2manypodcasts

Rob Smith, Kyle O'Doherty

There's too many podcasts, and the lads certainly didn't help. 2manypodcasts was the musings of one Kyle Philip, an occasional comedian and son-in-law to an American icon, and dear Rob Smith, a musician and DJ and owner of two fridges. Now sadly defunct, 2manypodcasts was a bold and unnecessary experiment in broadcasting, briefly unleashed upon the world before quietly wandering off into the fog like a confused donkey. Hosted by Kyle Philip, Rob Smith and whichever unfortunate soul happened to be within microphone range (sometimes Daniel Day Lewis), the show tackled big topics such as music, football, cultural theory, and why beer seems to improve everyone’s confidence but none of their opinions. Episodes appeared at random intervals, often recorded with great enthusiasm and absolutely no plan. At its peak it attracted a loyal audience of several dozen listeners, three of whom were related to the hosts and one who may have been a taxi driver who forgot to turn it off. Though now defunct, the podcast’s legacy survives in a handful of chaotic recordings and the lingering suspicion that at least one episode accidentally solved modern philosophy before being lost forever on a corrupted SD card.

  1. Season 2, episode 4: the end of 2manypodcasts (for the forseeable anyway)

    02/05/2024

    Season 2, episode 4: the end of 2manypodcasts (for the forseeable anyway)

    In this episode, our heroes come to the realisation that with dear Kyle moving to the ol' USA and dear Rob's doing whatever weird shit it is he does, that time between the two lads is now at a premium. 2manypodcasts is coming to an end. Will it last forever? Nobody knows. So for legal, moral and convenience reasons the line is "we're going on a hiatus" - much like The Thrills - who should actually never reform. They began the podcast as a protest that there's too many (and usually really shit) podcasts. So they decided not to help and add one more because there is too many podcasts and call it 2manypodcasts, which for those of you who aren't familiar is a play on the Belgian DJ duo 2manydjs. Who are actually deadly. For Belgians anyways (which isn't a real country). So of all the interesting little bits - q&a's, ChipAdvisor (a review of chips - or fries as they say in the Dakotas), and general shenanigans, it was a genuinely intriguing listen for the average layman. So much so, the podcast was officially (at one point anyways) the 37th most popular podcast in Ireland of the improv comedy genre. Is that good? Kyle and dear Rob certainly hope not. Stop listening to podcasts basically, will youse? So thank you to all of the dear listeners, a couple thousand of you no less, and all our guests - from Johnny Spillz to the bloke from the Arctic Monkeys, dear Kyle and Rob mon cherie thank you and for now, our heroes bid you adieu, or whatever it is people say to be fancy. 2manypodcasts is on hiatus as of now. Will our heroes say "Kyle, we're back" again? Maybe, baby. Maybe. 2manypodcasts is now defunct. Get in touch with Rob on instagram at @robsmithireland and with dear Kyle on the same social media hellhole at @kylephilip_ Or not. Up to you.

    1h 3m

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There's too many podcasts, and the lads certainly didn't help. 2manypodcasts was the musings of one Kyle Philip, an occasional comedian and son-in-law to an American icon, and dear Rob Smith, a musician and DJ and owner of two fridges. Now sadly defunct, 2manypodcasts was a bold and unnecessary experiment in broadcasting, briefly unleashed upon the world before quietly wandering off into the fog like a confused donkey. Hosted by Kyle Philip, Rob Smith and whichever unfortunate soul happened to be within microphone range (sometimes Daniel Day Lewis), the show tackled big topics such as music, football, cultural theory, and why beer seems to improve everyone’s confidence but none of their opinions. Episodes appeared at random intervals, often recorded with great enthusiasm and absolutely no plan. At its peak it attracted a loyal audience of several dozen listeners, three of whom were related to the hosts and one who may have been a taxi driver who forgot to turn it off. Though now defunct, the podcast’s legacy survives in a handful of chaotic recordings and the lingering suspicion that at least one episode accidentally solved modern philosophy before being lost forever on a corrupted SD card.