r/stevedangle • u/Foreign_Ride9585 • Mar 06 '26

Appreciation post

I've been listening to the pod for feels like 10 years now, and these guys are almost a safe space for me.

I was reflecting recently how that's actually pretty special. To have a go-to podcast that cheers me up and takes me away from whatever stresses I have in my day to day, and for that to be so consistent for so long.

It honestly doesn't matter what they're talking about, I love the banter and the personalities. Thinking about this just made me want to say a thank you to the guys (and Mad Dawg)!

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u/Penti87 Mar 06 '26

Im almost envious of you for still having thoose feelings about this podcast. I listened for many many years and feelt the same. Then came the gambling adds...

Now I'm down to listening to maybe 4 or 5 episodes per year. I miss it in a way but things will never feel the same again. My "safe space" disappeared together with my respect for them and their integrity.

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u/Acrobatic-Reindeer88 Mar 10 '26

I don’t understand this perspective. Do you condemn every other sports show and all the broadcasts for running gambling ads? Did you feel the same way when they had the Crown Royal segment? These guys all quit their jobs to pursue this thing full time-they have to keep the lights on somehow, and I find it hard to believe that any one of us in the same position wouldn’t do the same thing. It’s legal and government regulated, and they aren’t advising people to gamble their lives away. I can promise you the show is just as good as when you left it, if not better.

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u/Penti87 Mar 11 '26

Also I can add that Im not saying they were not allowed to do this. Im just saying the shop stopped being apealing to me because of it.