The Firm: Blood, Lies and Royal Succession

It’s a good show and talks about a lot of what has happened with the royal family. The only bad thing about this show is that there is a sound issue. Some of the interviews have either a echo or are louder than the others and some of the background music is a bit to loud.

The gentleman talking about America and King George said that the war of independence didn’t have to be that way. We could have gotten along and it wasn’t the king but parliament making the rules for America. We all can understand mental illness in hindsight considering king George. You make it sound like all would be well if we would have sat back and let you run the country totally without any representation. America even before that time, had already for many years talking about it was time to leave British control and be our own country. The British actions with raising taxes and such just sped up the inevitable of war for freedom for America. Also, it is very hard to hear, like a bad connection. I do like to listen to history but you have the reason for the war because Washington wanted a higher position, This land was a place England sent criminals to. The people make a good place to live and you think Americans wanted to be British? Then why did so many Americans leave their families to fight for freedom?

Episodes are informative. I especially enjoyed learning more about Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Victoria. Most episodes cover today’s royal family. It got a little boring and I didn’t learn much toward the last few episodes and there is a bit of cultural bias surrounding discussions of race and women’s roles within the family. I kind of expected it may be that way so I did my best to power through because I enjoy trying to understand people’s points of view and I hoped to gain new insight. Overall, it was underwhelming. But perhaps that’s because I went into it hoping to learn more about the history of the royal family & assumed by the description that more time would be dedicated to historical events rather than the current issues. The audio needs tweaking. The host and a few guest speakers are clear to hear but other guests are interviewed remotely and there is a stark contrast in volume that made it difficult to listen to without turning up and down the volume. To be fair, I also wear a hearing aid which added an extra challenge. Some of the episodes were too difficult to hear which I’ve never had a problem with before with other podcasts. Another thing I personally didn’t enjoy was ads mid-episode. Ads are better before or at the end so it does not interrupt the listening experience.

I was I interested in the podcast through many episodes but the Harry & Meghan episode was just rude and harsh toward both Harry & Meghan. After everything Harry went through with the death of his mother and the racism and hate towards his chosen partner, for him to choose to step down makes complete since. He was far enough away down the line of succession to not impact the royal family as poorly as the abduction of David did. The Fact that so many white people were explaining why the royal family weren’t being racist but that Hardy, Meghan, and Oprah was just being too sensitive, I’m tell me you have no cultural competency without telling me you have no cultural competency. Yikes. Journalists should know better.