Sound Judgment
4.9/5
Critic Rating
Sound Judgment takes listeners into the studios — and the minds — of your favorite audio storytellers. In each episode, lifelong journalist Elaine Appleton Grant and a top audio creator deconstruct one of their episodes. It’s not just a revealing conversation about the art and craft of audio storytelling, it’s a sound-rich narrative interview: Elaine plays back clips from her guest’s podcast. Together, they explore the storyteller’s creative choices in a “living learning lab.”
Critic Reviews
Score: 5
Frank Racioppi • Ear Worthy • Sep 6, 2023
"Grant is is in a tough spot hosting this podcast. Sound Judgment is about being a better podcast host, so you need an excellent podcast host to legitimatize that point. Thankfully, Grant is superb. She possesses excellent cadence, a smidgen of earnestness, a touch of empathy, a dash of clarity, and a heaping of good humor. …"
Score: 4.5
David Jackson • Podcast Rodeo Show • Apr 26, 2023
"Good production, and you let me know what the show and the episode were about. I felt confident I was going to have a takeaway by the end of the episode. …"
Score: 5
Lauren Passell • Podcast The Newsletter • Apr 17, 2023
"...packed with in-the-weeds advice and actionable takeaways...These episodes always end in a real-life scenario..."
Score: 5
Suzanne Schaffer • Whisper Speak Roar Media • Feb 16, 2023
"Sound Judgment is your master’s degree...In particular, I love that Elaine always shows, doesn’t tell. You can hear in the audio examples how someone elevated a good story to an unforgettable one."
