Spotify Presents Review

This is my 31st podcast. I am not sure how this is even considered a podcast, but I am getting my podcast from the top 100 podcasts list put up by Spotify so they get to determine definitions. The title is, "Spotify Presents: Robyn Live from Los Angeles." It was released today and in unprecedented blogging speed I am writing this post right after I listen to it. I am driving to Utah and will be listening to podcasts on the way so I wanted to write this up when it is fresh in my mind. This is how it should always be done if I always had the time to do it that way. This "podcast" was just a concert. The concert was performed by Robyn, apparently according to the description this was her long-awaited return, but I haven't heard of her. I was wondering what her full name was so I Googled it and apparently it is Robin Miriam Carlsson, she is a Swedish singer who changed the spelling of her first name because I think a y in the name is probably cooler. She didn't talk at all. This is the third Spotify music promotional podcast that didn't really seem like a podcast but the others were closer because they had talking in it. The other ones were the Billions Club and Directed By. The music was okay. Not really what I go for because I didn't understand the words most the time. I am not big into music but when I do listen to it I really like to be able to understand the words. I rate this podcast 3/5. It gets minus one point for not being a podcast, no fault of Robyn's and minus one point for me not understanding words, again no fault of Robyn's as clearly other people don't care about understanding the words.

The Comment Section with Drew Afualo Review

This is my 30th podcast. It is now ranked number 72. The episode I listened to was number 208 with Nat and Alex Wolff released February 11. These two are brothers, actors, and musicians. The host said Alex Wolff was in the scariest movie of all time called Hereditary. They had some funny comments during the podcast. I think my favorite part was when Nat told a story of Robert Deniro on set telling him to stick the gum under the table and then immediately telling the director. Kind of a funny joke, though I do find it ridiculous and annoying that gum chewing people think they can just put gum everywhere. They are nowhere near as annoying as the smokers who think they can throw cigarettes everywhere. Like the world is their trash can. I remember seeing cigarettes all over the beach in Monterey, California and it would enrage me more and more as I would see it. Anywho, back to the podcast. I will give it 3/5. I give it 3 because it had funny moments. Minus one point for profanity and minus one point because they (guests and host) definitely promote drug use making people think it is cool. Which I think is not cool and harmful.

The Adam Friedland Show Review

This is my 29th podcast. It is currently ranked number 32. I listened to an episode from February 11 titled, "MJ Lenderman Calls Out Cameron Winter." I was listening to this on a long drive and I am reviewing it about a week later. I can't remember a lot of the podcast. The main thing is that they were talking about a lot of nonsense. I wasn't finding it funny again. There was profanity as per usual and they were laughing a lot. I am sure this review is very helpful for my many readers. I am just going to give this 3/5.

Distractible Review

This is my 28th podcast. Distractible is currently ranked number 28. The episode I listened to was titled "Fortunately, Unfortunately." It was from February 16. They played a game on this where they tell a story. A prompt is given, then one person says fortunately something happened, the next person says unfortunately happened. There was a lot of laughter, so I am sure this was all supposed to be funny. I didn't find it funny, but obviously a lot of other people feel differently considering it is ranked number 28. I started thinking if my sense of humor is broken or something. Maybe I am too serious in my old age. I wondered if I would find this funny when I was younger. I don't know. Improv is challenging and they did tell some crazy stories. There was a point system where one of the guys would give points out throughout the episode and whoever won would host the next podcast and give out the points next time. I am taking one point off for profanity and one point off for me not laughing. I give this podcast a 3/5.

Horror Stories Review

My 27th podcast was Horror Stories. Horror Stories is currently ranked number 15. The title of the episode was "3 True Disturbing Home Alone Horror Stories." This episode was released February 16. Before listening I saw a comment someone posted in the Horror Stories comment section on Spotify saying how this podcast helped them go to sleep. I thought that this person was joking and that it would be crazy to listen to Horror Stories as you go to bed. But I started listening to this in the car and it did make me very sleepy. I thought this topic would be something to help me stay awake. But the music and the voice of these stories seem designed to put one to sleep. I am not really into horror stories, these were kind of strange. There was one about a demon haunting this kid until the kid gave the demon a pillow and then it left him alone afterward. I am giving this podcast 3/5.

The Tim Dillon Show Review

This is my 26th podcast. I listened to Episode 482 titled, "Epstein Files & A Head In the Fryer." This episode was released February 7. I started it a few days ago and finished it yesterday the February 16th in the car. The Tim Dillon Show is currently ranked number 19. Tim Dillon was the only one speaking in this episode. He played a clip of FBI Director Kash Patel saying there was no credible evidence that Epstein trafficked girls. Dillon correctly called Patel out for being a liar as some of the Epstein files have been released show that there is plenty of evidence of this. Also, it is clear that the U.S. government is protecting pedophiles as it blacks their names out in the Epstein files. Dillon used an analogy of an Olive Garden employee who killed himself by putting his head in the fryer as what he believes Hillary and Bill Clinton are going to do. He thinks Hillary and Bill Clinton are going to destroy their own reputations in order to destroy Trump. They will confess of their own crimes with Epstein in order to also expose Trump's crimes with Epstein. Dillon think the Clinton's have nothing to lose because they are not in power and they are toward the end of their lives. He thinks Trump is scared of the Clinton's because Trump knows the Clinton's can destroy him. I doubt they would do this if they could because I believe they would still care about their own reputations and legacy. Dillon talked for a good portion of the show about how the Clinton's will destroy Trump with some Epstein revelations at the hearing. The hearing is scheduled for February 27, 2026. Dillon did some rapid fire conspiracy theories in the show. He did not seem particularly interested in evidence. I am giving The Tim Dillon Show a 2/5. He gets two points for calling out Kash Patel and Donald Trump. He does not get more points because of his conspiracy theories that I believe don't have merit. Also, a big portion of the show was talking about a future event of Hillary and Bill Clinton destroying themselves and destroying Trump in the process. I did not agree with the chain of logic that came to this conclusion. If he is right, I will change his podcast score to 5/5 for getting an amazing prediction right. Stay tuned for Feburary 27.

Dateline NBC Review

This is my 25th podcast. It is currently ranked 24. The episode I listened to aired February 11th. This means I am finally catching up as this is the last podcast I have listened to. I want to write about these soon after I listen to them so I don't get a backlog. The title of the episode is, "Talking Dateline: The Thing About Helen & Olga." Lester Holt interviewed Keith Morrison and Susan Leibowitz who have been working on reporting about this Helen and Olga case. Dateline NBC had just released the day before six episodes about the crimes of Helen and Olga. This episode is an interview with the people who made these podcasts and who have spent a long time investigating these crimes. Helen and Olga are two old ladies who act as if they are volunteering to help homeless people but they are really just doing life insurance fraud and do years long plots to kill the homeless people and get on their life insurance. They do this multiple times. They also do some lawsuit fraud by faking incindents to sue companies. They are currently in prison. Morrison and Leibowitz were interviewed about their experiences making this. One part made me laugh. That was when Susan Leibowitz talked about going to the church to work on this case, this church is where Helen and Olga found homeless people for their plot. While there someone told her about the preschool there and said she put her kids there. Initially, she said no way she would put her kids in the preschool at the church where Helen and Olga were finding homeless people to kill but then it was just perfect so she did. Even though this podcast was really about the making of these other podcasts, I still got a good idea of the gist of what Helen and Olga were doing. I thought it was an interesting podcast and crime story. I give this a 5/5. I am officially all caught up. I will plan on writing about the podcasts in the future soon after I listen to them.