I don't know that I want anything out of this exchange. I don't expect to get anything either. I'm going to have to think about it for a spell, but I'm pretty sure I was just shit posting. Feel free to stop reading there, but I kind of want to cook for a bit. I guess this is becoming a journaling exercise.

I guess I'd say that while I think that the artist and performance are always valid targets for criticism, I understood the earlier comments to be less of a criticism and more of a complaint. the difference being that a critique is a somewhat disaffected judgement or observation, while a complaint is a register of dissatisfaction with the object.

I suppose I took a small degree of umbrage to the idea of someone lodging a complaint about the personal demeanor or comportment of a podcaster on a show that is anchored in the social interactions of the hosts. Full disclosure: I listened to an ep or two of KJB when it first came out and found it grating and stopped, but not before forming the opinion that it's not really a book report kind of podcast, people aren't really listening to it for movie summations or reviews; it's a show about three people watching a movie as a pretext to vibe with each other and maybe make some money.

I feel that this makes a complaint about Alice's behavior, demeanor, or personality a redundant point to make. "I don't like the show, which is the personalities of the hosts, because of aspects of the hosts personalities. If that's the case, then I'd say you'd either just resolve yourself to making peace with the aspects of the show you find unpalatable or you stop listening to the show. Hence the "take it or leave it," sentiment I expressed earlier (which I admit was a little brusque).

It reminds me of a throwaway Simpsons joke, where Flanders is making small talk at a party and says "You know, I like those Woody Allen movies, except that he's always got that nervous guy in them." It's a silly thing to do, right? It'd be more efficient and concise to say you don't like Alice or some of her behaviors; which, by the way, same.