Listener sentiment
The podcast continues to command fierce loyalty from a core fanbase drawn to the hosts' chemistry, the SVU episode recaps, true-crime research, and consistent weekly output — a large share of recent reviews are glowing, with listeners praising the humor, the friendship dynamic, and the comfort-listen quality of the show, some saying they don't even watch SVU but tune in for Kara and Liza. Beneath that enthusiasm, however, a persistent and intensifying strain of frustration remains the dominant critical thread: dozens of long-time reviewers independently cite Liza Treyger's chronic interruptions, airtime domination, and perceived dismissiveness toward co-host Kara Klenk as the single biggest drag on the show, with several framing it as a once-great partnership growing visibly lopsided. A growing number of these critics now explicitly connect Liza's on-air substance use — drinking and smoking during recordings — to declining show quality, spacing out, and disorganized tangents, with some reviewers framing it as a wellness concern rather than merely a format complaint. Secondary grievances continue to cluster around 30–40 minute intros that crowd out episode content (with repeated requests for timestamps), increased ad load since the move to iHeartRadio, a newly noted unease about United Healthcare sponsorship that listeners find at odds with the hosts' stated values, tangential obsessions that dominate conversation, and political commentary that some listeners find alienating while others champion it. Guest interviews — particularly the widely praised David Krumholtz episode — remain a highlight. The overall picture is of a show whose core formula still resonates deeply, but where listener patience around host dynamics and format drift has not meaningfully recovered, and if anything has hardened among its longest-tenured subscribers.
Apple4.4 · 731
Summary generated Sep 5, 2026
