Listener sentiment
Sentiment toward "You're Dead to Me" remains strongly positive overall, with listeners across ages describing it as a rare blend of genuinely informative history and accessible humour, and praising Greg Jenner as a warm, knowledgeable host who keeps the expert-and-comedian format flowing. The most persistent criticism, echoing and intensifying the previous period, is comedian selection: several reviewers name specific episodes (Francis Galton, the pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read, Edo Japan) where a guest comic's constant giggling, unfunny interjections or over-talking of the expert ruined an otherwise strong episode — though others praise the very same guests, underscoring how hit-and-miss the chemistry is. A handful of harsher reviews this cycle go further, calling the show's humour off-target and one accusing the host of offhand remarks that read as insensitive toward non-English subjects — an isolated but notable new note. Debate over the children's spin-off "Dead Funny History" has faded from the feed but not disappeared: families with young children champion it while many adult subscribers still want it moved to a separate podcast. Recurring requests include longer uncut episodes, live orchestral episodes on composers, and broader coverage of non-Western history.
Apple4.5 · 1,169
Summary generated Oct 26, 2026
