I saw a number of recommendations for Noble Blood. It's rated 4.5 stars on apple podcasts. I am always intrigued with nobility, so I figured this would right up my alley.

After 2.5 episodes, I had to stop listening. There's just some stuff that made it too hard to keep going. They are nit picky, but once I noticed it's hard to not be annoyed.

1) The show plays quite loose with facts. I get there is some embellishment to make a story/history sound a little more intriguing. But, when you just flat out get stuff wrong, your credibility goes out the window.

2) Learn to properly pronounce the famous places and people you are telling stories about. I mean any effort at all would be appreciated.

What about popular Podcasts you lost interest in? I used to be a huge Stuff You Should Know fan. But I haven't listened to an episode in over a year. They stick to their format and it started to feel a little stale, plus they got to the bottom of the barrel on topics.

I don't listen to podcasts very much. Hardcore History and The Knowledge Project are my favorites. I'll listen to Joe Rogan, but it's uneven. Often great, but he gets really combative about drugs sometimes and it's not very good listening.

My Favorite Murder is garbage. I finally caved and listened to an episode and it was mostly mindless drivel about the hosts who find themselves immensely interesting. Even the cases they talk about (when the got to them) aren't well thought out and have a lot of IDK thrown in...

I listened to all of Up & Vanished...it was rough. Payne Lindsay is a complete tool. He's terrible at story telling and structuring episodes of a podcast. He'd tease things that would never materialize. And he'd go out of his way to pat himself on the back. The 5 star reviews just fueled that AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT. I've stumbled upon a couple others by him and I just can't with that guy anymore.

I was really big on Sean Carrolls podcast when he started and followed it for a year or so, until he started having more political topics

Ulrich said:

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I don't listen to podcasts very much. Hardcore History and The Knowledge Project are my favorites. I'll listen to Joe Rogan, but it's uneven. Often great, but he gets really combative about drugs sometimes and it's not very good listening.

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I've listened to a few of his, but not enough to know how he's combative about drugs. Is he strongly anti-drug or strongly pro-pot? (Guessing it's one of those. Maybe he hates aspirin?)

He's very pro-drug. Marijuana and psychoactive drugs like mushrooms, and he uses them regularly.

For example, he had a conservative commentator on (dont remember his name) and asked what "standard conservative" position the guest cared about least.

When the guest said drugs (specifically that he thinks drugs are bad, but it should be delegated to the states and he doesn't really put much energy or thought into it), it turned into something like two hours of alternating between reasonable discussion and mocking/yelling. Every time i started to turn it off they would make up and change subjects, but a few minutes later Rogan would always pivot back.

Rogan is generally very open, very into letting guests of all types explain their views fully and being genuinely curious. In that context, Rogan's persistence is good because even though he's nice about it he won't let non-answers go. He wants to understand, not play gotcha. Sometimes it turns nasty when it comes to drugs though.

I really enjoyed Dan Carlin's Hardcore History podcast. His older stuff has been great.

However, the stuff he's put out the last year and a half have been meh. He's been rambling more than normal and can't structure the story he's telling at all. Plus, his stuff is coming out at a much slower rate due to other projects he's been on.

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He's very pro-drug. Marijuana and psychoactive drugs like mushrooms, and he uses them regularly.

For example, he had a conservative commentator on (dont remember his name) and asked what "standard conservative" position the guest cared about least.

When the guest said drugs (specifically that he thinks drugs are bad, but it should be delegated to the states and he doesn't really put much energy or thought into it), it turned into something like two hours of alternating between reasonable discussion and mocking/yelling. Every time i started to turn it off they would make up and change subjects, but a few minutes later Rogan would always pivot back.

Rogan is generally very open, very into letting guests of all types explain their views fully and being genuinely curious. In that context, Rogan's persistence is good because even though he's nice about it he won't let non-answers go. He wants to understand, not play gotcha. Sometimes it turns nasty when it comes to drugs though.

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I can't remember if that was Crowder or Crenshaw but Joe was kinda a jerk about it. Both of them were willing to let it lie but he kept going back to it.

Joe can be spotty. I've actually gotten to where I won't listen to any of his comedian buddies because, while funny, it's not interesting.

He really shines when it's a subject matter expert like parks and wildlife guy from CA or the dude who fought the cartel and now trains Americans against cartels. RDJ was incredibly boring.

My wife loves My Favorite Murder. She listened to one of the other true crime podcasts (wish I knew the name) and she couldn't get into it at all. In My Favorite Murder, the hosts have good chemistry and each one reads a story to the other. In this other true crime show, it felt more scripted - like they both knew all the details of the story, but had to react as if they didn't. "Oh my gosh..!"

For what it's worth, older MFM episodes are a little more chaotic, losing their place in their notes, that kind of thing. I think they clean that up later. But I've also only heard one episode so what would I know.

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My Favorite Murder is garbage. I finally caved and listened to an episode and it was mostly mindless drivel about the hosts who find themselves immensely interesting. Even the cases they talk about (when the got to them) aren't well thought out and have a lot of IDK thrown in...

I listened to all of Up & Vanished...it was rough. Payne Lindsay is a complete tool. He's terrible at story telling and structuring episodes of a podcast. He'd tease things that would never materialize. And he'd go out of his way to pat himself on the back. The 5 star reviews just fueled that AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT. I've stumbled upon a couple others by him and I just can't with that guy anymore.

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yup, you see all of these 5 star reviews "best ever" "zomg" type crap. buried in there are a few people that give actual ratings. like Noble Blood, i'm not the only one that's pointed out the hosts flaws. it should be rated more like a 2.8-3.1 star show due to the flaws.

podcasts like seemingly everything else these days has been turned into 5 star or 1 star ratings. when reality is most things fall in the standard bell curve.

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My Favorite Murder is garbage. I finally caved and listened to an episode and it was mostly mindless drivel about the hosts who find themselves immensely interesting. Even the cases they talk about (when the got to them) aren't well thought out and have a lot of IDK thrown in...

I listened to all of Up & Vanished...it was rough. Payne Lindsay is a complete tool. He's terrible at story telling and structuring episodes of a podcast. He'd tease things that would never materialize. And he'd go out of his way to pat himself on the back. The 5 star reviews just fueled that AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT. I've stumbled upon a couple others by him and I just can't with that guy anymore.

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I think you should cut Payne Lindsey some slack. It's his first podcast that just happened to explode as he was recording. He went from just screwing around with some basic gear to being completely overwhelmed. And sometimes when that happens you don't have time to think about what's for dinner. That's where blue apron comes in. Blue apron delivers all ingredients to your door, perfectly measured and ready to cook. And on top of that recipes never repeat. Which is why the killer was probably able to disappear.

It was Crowder and I was okay with it, because it was Crowder. Crowder's main schtick, with his Change My Mind series, is not too dissimilar to what happened on Rogan. He takes a person that's ill prepared for an argument and comes at them with all the research he's done to support his argument. People view it as comparable to a genuine debate, but it's not, because one side has the opportunity to prepare and generally the other side doesn't or hasn't in any meaningful way. It's also Crowder's job to be prepared for his Change My Mind segments and the people he ends up talking to have, you know, other **** going on. It's just intellectually weak and scared on his part, because he doesn't play on a level field with his "peers".

It was also equally Crowder's fault because Rogan asks him what he had been overzealous about in the past that he wishes he wouldn't have been so zealous about and then Crowder says marijuana, because he doesn't care that much about it, but then injects his arguments into the conversation about how pro-legalization advocates lie about the benefits.



Thing is I agree with a lot of what Crowder says, but he reminds me of people I know that just argue bull**** for arguments sake, mostly to try to make themselves look right.



To keep it on topic, can I answer Crowder's podcast? Or is that not highly rated enough?

I used to like it, but Hidden Brain got boring and I unsubscribed...ran out of ideas I think. Same goes for Invisibilia and Revisionist History.

I am close to giving up on This American Life, but every once in a while they still drop a good episode.

I tried the Bill Simmons podcast but found it boring most of the time.

I don't know about the ratings of it but I've heard it mentioned before as having a ton of listeners which made me think it was something I might like.

I like Rogan, but don't listen to any of the mma or comedian episodes.

As for ones I found boring, Serial. I could finish it. And I really like true crime stuff.

I listened to Bill Simmons podcast going back to the Page 2 days, but I've long since bailed on it. I'll occasionally check in if he has an interesting guest or topic, though that's pretty rare.
Used to listen to WTF 6 or 7 years ago, but fell out of habit on that one. Not for any particular reason, but just stopped listening.

How Did This Get Made when a few specific recurring special guests come on. They can almost ruin what is a usually hilarious podcast.

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I listened to Bill Simmons podcast going back to the Page 2 days, but I've long since bailed on it. I'll occasionally check in if he has an interesting guest or topic, though that's pretty rare.
Used to listen to WTF 6 or 7 years ago, but fell out of habit on that one. Not for any particular reason, but just stopped listening.

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i still think Bill's a pretty decent interviewer, but whether i tune in just depends on who his guest is.

the issue i have with him though is that he's changed dramatically from those Page 2 days. it used to feel like you were reading something by or listening to one of your buddies. nothing new...a lot of people change once they get more famous and wealthy.

i still like several of the Ringer podcasts though and think Bill's done a pretty good job of attracting and elevating talent.

Yeah, it's not that I think he's terrible now, just not as relatable, which is totally understandable. People get rich and have kids and change interests - it happens. I do think he's has done an incredible job at cultivating and promoting really talented people at Grantland and the Ringer. Wonder if he will keeping doing his podcast now that he's a hundred millionaires, though. I assume so, but who knows.

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How Did This Get Made when a few specific recurring special guests come on. They can almost ruin what is a usually hilarious podcast.

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I had listened to every episode up through early last year... and then I just stopped. Not sure what happened, but I was just over it. The only episode I've listened to since was Hobbes and Shaw.

Yeah I don't listen to podcasts as part of a daily or even weekly routine so I usually just download them when traveling for work. That's probably kept it fairly fresh for me.

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I like Rogan, but don't listen to any of the mma or comedian episodes.

As for ones I found boring, Serial. I could finish it. And I really like true crime stuff.

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I skip all the mma ones, but I usually try listening to the first few minutes of each comedian ones, especially if I've never heard of them before.

The one with Whitney Cummings when she brings on her sex robot was really funny. I'm not a big fan of her comedy, but she's a pretty interesting person.

Bill Burr and Joey Diaz are also ones I never skip. Joey is definitely NSFW though.

One of the best things I've ever listened to was Rogan #877 with Jordan Peterson. Peterson's passion and fluency with ideas is striking.

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I used to like it, but Hidden Brain got boring and I unsubscribed...ran out of ideas I think. Same goes for Invisibilia and Revisionist History.

I am close to giving up on This American Life, but every once in a while they still drop a good episode.

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Hidden Brain was awesome for like 20 episodes, and then it started being boring. Completely agree.

I'm a huge This American Life fan, so I'm very biased. Will definitely say that I think as Ira Glass has less presence on it, it's moving further away from what it used to be.

I like Sword and Scale a lot, but the appeal has gone way downhill since the host has become a huge egotistical dewsh. I still like listening to the show's take on things, but I don't appreciate how much of a titty baby he is.

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How Did This Get Made when a few specific recurring special guests come on. They can almost ruin what is a usually hilarious podcast.

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this is mine but for every episode. It is not funny, at all.

I have a hard time believing anybody who listens to podcasts and a male between the ages of like 30-50 truly doesn't care for Bill Simmons. I don't like every episode, but he consistently gets A team guests and brings out great interviews out of all of them. The Dave Grohl interview earlier this week? I mean come on... it really doesn't get better than that in a podcast. He puts out probably 2 very good podcasts vs 1 dud... in the podcast world, that's a very good rate.

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I listened to all of Up & Vanished...it was rough. Payne Lindsay is a complete tool. He's terrible at story telling and structuring episodes of a podcast. He'd tease things that would never materialize. And he'd go out of his way to pat himself on the back. The 5 star reviews just fueled that AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT. I've stumbled upon a couple others by him and I just can't with that guy anymore.

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Couldn't agree more about PL. Listened to almost all of Vanished and realized that I didn't really know any more about the crime than what was originally reported. Lots of rumors and red herrings. I would cut him some slack given that it was his first podcast but he did exactly the same thing with Atlanta Monster.

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I have a hard time believing anybody who listens to podcasts and a male between the ages of like 30-50 truly doesn't care for Bill Simmons. I don't like every episode, but he consistently gets A team guests and brings out great interviews out of all of them. The Dave Grohl interview earlier this week? I mean come on... it really doesn't get better than that in a podcast. He puts out probably 2 very good podcasts vs 1 dud... in the podcast world, that's a very good rate.

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See, I like most of his recurring stuff with Cousin Sal, House, or the like, but i almost always tune out when he's interviewing someone from outside his sphere. Just no interest.

Joe Rogan is great. Some of his guests have been inspirational to me. However Joe likes to present himself as being very knowledgeable. He definitely is more knowledgeable than most of the population, but imho his knowledge appears to be based on his reading of the first 50 pages of all these books he claims to read. Also, he talks about a lot of things that are clear urban legends or pop science beliefs like they are true.

Nevertheless, he's my favorite podcast.

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It's weird that this thread isnt about a specific podcast that you liked, and It isn't about a podcast you didnt like.
It is allegedly a thread for people to share times they've tried to listen to a "highly rated" podcast but quit because they didnt like it.
That sounds more like therapy than entertainment. You want validation that you're "OK" because something "highly rated" didnt appeal to your individual tastes.

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Imagine having a stick this far up your arse

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Used to listen to WTF 6 or 7 years ago, but fell out of habit on that one. Not for any particular reason, but just stopped listening.

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I'm with you on this. His guests are usually terrible now and he doesn't seem interested in being there. Marc is also one of those people who will completely 100% write you off if you aren't a far left liberal and he always has to have some rant about how horrible Trump is. You can hear that anywhere, I'm not interested when I'm trying to listen to an interview

An angry trumper. What a shocker.

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I have a hard time believing anybody who listens to podcasts and a male between the ages of like 30-50 truly doesn't care for Bill Simmons. I don't like every episode, but he consistently gets A team guests and brings out great interviews out of all of them. The Dave Grohl interview earlier this week? I mean come on... it really doesn't get better than that in a podcast. He puts out probably 2 very good podcasts vs 1 dud... in the podcast world, that's a very good rate.

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did you read his articles or listen to his pods back in the ESPN days?

like i said, i still listen and think he's a good interviewer, but i find that i enjoy him less than i used to.