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Not Great is about Trash Culture and loving the Trash and living in the Trash like a little Trash Raccoon. Not Great is the place to shout your unpopular opinions like Vampire Diaries > The Wire, or Buffalo Wild Wings > hygge. We love you and believe you.
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Not Great With Scaachi Koul

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Not Great is a weekly comedy and interview podcast ruminating on politics, pop culture, and society, hosted by BuzzFeed News culture writer Scaachi Koul. (If you listen to the show, you can learn how to actually say her impossible name.) Each week, Scaachi and her guests break down the news and what’s making us so miserable (there’s a lot!), all with the hope that we can find some bright spots in the wreckage. It’s Not Great, but at least we can dig through the garbage together.
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"not that great" is a sporadic sports podcast hosted by Philadelphia-born/Cambridge-raised Kamil McMullen and some of his sport-inclined friends. The NFL, NBA, MLB, WWE, and other sports are fully in play, with the occasional journey into pop culture, entertainment, and interviews with special folks. Not That Great is produced by Kamil McMullen. Our sound engineer emeritus is Jamie Crawford. Contributors: Andrew Coleman, Ben Pearlman, Brian Goodwin, Tommy Brogan, Matt Fox, Alex Brown, Peter ...
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This is a podcast in which we are trying to help Britain better itself by popping up the balloon of self-satisfaction of Britons. Because not everything is great in Britain. And if you want to fix it, you first need to see where the issue is. Rule Brittannia: Public DomainArtwork: Michał Wrona Guitars: Artur Lesicki
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A Fanfic Appreciation Podcast. Two dorks sit down and gush about their favorite fanfiction. Join Pearl and Alex while they laugh, cry, and swoon with the different stories dedicated Steven Universe fans create. We do this specially out of love, no means or intentions of harming or hating on any fic or fic writer; We aim to give constructive, respectful, and excited criticism. You can find PearlTheKnight over at http://archiveofourown.org/users/PearlTheKnight/ ; https://youngclosetedlesbian.t ...
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It's time to bring the project to a close. In this chapter, we touch on some subjects we haven't covered and check if Elisa's British boyfriend still wants to talk to us. Thank you for being with us through those 10 episodes, and let's home we'll meet one day in our new podcast entitled "You're Great again, Britain!" * * * While Elisa wants to rema…
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People from all over EU until recently were coming to the UK in their thousands to look for work. People from other parts of the world still find Britain an attractive destination. But is the British workmarket a good place to be an employee? Was it ever? Are salaries really good and worker's right protected? The comparition with Finland or even It…
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One of Elisa's English language students said that "Britain is the country where everything is organized and buses are always on time". Oh, how wrong she was. With the bus and rail strikers, the government accuses trade union leaders for "making the public transport unreliable". But perhaps they should go on strike, because it can hardly get any wo…
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We invited professor Jan Čulík, lecturer in Czech from the school of modern languages and cultures at Glasgow University today. We decided to ask him if the British universities, so famous around the world for their teaching quality, are really as good as their places in the rankings show. Turns out, not everything is going so great, especially aft…
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Our guest today is Mat Ireland, driver, podcaster, and writer. We discuss the topic of the infrastructure for truckers in Britain. You can find Mat: - on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@suffolkmatireland/videos - on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matstruckingpage - the Truck and Driver podcast is here: https://audioboom.com/channels/5017443 a…
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This week Elisa and Tomasz discuss why British bureaucracy is so disfunctional and what can be done to improve user's experience in contact with the government, banks and other insitutions. To ilustrate problems when talking to automatic voice recognition systems, we used a fragment of a clip from a TV show Burnistoun: https://youtu.be/HbDnxzrbxn4…
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Britons are pround of being one of the richest economy. But are standards of living really that great? We lived in a few countries between us, and we can't remember topics like "mould", "leaving rooms unheated to save money", "single glazing windows" and "struggling to fit double bed into the bedroom" to be topics of everyday conversations anywhere…
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Britain is very proud of it's democracy. You can often hear soundbites like "world leading", "well-established" or "historic". Sure, Magna Carta and other things were good - for their time. But it's XXI century. Is Britain's democracy suitable for the times we live in? Can it be even considered a modern democracy at all?…
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Britain is a beautiful country. Old victorian towns, beautiful landscape, walkable city centres. Yet it is all spoiled by rubbish. Litter is everywhere, even despite the fact that bins are plentiful and easily accessible - from the main streets of big cities to the most remote areas of Scotland. Why is it, that Britain can't keep itself tidy? Why, …
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Once upon a time, I (Tomasz) was asked to write a series of articles about how Britain looks through the eyes of foreigners. I simply had to start with the NHS. It's a recurring topic of every conversation between EU citizens in the UK. I think pretty much every European we met - from Bulgarians to Portuguese - have very bad opinion of British heal…
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In a new offering from NTG Productions, Tommy Brogan, Matt Fox, and Peter Longo present Baseball's Better, our new baseball focused pod. Unfortunately, they had not yet decided on the name when this was recorded. MLB's ongoing labor strife, free agency and possible trades are the focus of this fast and loose premiere episode.…
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It what will likely be a two part donnybrook, Logan Nieder, Al Brown, and Kamil team up to tackle a huge mailbag covering everything from "Why is LeBron James such a bitch???" to "Who are your top 3 baseball players of all time?" to "Are you tuning out sports due to the presence of politics?" Also, Logan is exposed to the elements as he takes quest…
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Colin makes his return after a brief parental leave. John talks about how cool he was as a kid with constant nosebleeds, his job as president of the student government and how he fell off a parade float in front of everyone. An important question is posed, "if you were sent back in time, how would you prove you're from the future and how do you cha…
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John is joined by Abby and Kate while Colin is out on parental leave! The group discusses how witches were the original brewers, favorite bars, Abby tells the story of the best (worst) prank ever, and John generally spends about an hour and a half digging himself into a pretty deep hole.Beer shares are from Old Hights Brewing, Bradley Brew Project …
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Somebody in the NTG family found a list of athlete GOATs for the public's amusement and dissection and dropped it in the group chat, leading to one of the longest and most debated questions in the pod's history: Who is The Greatest Greatest of All Time? Tommy Brogan and Alex Brown join Kamil to break down the mental anguish, the long lists of accom…
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On the SEASON FOUR PREMIERE of Not That Great, Kamil and Al Brown break down a sizable mailbag of questions, and are joined midway by Matt Fox. Stafford/Goff is dissected. An NBA roundup is presented. Super Bowl picks are painstakingly made. Dustin Pedroia retired while recording was taking place (about 2 years too late). MLB Hall of Fame and stero…
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It’s our last episode of the season! What a journey we’ve been on. To cap it all off, we’re trudging dutifully into the manosphere and the 21 Summit, which is all about the importance of the patriarchy. Scaachi talks to ardent anti-feminists Anthony Johnson, Steve Brule, George Bruno, and Michael Foster — everyone agrees with each other and everyth…
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We know the president has COVID-19, but we’re looking for distractions. So this week, we talk to author Carmen Maria Machado about the ethics of binging Law & Order: SVU, considering that it’s all just cop propaganda. Plus, For Life co-executive producer Sonay Hoffman talks to us about why she avoids police procedurals. Finally, writer Gabby Noone …
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Another week, another massive wildfire in California because of a gender reveal party. We talk to Jenna Karvunidis, the woman who popularized gender reveal parties — and now regrets it. Plus, writer Thomas Page McBee talks about how masculinity anxiety plays into these events. Plus, we take stock of J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans comments and beg her to…
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This week, we talk to Fancy Feast and Sinnamon Love about OnlyFans, the app’s new regulations, and how sex workers got screwed over by Bella Thorne. Plus, Scaachi brings on New York Times media columnist and her old boss, Ben Smith, to force him into apologizing to her. TikTok courtesy of @deadeyebrakeman. Follow @Scaachi on Twitter, Instagram, or …
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It’s hard to be a teenage girl out there, especially on TikTok. We interview internet-famous TikToker, Danielle Cohn — and her mother — on what it’s like to profit and suffer from your own virality. Plus, Scaachi offers some tips on how to survive the winter. (Hope you already have a hacksaw!) Read Angelina Chapin’s article in The Cut. TikTok court…
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We think back on the agony (subcategory: non-exquisite) of the RNC, cancel culture, and math. Plus, we talk to Reza Aslan about MAGA hats, Nick Sandmann, and Jeff Zucker. Finally, Kate Shaw of Strict Scrutiny joins us for the first edition of our new game show, "I! Don't! Get It!" TikTok courtesy of @gracie.ham. Follow Scaachi on Twitter, Instagram…
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Jesus Christ, are the Democrats really going to pretend that they're a progressive party? After all this??? We talk to BuzzFeed News political reporter Ryan Brooks about all things DNC, plus, Scaachi gets mad about basketball. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram or email us at notgreat@buzzfeed.com. Theme music by Shaani Cage. --- Send in a voice messa…
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Amber Heard and Johnny Depp’s toxic marriage is still being picked apart in public, this time in a libel trial in the UK. This week, we talk about Depp’s once-mysterious persona, Aquaman 2, and when we’ll allow women to be imperfect victims. Plus, we chat with Lainey Gossip’s very own Lainey Lui, and Johnny Depp TikTok stan, Hannah Grey. Follow us …
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This week, we look at the weakened reputation of Ellen Degeneres’ daytime talk show, and the cult of kindness. Plus, we interview BuzzFeed reporter Krystie Yandoli, who broke the Ellen story wide open, and who refuses to say anything deliciously slanderous despite our best efforts. Read Krystie’s Ellen coverage here, here, and here. If you have a t…
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In the inaugural episode of Not Great, we talk about how policing became an identity, and hear your gripes about bad coronavirus manners. Plus, we speak with Michael Baysmore, a Black cop in Baltimore, and Albert Samaha, investigative reporter for BuzzFeed News. TiKTok courtesy of @haleypham. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.…
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Not Great is a weekly comedy and interview podcast ruminating on politics, pop culture, and society, hosted by BuzzFeed News culture writer Scaachi Koul. (If you listen to the show, you can learn how to actually say her impossible name.) Each week, Scaachi and her guests break down the news and what’s making us so miserable (there’s a lot!), all wi…
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