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| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 389 | Founded | 20 years ago |
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After listening to Peter Sagal & crew since I was in college, I assumed they were of the same mind and enjoyed their thoughtful guests and questions. Last week’s episode the boys piled on during a listener question section and put down Taylor Swift for her song Wood… in a way that they would never put down a man or the thousands of men for mentioning the physical qualities of their female partners. It showed their true colors. Men being men. Disgusting. I was listening to NPR this morning as par... more
How many times do your listeners need to tell you we don’t want other shows in our WWDTM me!!!!
I love this show and listen weekly. I sincerely wish however they’d begin to see that they’re isolating many Americans. Insulting our service men and women casually; hosting Judith Butler but never someone who opposes her/their views; enjoying mocking J.K. Rowling. It’s the naked hostility and entitlement, and obvious bias that make this an increasingly unpleasant listen.
WWDTM keeps adding unasked for content to the feed. It can’t be removed with Apples app. I subscribe to the show I want, please stop the extra ads.
The show is always good, but have you guys been ignoring Maeve because she’s human enough to demand an end to the genocide we’re funding? Or is she too busy being a hero?
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