C-Squared Podcast

Love Fabi and Cristian. Only complaint is the advertisement mixing. It is so sudden and jarring. It has made me turn the pod off on more than one occasion. They are also running zionist propaganda in their ads.

As someone who as just been getting into chess, this podcast has been so great. Both Fabi and Cristian give the best and most fair breakdown of the chess scene, and the interviews are always interesting. I only wish they uploaded more frequently and regularly.

Content is generally excellent and it’s really enjoyable to hear a more in depth and behind the scenes take that the show provides. Problems: 1) Volume is way to low for some reason. I can listen to everything comfortably at the same volume, except when I turn this on I have to really crank it up. 2) Christian has incredibly transparent bias that is really frustrating to suffer through as a listener sometimes. He is prepared to selectively frame any situation that comes up with all of the accusations that were levied against Hans and is clearly unconcerned with objectively evaluating what happened or is happening. I think Fabi has done a pretty good job being objective here though.

Nothing negative to say about the content but even with my volume all the way up and headphones on, the voices are low, so I have to listen in a sealed room with the lights off. Caruana sounds okay, but Chirila has a softer, lower voice and often whispers. Please just boost everything.

Really enjoy this podcast. As a very much an amateur chess player, it’s enjoyable to hear thoughtful insights on top level chess. The one minor complaint is sometimes the voice volume levels are off (definitely better than in the beginning) and Cristian sometimes lowers his voice significantly and it’s hard to hear. Anyways keep up the good work and good luck in the candidates Fabi I hope you get another chance at the WC.