Mysterious Universe

Really enjoy the podcast, just dislike the cursing.

Been listening for at least 8 years. Used to be a phenomenal show, and the older episodes are worth a listen. As time went on, Ben and Aaron seemed to be trying to be more “edgy,” using slurs on purpose, being racist and sexist here and there, seeming to buy in to alt-right conspiracy theories, but it wasn’t constant. When they left, I was kind of excited. I thought maybe they were doing the edgy thing to make a “boring work project” more fun for themselves. Not great, but understandable. I tried to give the new guys a chance, knowing they have big shoes to fill. It’s been months now, and just… no. The sexism , racism, and outright political commentary with the new hosts is out of control. I don’t care if it’s commentary that’s an opinion and based on facts, but this is just logical fallacy after logical fallacy. The are definitely dancing across the red pill line and it’s only a matter of time before they just jump over and stay there. The old vibe was like being at a panel at a conference with other people who want to believe. This is like to two teenagers tell each other about the cool thing they read while also trying to showboat and make the other person think they’re really cool. It’s hard to believe that of all the people who supposedly put in to take over, this was the best option they had. Makes me wonder if very few people actually put in and this was just the best of the few they got.

I had to chime in because I don’t want to see Ben and Aaron’s blood, sweat, and tears go down in a fiery ball of flames. Please come back or get new (and heavily vetted) hosts before your ratings drop beyond repair. I didn’t make it 2 months with these new clowns. Brandon rambles way too fast, his cadence is nonexistent, and he gives me the ick… these guys are far from professional by any stretch of the imagination. Like nails on a chalkboard. So disappointing…

The repeated mispronunciation of extraterrestrial is the last straw for me.