Stand-up is a very different thing from these shows, which require both hosting and improv. The bizarre discord that results when Howard tries to synthesize those two things is exactly why Who Charted is so great. But that weird energy may only work in a studio, for a podcast. I think it's just too stuttering for any…

And that's where I am with Hardwick. So I guess that's what this is about. The difference would be: Carolla, despite his flaws, actually has original thoughts and isn't afraid to piss anyone off, including his conservative fans. Hardwick and his co-hosts exist solely to softball guests and implicitly tell their…

Why is this still bothering with Nerdist? Isn't it basically the Tonight Show of the podcast world? (Right down to its host's decent credentials/talent lost in a cynical career of workmanlike demographic appeasement.) Isn't everyone who listens to podcasts already settled on the matter of whether or not they're going…