I want to like these podcasts more but over produced for me. Too short and not enough depth.

I love learning the history of the lives of these influential people. Informative content.

Each episode is a delicious appetizer, a taste of an individual volume from Jewish Lives, the outstanding series of biographies of influential Jews.

Thanks so much for this wonderful program!!!

Excellent podcast on Moses. Alessandra Wollner Made Moses’s legacy alive and relevant to all those who tune into this outstanding podcast on the life of the prophet.

The Jewish Lives podcast fills a void for readers of Jewish biography to access fascinating content. The hostess has a lovely voice, allows the guests to complete their responses and listens to their reply rather than asking the next question on her prepared list. A delightful discovery.

It’s not my desire to be negative or mean, but in the interest of constructive criticism I honestly have to say that, despite being very interested in the topics, I find these podcasts just don’t hold my interest, and are very difficult for me even to sit through. I would strongly recommend that you go back and listen to the Vox Tablet podcasts, many of which were basically infomercials for Jewish Lives books. Those interviews were so well done I actually listened to many of them multiple times, and bought a number books because of them. I think the current series could benefit a lot from remodeling in the mold of the Vox Tablet episodes (and maybe even get some involvement by people who were involved in the previous ones).

Everything is so fascinating and enjoyable here - from the music to the host to the guests - and of course the topics are brilliant, and you will want to read all of the books! If you have any inclination to try this pod out then you must - you will be hooked!

Fascinating and fun. A must-listen for lovers of history.

Wish these were posted more often! They're all great!

Dear Alessandra, So wonderful to hear your podcast. It was an inspirational piece to listen to. Thank Barbara for sharing. I think of you often. Love, Shirley

I appreciated listening to the Moses podcast. It was informative and I enjoyed hearing from Aviva Gottlieb Zornberg. Looking forward to learning more from the book.

Marx is an historical figure everyone thinks they know. The podcast brought out aspects of Marx the person and political thinker that were interesting and informative. Alessandra Wollner engaged the biographer with interesting questions that allowed the biography to come to life in a brief podcast.

I had high hopes for this podcast but fully the first third was a shout out promoting the book series. I hung on for an additional few minutes and found the interviewer’s questions of a brilliant scholar to be very dull. A shame, I’d been looking forward with great anticipation to hearing this, and was disappointed overall . I didn’t even make it yo 10 minutes

Such an interesting podcast! In addition to the insightful content, I truly appreciate the thoughtful, articulate and succinct delivery by Alessandra Wollner. The accompanying musical selections further enhanced the program, by providing the listener with a sense of time and place. I look forward to listening to future podcasts in this series!

Wonderful insights into a fascinating life. Well done! Look forward to future episodes!

The host is amazing and well-prepared, and the interviews are leaving me hungry to read the full book length versions! Great listen.

Alessanadra Wollner is a great host. Sounds like NPR. Love her work, can't wait to hear the many more to come.

Thought-provoking, interesting & enlightened commentary about the life of Karl Marx. Looking forward to our interviews by host Alessandra Wollner‼️

Full of surprising and delightful insights!