The History of Rome - Podcast Rankings and reviews

This has been one of my favorite podcasts. Mike Duncan is very easy to listen to and is a great narrator. Between his witty clips and his smooth baritone voice, I could listen to history of the Roman Empire every day. Still, I am glad that he did. Quality over quantity. Some of the early episode episodes are a little hard to listen to because they’re a little quiet, but other than that, I think this is one of the best podcasts out there.

Mike Duncan is a pleasure to listen to. The first few episodes might be wanting for more audio polish, but he soon finds his ideal equipment and rhythm (about the time of the republic). Great details, insights, and research in each episode.

An absolute must listen for any fan of ancient Rome.

Content is excellent. Ads are necessary on free content, but choosing a service that serves quieter ones would go a long way. They are disruptive and very irritating. Pacing is faster than I like but tolerable once the I adjusted to it. At least a few second pause between passages would make a difference though. Overall quality improves a good amount over the course of the podcast but still feels a bit unpolished well into the running.

The young ones are not easy to keep engaged, especially when it comes to this subject matter, but they were more than engaged in this podcast. They can't stop listening and I have to stop them from listening too much. The best!!

I used to love listening and re-listening to this podcast, but the ads really make it unenjoyable. Not only are they loud and don’t match the volume of the podcast, but now many of the episodes cut off early, often in the middle of a sentence. This makes it really difficult to engage with the content. I understand the need for profitability, but if you want to attract new listeners to your brand/content, History of Rome needs to be the incredible product it used to be.

Don’t get me wrong I love the podcast and every second of it is worth listening, but the main reason I chose this podcast over many others is that it was ad-free, but with it no longer being like that i’d rather look for another podcast.