Quote from: fysisist on May 29, 2011, 10:02:53 PM
The show is still good, but IMHO it was better before for a couple reasons. First, I think the content has been dumbed-down since the show hooked up with GCN. By "dumbed-down", I mean that when a previous guest returns to the new show, much of the same material is re-hashed to bring the new audience up to speed before any new topics can be addressed. The new show seems geared to a less knowledgeable audience. Secondly, it was just much more enjoyable to listen to when there wasn't as much ad time as there is show time. However, that is the price paid to get the show out to a wider audience, no doubt.
I have all the shows in my iTunes library and I still go back and listen to the old stuff occasionally. There are some classics in there.
Since all networked radio shows in the U.S. have essentially the same number of ads we do, I wonder why people seem surprised. Oh well. Also, in exchange for adding the ads, we've also increased the amount of "talk" time as well.
No, we're not dumbing down anything. When I ask a guest to recap a few matters, I have to be aware of the fact that many listeners haven't heard all of the over 270 episodes, or even a small portion. We cannot avoid this fact. Otherwise, loads of listeners would just zone out. It's a juggling match.