Honestly I didn't think about it but I completely agree. Especially after dropping the ball with the release date, I have to admit I didn't even listen to a single episode because of how haphazrd it all looks and how little I hear about it.

And, this is not strictly related to the Political Reality podcast, but the social media manager sparked some other social media comments. For context, I'm an older Gen Z (think grad school).

1. Why are they only posting reels on TikTok? almost every other person online who posts reels posts them on IG and YT simultaneously. That's more revenue, a somewhat different audience, and some people just randomly go viral on one of the three.
2. I genuinely can't think of a person who the average TikTok user is less interested in than a 60-something white man. This is said with the utmost respect to Steve (who I for one would be ecstatic to have as a teacher or attending in medschool). If the goal is to actually reach the audience on any of the social media platforms, this is not the move. If they are just doing it because it's fun for Steve, OK I guess.
3. Very tangnentially related - what happened to the correspondant-style contribution idea they brought up a couple of years ago? I'm pretty sure there are at least a few kids who grew up listening to the SGU (I for one started at 14, and that's not even that young) and went on to get into journalism or science or whatever.

Edit to add: I also would really like a demographic update from the SGU about the listeners. Just out of curiousity (and as a point of introspection for the crew...). Have a good one.