Listener sentiment
Listeners remain largely fond of Queens, Kings, and Dastardly Things for its knowledgeable, entertaining take on royal history, but satisfaction has slipped in the most recent months as technical problems push even fans toward unsubscribing. The dominant recurring complaint, echoing through reviews for over two years, is the hosts constantly interrupting and talking over each other — listeners single out both presenters at different times, and several describe it as unprofessional and irritating enough to stop listening. That friction is now compounded by worsening audio: recent reviewers report the hosts' voices are faint while ads play at full blast, and one newer annoyance is the accompanying video, which some find unnecessary and hard to disable. A secondary, longer-running divide persists between listeners who appreciate the hosts' fact-checking authority and those who find them too deferential to the royal family and overly critical of dramatic licence, with occasional personal jabs at each host's on-air style. Beneath it all, the core content — the storytelling, historical depth, and chemistry of the pairing — continues to earn genuine enthusiasm, and most critics frame their complaints as frustration that a show they love is being let down by delivery rather than substance.
Apple3.8 · 56
Summary generated Sep 26, 2026
