{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a2ad2e9440b9d7bbf6bde6b/6a54e6c93e018503d623656d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Star Wars – Why our obsession with star ratings is ruining everything  ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a2ad2e9440b9d7bbf6bde6b/1783948802861-1e88b022-ef46-433b-b0fd-32f49d63fc8e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>“Please rate this book.” “What was your experience at Tesco like?” “Did this carrot meet your expectations?”… Star ratings are everywhere and they’re ruining the world. You can’t order a curry, watch a film or buy a kettle without having to check what others said about it – and being pestered to give your review.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>We’ve turned the entire planet into a customer satisfaction survey, but how did it happen? With a limitless choice on offer, are star ratings more help or hindrance? Can we trust them – and how can you spot a scam write-up? <strong>Benji Wilson</strong>, author of <a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13277/9781917923651\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Rate This Book: How Star Ratings Took Over the World</a>, tells <strong>Emma Kennedy</strong> what the pressure to review and rate everything is doing to our minds.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p> • Buy Benji’s book <a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13277/9781917923651\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Rate This Book: How Star Ratings Took Over the World</a> from our affiliate bookshop and you’ll help fund the podcast by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org’s fees help support independent bookshops too.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>• Back us on <a href=\"http://www.patreon.com/bunkercast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Patreon</a></p><p><br></p><p><em>Written and presented by Emma Kennedy. Producer: James Liddell. Audio production: Jade Bailey. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Music by Kenny Dickinson.</em><strong><em> THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production.</em></strong>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://www.podmasters.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.podmasters.co.uk</a>&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Podmasters"}