Popular Reviews of Last Podcast On The Left

Previously a personal favourite podcast, that I enjoyed coming out every week. Mixing solid and deep research from Marcus with humour and quips to lift up the mood from Ben and Henry.However, since February of 2020 they have moved exclusively to Spotify, which is a platform actively trying to undermine and break the podcast ecosystem by refusing to participate in the RSS ecosystem. Spotify's behaviour has the potential to severely damage the podcasting community, and is a clear attempt to become new gatekeepers to access to advertisers. While they continue to enable Spotify's anti-podcast actions I will not listen."If it doesn't have an RSS feed, it ain't a podcast"

They killed their own podcast. Can't listen to it on any proper podcast management app, not even the old episodes.

Trash

The Last Podcast on the Left has been on my recommended list for a long time, so I was disappointed upon my first listen. I think this style of storytelling within the true crime genre substantiates a lot of criticism. There was a stunning lack of empathy or recognition that real people were victimized throughout the episodes (that involved real crimes) I listened to. I love true crime/comedy podcasts but I do believe there is a balancing act that speakers need to be aware of. The timing and subject of jokes after brutal crime details (like the Toybox killer episode) made me physically uncomfortable— and I’m not a squeamish person. It felt exploitative to listen to rather than using dark humor to cope with/shed light on some brutal crimes. The “naked girl who was ravaged for three days” name is Cynthia Vigil by the way (continuously referred to as “the woman”). Maybe I listened to some old episodes and the podcasters have changed their style since— I hope they have! But not a good first impression.

Please...for the love of Satan...stop saying “literally.” This plea is mostly directed at Ben and Henry, because they’re the worst offenders in this case. You seem like intelligent men, but you never use this word correctly and you spit it out every few minutes like it’s a nervous tic. Learn a new vocabulary word and stop degrading the English language. Hail yourselves.

The hosts are funny and usually add funny remarks or interesting conversation between stories, its enjoyable to listen to

Hail, Satan. How the fuck am I the first person to love the shit out of your podcast here? And not JUST LPOTL, but ALL of LPN. For real, the rest of the LPN fan community blew it not to get over here first.For everyone else? If you have a functional (or semi-functional, depending on your drugs of choice) brain, and agree that kindness and science are both real things that should be embraced with both arms, and that we can learn a lot about how not to be an asshole by studying that asshole over there and not being like them...then you need to be listening to this podcast. Paranormal, Cryptids, True Crime, Crime History, LPOTL covers it all with humor...and I want to say class, but they have yet to provide much of an example. Except Ben, with his cigars and fish bones. Class act, right there.

Complete Garbage, if you have any empathy for rape or murder victims stay clear

Wanted to get more into this one, but honestly find the episodes to be really hit or miss for me. I think my sense of humor just really doesn't match up with these guys, so I'm often left feeling more uncomfortable than amused. Which is a shame, since I'm really into most of the content they cover!If your sense of humor aligns with theirs, you'll probably love it. Otherwise, I'd recommend Lore or MFM instead.

used to be way better, seems like they were told to tone down the conspiracy stuff once they got big. also too much advertising other shows on their 'network', really annoying now that they're doing it in the middle of the episode.

These guys are incredibly smart, well researched, super raunchy, and hilarious. They make light of terrible topics in a way that they should - by making fun of the villain and revealing what true pieces of crap they are. I’m not into really raunchy humor, but the good natured spirit of these guys, combined with the feeling that they are really three decent human beings, makes this show a gem. I’ve learned so much unnecessary knowledge, more than I’ll ever be able to spew awkwardly at parties. Love them!

I was a big fan of this podcast for a long time, if you only listen to 50 episodes you'll have a great time, if you listen to all of them you'll probably regret it.Don't bother with any of the side content

I can't listen to Henry. It's like you put a Junior High School kid in a room with adults and he's throwing body fluids on people for attention. He's not funny, he's just immature.

I think a lot of people have already heard about LPOTL -- it is Top 2 in the realm of funny true crime podcasts, along with My Favorite Murder. LPOTL mixes humor (often crude) with true crime, horror, and supernatural topics. Extremely well-researched and well-constructed, the episodes dive deep but keep it fresh with the laughs. I think the big sticking point for some people will be whether they enjoy the humor -- not everyone shares the same sense of humor or enjoys the same kind of jokes. If you don't find the show funny, it probably isn't the one for you! That's okay! But if you listen and find yourself laughing, you'll be glad there are so many episodes to work through!

This is my all time favorite podcast. All the research and time put into the episodes make it worthwhile. I love the boys and each of their personalities add to the show.

This podcast is my guilty pleasure...

Mark Flores here from We Don't Know Better: This was one of the first podcasts I started listening to about serial killers, ghosts and what not and I swear I couldn't stop laughing. Henry is hilarious and the Chris Benoit episode is hands down my favorite!

My boyfriend turned me onto this podcast and I am now absolutely addicted. Not only are these guys hilarious but their research is top notch.

really want to watch the first 34 of the podcast but every podcast app I use does not have them?seems alot of butt hurt people on here with one star lol I think they are absolutely halarious the more sinister the better Henry is definitely my favorite please don't ever change I have not stoped listening since I found them and been on binge for atleast three months !

Best podcast I’ve ever come across. Their chemistry is unmatched and consistent in every single episode. Academic, confident, funny, and just overall a blast to listen to. Haven’t missed an episode in years and couldn’t imagine life without it. Hail yourself!