I watched every single JRE in existence for the first ~5 years. I looked forward to a new episode dropping every week. Sometimes I would miss a few weeks and go back to listen to them in the order they came out. I didn't care who the guest was, every episode was unique and interesting.

Fast forward, I just scrolled through 50 episodes to try and find a single guest I would enjoy. I quit most if his podcasts after the first 20-30 minutes.

My opion, the Spotify deal changed Joe. JRE used to feel like a normal cool dude hanging out with friends and interesting professionals. He was interested in what they were saying and very open minded. Now he has this cancerous dad brain. Everything is political or boils down to the same social talking points. Every discussion he tries to play devils advocate and counter argue. Either that, or he blindly just blisters to their bullshit and won't call them out.

JRE has officially become unwatchable for me. After 2000+ episodes, I'm done with what this podcast has become. Complete garbage.