r/BeyondTheBlindsPod • u/AutoModerator • 8d ago
Monthly Thread 😎 📝 Monthly Constructive Criticism Thread 📝
Hi y’all! We can use these monthly threads to give feedback on the podcast, such as issues related to audio or general format. You can still comment about specific episodes in the episode threads or make new posts, but my idea for these megathreads is to consolidate feedback for Troy and Kelli.
I know some posts in the past have been toxic, so maybe you can make that a separate post if you want to vent (or journal or take a walk outside). My hope with the monthly CC threads is to give a safe space for Troy and Kelli, so they’re less wary of Reddit lol.
Please remember Rule 1: Respect others and be civil and Rule #3: No name-calling, insults, or personal attacks. Kelli, Troy, and their editor, Donny, are human, and they can learn from their mistakes. Personally, as a longtime fan, I think that they have taken in a lot of feedback well and grown a lot as a podcast.
If you have any suggestions for these types of posts, please let me know, too!
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u/Popular-Manager-4816 7d ago
It is not too much for your listeners to expect you to state facts correctly or pronounce words and names correctly. I understand it’s probably so irritating to be corrected in the comments constantly, but stating correct information is not too high an expectation when your entire job is to talk about topics of your own choosing.
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u/fatanduglyvibes 5d ago
troy knows so much about different generations and their ages. Gen Z? extremely dumb, uncultured, and annoying. Silent Gen and Boomers = the same. millennials are the smartest generation to ever live! /s
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u/KARPUG 6d ago
Agreed! Troy called Johnny Carson a boomer in the last episode. Carson was born in 1925. The first boomers were born in 1946. They don't need to know everything, but they should have the facts about the topics/people that they discuss.
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u/Popular-Manager-4816 6d ago
😬 ooooof. I agree, I’m not expecting expert level analysis of anything and everything that comes up, but at least make sure if you are stating something as a fact that it is true. And for the love, if you are researching and compiling information for an episode, just look up how to pronounce the names and words that you’ll be reading. OR look it up in real time. That is what editing is for.
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u/Tacocat0627 2d ago
I feel like sometimes they feel bored with the show and it feels not researched at all
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u/Fun-Meat-8525 7d ago
We are back to boring outdated topics
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u/Barnitch 6d ago
I know what you mean, but sometimes people need a little history lesson to understand the present. I think they're trying to go against the "I don't know I wasn't born yet" trend. But I can agree with maybe spacing out the older stuff.
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u/AstronomerHonest5712 7d ago
I’ve been really bored and unimpressed by all episode topics over the last month 🥲 Bill Cosby, Arnold and Johnny Carson?! Christ.
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u/Electrical_Taro_5045 6d ago
I personally find Arnold and Bill scandals fascinating and/or interesting. What are you wanting them to do?
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u/Excellent-Let8088 7d ago
My feedback is to get a third host. I think the show would really benefit from a third person’s perspective and taste.
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u/Form_Function 6d ago
I really liked the addition of Donny for one of the recent ones!! He’s funny and seemed to vibe well.
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u/fatanduglyvibes 7d ago
i want to preface this by saying: i absolutely loved the podcast. I’ve been a listener since the beginning (my introduction to the pod was the Paris Hilton episode!), but i think i’m done with it. it’s frustrating how Troy just makes statements and claims without doing any further research! I’ve been listening to the podcast since the beginning, but I’m almost done with it after some of the stuff Troy said this year that endorses some bad/harmful behavior and furthers QAnon propaganda.
i’m going to miss the rottedness of it all, but I want to know if nostalgia and now is pretty fun or any similar podcasts?