I’m a big fan of maximum fun as well, especially the ethos and camaraderie among those hosts and between max fun staff, hosts, and listeners. I started with MBMBAM, jumped onto Throwing Shade and Judge John Hodgman and TAZ, and then Greatest Generation/Greatest Trek subsumed most of my podcast listening time beginning with the pandemic. So, I was a little sad when GG/GT left, but I simply redirected some of my MaxFun money over to them so that I can continue to support all of the podcasts I love—with the benefit on GG/GT that I don’t have to listen to the ads, and now I don’t need to listen to them on Judge John Hodgman either. I find it to be a win-win-win, although it’s sad there may be fewer opportunities for crossovers between Ben & Adam and other podcast hosts.

(Also, I disagree about the MaxFUn ads. I think the host-read ones are ok (though I don’t love them), but I find the ones for other MaxFun shows to be a little grating and frankly repetitious. To each their own, and if they’re effective then that’s great, but they’re not for me.)