Iâm in varying levels of crises with both of my main podcasts right now. Football Weekly, which used to be one of my faves, is raising moments where I think âyou donât know what youâre talking about, you cuntâ. And thatâs me, Mr Knows Fuck All About Football, Football Weeklyâs key demographic. I think the show is starting to realise this too, mercilessly ripping one of the prime suspects in my brand new conspiracy theory, that people on Football Weekly might not know what theyâre talking about.
Football Ramble has embraced the commercial dream. It is dragging itâs arse to ACAST, the network in which podcasting has been monetised, and half their shows are now adverts for their own, or other shit.
Best football one is The Game ,provided Alyson Rudd isnât on .
The Spectator is pretty good .
Far and away my favourite is The Two Mikes. The format of two old soaks sat there waffling on with Mike Parry coming out with some complete and utter bollocks should be boring , but itâs a great listen .
RHLSTP is fantastic stuff. Some mad bits and some genuinely insightful and touching. Impressive guest list as well. For those of us that were brought up in an era where the format was nailed down to the constraints of TV scheduling ( Wogan, Parkinson) these type of podcasts are an exciting breath of fresh air.
Watching this with interest as always interested in more
Iâm off to the Football Ramble live show in Winchester tonight. Itâs on as part of the comedy festival, so Iâll want money back if I donât shit myself laughing.
Best football one is The Game ,provided Alyson Rudd isnât on .
The Spectator is pretty good .
Far and away my favourite is The Two Mikes. The format of two old soaks sat there waffling on with Mike Parry coming out with some complete and utter bollocks should be boring , but itâs a great listen .
I once had the misfortune of listening to the Two Mikes, late at night, on the way back to Liverpool.
I was so struck by Parryâs delivery that the minute I got in, tweeted the station telling them to âenjoy coke responsibly, boys!â
Youâre not happy about that, are you? I think itâs fair enough. I make a podcast and it takes up a lot of time and money, for something I give away for free. Thereâs got to come a point, when you spend as much time as they do, where it has to start paying, and you go for some combination of adverts, paid additional content, or subscription. If I wanted to make a show as often as they do, Iâd need to go part-time at work, as would my co-host and producer.
I think itâs shite when anything becomes overtly commercial.
Theyâve got zero idea where the line is. Iâm getting to the point where Iâm not going to listen to them anymore, as I did with talkSPORT.
From the outset, their Friday show has been a heavy corporate betting tie-in. Donât usually bother downloading that, but I understand the proposition.
Now it seems that their entire business model is about trolling people onto ACAST.
They, and you, can play it much smarter. Lots of podcasters already do. Herringâs doing a kickstarter. If the Ramble had played it smart, theyâd have waited a year, left the good vibes about the Ramble relatively intact, and come back with a new show. What theyâve actually done is decide they want to capitalise on the existing brand, fucking it up in the process.
Well, one of them is from Pompey
And most of them have gigs elsewhere that pay the bills.
Thatâs fair enough. I donât enjoy the commercial aspect of it either. But it becomes a necessity if you want to grow to a certain level.
Iâd never have any advertising on my show, on principle. But then that means that weâll probably never get many more listeners than we already have, and we canât spend what weâd like to on improving it.
Been enjoying Hip Hop saved my life with Romesh Ranganathan. Not the biggest Hip hop fan myself but enjoy the chat and stories. Quite a few comedians have been on.
So I tried to write this the other night and the site seemed to have a breakdown.
Iâve listened to Russell Brandâs Under the Skin podcast. Itâs new (on itunes and I downloaded off some other site but not Acast). The first one is âCan We Really Stop Terrorâ and his guest is Brad Evans (âpolitical philosopher, critical theorist and writer, whose work specialises on the problem of violenceâ). I found it quite interesting. Brand isnât the annoying guy some people think he is, in this. I used to think he was awful until I saw him live a realised heâs an intelligent guy.
Booked tickets to see 2 of Richard Herrings Leicester Square Theatre podcast. One with Adam Buxton (my favourite podcaster) and Sara Pascoe. Going on my own as my partner just doesnât get podcasts.
His podcasts are great. At least an hour talking in depth to fellow comics actors etc.