BEST OF THE LEFT APP App Reviews

To experience my main point about the app, I invite you to read this, breathing only between sentences. I have no issue with the content of this app, but I am troubled with the difficulty I have had in accessing that content given that the material is presented in daily packets, each over an hour long accompanied by a sort of table of contents in which you either dedicate yourself to spending over an hour to sit through the entire show, including several musical interludes, or attempt to hunt for a desired segment by sliding the progress bar to where the part you want to hear might be only to have landed several segments away then in your third attempt, land in the middle of what you were looking for and in backing up, find yourself listening to several minutes of some nice but irrelevant song or the tail end of the prior story all of which by now has rendered you out of time for that visit. Its like Im back in the seventies with a cassette tape player, blindly searching for that favorite cut. I might have given this app a fourth star had it been free or a buck but for $3, it was a stretch to give it three. I expected a little more functionality. for example, converting that ToC to hypertext so that tapping on a selection causes the playback of the podcast to jump to the beginning of that selection.

Crashes on startup,iPhone 4 GSM iOS 5.1.1.

Love the podcast but will go back to watching through iTunes for free. There is no convenient fast forward or rewind nor a selection for viewing videos. Another over-priced Apple app. Similar but better app free for the droid.

What a well out together show. I spread the word when I can!

Jay! Tomlinsons blog "the Best of the Left" is for me, the most importantly informative and enlightening and entertaining show anywhere. Its deep sense of compassion, intelligence, humor and music are unparalleled. It is the most intelligent show on "radio". I couldnt be more serious about this informative and often very funny show. Jay! Tomlinson has a big career ahead which I hope will not corrupt him in any way. Power and success have a way of doing that! And he is headed for success. Trust me on that. Jay Leonhart

To be informed get this app. BOTL does an amazing job bringing the progressive voice and issues together.

I really do enjoy this app.

Love the content, but Im sure most who know what Best of the Left does loves the content. However, I downloaded the app hoping there would be a way to share individual links on facebook, twitter, etc, like on the main site. The only functionality like this is the ability to share the whole episode. Its hard enough to get people who arent into BotL to sit through a ten minute piece, let alone try to get them to listen to a +60 minute episode. PLEASE include this functionality in an update, otherwise will just keep using my old way of listening to the show, via iTunes and the Podcasts app. Keep up the Good work!

Ive listened to Jays podcast for the past several years, and he is continuing to do great work. I dont always agree with everyone but thats not the point. I find my consciousness raised, and become informed of aspects of the news I hadnt heard of elsewhere. Some of the clips are funny, some tragic, and some downright annoying! I particularly appreciate Rachel Maddow and often the Young Turks and David Pakman. When he can use clips of the Daily Show and Stephen Colbert, I am delighted. Keep up the good work, Jay.

Listen to BOTL at my desk. I laugh, I cry. It is always thoughtful.

Best organized and most thoughtful podcast

One of my top 3 podcasts. A perfect blend of clips, music and listener input. If I have one political podcast I wouldnt do without, this is it.

I love this app. The app introduced me to many other Progressive Voices like The Young Turks, Citizen Radio and the Majority Report.

Absolutely wonderful shows. Start listening now!

Cant say enough good things...educational

What a record of the progressive movement in the early 21st century.

Very easy way to keep up with all the crazy things happening in the world.

Listen to this for a few months and it will change your life for the better. Guaranteed.

Not only does the team deliver excellent news, but the execution of the app is great. Its (painfully) affordable and conveniently intuitive (gotta love buzzwords, but hey...). Great product.

The app is easy to use and a great way to sort, save and listen to the BOTL. The shows are very well put together - a good collection of clips from a variety of sources on a specific topic. The messages from listeners as well as Jays occasional comments are interesting to listen to. Id recommend the app. The only hitch would be that when youre on the main list of shows, its difficult to decipher what the topic is because the titles are so long and there isnt enough space on the screen. Id appreciate it if the topic were put in parentheses first with the actual title to follow. Thanks!