Important Announcement - The End of Sword and Scale by Sword and Scale published on 2019-03-09T20:21:23Z It is with great sadness that I must announce that we are no longer part of the Wondery Network, which means we will no longer be putting out free shows and other shows such as Sword and Scale Rewind, This is War and Monstruo will be coming to an end. PLUS episodes will still come out on a regular schedule on Patreon/SwordAndScale, and then be available on our new platform once that's fully built, but the regular free show will be discontinued until further notice. The final recorded episode (EP 134) will be released exclusively on Patreon on March 17th, and PLUS 43 will be available tomorrow. Genre News & Politics Comment by Dustin Orndorff bro let us know the channel switching to Patreon to help 2023-07-20T02:52:06Z Comment by frostshieldsan you are right brother. this world just don't know how to take jokes anymore. 2021-07-14T19:15:36Z Comment by Kisskorv You did this to yourself, you greedy fuck. And you're making more than enough on patreon alone. But that isn't enough for you. You are the definition of an asshole.3 2019-06-09T09:07:32Z Comment by Lisa Ziehe I’m listening to episode 134 and got curious about the “yeesh, it was a joke, lighten up” note at the beginning. I love the irony of that being an episode of “perpetual victimhood gone bad” juxtaposed with this. *snort* Dude. Shut up. Buh-bye. 2019-05-10T22:10:02Z Comment by Jameson Hawth This is fucking ridiculious!!!! We need you back on the air!!!! 2019-04-29T22:05:16Z Comment by Jo Born I have listened to every S&S episode twice and love it. I don't know why people are okay with choosing what I can listened to. if you don't like him, then don't listen or stay off of his Facebook and Twitter. Not to menm hi employees have been hurt. 2019-04-27T22:23:05Z Comment by Kosecha On National Women's Day, Mike posted “I don’t understand dumb cunts. Maybe I should take one apart to see how it works.” This comment after your long history with being creepy towards women.. so be a little more dignified about the consequences. ANYBODY would be fired for saying some dumb shit like that, can you imagine how ridiculous they would look being escorted out of the premises screaming about being a "free thinker who's been censored"? Please come back to reality. You run a BUSINESS, its not just your personal social media account your are tainting with your dislike for whatever group of people (that have supported your show too, btw). Its the brand you're speaking for, and you're not a good look for it.. That's why your ass got canned. I think you're really talented bro, I hope you get your shit together and come back. 2019-03-28T19:58:56Z Comment by Lindsey wtf happened?! 2019-03-13T10:27:13Z Comment by Louie R. Salazar Au revior! 2019-03-12T05:52:12Z Comment by User 389302396 All of you stans realize what is happening here, correct? Don't be naive. Boudet has lost SOME of his cashflow with Wondery cutting ties, but is still pulling in double what a lot of you folks make in a year PER MONTH on Patreon. He has more than enough money to continue assembling his lazy podcast and self-publishing it, especially considering a few years ago he was doing so for far less money. What he's doing here is so incredibly transparent. He knows what type of people agree with the sentiments that he's been in hot water for making - you skew politically conservative, you cling to your love (and misunderstanding) of "free speech," you believe in conspiracy theories and that liberals are silencing you, and you long for those good ol' days when people weren't so offended (re: you could spew racist/sexist/homophobic garbage worry-free). He's making a direct grab for YOUR cash by putting the show behind a paywall and conflating supporting him financially and your freedom. 2019-03-11T17:29:28Z Comment by Joshua Taylor Peterson Wahhhhhhhhhhhhh, wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 2019-03-11T08:47:35Z Comment by DMofDoom So, here me out here. Let's say you're something like, I don't know... 14 years old. Your Dad murders your Mom, and you call 911. Later, some 13 year old edge lord in a middle aged dudes body airs the full 9-11 call, complete with address, on his podcast. When you call him out, he mocks you. Clearly, he is the victim of censorship when people call him a douche canoe for being, well, a douche canoe. Totally anti-1st ammendment libtards, all of them. 2019-03-11T06:59:25Z Comment by jdsthird Sadness? This is a joyous announcement! Likeminded folks who enjoy your thinking and views will pay to hear you denigrate other marginalized groups of people. Some eat that stuff up because they have little to no self worth. The majority will move on to other quality true crime shows without the baggage and controversy. Thank you Mike. Although this is all on you, accept responsibility for your own actions and misdeeds. 2019-03-11T05:55:14Z Comment by jdsthird @courtney-palmer-739385015: Very true. I agree 100%. They seem to have lost their way and they are now catering to a smaller niche audience that has no respect or regards for many marginalized groups. We get this enough in the real world without having it baked into programming under the guise of true crime. Let the folks pay to hear garbage and hate spewed on them. 2019-03-11T05:18:39Z Comment by jdsthird Why not let your listeners know about your actions & what you did. You deleted your offensive Instagram post for International Women's Day. Why not own it Mike. Stop blaming others. Only you are responsible for your demise. Stop blaming others for your own misdeeds & failures. Don't be toxic & angry. Words matter & have meaning. Free thinking does not equate to a free pass to insult & denigrate marginalized groups in society. Put your big boy undies on and have some couth and decorum. Be an example of a free thinker that has morals along with decency, who sets an example for our youth. Stop making it about you. The Wondery Network & individuals did a courageous thing calling out your inappropriateness. Now go behind your paywall where you can spew all the hatred and "jokes" you care to. Words matter today more than ever. You either lift people up or tear them down. Privileged folks thinking they are entitled to say anything that tears people down & destroys their souls. Cheers, mate. 2019-03-11T05:05:41Z Comment by JerfBot A lot of people seem to believe that advertisers have no right to make their choices of who they advertise with. This entire debate could be distilled to this sentance. If you are on an ad-supported platform, you are at the mercy of the ad customers. Mike fucked up by making the advertisers view him as toxic, and now he has to self-fund or use his own profits, not wondery's to support himself. This isn't censorship in the fact that Wondery doesn't care what he said, just that they had to chose between big ad partners and his podcast. No surprise he lost. 2019-03-11T00:36:19Z Comment by Highesha Curry quit bitching and man the fuck up. they're losing their jobs because YOU are a fucking piece of hot trash on fire. reflect on your actions and listen to people instead of deflecting you fucking child. 2019-03-10T23:08:40Z Comment by brananananandon bye felicia 2019-03-10T22:00:00Z Comment by SplatterFarm brah, you can host on soundcloud for $15 a month. yet you are trying to get people to pay for the show. stop crying. you are SUCH a crybaby. you did this to yourself, dude. 2019-03-10T20:06:27Z Comment by illusive12 thanks SJWs... you done fucked it up 2019-03-10T17:34:46Z Comment by Zhico https://anopenlettertomikeboudet.tumblr.com/ 2019-03-10T16:58:47Z Comment by pooppants_ Hey guys, I wrote up a transcript of this for you: 7 minutes of REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 2019-03-10T15:33:14Z Comment by charla carlat What cry babies they are. I didnt catch the inappropriate behavior. But like you said, why n the world don’t they just scroll past! That’s just ridiculous. 2019-03-10T14:59:03Z Comment by simon763 You quit?!! Quitters never win, and winners never quit! Look! You said something that offended and brought you down. Start again with the explanation that you're changing that tiny part about you. Change it and keep going. Fight through that shit, man. 2019-03-10T13:24:14Z Comment by RIVER TEETH beat drops 2019-03-10T13:18:32Z Comment by RIVER TEETH this is where somebody dies right? 2019-03-10T13:16:31Z Comment by Daniel Tenggren This sucks, alot. I had/have no intrest in the dramas and what has been going on at all, dont care. I just listen to the show and enjoy it alot. I still support you on patreon (and the upcoming platform). 2019-03-10T12:05:14Z Comment by User 535277246 Love Sword and Scale!!! Work days will now be BORING. Thank you for your transpanrency about what happened and I appreciate your creativity. Sorry to see you go 😞 2019-03-10T11:23:28Z Comment by CTillman No please, there has to be a way 2019-03-10T05:20:19Z Comment by InvisibleSocks WTF] 2019-03-10T05:17:17Z
