The Big Three by Donut Media

A moment of silent for James leaving 🫡

Lately this podcast feels like it’s become more ad reads than it is a podcast. The ad breaks feel randomly inserted and the pod itself is starting to feel really disjointed. Sometimes the hosts just chat, which is fun, but sometimes it’s incredibly structured and feels inconsistent. I think the chemistry is good and I don’t mind rotating hosts, but I feel like this podcast is starting to lose a central identity, I’m never sure what I’m tuning into anymore. On a side note, that Angie’s List drives me bonkers.

It pains me to write this but at this point it feels like this is all I can do to voice my concerns. The big three and past gas have been my go to favorite podcasts for the past year. I really enjoyed the banter, jokes and knowledge that the hosts James, Nolan and Joe had. However, since James has left donut, both podcasts have dropped in quality drastically. Though not their faults, the guests they’ve had on recently have been terrible, with the exception of Jimmy and Justin. The guests are awkward and clunky, and the chemistry is notably bad. It hurts to say since I believe both Joe and Nolan care about these podcasts, but the effort definitely has been lacking. I’ve gone from being a weekly listener, to having to change the podcast after 5 minutes due to how weird the podcast has become. When I listen now, all I hear is awkward conversations and bad jokes and very little knowledge about the car industry. My only recommendation/want would be to have consistent hosts, such as Nolan, Joe, Jimmy, or Justin. Unfortunately, donut media has one foot in the grave, with the mass exodus of key hosts, and it is probably only a matter of time before both Joe and Nolan leave as well.

The hosts, format, and content are excellent. They get some really disappointing sponsors. I’d really like to see them ditch the predatory gambling ads.