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Agree.
Yeah that one was unlistenable. Maybe they could have a useful debate if they could get past that weird basic thing they kept getting hung up on. Something about truth not being truth if it gets you killed? Thankfully that's the only episode I've heard so far that went off the rails.
Ended up deciding to download it and listened to the first couple of episodes this morning. It is pretty good, and I can see the reason for the Serial comparisons. It is by a former Daily Show producer who was a friend of Richard Simmons. I think the friendship is what makes it work because the narrator is not just exploiting him or making fun of him and his seclusion/disappearance; you can tell that he is genuinely concerned. But there's still a decent amount of humor to the podcast as well.
The title works two ways. The title is more about people (including the narrator) missing Richard Simmons. He has been hiding out of the public eye (and the eyes of his friends and colleagues at his former gym studio) for about three years now. You can read some background here.
It wasn't the best episode, but I found it hilarious at times. Harris' ability to come up with those hypotheticals to challenge Peterson's silliness is just proof of how brilliant he is. You could tell Sam was exasperated in the end but his politeness and refusal to engage in ad hominems never waned.
I loved when Peterson went silent for about 20 seconds. So weird and awkward, I thought maybe he was crying.
That episode was unlistenable. It's like a verbal dik swinging contest for asexual philosophers.McGarnicle said:
I've only been mildly aware of his situation, but based on the suggestions of this thread I downloaded the first 5 episodes. Very fascinating. During the course of the first five podcasts you get to meet a lot of regular people that Richard Simmons helped lose 100s of pounds. People that were total strangers to him but he would call these people regularly to help keep them motivated and positive, even years or decades after first talking to him. The podcast makes it seem like there were 10s if not 100s of these type of stories. These little anecdotes are interesting in their own right, and when you add in Simmons' "disappearance" it makes for a really good listen.
When I wrote this I was halfway through the 5th episode. The whole series takes kind of a strange turn from there. The second half of the 5th episode makes the guy doing the podcast seem like a National Enquirer writer using his "friendship" with Simmons to take advantage of the listeners then he does an about-face in the last episode.
Yeah, I'm with you. I had posted after the first two episodes that I did not feel like it was exploitative, as it had more the approach of a friend concerned for him and his safety, with a lot of focus on the people whose lives Simmons positively affected. But my opinion changed as it went on. He seemed to make unwelcome intrusions into privacy a bit more, and I felt kind of sick in the last episode whenKev4029 said:
Totally agree with everything you said. Kind of a bummer.
I'm about halfway through. When he starts comparing himself to "Hassan from fallujah" I started cracking up. I get his point, but it made me chuckle.
They released them all at once... in episode 2 now and it's already throwing twists and turns at me.
True story. Backwoods Alabama.
I finished Ep 2 this morning, and the end threw me quite a bit. Wow.bigmarc27 said:
I binged the entire thing at work yesterday, definitely not what I expected, but found it fascinating and riveting...I'm not sure I can even explain why.
This is confusing to me. I download from Apple podcasts & the default app (v 2.5.2) on my iPhone has 15 seconds forward/rewind. I have a 7 plus but AFAIK that's always been the case.
I use the native iPhone app too, which has the 15 seconds back and forth options on it. Maybe an issue with how it links up to Tick's headphones, since he mentions pushing the button on those?
Give The Crabfeast a try. Great storytelling based comedy show.jdoggydogg said:
Joe Pera is wonderful. I have seen him live a handful of times. Highly recommended if he comes through your town.
Better will be a matter of opinion, but the entire story changes in episode 2, so I'd try episode 2, and see if you enjoy that. If so continue, if not, probably move on.
I will look into that one, thanks.
