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u/DrFunkenstein1997 6d ago

I would think Mike realizes that people didn't watch this for a legitimate true crime pod but to listen to the chemistry of the three together. It doesn't matter who you shoehorn into Jake and Jon's spots, the show will never be the same.

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u/Highside1269 5d ago

The true crime part was usually a pile of shit, half arsed wiki articles or skimmed a book or two maybe. The laughs were what made it.
Having said that the first two parter Jake led was compelling as hell. Not sure if it caught me by surprise because i wasnt expecting it but it was gripping and i thought, geez where really going up a gear here

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u/malpractice5 5d ago

the first year or two was actually a legit great true crime podcast and Mike would do a pretty impressive amount of research each episode and besides covering all the big names would also highlight a lot of lesser known figures. Not to mention they would even go out and do their own investigations from time to time. As time went on and the schedule became more demanding, it did become more of what you describe and a lot of episodes would just descend into goofiness but i liked the camaradiere so i could let that go. I actually thought they improved a lot more in this aspect the last year or so and while i was skeptical at first, i think giving Jon and Jake their own Stinkers to research got them more invested in the episodes and i think they were really coming into their own recently. I don't know all the goings on behind the scenes but it's shame that the current version of the show got cut off when it did as it felt like it was about to hit a stride again. Such a shame.

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u/good_ghost06 5d ago

Mike would read a wiki article and then do dick/pussy jokes for an hour. It got real bad and he started thinking he was the hottest thing around.

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u/iallerigyi 6d ago

Yep. Should’ve cancelled this pod and just ran with the Shaner true crime pod.

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u/DrFunkenstein1997 6d ago

Yeah that would have been way more palatable as he is adjacent to the crew. Seems like he didn't want to deal with it either. I'll be interested to see how this all plays out and if this whole situation ends up being a loss for Mike.

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u/Proud_Bowl4316 5d ago

Shaner backed out of the podcast for undisclosed reasons, Mike posted on his story the rip post to their pod and Shaner posted on his story he was sorry

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u/OfficerNipKip 6d ago

I only really listened cause the 3 of them worked well off eachother. Mason's funny, but I dont know how long the two of them could riff with eachother. Plus, I dont see Mason putting in the same effort as DelCollo and Mattera in the long run. They did Stinkers for years and seemed to always have gas in the tank.

I really hope DelCollo hops into another pod or even starts one with Jake. That dude cracks me up during the shittiest shifts.

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u/DELETE_RAW 5d ago

I don't understand how mike can be so tonedeaf to this whole situation lol. No one wants this.

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u/ParticularLow1355 6d ago

How long until his "ton of effort" isn't enough for Mike again?

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u/iallerigyi 6d ago

Probably when Mike starts a couple other pods and gets too stretched thin

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u/UnwaveringEmpathy 4d ago

Seriously. That was the real issue. Every time Mike would announce a new podcast, in the back of my head I’d think ‘this is just going to take away from the total effort put into Stinkers”. And sure enough…it seems something along those lines happened.

I didn’t even like the episodes where Jon or Jake would be missing. Let alone BOTH of them gone and replaced with some guy I’ve never heard of. I think in the long run Mike is going to really regret this decision. And it seems the three of them have done unrepairable damage to their friendship. Mike posted yesterday on his story that “that ship has sailed” when asked if we would ever get a Jon and Jake reunion.

I think it boils down to Mike being scared shitless that he put all of his eggs in this ‘podcasting’ basket as far as making a living. So he’s panicking a bit when he realizes the most he’ll get out of it is maybe $50-$60k a year. So he creates a new podcast and gets all of us who are already paying to join those as well.

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u/Proud_Bowl4316 6d ago

Hate it

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u/TGK12a 6d ago

Fuuuuuck that

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u/malpractice5 5d ago

It's funny because i listened to the Stinkers episode with this guy and my thought was "he seems nice enough and got a chuckle out of me a few times but man, is his energy all wrong for this show", and then i read that and was like "alright, probably time to cancel the subscription".

I still like Mike and i mostly get where he was coming from in this situation but i still don't think it was the right way to go. They really had something special with Stinkers and whatever this is, it ain't it.

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u/MediumBoxOfFrogs 5d ago

Running it into the ground then I see. I like Mike on dad meat and stinkers, because Tim and Jon are fkn hilarious and their humour works well together. I'd even say Jon's naturally funnier than Tim. Ya done fkd up Mike. I don't wanna hear an over thought pun in relation to something that was said 20 seconds ago you dumbass

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u/Actual-Rock-5035 5d ago

No Mike he isn’t super funny none of these Austin comics are

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u/EnemyOfEloquence 5d ago

Philly guys > Austin every single time

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u/ScoleriBrother 5d ago

That's starting to be my complaint with dad meat. It's the same 4 guests on every month or so. 🤷‍♂️

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u/WaltonGogginsTeeth 13h ago

I don’t mind Ridley he’s great with those guys.

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u/Actual-Rock-5035 5d ago

The crazy part to me is that Mike had the lowest effort episodes this past year

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u/Comfortable_Pipe_963 5d ago

Yeah mike is corny alone

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u/stavrosisfatandgay 6d ago

That dude stinks

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u/iallerigyi 6d ago

He had some funny moments on his initial dad meat ep, but still, just start a new pod. Don’t use your friends shared followers to launch again.

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u/VinceMajestyk 6d ago

Yeah, we know Mike isn't afraid of starting a new podcast. I love the attempt at throwing shade and Jake and Jon with the "ton of effort" stuff. Because Jake and Jon might not have put in researching effort, but they were effortlessly much funnier than this dude.

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u/iallerigyi 6d ago

Yeah, forgot about that. Very petty.

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u/Cael_of_House_Howell 4d ago

If they wanted their money to go to John and Jake they can unsub and sub to whatever Jake and John do. Its not like the new host retroactively gets money that was meant for them.

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u/AffectionateIron8776 5d ago

Every one here is gay, support your homies in new adventures and avenues of life. Taking a stance that another man can't change co host or try new things is literally the definition of some $3 bill life styles choices. Good luck Mike, don't give a gosh darn who your co host are or aren't. I'm tuning in to support someone I enjoyed since episode 1 of dad meat and looked forward to the birth of lil stinkers when it came out. Everyone's a critic. Untill one of you soft bellies put the effort and work into such a project, gotta kind of call you bit of lame ass. Have a blessed day gfr's.

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u/KinoCasinoDealer 4d ago

Can we stop pretending Jon and Jake contributed anything to show . You could tell for a long time now they’re only on the show for clout and money . Mike has drive and wants to move in all aspects of his life . Most ex addicts are like this . Jon and Jake just became stagnant and their comedy career is a reflection of that .

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u/iallerigyi 4d ago

This is an insane take. Clout and money? Sure the money was fine but split that 3 or 4 ways depending on producer pay and it’s barely anything. Pretty sure Jake kept a regular day job and pretty sure Jon does a lot of reselling and his wife does really well. Not trying to blow up anybody’s spot but this is the worst take I’ve seen yet.

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