Any guys here who like me actually still enjoy the show?

There is an old saying: Better to leave a year too soon, than a year too late. (few years to late)

Douche

I’m not getting my money’s worth from a starkly inferior product. Plain enough for you? I’m not running a charity for nostalgia.

If he’s such the altruist, why did he cut his staff’s salaries? It’s ego and same old money grab as usual. He wants to stay “relevant.”

To answer your first question, do I still like it? Not really. I drive a fair amount on rural, mountain roads that don’t get regular radio which is why I got Sirius in 2006. I cancelled last year when they tried to renew. There are about a dozen podcasts that I listen to ahead of the Howard podcast. I do still have stern on in my work truck and flip it on occasionally hoping to hear something humorous. More often than not it only reminds me why I cancelled my sub.

Hellman's changed their formula and it tastes like shit. Am I supposed to grin and bear it, and just keep putting it in my macaroni salad because of the old days?

It’s not even a show anymore, it’s some old weirdo berating his dying parents with a hawrrible impression

It’s not funny, it’s not fun.

my cock is gone!!!!!!!!

Okay, staffer

Nobody listens to the show anymore, including me. You couldn’t pay me to listen to it today and everything I learn about it is from these posts. I don’t know how anyone that was a long time listener could defend him. He’s a fraud, a con artist and a complete phony and those are his good qualities. He seems like a horrible person that’s very disloyal to the people that worked for him. Gary, Fred and Robin are the only 3 that escaped the chopping block. Everyone else that contributed something special to that show was fired, or laid off. If anyone has tapes of his final year on terrestrial radio ,listen to the empty promises he made. He promised all kinds of original content and programming and what did he actually deliver on ? Bubba and Scott Ferrel ,and that was short lived. He’s a liar and a complete tool, but a very rich one. The only reason he’s still around is Sirius is stupid enough to pay him. His greed is only the trait that surpasses his ego and narcissism.

Hey OP, when did you start listening?

I just miss really funny shit. The amount of effort and creativity that went into the brown fingers video will never be matched again. I just wanna laugh, idgaf about anything else. Dr. Now is amusing but not funny. Rooster is fucking radio poison. I find swap shop calls elementary compared to jerky boys material. Just fucking be funny, give me something. I FEEL LIKE BLOWING MY MIND UP SOMEBODY RAPE ME FOR CRYIN OUT LOUD

OP, how big is your cock?

Howard got me through so many terrible, boring workdays back in the day that I'll never shit on him. At this point, however, I'm going on almost two years since I listened. Several years ago I would have thought that was heresy, not to listen to HS every morning, but the show just doesn't interest me anymore. When Howard was at his best, I listened for one reason, he made me laugh and laugh a lot. I was always fascinated by the wack pack, the lives of the back office and really interesting non-famous guests. I get that Howard is a decent interviewer and asks some intriguing questions of the celebrities that he has on now, but I could care less about celebrities. It's the same reason I never had any interest in late night shows.

All I can say is thank god for Youtube!!

The show is still great. It’s evolved several times. I loved it during the Jackie years, and then the Artie years. But it’s hard to listen to those shows now, especially the Artie ones. He overpowers everything, laughs way too hard at his own jokes, and really ruins the show (even though I loved him as a younger man). The repartee between Howard, Fred, and Robin has been great since then and the interviews way better. Real conversations instead of Artie being obnoxious.

Do I dislike some aspects now? Sure! I can’t stand the door knock bits. But I’ve disliked elements of the show for thirty years. On the whole, though, it is and always has been the best thing on radio.

The people complaining about bringing back strippers and ETM are still listening to classic rock stations that haven't updated their playlist since 1988.

I still listen regularly and enjoy it for the most part. I'm not anti-Howard and if I was, I certainly have better things to do than waste years of my life complaining about it on the subreddit.

I've been a fan since the Channel 9 days.