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Someone said it earlier but I think putting the show behind a paywall really killed whackpack. Riley, ETM, Elliot Ofen, Angry Alice, etc, all started out as random callers. It didn't take long for Sirius' call to just be from superfans who would ask Howard what kind of dresses Beth likes. I know its cliche and but to me the show died once Howard and Beth got married. That "When I see Beth smiling" song would have been laughed at for weeks if it was anyone else. And then the guy that wrote went and died so Howard kinda had no choice.
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Last Chance posted:the show truly died with Eric the Actor Am-....... en.
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Jul 25, 2022 17:37
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BiggerBoat posted:I was just about to send the Howard Stern Show Megathread a post, Robin. I think Howard gets a lot of A-listers but it's people that Gen Z care about. The reason he's gotten bigger name guests is because he's softer and panders to them like he never used to do. The interviews are not interesting or entertaining in any way at all and that's why they do the show.
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Jul 25, 2022 18:15
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Moniker posted:I think Howard gets a lot of A-listers but it's people that Gen Z care about. The reason he's gotten bigger name guests is because he's softer and panders to them like he never used to do. The interviews are not interesting or entertaining in any way at all and that's why they do the show. AND he compiled all of those interviews in a book! 
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Jul 25, 2022 18:17
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Last Chance posted:the show truly died with Eric the Actor Rupert Buttermilk posted:Am-....... en.  I think I stopped listening not long after that. I luckily missed all the AGT content thank God.
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Jul 25, 2022 18:19
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Kragger99 posted:I think I stopped listening not long after that. I luckily missed all the AGT content thank God. I don't remember there being a ton of AGT content. It was mostly just him complaining about having to work. The bigger problem is that he has committed at least an hour a week to talking about reality dating shows for like a decade now.
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Jul 25, 2022 18:26
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Grant DaNasty posted:I know of Marci Turk from the Howard Stern threads, both here and Reddit. I don't know much about Memet besides he beat Brent Hatley in an IQ test. Wasn't he a Trump supporter or something? I don't know anything about Chris Wilding. Memet: 1) Has the absolute hottest SO in the show's history IMO. 2) Beat Brent in an IQ test which was a nice nail in the coffin of the downfall of Brent. 3) Might've been a Trump guy but IMO he was playing a character to get on the air and it worked. People think he is some dumb guy but I suspect he was just acting to get on air. Like Sal to some degree.
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Bonzo posted:It didn't take long for Sirius' call to just be from superfans who would ask Howard what kind of dresses Beth likes. I haven’t listened for a long time but this still made me shudder and say “loving bobo”
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Jul 25, 2022 18:35
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Moniker posted:3) Might've been a Trump guy but IMO he was playing a character to get on the air and it worked. People think he is some dumb guy but I suspect he was just acting to get on air. Like Sal to some degree. 100%. Early on, Memet on the air was the real Memet -- a bit insecure and self conscious, liked to brag but didn't like getting made fun of. His "I'm a broken man!" breakdown where he went and hid somewhere in the building was that version of Memet's last "appearance". Thereafter, he made his heel turn and started outright trolling, much like what I think Benjy does, and unlike the ridiculous claims made by Robin and ETM, is truly playing a character. His "Times Square billboard pitch" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHyTn6ZbZm8) is a perfect example of this (watch the subtle move after he sprays the lotion and where he puts it). He is/was fantastic at getting under Gary's skin, too, which is always appreciated, because he knows how insecure Gary is and exploits it.
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Jul 25, 2022 19:00
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Lifespan posted:Honest question, does anyone who participates in this thread still listen to the show? I feel like I was one of the stalwarts but even I jumped ship at the beginning of the year. Tbh I think the only totally contiguous episode I've ever watched is the first one that Riley Martin was on, which was, what -- 23 years ago or some poo poo? I don't know, my uncle had E! episodes on VHS, and my mom & I didn't have cable at home so there weren't any opportunities to watch them by myself. I fell down an ETA rabbithole on YouTube over a decade ago, and the rest was history. I definitely never heard a whole Sirius episode.
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Lifespan posted:I don't remember there being a ton of AGT content. It was mostly just him complaining about having to work. The bigger problem is that he has committed at least an hour a week to talking about reality dating shows for like a decade now. The "Should Beth O. do Dancing with the Stars?" stuff was wayyy worse
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Spacemonkey57 posted:I haven’t listened for a long time but this still made me shudder and say “loving bobo” John Boy was 100x worse Also I was just about to write Paul Sorvino a note
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Jul 25, 2022 21:36
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Bobo is an idiot and a phony, so there are occasions when the show could turn that in to some funny stuff. AA was by far the worst caller the show ever had.
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Jul 25, 2022 21:44
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Jul 25, 2022 21:57
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The only funny Chuck Zito moment is when he was in the Scores bathroom explaining to Ralph why he deserved to get punch in the face when he was behaving like a drunk rear end in a top hat.
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Bonzo posted:Why was Chuck Zito on so many times? Because, to Howard and the rest of the crew (Gary), he's a real man's man. He also does that dumb poo poo thing of refusing to actually act as anything he wouldn't be IRL, like gay. I mean, I get the whole typecasting thing a bit; Dylan Baker still comes across as a weird pedophile to me, thanks to Todd Solondz' "Happiness", but as far as I know, he's not actually one. (ACTING!!!) Man, Eric could've played a gay cowboy yodelling on a submarine...
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Lifespan posted:Bobo is an idiot and a phony, so there are occasions when the show could turn that in to some funny stuff. AA was by far the worst caller the show ever had. Obviously him being a convicted sex offender is the worst thing about him but carrying around that stupid wrestling belt is a very close second
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Lifespan posted:Bobo is an idiot and a phony, so there are occasions when the show could turn that in to some funny stuff. That said, the bit where they "convince him" that the apocalypse is upon them or whatever is the most cringeworthy bit I've ever seen in my life quote:AA was by far the worst caller the show ever had. Bigfoot Jr. is worse imho
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YeahTubaMike posted:Bigfoot Jr. is worse imho I don't think he's a "caller" in the same way that a Double A / MFB / Bobo is a caller.
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I look at the show the same way I look at the Simpsons. Loved it back in the day, and will still catch old episodes if I can. You couldn't pay me to watch a new episode of the Simpsons, even though I love the Simpsons. Someone make a meme of Eric paused, then baloons pop out of his wheelchair and saying " I have to go. My Planet needs me" and he flies away
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Jul 26, 2022 01:49
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“Shut.. up.. Robin, you cackling.. bitch.”
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https://www.reddit.com/r/howardstern/comments/w7vrt9/the_five_gummy_bear_diet/ God drat these two are hosed up. Live a little. Eat something. Drink a beer.
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kylej posted:https://www.reddit.com/r/howardstern/comments/w7vrt9/the_five_gummy_bear_diet/ Remember when they used to have women in the studio to rate their looks and Howard and Ralph (the gall of loving RALPH of all people deciding he's qualified to rate how hot someone is STILL burns my rear end), no matter how thin the person was, ALWAYS claimed they needed to lose weight? Howard's ideal woman is an ironing board with fake breasts.
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Jul 26, 2022 16:13
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And blonde hair, don't forget that.
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Jul 26, 2022 16:29
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I remember one time Howard asked KC why he never got real muscles despite working out all the time and KC pretty much told him "Because you eat like 500 calories a day" lol
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Howard has a boomer view of women. Pam Anderson and Heather Locklear are goddesses, everyone else is fat and gross.
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Jul 26, 2022 16:44
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What does Beth have other than her looks?
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Bonzo posted:What does Beth have other than her looks? She seems like a very nice person but I bet after five minutes of conversation you've heard everything she has to say
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Bonzo posted:What does Beth have other than her looks? A rich husband.
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Lifespan posted:Honest question, does anyone who participates in this thread still listen to the show? I feel like I was one of the stalwarts but even I jumped ship at the beginning of the year. I get Sirius free with my car and listen to the Wrap Up show maybe 1-2 times per week. I could not imagine paying to listen to Stern at this point.
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Bonzo posted:What does Beth have other than her looks? She doesn't bust Howard's rear end about his hermit lifestyle and generally behaves out in public.
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kylej posted:Howard has a boomer view of women. Pam Anderson and Heather Locklear and Nancy Sirianni are goddesses, everyone else is fat and gross. Never forget
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I still have sirius, but I've found lots of other stuff to listen to. There are a ton of genres that I'd never have been exposed to had I not gotten it. Listening to Glenn Miller by a camp fire, and then changing the station and breaking it down to some Sly And The Family Stone is pretty sweet. I know I can just get a usb or mp3 cd (in my older car) and put a billion songs on them, but I still like hearing "radio". And I go to some out of the way places and sometimes up north, the only radio station is pretty awful except for hearing the weather.
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Yeah, Sirius is great for discovering new (or new-to-me) music. The standup comedy channels are reliably entertaining as well. I spend a lot of time in my car, so it’s well worth the six dollars a month that Sirius’ customer reps always offer it to me for when I call them up threatening to cancel. Fortunately, there is no Jokeman Channel, though I would not be at all surprised to learn that Jackie has pitched one.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lkuck4vUVHc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3d_AokYCgY F JACKIE
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Moniker posted:Memet: Memet has a SO? Good for him, Last time I heard he was acting very hard up for physical contact and giving me incel vibes. My condolence to the lady he's dating.
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Jul 27, 2022 02:50
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Didn't they get married last year?
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My gave up on the show thing was when Gwar learned that stupid song Howard wrote when he was a kid, then they played it on the wrap up show, not in studio. After that took my cc off the Sirius app and listened to every loving Gilbert podcast instead.
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I am doctor remulak
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Lifespan posted:Didn't they get married last year? Apparently so. According to this. https://www.howardstern.com/news/2021/09/27/memet-walker-reveals-hes-getting-married-on-a-live-show-day/ I read this, and genuinely wondered why I was ever into this show.
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