Listener sentiment
EntreLeadership's 2026 format overhaul continues to erode its once-loyal listener base, with ratings through mid-September showing no sentiment recovery. The overwhelming and nearly unanimous complaint remains the shift from Dave Ramsey's long-form, call-in coaching — where real business owners brought real problems and received battle-tested advice — to short, scripted segments hosted by John Felkins, which listeners describe as generic, infomercial-like, and poorly suited to commute-length listening. Felkins is acknowledged as knowledgeable but widely perceived as overly polished and lacking the hard-won credibility that made Ramsey's voice resonate with entrepreneurs. Many longtime listeners report having already unsubscribed, and several suggest that even if Ramsey wants to step back, the call-in format itself — not just the host — is what made the show special and should be preserved with a capable replacement. The handful of positive ratings in the window are almost entirely from listeners expressing nostalgia for the old format or hope that Ramsey will return, rather than genuine enthusiasm for the current show. Prior political-rant complaints that surfaced in earlier reviews have been entirely displaced by the format-change backlash, which shows no sign of abating.
Apple4.5 · 570
Summary generated Sep 22, 2026
