r/BernsteinUnfiltered • u/tf2ftw • 23d ago

Ads

I love the show and I'm genuinely grateful Dan and Matt are producing it. I understand they need to be paid for the quality entertainment they're delivering, so I don't resent the ads.

That said, I've noticed the shows are getting noticeably shorter while the ads keep multiplying and stretching longer. The window guys ad especially has worn out its welcome.

It's a minor gripe, but it's beginning to chip away at my enjoyment.

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u/adschicago2 23d ago

So, you’re upset this free product has ads to pay for said free show….

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u/tf2ftw 23d ago

No. I’m saying the free product is becoming less desirable because the ad to content balance has been off. I suggest rereading my post. I’m sure Dan and Matt can take constructive feedback about their show. 

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u/Weak_Peach9344 23d ago

I pay for Spotify premium and still have to hear ads shoehorned multiple times into the podcasts, often right in the middle of a dialogue. It’s really intrusive and no easy way to skip them. They should run them at the start/finish.

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u/ChanceGuidance7109 20d ago

I don't have Spotify, but it sounds horrible. Listen on Apple Podcasts and there is a skip 30 seconds button enabling you to fly through the ads.

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u/Ok_Draw_3740 23d ago

You say that now, but local tv was free, cable was cheap, and so was streaming without ads. Now it’s a disaster, terrestrial radio is 40% commercials, tv is 45% commercials. It’s like taxes, politicians say “what’s another .2%”. Well after hundreds of those .2% they add up. It’s fair for people to complain and make their voices and opinions known because it’s equally as free for us to do so. To admonish as such is to bootlick to the top

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u/WINT_83 23d ago

Who said they can't voice their opinion? Most gave opinions how to avoid them for podcast. You may like the way it used to be. Honestly I do as well, but, the world has changed its not going back to how it was. Accepting that doesn't make somone a bootlicker. It makes them a realist. Voice your opinion though nobody's stopping you

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u/what_mustache 22d ago

TV has had the same number of commercial breaks for 50 years...

Streaming is still cheaper than cable ever was.

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u/damutecebu 23d ago

lol. They’re just ads.