Well-Read - Podcast Rankings and reviews

I love Halle and Ann and the Well-Read podcast! As a reader who reads across lots of genres, I think they both give amazing recommendations! And I appreciate that they embrace that they have such different genre preferences because there is so much variety! When they both love a book, I know it’s going to be a 5 star read. I feel like I’m listening to my 2 friends chat about books and there’s nothing better than that. And very importantly, they have great voices for podcasting and the audio is always perfect! Halle and Ann, I love the long episodes! The longer the better! Thank you for your lovely podcast and sharing your thoughts with us!

I have listened to at least ten podcasts about reading and this is my favorite! Listening to Ann and Hallie is like having a lively chat with two friends who love books. Not highfalutin, just authentic love of a good variety of books. Thank you for doing this podcast.

I have been listening to the Well Read podcast for a year or two now and I am hooked. There are so many book and reading podcasts out there but this one is definitely in my top three. I love listening to Halle and Ann. They are such delightful people and I love everything about their podcast. I also truly appreciate the work that they do as this is not their full-time job. Thank you so much for bringing such great content!

Prefer other book podcasts, mainly due to the constant hesitation as the hosts search for the right words, trying to figure out, IN REAL TIME, how to convey information, sometimes as if they just can’t remember what they’re talking about. Also, they often have to correct themselves mid-sentence as they describe a plot (“a 16 year old … no, 17”, “I can’t remember…”). So annoying. Please work on fluidity of speech; be prepared; have a script ready if you can’t remember. It’s so frustrating while they try to figure out how to convey their information and whether they should share something and stumbling (and speaking) over each other and on and on. Not terribly enlightening nor helpful in choosing my next book. So many words saying so little.

Also, despite reviews from 1-2 YEARS ago complaining about the sound disparity between the hosts, this issue remains. Would recommend this is addressed.

I’ve listened for over a year but think I’ll focus on other podcasts that better meet my needs and tastes.