Listener sentiment
The Triathlon Hour enjoys strong overall listener satisfaction, with the bulk of recent ratings highly positive and a loyal audience that treats new episodes as essential weekly listening. Listeners consistently praise host Jack Kelly's ability to land major pro triathletes and coaches, his probing yet respectful interview style, and the show's deep training insights — particularly the "How They Train" segments and Joe Skipper's guest interviews, which several reviewers singled out as highlights. The daily episodes around major championships like Nice and Kona were a recurring fan favorite, with many asking for the format to become permanent. Criticism, while a minority, clusters around a few recurring themes: some listeners find Kelly overly opinionated and confrontational, particularly in adversarial interviews; audio quality for remote guests is a persistent gripe; and the most recent review suggests the show has lately leaned too heavily into training-detail interrogation at the expense of the personality-driven conversations that earlier fans loved. A handful of negative reviews also took issue with the show's coverage of a doping controversy, feeling it was handled insensitively.
Apple4.3 · 76
Summary generated Sep 9, 2026
