“RH was one of the best shows on the scene when it arrived. Just a few episodes every summer, and each was thought-provoking. I still get chills thinking of the end of the first episode of season…was it two?…when Malcolm framed the upcoming season as “climbing over the fence” of that Beverly Hills country club. Just great stuff. But lately, there’s been a decline in quality matched with an incline of advertising. Product placement masquerading as content. (“But why does there have to be a distinction?!” I can hear all the marketers shout.) The feed was overtaken by episodes of other shows, Malcolm interviewing T-Mobile (or some other telecom) executives about 5G data collection in F1 racing… even the advertisements in the show itself became arduously long-winded. Props to everyone at Pushkin for making money — good for you! You deserve it! But right now, things feel unbalanced, tilted too far in favor of ad revenue. It’s not a great look/listen.”
orangetwelve via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/18/24