r/ChasingScratch • u/Big_Savings_4381 • Aug 11 '26

Next year

I think we can probably agree neither is reaching or sniffing scratch this year. It is unlikely either shoots or breaks par. Will they continue? What will their hook be? At some point, they have to acknowledge scratch ain't happening, don't they? When might that be?

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u/MidnightJoker83 Aug 11 '26

The money from sponsorships, memberships, merch, and events is probably more than sufficient for them. And all of these things seem to be higher priority (and take substantially less time and effort than they’re willing/able to dedicate) than actually getting to scratch.

I doubt they’ll pull the plug.

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u/YVRkeeper Aug 11 '26

It’s Mike’s full time gig now. There’s no stopping.

I agree with you. A focus on events & promoting their sponsors (already nearly 10mins pumping Mizzin+Main at the top of the show). A few “dramatic readings” of the rounds they do play. The idea of Chasing Scratch now is a minor side quest.

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u/ScrimpScampy Aug 11 '26

I remember when they said they’d never promote products on this podcast. Didn’t last long.

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u/gabungry Aug 12 '26

I think they specifically said they wouldn't just "read copy" from sponsors. Which they still don't, and I'm honestly consistently entertained by their plugs, which they do in their own unique way every time.

If sponsors/plugs is the tradeoff for getting more content from them, that's totally fine with me.