“OK, so stomaching Roman Mars’s smarminess was always part of the package. Which was fine – the storytelling really did make up for it. However, shortly after the end of the “fiercely independent” era (he sold it to SiriusXM), it rapidly went downhill. More re-airings of past eps or airings of other podcasts – basically a lot of filler content. And as others have noted, the ad lengths have really gotten out of hand. There are still some fine eps – about 1 in every 3 or 4 are keepers – but it does feel like it’s being a bit phoned in at this point. It’s a shame. But, hey, Roman still retains his upper-middle class smarm – so there’s that.”
listening with ears via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/12/24