AJ once again not living up to your word, which is no real surprise. You obviously read the posts here, and most are spot on about you negative behavior you love to boast about. Looks like the Birds bested you, LOL

No free episodes for weeks! Very inconsistent Not worth it

I took me a couple of weeks to notice that I hadn’t heard any alcoholic blathering in a while! What am I to do without hearing how everything in the world is connected to AJ Gump.

You realize you’re not in the top 100 podcasts. Of course you know you’re always right, that’s very important to you. You your father never lied, wrong he lied to you about black people, that’s why you have a racist attitude. He moved you to an all white neighborhood from Bklyn. Two free shows ain’t nothing I wouldn’t pay $5 if it was for a year. I read in the newspaper about stories you talk about days after. It’s 2024 who lives in hotels.

What’s better. Stealing thousands of dollars over a lifetime in truffles, spices and who knows what from stores or doing it all at once. So guilty of being a thief, he can’t see straight.

Back on top of what? The top of mediocrity? The top of living in cheap motels? The top of “the Fame Fam?” The top of living in a mediocre never was past? The top of “the girlfriend,” the dime a dozen Vegas waitress, Joe Pepitone? The pathetic, self obsessed, vaccine damaged, obese mound of delusion is a barely walking, slurring embarrassment of self obsession. U gotta love the shill reviews. His poor kids.

Congratulations and thank you! I flew the coop to Patreon, So great you are back on top again, life gives us a rough ride, love your content, what you bring and what you give to us, the listeners.

I stopped listening a while back, for many reasons. Gave it a try again cuz I heard he ‘got sober’…couldn’t have lasted too long because between the 2-3 second drink breaks, and the escalation of slurring, this was very uncomfortable to listen to. This should come with a trigger warning to newly sober people. Do NOT allow this guy to say he is in recovery. This is not only hurting him, while I feel he's a lost cause, but dangerous to those trying to clean up! Someone who truly cares for him needs to do a full intervention.

Whoa!!! AJ tears the roof off of the nursery rhyme racket! A scathing expose of the sordid truth!! What a journalist!!

Let’s be real AJ, you don’t like doing free shows and we get one a week with old information. It’s not that you’re soliciting Patreon it’s how you do it. Stop being hateful and demanding, maybe you’ll get more “free birds.”

The “gossip” on this show is usually found everywhere and sooner, better sourced and more detailed. What you don’t get elsewhere is Benza’s unique hateful/jealous spin, most often delivered from his fleabag motel room. This show is most compelling when he’s spiraling in his personal life. More of that please.

First off they are erasing bad reviews like crazy and he has his sicko fans writing fake reviews constantly. We see you PW, the least you could do is change up the reviews. There is not one thing “amazeballs” about this show and there hasn’t been in years!! He’s constantly drugged or drunk and crying over his old life which he destroyed. He’s now making up stories about Winona Ryder, Mariah Carey, and Aaliyah. No Jason Momoa didn’t want to meet your old raggedy cocktail waitress gf, nobody with 1/2 a brain believes that. His poor kids and ex wife. Shame on Joey and Agavino for letting this man spiral into the abyss for the sake of earning a few dollars. Go to rehab!!!!! Why would anyone waste $5 on patreon when you get it for free now. Freebird for life

And pathetic.

Listen to everything

Hey AJ. Where is that episode of you on club random? You even said you went on Maher’s podcast, but magically it never aired. Clean up dude.

Hey genius. I’ve got a suggestion for you: you could have rented a cheap studio in Vegas for 1k per month. But this dummy? Nooooo. No common sense here folks. Instead, he lives out of motels in Vegas while his wife and kids live in a motel. AJ doesn’t give a hoot about his family. If he did, they wouldn’t live in a motel. AJ? All he cares about is himself and trying unsuccessfully to move in with some old washed up desperate woman. I’ve got news for you buddy: she ain’t EVER letting you move in bc you are a volatile meth/booze addict. ANOTHER SUGGESTION - FIX YOUR TEETH. It’s quite uncomfortable to listen to. And OMG THE SPITTING ON THE MICROPHONE. STOP. FIX YOUR TEETH!!!!!

I subscribed to the basic Patreon to be nice but I’m so sick of the berating and whining on the “free” show I will unsubscribe again if he doesn’t cut the crap.

No podcaster in this world craps on their audience like AJ does. He installed bird chirping background audio to troll his fans who don’t pay for his weak patreon. Who is giving him this kind of sabotage advice??? It’s beyond cringe and he truly lost a fan. Bye bye AJ

Enough of the “free bird” taunting bull crap What the heck is wrong with you? It’s doing the OPPOSITE of your intention. It’s not becoming. Even YOU complain of the constant charges & refuse to pay all the monthly fees for all the shows on Hulu paramount Netflix apps etc etc….

I am so happy to once again have my Sunday mornings listening to AJ. I work during the week and work some Sundays. On Sundays I cook breakfast for family. I put in my AirPods and start cooking breakfast while everyone is sleeping. If it’s Sunday that my brother has left early then i listen to AJ on a Bluetooth speaker. Though I never had the pleasure of meeting AJ there’s something about his voice that makes me feel that I am talking to family. He reminds me a lot of my older brother and uncle, who grew up in New York during the same time AJ dead so he has the same point of you as them. If I have plans early Sunday, I can’t wait until the evening to unwind and listen to AJ for some reason Sundays is for AJ. He is Honest and a great person to listen too. You will find yourself saying “No!” talks some more even if he said something you don’t agree with. I mean do you and your family always see eye to eye on all topics? Have a listen and you will see. AJ will become your new friend in head and you will find yourself saying “ooh I wonder what AJ is going to say about this” or you will even say to yourself “I know what AJ is going to say after seeing this photo/video etc.”

A.J.! Makes me laugh, reminds me of why I love Hollywood. There is no one who is more relatable than A.J., he is THE Everyman, with a immense gift, the best mashup. Excellent writer, gifted observer of culture, politics, family….every episode is like sitting with a friend and loving every minute of the visit.

You’re hilarious!

You cannot build a paying audience without a core audience. If anything, AJ should release a public podcast on a specific day each week and stick to it. And most importantly, the public podcast should be top-notch: streamlined, focused, informative and engaging. THAT is how you build an audience and leave them wanting more. I do not understand his strategy(?) of going weeks without episodes, only to release a mediocre episode with stale gossip and sad personal stories of living in a desert motel. And if that wasn’t bad enough, he spends 5 minutes berating the listeners —who actually ARE tuning in—for not being Patreon members. Not the way to win friends and influence people, AJ! I’m rooting for you, man, but you gotta wise up and get out of your own way. Case in point: The “Club Random” non-guest appearance broke my heart. You talked a big game and squandered a huge opportunity for your brand by not delivering. Instead you got too high and Bill graciously spared you the embarrassment of releasing the episode. Stop the self-sabotage.

The negative reviews are definitely more entertaining than his podcast!! Bahhhh! Like Amy Winehouse said "time to go to Rehab; he said no no no!" Haha!!

Considering AJ’s Patreon subscribers have fallen into the 800s, you’d think he’d make sure he kept up with the “free show” since that’s the only way anyone listens to him. His paid subs have dropped steadily and are half of what they used to be, no doubt due to no new gossip and his sordid private life which is embarrassing. If you don’t have the gossip goods and sources any more, just be honest and admit it. Why would anyone pay for nothing?

Love to hear the other side of this? Just like That is the worst! They ruined Sex in the City with this nonsense🤨 I love the Italian saying at the end🤩

This thing is dead,I’m just here to read the reviews they are better than the show.

Probably the most UN professional podcast out there. He’s always coughing and sounds hungover. He broadcasts in his bathroom with his annoying dog who is constantly barking, equipment failing, and I swear he passes gas, after all he’s in the bathroom.

I enjoy these podcasts . I listen when I can If there was an annual membership I would join As a practice to manage subscriptions I only do annual subscriptions that are not automatically renewed… But AJ is always entertaining Good Luck

Is obviously retarded

Wow did you forget that is was your free episodes listeners that made you popular that you start your patreon. It’s like being kicked to the curb. Glad I no longer subscribe to your patreon. Nothing like downgrading the free listener.

He is always entertaining

Foxx’s condition was reported a week ago as a brain bleed. A week later AJ has no idea? Read the news I guess.

Like the show, but why are almost all the episodes just re-posts from last year?

Always awesome to hear AJ tell tales about old Hollywood and his life experiences. I’m a Patreon member and also enjoy listing to the free shows. Your missing out just listening to the free shows. Come on over to Patreon only $5 a month.

I look forward to hearing your radio show podcast it’s a lot of fun for me and it’s interesting. I was born 1960 I also lived in nyc , I might have seen you well I love show it’s very lively to .she I can relate to some of your great stories

All over the place, only talks about his old HS memories that mean nothing to the ever shrinking audience. Why is he constantly getting in arguments with women just doing their jobs?

Highly recommend this podcast!! Stories are captivating and will stay with you long after the podcast. I find when AJ is going through a story of a particular time in his life in the way he explains puts my mind in a wonderment like watching a movie in my head. It takes a certain person to be able hold your attention from the start of the podcast till the very end and you end up wanting more.

Like many reviewers I was a Patreon member, but AJ’s podcast is no longer enjoyable. If you make a negative but true comment, AJ will block you, send harassing messages and tell you to get off Patreon. He is clearly on a downward spiral and is just digging himself deeper. Too bad he dumped his wife and family for “the girlfriend.” I honestly hope he gets the help he needs.

I loved mysteries and scandals and when I heard he had a podcast I was a daily listener. It was great! Now though I more listen to the spiraling of a old sad man. It’s almost more interesting looking at it that way!! LOL!!!!

Update: more anti Semitic podcasts and telling lovely stories about his idol father’s hatred of the Jews. AJ is a horrible person and the perfect definition of karma as a 60 year old man living in a flea bag motel with no car, and clearly broke. his loser father did some number on him.He never misses the opportunity to blame the woman in a rape case or call someone a Jew broad or make some anti semetic comment.

Now this bigot is blaming CBD oil for his COVID related brain damage.

Aj podcasts are the best out there! He is the first one to break new stories! I can’t wait till the next one comes out.. great show today!

Ive been listening to the show for some time and did Patreon for a good while too. I love his writing and when he prepares for the show with relevant content. Lately however, its usually always a repeat show which I've listened to all of them previously. Just asking for some consistency if its once a week fine make it new material, but stop posting "classics"

He is a wordsmith. He is a raconteur. You can tell that AJ‘s background is in writing because no one tells a story better. He has some of the best sources in the industry, and he tells you the real truth that the media will not… Get on Patreon and just sit back and enjoy the ride!

I used to really enjoy listening to this podcast. But, now he goes on rants and throws in political comments. I really just want to be entertained with Hollywood gossip. Now, he will start a segment and gets sidetracked on some other topic.I also don’t like some of the language. Get back to your roots, AJ! Also, I’m straight but please leave the gay community alone. I get the drag queen story stuff isn’t appropriate for kids. But, either is little sexualized girls in beauty pageants. Get back to Hollywood gossip, please😎

The way AJ talks about women is appalling. I literally can’t listen to his podcast based on his narcissism and women-hating personality even if the topics are interesting.

These podcasts are now an even hit or miss. AJ can be a really good story teller. He can also bloviate for 30 minutes about his sister’s recipes. The podcasts are almost always all over the place now. I have to fast forward through the long diatribes of his youth and unnecessary singing to get to the good stories about celebrities and his own experiences with celebrities which are truly entertaining. I know it’s hard to come up with new content every single day, but it feels like the discourse in his personal life is affecting quality podcasts. I’ve listened to him since his time on E and Howard Stern. I hope AJ can reel it back in a bit and stick to what he’s good at, but I’m in it for the long haul. Nobody does what he does when he’s hitting the mark.

I was an avid FIAB fan for a number of years. I even subscribed to the show on Patreon, until I realized that the content here was pretty much what I was paying for over there. In addition to the rehashed and repeated stories, I took issue when AJ claimed that the vast coverage of Leslie Jordan’s death was due to Mr. Jordan’s homosexuality. Not true-Mr. Jordan became a must-see over on Instagram during (and beyond)the pandemic, garnering thousands of followers with his humor and (not rehashed) stories. He achieved what I’m sure AJ wishes he could achieve. I officially called it a day with FIAB when AJ revealed his daughter’s request for counseling following her parents’ split. That’s his daughter’s personal business, and I can’t believe he shared it with his listeners. He’s an admitted thief, too, which doesn’t sit well with me. Too much of what he admits to is downright cringey these days. I wish AJ well and I hope to return as a listener, but until there’s fresh content and less airing of AJ’s personal, repeated stories-both past and present- I won’t be tuning in.

As an avid listener of podcasts, this is the ONLY one I cannot go a day without hearing. AJ is full of interesting stories both old and new and has a genuine love for what he does. It’s “real meat”! If you are easily offended, this isn’t the podcast for you but, if you are tired of everything being “woke”, and everyone catering to the small percentage of whiny arses, you’ll find it refreshing because AJ is only speaking what we are all thinking.