Reading through this thread I was saddened to find out I'm not the only one who has given up on this podcast. I wish I could point to a single reason, but it's just lacking in quality which is a damn shame since I enjoy Garnett, Xav and Jeff a great deal. I guess that just means it is the 4th Chair, or whoever they have on as a guest.
Andrea is the obvious offender. I don't want to pick on her, but for me at least, she hasn't brought anything interesting to the podcast in several appearances. Initially I was very happy to have a regular female voice on a podcast so typically steeped in Garnett's... humor. I specifically remember seeking her out on Twitter after her 2nd or 3rd appearance because I so much enjoyed her voice on the show.
But since then... it's been pretty downhill. Not sure if its because the alcohol seems to be flowing when she is around, or what. Which is another thing - I don't want to begrudge the guys the liquor - because it made for some epic podcasts back in the 1UP Yours days - but they've not played out to be very entertaining recently. In fact, the last time I listened, before turning it off in disgust - was one of the holiday episodes with Andrea. As the show went on the speech became more slurred and Andrea's defense of some inane topic went on I just had to stop it. It was that bad that I'd rather listen to the radio than some of my favorite gaming people talk about games. That's a damn shame.
Really wish Garnett and Co can figure something out. It feels weird seeing him post on Twitter that a new episode is out and not having that desire to get it downloaded for the drive home. I don't know what I'd do differently in his shoes as I get why the show is how it is right now - but I don't think it's worked out the way it was planned is all.