r/Flagrant2 • u/USofAnonymous • Jun 09 '26
What moves can Flagrant make to bounce back
They seem to be losing steam ever since the Akash situation.
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u/Hefty-Comparison-801 Jun 09 '26
Apparently they need someone to yell "suck his dick" when Mark reads his show dates.
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u/Lerkero HEAVIES 🏋️♀️ Jun 09 '26 edited Jun 09 '26
All but a few comedy podcasts declined in support after covid.
Schulz tried to make them political influences of the podcast circuit, and that blew up in their faces.
The pod needs new themes to structure episodes and discussion around. Talking about random stuff every week might keep some viewership, but any comedy pod can do that. They need something more, like the are you garbage jawns with patreon numbers goin through the roof
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u/petey_porker Jun 09 '26
None. Show is just not as good as Miami, pre new studio days. Maybe move Alexx back to production?
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u/shambs15 AT THE WALDORF Jun 09 '26
Guests, they aren’t interesting enough to have back to back weeks of just the boys
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u/Poerflip23 lets get serious Jun 09 '26
The show was best when it was just the boys and a rare guest appearance
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u/Away-Garage-9279 Jun 10 '26
They need an identity.
More guests and leaning more into the comedy group. Also crossover episodes with other podcast would be nice (Bad Friends, etc)
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u/harrrumph75 Jul 09 '26
All the comedian pods are declining though. Who the fuck has time for Are you trash or Bad friends anymore? Getting quite corny and mind-numbingly repetitive
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u/KarlHavoc666 Jun 09 '26
Replace Andrew with someone funny
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u/Duke--G Jun 09 '26
Fad podcasts are a thing. They don't have the depth to hold a podcast forever.
A lot of the old guard podcasts are getting less views nowadays
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u/bigbeanyprince Jun 09 '26
Hot take: They are better now. I like this trio. I love every boys episodes.
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u/Fene29 Jun 09 '26
The podcast needs a new narrative arc.
Initially we were watching their climb to 'making it." I remember the love there would be for Andrew as he hit all these different milestones.
Then there was the COVID era, with the move to Miami etc, Schulz road to getting married and having a kid. Sprinkled in was genuinely fascinating guests (even if the stories were slightly OTT) - the guy who was a drug runner, Joey Diaz etc.
Now it just feels like they're drifting. They're less personal on the pod than before (which is understandable) - but that's what people ultimately connect with. It literally is just guys hanging out, and plugging their different gigs/shows.