There are a few podcasts I listen to that started as nothing and the following got so big the unknown hosts became ‘famous’ they then got advertising then set up a Patreon or whatever the equivalent is….and I get that totally. They spend their time doing a job and became ‘insta famous’ and realised their hard work and effort behind their pod work was chargeable and they could benefit.
Chris and Rosie to start with weren’t this. He was already famous, they could afford her not to work. But they then got advertising so basically being paid for the pod, they’ve had book deals, tours, Instagram adverts etc so they have financially gained hugely from the pod. this is a fucking piss take! They’re not giving up a career else where to supply listeners with content.
The podcast I subscribe to, the people hosting had such high demand, they quit their day jobs to focus full time on the pod, so I get that.
For the ramsey’s it’s boosted his profile (he’s fine but never found him hilarious) never heard of her til podcast and loved her to start with, he is over the top in his reactions and the whole thing has become so staged and shit.
their schtick was unfiltered and now it’s disappeared.
I don’t care they’re rich af now. Go on 1 million holidays a year. Send your children to private school. Buy a bigger house. Buy, then sell a motor home. Enjoy your money. But stop pretending to ‘remember your roots’ and don’t fucking charge for an extra podcast when you definitely don’t need any extra cash. Especially when you’re schtick is ‘I’m working class and I haven’t forgotten it’ ‘oh but I have my mum on hand every second of every day to help parent, I get free food from hello fresh and I have no mortgage, and I remind everyone of that all day every day’
Rant over. Soz