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“I feel like early episodes of this show used to make an effort to do actual research and recently they’re just not even pretending to bother. The episode about Hogwarts Legacy was just one person’s long incorrect diatribe. Sure they’re allowed to dislike the game and the personality behind Harry Potter at large, but the episode had so many straight up incorrect statements - even down to them complaining about how you only go to three classes. You only go to three classes in the first hour of the game…and then subsequently you go to all the rest. Did the guest not play the game? Why were they allowed to talk about it then?
Then the episode about bed bath and beyond candles was just the hosts talking about their feelings about the candles…I kept waiting to learn some actual information and then the show was over.
And the most recent episode about Reddit really left out some major plot points in this whole story. One of the driving forces behind the blackout was that initially Reddit was shutting out disabled users (the official app does not incorporate controls for the blind despite them saying they would incorporate them for years) and only after the blackout did they agree to allow some special accessibility apps to stay open. And Nitish also failed to mention that for years Reddit encouraged third party apps, and when they finally got an official app, they did so by purchasing the most popular third party app at the time. For a show that does constant episodes on racism, they really could stand up for people experiencing discrimination in other ways - like mentioning the toll this takes on disabled Reddit users. Even the official Reddit podcast covered that in depth.
I just feel like these are the episodes I happen to be informed about…so I know when you guys are leaving out really important information. What else have you been leaving out in other episodes? I know the topics are usually light and silly but now I don’t even trust the hosts to tell me about those faithfully.”
Xbound24 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/08/23
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“I really wanted to like this show- I was excited to see something in the vein of Reply All with hosts that could offer a different and diverse perspective on the complexities of the online world that occupies so much of our daily lives.
However I’ve been disappointed so far and will unsubscribe...”Read full review »
Annoyed1224@321 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/19/21
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“Not for me.”
B. Wowbagger via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/25/21
“I love how they use various internet ephemera as a jumping off point to talk about serious issues. The hosts have great chemistry and are very fun to listen to. The pacing is perfect: the episodes are bite-sized and they don’t waste 10 minutes on pointless banter or in-jokes.”
MollieDuke via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/04/22
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