Every time i think Savage has finally nailed it and should be #1, he allows his toxic, malignant, lethally poisonous hatred and ego to rule him. Hee is inherently doomed to the state he fears and oathes the most: backyard, backwoods, Always # 5....
Savage does get many things right, but his never ending need to tell his audience how much smarter he is than them, makes his show un-listenable for me.
I suppose it’s a question of respect.
There are actually sales techniques that teach salesman to assert authority and belittle their prospects in-order to get the sale.
Sadly, apparently it works.