Been a fan for ~10 years, but think it’s time to pull the plug
I’ve been a fan of Chad’s for many years, coming from BOAD, to being a founding member from day 1.. but the show has lost its spark to me.
The best shows have never been the solo shows. And that’s 90% of what we get from the podcast now, outside of YouTube (and those shows are ad city..).
His best shows have always been bringing together his motley crew of characters to the fortress. But he has both pushed away all the interesting characters and is leaving the studio. Tor, Antman, Jim Jester, and now Biker Sean are all maybe once a week if we’re lucky.. otherwise we just get solo shows where dukes is bitching about someone or something that’s pedantic. He’s going on these roadtrips, and acting like they are on par with the old beach trip shows.. they aren’t, because once again, it’s just him.
I think Dukes had set up a good gig with his show, and he understood his strengths.. but he’s since pushed both the people and the place that made it possible out of the equation. And what’s left just isn’t fun or funny..
Recently, I’ll have his show on speaker while doing things around the house, and it’s just him whining about this or that… even my GF is like “..god that guy is so annoying,” and nowadays I have a hard time not agreeing with her. There’s no good bits or skits left, no characters, and no central spot for jocularity.
It’s sad because this show and its character have been a part of my life for a better part of a decade, but I guess all good things come to an end 😩