HBO's Succession Podcast

Love Kara - she is well informed and prepared. Quite often her views are more interesting than the stars of the show. She also navigates Jeremy Strongs let’s say character perfectly. Hope to see her do more podcasts.

No one speaks like that Roger. Much less on a Podcast. You sound so fake. Please stop ruining these series. You did the same thing in Band of Brothers podcast. Please man.

I loved Succession so was excited when I saw this podcast was available. It obviously has some very insightful interviews, particularly with Jesse and the director, with some of the cast too. I’m sorry to say it but I don’t think the host is a good fit for this. It doesn’t sound as though she ever really listens to anyone’s answers or ever refers to the nuanced interpretation of the show, something that makes it so brilliant. It’s a shame as the HBO Band of Brothers podcast is magnificent, perhaps the different is that a true fan of that show was the host.

My main issue is the host, Kara, who regularly forces her own opinions and interpretations on both the listener and her guests which are oftentimes very different to ways the show could be interpreted. One of the beauty’s of succession is the things that are left out, leaving the viewer to make their own mind up on a characters motives or true feelings. Kara often bulldozes her own opinion on a specific moment to the point where it makes it difficult for a guest to disagree with her. She didn’t write the show, she doesn’t know. Secondly she absolutely loves a name drop and to talk about all the thousands of incredibly important people that she has personally dealt with previously. “Tech billionaires always do the downward dog in front of me to the point where I have to ask them to stop”. Do they really Kara?!??? It isn’t the Kara Swisher podcast it is the Succession podcast. If you want a succession podcast to accompany your viewing there are much better ones out there.