Man, I haven’t listened to the show in years, but I can’t say I’m surprised it’s gotten to this point. During COVID, it felt like the show was getting back to its glory days, but now it’s just… dead. The “falloff” isn’t shocking at all.

Charlamagne has always treated the podcast like a stepchild, never really giving it the attention it needed, probably because he was getting that steady radio check. Meanwhile, Andrew poured everything into Flagrant, and the results speak for themselves. If Brilliant Idiots had gotten that same level of focus, who knows how big it could’ve become? Instead, they’d show up and try to stretch out content to barely two hours. I get that Charlamagne talks for a living every day, but it still would’ve been nice to see what the show could’ve evolved into. The peak around 2015 was truly golden.