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I checked out BtB due to constant weird if mouth on Reddit and immediately enjoyed Robert's personality. There were also a lot of Cody and Paul F. Tompkins episodes at the time, and I was also already a fan of them, so that helped as well.
I so want to like Some More News, but it feels to doomy to me and Cody's stage persona is a bit much for me, so I enjoy him better as regular Cody on BtB more.
I also feel the more before I was born stuff that BtB usually focuses on us easier for me to deal with as most of the people are long dead and gone, so it feels more like entertainment. For more current things, I try to stick to "legitimate news" instead of things designed more for entertainment. ICHH is an exception because it covers a lot mainstream news wouldn't touch, and it does it pretty calmly and treats it with seriousness moreso than trying to make it into some kind of bit. Plus they often mention ways to participate or to at least try and help with some of the things. I feel the topics are things important to know, and aren't just things that make me depressed about the whole world.
Hood Politics with Prop is probably the next one I may allow myself to get into.
If you like regular Cody you should check out Even More News, which is Cody and Katy’s podcast without the gimmick. I like both although I do concede it’s a bit dark, I tend to prefer leaning into that myself but thats just preference. Had a crush on Katy for years
Edit: and Prop is fucking awesome
You are truly a person with great taste! 😁
I'll have to check out Even More News.