Basement Yard: 90% female audience
The Basement Yard podcast sold out Madison Square Garden, with 90% of the audience being women — Apple Watches alerted listeners to unsafe noise levels.
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“My Autism Keeps Upsetting People” - Vittorio Angelone - #1119
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Jul 4, 2026
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Why Women Love Comedy Podcasts
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The manosphere question comes up directly: Vittorio admits Chris is closer to it than he is, but doesn't think he's guilty of the really problematic stuff. Chris describes being 'ideologically spit-roasted' — called a feminist shill by manosphere accounts and a right-wing misogynist by left-wing media, sometimes in the same week. [1] — Vittorio Angelone "TV producers asked Vittorio if he worried his audience might include incels or Tate-adjacent men. His answer: that's exactly the audience h…" 1:36:20 When the Louis Theroux documentary aired, the main Twitter conversation wasn't about the documentary — it was about Chris platforming Theroux. Vittorio notes that TV producers have asked him whether he worries his audience might drift toward Andrew Tate. His answer: that's the audience he wants to reach first. If he and Mike get there before Tate does, those young men are less likely to become radicalised. Someone has to talk to young men — abandoning that space doesn't make the space safer.
Why Women Love Goofy Male Podcasts
Vittorio's Guide to Parenting audience skews heavily female — not because they're targeting women, but because goofy, silly, unguarded male chat is a thing many women don't get from their friend groups. The Basement Yard sold out Madison Square Garden with a 90% female crowd.
Reach Young Men Before Andrew Tate Does
TV producers asked Vittorio if he worried his audience might include incels or Tate-adjacent men. His answer: that's exactly the audience he wants. If he and Mike reach them first with openness and silliness, those men are less likely to end up radicalised.
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