Dresden Files Podcast - Broken Jars Broadcasting

Downloaded to listen to an interview they did with the author Jim Butcher. They spent an hour wasting both my time and the author’s by asking inane questions that the author obviously couldn’t and wouldn’t answer. They spent all the time asking questions about future book plots and questions the author hadn’t revealed yet. They asked no questions about the books that had just been released, decisions he had made, or major character deaths in the past book. They also had the gall to then claim credit for giving the author ideas when he humored them by saying their questions made him reconsider some things.

I was really excited to find this podcast, as not many people I know have read the Dresden Files all the way through and I don’t really have anyone to discuss the series with. However, after listening to 2 episodes on Battle Grounds, I find myself agreeing with previous reviewers wondering if some of the podcasters are even fans or have actually read the books. It seems discussion forsakes a basic understanding of the evolution of the world and characters in order to just complain about something. I mean, 2020 has been rough, but jeez...Plus, the discussion reminds me of the dog from Up, Dug, with a squirrel being seen every two seconds. There is no logical flow of ideas or continuity of discussion. I guess back to “book tube” for logical POV and discussion of the world and character development.

I really wanted to like this show but it is just to difficult to follow. The hosts jump around from topic to topic without ever finishing a thought. One host seems to not have any kind of grasp on how the setting of the books has been created or what has happened in previous books. Unfortunately there is no alternative out there currently, so i will just go back to discussing the books with people who have normal memory retention.

I was hoping that a lot of the roughness, awkward silences, jarring starts and lack of basic knowledge of the series were just growing pains of fans learning how to do the whole podcast thing. After listening to multiple episodes from the beginning to more recently, I wonder if the people doing this even like the series. Like someone else said, there's quite a bit of confusion about basic plot points. Things I remember clearly despite my most recent re-read of these books happening over a year ago. Picking things apart and diving into the details is part of being a fan. These people are so critical of the tiniest thing it makes me wonder if they are even fans of the series. The stuff they say sounds like they hate the books, and the random minutiae they dive into isn't related to the books and its making me dislike the books too. I'd be willing to forgive how they just dive right into each podcast without any intro, the silences, etc if what they talked about was actually interesting. I thought maybe they were onto something with what they were saying about Peace Talks. Now that I've gotten through several episodes about the character and early books through Blood Rites, it seems they just hate the series and have no idea what they're talking about. The one positive is that I now have a better understanding of why the Dresden Files subreddit is such a negative, unpleasant place to be. The same people run it.