Listener sentiment
Listeners remain overwhelmingly positive about this conversational podcast, with the recent window continuing a near-unbroken run of top marks. The core appeal is unchanged: reviewers are drawn in by Brent Spiner and Jonathan Frakes' decades-long friendship and effortless banter, describing the experience as sitting in on two old friends swapping rich Hollywood stories with warmth and humor. The show's willingness to venture beyond Star Trek into broader film, theater, and television history continues to resonate, and several listeners request specific future guests. The recurring "name drop" bell remains a point of mild but persistent division — most find it endearing and funny, while a vocal minority consider it an unnecessary distraction, though even detractors still rate the show highly. A growing thread of technical complaints around low recording volume persists, alongside earlier gripes about ad placement and occasionally misleading episode titles. One newer critical strain centers on content rather than production: a listener flagged a guest's remarks as casually homophobic and took issue with the hosts' lack of pushback, while another reviewer humorously observed that Spiner tends to steer conversations toward himself while Frakes does the heavier lifting with guests. These remain minor footnotes against the overwhelming enthusiasm for the hosts' chemistry, storytelling, and guest selection.
Apple4.8 · 79
Summary generated Aug 27, 2026