LugRadio Records Its Last Show
by Lisa Hoover - Jun. 30, 2008Comments (2)- Related Blog Posts
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LugRadio listeners got a surprise this weekend when the voices behind the popular podcast announced they were pulling the plug on the show after five successful years. The group recorded its last episode -- Season 5, Episode 21 -- and will do its last show at LugRadio Live UK in July.
Frontman Jono Bacon is quit to point out that the disbanding is not a result of a falling out among show members or because of Bacon's latest venture, Severed Fifth. Instead, he says, it's just the natural evolution of a successful podcast.
"[As] we near the end of Season 5 we came to the conclusion that the show was nearing its natural conclusion. From the beginning, when we have discussed if and when LugRadio was to finish we were always determined to take it out on a high, and this is part of the reason we feel now is a good time. The last thing we would want people to say is “yeah LugRadio was fantastic, well apart from that dire sixth season“. We feel we have had five good solid seasons under our belt, so now is probably a good time to wrap things up."
Fellow podcast-mate Stuart Langridge agrees. "We want the show to go out on a high — always leave ‘em wanting more, isn’t that the showbiz mantra? — and everyone can name programmes that have outstayed their welcome by stringing it out for just one more season. I would like to keep those people who don’t think that we jumped the shark 104 shows ago to be still thinking that the show was good even after it’s over."
If you're not able to see the last show live, listeners are encouraged to share memories of their favorite episodes on the show's message board.
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