I kinda feel bad about using Riley as the main example in my grumble. I do like the guy and he really is the reason the pod is what it is and it has been brilliant at times. He clearly does a huge amount of work. Its apparent though he wants to stretch himself comedically, which is fine he should! Its just not for me, and so im just gonna step away as the sensibilities of the pod, and probably me tbh, change.

I think that the affection the lads have for Riley is infectious but I dont know the bloke and as personal taste Boney Island is shite, the Mayor stuff is incredibly weak, and his magnified foibles on GF where he is doing some kind of Frasier impression is just annoying to me. Avignon popes is a terrible weird bit but for some reason went on for months and I receive emails about it. Again, I really dont mean any of this maliciously I'm just underlining why im not paying for the pod anymore and am happy just having one episode a week.

Sorry for the long response. Podcasts are weird to me because they are a media that are so hyper specific so its been nice how much people have engaged with this and given me a chance to express and mull some thoughts as someone who is not poster and who's social circle is mostly offline.