit of scepticism today with all the psychics, alternative medicines etc. available today, especially on the internet. This show appears to addressing this need. Great show, hope to hear more of it.
Funny for a one-off show aimed at anti-religious audiences or take a farcical approach to spirituality and health. Risky, challenging show on popular belief and attacks mainstream support for psychics, religion, homeopathy and spiritualism with aggressively cynical style. Good choice of guests who make the show authoritative.
Comments for Curiosity Aroused Pilot
Produced by Rebecca Watson, Richard Paul
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h h
Posted on April 04, 2008 at 11:04 AM | Permalink
Review of Curiosity Aroused Pilot
love the idea of an ongoing show dedicated to skepticism. Entertaining and informative.
Sue Schardt
Posted on January 04, 2008 at 05:51 AM | Permalink
Review of Curiosity Aroused Pilot
This is the best of PRX's TQ bunch. Rebecca is a natural. Program has an authentic, spontaneous feel. Music is well chosen -- lends a fresh hip-ness. The Q&A are a bit canned sounding...somewhat overproduced. Best to let this gal roam free, as she's got the chops. Here's to mo' Radio-Powered-Boston. Hey Rebecca! Join AIR... we're just up the road! http://www.airmedia.org
Doug Rees
Posted on January 03, 2008 at 04:49 PM | Permalink
Review of Curiosity Aroused Pilot
Nice job, great tone, wonderful ideas and guests. Well done with great approaches to topics in a thoughtful way. I can not wait to hear it picked up and regularly produced.
Michael Bukowski-Thall
Posted on January 01, 2008 at 06:13 AM | Permalink
Review of Curiosity Aroused Pilot
Outstanding and refreshing! Ms Watson, with Curiosity Aroused, delivers much needed and long overdue journalistic skepticism with intelligence, heart and humor.
Sidney R
Posted on December 28, 2007 at 02:35 AM | Permalink
Review of Curiosity Aroused Pilot
An absolute gem of a show. Not only is it an antidote to the post-modernist rantings of nonsense we get on radio regularly. It has a humorous and friendly air, along with hard-nosed fact finding - as every real journo-host should do.
I'm not sure about the review mentioning religion, as the is no mention of it in the show. Only psychics, psychology and health scares.
More thought provoking programmes like this please!
Tim Koeppen
Posted on December 27, 2007 at 05:54 PM | Permalink
Review of Curiosity Aroused Pilot
Original and thought provoking.
The radio needs more shows like this.
Rebecca's voice and delivery sounded very friendly and personal.
I am not sure where the other reviewer got the anti-religious impression from. The only "anti-" I got from this show was Anti sloppy thinking.
Bug Girl
Posted on December 24, 2007 at 12:12 PM | Permalink
Review of Curiosity Aroused Pilot
Loved it! I hope Ann Arbor picks this up, so I can hear the next episodes :)
Kitty Mervine
Posted on December 23, 2007 at 06:30 AM | Permalink
Review of Curiosity Aroused Pilot
My daughters (teenagers) actually listened to the entire program. Now for the past 2 days we actually TALKED about the things we heard. I then brought it into my classroom and played parts of it for my students. They had MORE questions and wanted to know when there would be MORE shows.
I enjoyed it. But my kids LOVE it. And they actually ended up with something to talk to ADULTS about! So when I put on NPR on my car radio, the kids aren't going to bug me to "change it!" if this show is on. GOOD!
Derek Theisen
Posted on December 23, 2007 at 04:44 AM | Permalink
Review of Curiosity Aroused Pilot
We need a bit of scepticism today with all the psychics, alternative medicines etc. available today, especially on the internet. This show appears to addressing this need. Great show, hope to hear more of it.
Frank S Briggs
Posted on December 22, 2007 at 04:11 PM | Permalink
Review of Curiosity Aroused Pilot
Funny for a one-off show aimed at anti-religious audiences or take a farcical approach to spirituality and health. Risky, challenging show on popular belief and attacks mainstream support for psychics, religion, homeopathy and spiritualism with aggressively cynical style. Good choice of guests who make the show authoritative.