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Touring Life
Episodes · 12 months
8
Nov 2025–Oct 2026peak share, Dec 2025
Share of analysed episodes per month, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026: 1 of 3,584, 2 of 3,862, 0 of 4,115, 0 of 4,226, 1 of 4,731, 2 of 4,438, 1 of 4,230, 0 of 4,319, 1 of 4,515, 0 of 4,419, 0 of 4,624, 0 of 4,594.
All time
24
+8 via 4 narrower
On record
20
took a position
Where they standLast discussed
4mo ago
Jul 15, 2026
Where they stand
Camps of opinion · 2Positions people took on this topic in transcripts, grouped by school of thought. The bar shows each camp's share of the people sorted into a camp. It is not a poll and not a share of any audience, and people whose position fit no camp are left out of it. Within a camp, people with demonstrated expertise on the topic come first, then those who reached the most listeners on it. Positions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
Share of people placed in a camp7 people
57%
43%
- Touring as rewarding adventure4 people · 57%
- Managing touring hardships3 people · 43%
Touring as rewarding adventure
Touring is viewed as a fulfilling, essential, and high-intensity experience that is integral to a musician or performer's life.
4 people · 3 episodes
G-EazyUnrated
Touring is a challenging but fulfilling endeavor comparable to living on a pirate ship.
“tour is war but it's the best war there is man it's like it's like being on a pirate ship you're just like out there you know Saturday night for 6 weeks straight”
Something’s Burning · Nov 2024 · 1 episode · 120K views on this topicGG
Goody GraceUnrated
Touring is an adventurous experience that is best enjoyed when shared with friends.
“it's crazy when especially when you get to bring your friends out on the road with you when you get to see a city with your friends and your boys d That's what I'm excited about this is like you know because like I said like tour is like a pirate ship you know what I mean”
Something’s Burning · Nov 2024 · 1 episode · 120K views on this topicCR
Travel is an essential and adventurous part of the musician's life that should not be complained about.
“And hey, I am you will never hear me complain about it because it's an incre you know, it's incredible that it never escapes. It's incredible that we're here talking.”
Bertcast · Mar 2026 · 1 episode · 29K views on this topicManaging touring hardships
The physical and mental toll of touring requires navigating challenges like poor health, transient living, and difficult group dynamics.
3 people · 3 episodes
The speaker claims that touring takes a significant physical toll due to poor diet and consistent alcohol use.
“the tour was one of the best experiences is best experiences of Our Lives it was crazy it was awesome it was so much fun out there doing the shows meeting everybody but like we said we're older guys and we don't live you know it takes a toll on you the booze the burger”
Are You Garbage · Jan 2024 · 8 episodes · 1.3M views on this topic
Rick IngrahamUnrated
Rick Ingraham found touring with Pauly Shore to be unpleasant and belittling.
“he was always just like he would try and just belittle me it was always like dude come come clean up my room and pack my bag so that we're ready yeah i was like 23 years old i'm like i'm not doing that yeah yeah you'd always throw everyone under the bus”
TigerBelly · Dec 2021 · 1 episode · 208K views on this topicSA
Subhah AgarwalUnrated
Subhah Agarwal describes early experiences in comedy touring as transient, often involving sleeping in bus stations and lack of stable housing.
“She's been on the road for like 2 weeks. She's been wearing the same clothes. She's been sleeping in bus stations.”
Are You Garbage · Jun 2021 · 1 episode · 41K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
In the transcripts
Episodes discussing this topicIncludes episodes tagged with a narrower subject. Each is marked with the subject it came in through.
Over time
Share of episodesThis topic's episodes as a share of every episode we analysed, in each complete month. We analyse more episodes every month, so a raw count would mostly show that growth. Recent months fill in as transcripts are analysed.
Complete months · first on record Feb 2018