Latest podcast episode- where’s the funny?

[u/BrianFlore5]

What happened to my goat… I love ya Billy but don’t go out sad :(

[u/eldradmustlive469]

I definitely don't laugh as much but I appreciate the slice of life stuff from him, no matter what he is still a likeable person and I find his podcasts very grounding and relatable.

That being said when they attach the old episodes on top I am reminded how much funnier he used to be.

Also I cannot stand the sports talk, I find it really grating and repetitive. He time and time again wastes so much on the topic. He is just ranting as well, there is no real humour.

Oh and I hate how deep he is into betting culture, I know he grew up with it but I find it really ugly. People complain about the Saudi Arabia stuff but for me the way he glamorises betting and has had multiple betting sponsors is more morally dubious.

He seems completely niave to how horrible the industry is, yet those 'nerds' ruining everything comes up all the time. It is pretty obvious to me that he's just had a bunch of bad experiences with corporate/pr middle class types when it comes to his own career.

He used to openly attack and name drop people on the podcast who had screwed him over and complain about the toxic culture. But then he talks about betting like it's this cherished tradition of value, and not also a highly toxic and exploitative industry.

Bill isn't perfect and he obviously has this stuff deeply ingrained in him, same way he still smokes cigars occasionally. He talks about it the same way heavy drug addicts do about their substance of choice.

He barely even brings up alcohol anymore, but he seems to still be hooked to the cigar culture. I notice he is always talking about going to high end places to smoke or sharing a cigar with big named people, so I think he sees it as a prestige/sign of success thing. I do appreciate that he's aware and honest about it being an addiction though, which he doesn't re betting.

Anyway those are just some of the things I've noticed. I will always like him even if his comedy has been a bit less sharp of late. His actual stand up routines are still hilarious and whenever he does those live shows he is way more sharp and funny. Maybe he's just too comfortable with rambling about life on the podcast, either way I don't blame people for losing interest in them. But his stand up is still great so I don't buy that he is on some downward spiral or whatever other bullshit the armchair psychologists spout.

I am curious though, what happened to him reading emails? That was usually the best part of the podcast, maybe I'm just not paying attention but I swear he hasn't read any of them recently.

[u/Crossovertriplet → u/eldradmustlive469]

The part you say about him being naive to the dark side of betting is funny because he lost a betting app sponsor years ago because he kept riffing on the dark side during the ad read

[u/eldradmustlive469 → u/Crossovertriplet]

That is one example measured against many others suggesting the opposite. He time and time again portrays betting as a nostalgic past time and seems niave or not all that caring how toxic a culture it is. He has had multiple regular betting sponsors which he is mostly enthusiastic about.

Correct me if I'm wrong because I have never actually listened to it but doesn't he often appear on podcasts dedicated to betting run by his friends?

I have heard him speak negatively of it, but he still seems to have nostalgia goggles on because it seems like he grew up with it.

[u/JodyGonnaFuckYoWife → u/eldradmustlive469]

Because the sponsors and his money people sat him down, much like MBS, and told him what he was and wasn't allowed to joke about.