Any other Premium Members only listen to the free podcast?

They can be hit and miss, but I always find enjoyment in their ad reads.

One time I listened to the ad-free podcast accidentally, and I missed their ad reads. Some of them can be downright excellent.

Totally! I wouldn't want to deprive myself. Small business man for life!!

I do. More Bombcast is better Bombcast.

Loads. Every time someone asks about the premium feed and adding it to a podcast app a lot of answers will be "just listen to the free version! Like me!"

I still do but I tend to skip the ads now. When they first started they were hilarious but now I'm kind of over it. Though obviously they are way better than other sites ads

I always do the free podcast, I find the ads amusing.

I listen to the free podcast because I can't be bothered to go grab the premium one instead.

no, ads are shit

I do, but I skip the ads. I only listen to their podcasts when I have work to do and it shows up on the front page. In fact I pretty much never go to anything on GB unless it's on the front page.

I used to listen to the Free Podcast but i switched to the Premium feed when all the poker king and the other "betting" sites started to feature more heavily among the ads because those ads are not interesting to me

i listen to it on my psp so it has ads but i skip the ads.

I listen to free beastcast because the feed on my podcast app broke at some point and I was too lazy to fix it

Yes, they come straight to my phone that way, and i'm too lazy to change it. I really don't mind the ads.

I listen to the ads. How else will I learn about three layered mattresses by mail and living with monster girls.

Don't care for the ads but can't be bothered to get the premium working with my podcast app. I skip when i am able too. They were funny once. Not the 100th time.

I only listen to the ads.

there's ads? I thought squarespace was part of giantbomb :P

I also listen to the free version

The ads were fun but got old for me. I usually listen to these while running and let me tell you - that 3-5 min ad feels like it goes on forever when you're going around the block. I just want to get back to the discussion. There is only so many times you can tell the same joke.

I do, but I skip the ad's. Despite the fact it would likely be less effort to just download the premium version.

Yup. Im not sure if it actually gets them more ad money or not, but I do it anyway just in case.

Question: does anyone know how paying for ad space on a podcast works? Is it a flat payment based on where the ad is placed in the show, how many downloads the episode got, how many hits the advertisers site got from a link, how many people used an offer code, etc? I've always been curious about this.

my podcast app just grabs the free version. I don't find the ads that annoying. It would take more effort to download premium or skip the ads. I don't want to think about it after I click play.

this.

Yep. Even when the ads are weak, I'm always amused by the music choices.

I listen to the free podcast only because I can't figure out how to get the premium to auto download to my android.

I've only just swapped to the premium feed despite having been a premium subscriber for a long time. I never really minded the ads and I really liked the older 'small business man' ads, but I've become bored of them lately

They don't bother me at all. I listen to a lot of podcasts, and they all have them. It's just sort of how it is. I think they bothered me when it was first becoming a trend to run ads on podcasts, but the hosts have all gotten way better at it. Or, I've just gotten way better at ignoring it. Either way, whatever.

I like what Giant Bomb does with adds. It obviously makes it a lot more personal and makes me feel less dirty about my wanton consumerism. On a similar note, MBMBaM does a really good job with their adds. Always a good laugh because they do them pretty off the cuff.

I do, although i miss the Small Businessman days.

I don't like ads but I like how they're read on the Bombcast, they're like mini comedy skits.

As for the the Beastcast, I listen to the premium version, for some reason I did't enjoy the ads there.

I do for the Bombcast because I can't get the subscriber feed to work in itunes so i just hit the skip ahead button during commericals. I listen to the free Beastcast as well but enjoy the commercials they do compared to the west coast guys.

@puchiko: Vinny is a magnificent ad reader and I pray he doesnt realize how much more he could be earning doing that for a living.

Yes, I listen to the free one. It is already in my podcast app feed and too lazy to re add it.

I used to listen to the ads but punched out after there was a glut of Fantasy Sports ads. Those were the worst ads for an even worse company.

Haven't really been back to check. Have the Fantasy Sports ads gone?

I do. I pay to support the site and I know that the ad numbers help. I just skip them 90% of the time anyway but sometimes I like to listen to them.

I haven't heard any lately.

Count me as one of the ones who listens to the ads by choice. Otherwise I would miss stuff like the Crunchyroll ad at the start of August 25th's show, and Vinny's Secret Hitler ad from December 1st. (2h 20m)

I'm just too lazy to swap to the premium feed.

I always listen to the ads first

I always listen to the ads! Most of the time they're fantastic! I am surprised that they don't have the ad free version of both on the GiantBomb Premium feed on iTunes... not a huge deal, just odd

I listen to the normal one about 80% of the time but occasionally I remember that I have access to the premium one and don't want to listen to 45seconds of ads.

I'm scared I will miss some great conversation or piece of content if I listen to the premium version. The premium version is better in general though. It feels good to be free from ads.

Yeah pretty much...

I do. I kinda like the ads. It's more content.

Yeah, I mean not every ad is comic genius or anything, but I almost always find at least some amusement in them, even if they are for products I would never ever use [Draft Kings(I think it was?), ect]. And sometimes they are just downright wonderful.

To me they are almost a fundamental part of the bombcast now.

All the time. Don't know how else to live life.

I never want to miss the chance of hearing another ad like the Minions one from last summer

Always.

I do. Those ads are pretty entertaining.

I always listen to the free version....ads are pretty funny.