Listener sentiment
Qiological enjoys overwhelmingly positive long-term reception from acupuncture students and East Asian medicine practitioners, who consistently praise host Michael Max's curiosity, humility, and ability to draw out deep insights from a diverse range of expert guests. Listeners repeatedly describe the show as an essential professional resource that combats professional isolation, reinvigorates their passion for the medicine, and fills a gap left by graduate training. In the most recent ratings window, a clearer thread of criticism has emerged alongside the praise: several listeners feel the host talks too much and interrupts guests, conversations sometimes drift from the announced topic, and the opening ads and monologue segments run long. One listener found the host's interview manner insincere and another flagged off-putting personal remarks in certain episodes. These criticisms, while a minority, represent a notable shift from the near-unanimous enthusiasm that characterizes the show's earlier reviews, and they cluster around host behavior and episode structure rather than content quality.
Apple4.8 · 65
Summary generated Jul 10, 2026
