I, Podius Maximum Fun

I didn’t know I needed this in my life, except now, I’ve listened to it in it’s entirety at least 5 times. As a 6-year-old who was glued to the screen (my parents were not terribly vigilant about adult content), I loved/was terrified by this miniseries, and I am so happy to find others who have the same fascination with it. I read the books in my 20’s, rewatched the series at the same time, now listening to the recaps and I’m still loving it all. John and Elliott make so many incisive and hilarious points, I laughed out loud so many times. Thank you, John and Elliott, and Jordan, for making such a delightful podcast.

I want to like this so much. But the constant cackling of the co host makes this nearly unlistenable. Hodgman is a gem.

I discovered this podcast after recently watching I, Claudius all the way through for the very first time. I was hoping the podcast would be more than what it is unfortunately. The best parts of it are when they comment on the careers and best performances of the actors, but besides that most of this program is a rote scene-by-scene explanation where they mock the low budget more often than necessary. The most annoying aspect is that one of the hosts actually seems to be knowledgeable about the factual history the story is based on, but his cohost always belittles him for it and rushes them to the next scene. I understand it’s scripted and it’s a character dynamic but it’s frustrating that a podcast about a show that is rooted in fascinating history barely scrapes the surface of it.
Skip it and go watch I, Claudius again or the two or three episodes of The History of Rome podcast that cover Augustus’ reign.