two seasons ago, sal was unlistenable. no idea why.

ALL of ESPN's podcasts sound like that. It's a joke for such a big media company.

I actually think the Grateful Dead are a more apt comparison, as in they are different kind of mainstream. They come from the same place as UCB and that stuff, but it's their spin on it. UCB and them are basically on parallel tracks. They did kind of lay the groundwork for comedy podcasts, ,but I'd argue that was more…