Show overview
You Wanted This launched in 2025 and has put out 33 episodes, alongside 2 trailers or bonus episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 45 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 1h 15m and 1h 32m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. The publisher flags most episodes as explicit, so expect adult themes or strong language throughout. It is catalogued as a EN-language Comedy show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 4 days ago, with 18 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Edit Point Media.
From the publisher
A NEW weekly podcast from Richard & Reid - YOU pick the topic, but WE pick how we handle it.Hosted by Richard Eden and Reid Vanier from the popular and multi-award-winning Doctor DC Podcast and Ghostfacers, YOU WANTED THIS is a bold new experiment in audience interaction. Powered by their loyal fanbase on the dedicated subreddit, You Wanted This makes the audience the producer by accepting any episode topics that have been posted and up-voted by their community. Reid and Richard do a comedic deep dive into any topic the audience decides on, adjusting their format each episode to fit the subject.From Cults to Shipwrecks to The Muppets to Godzilla and beyond… You Wanted This! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest Episodes
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Hallmark Movies
EThis week we dive into the world of safe, warm, comforting Hallmark movies.Follow us on Instagram!Submit your topics and vote on others on our subreddit!Get even more content from us on Patreon!Proudly part of The Sonar Network! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Seven Wonders of the World
EThis week, we talk about the Seven Wonders of the World, or rather, we talk about a few variations on that iconic list, and then we pit them all against each other until there is only ONE.Follow us on Instagram!Submit your topics and vote on others on our subreddit!Get even more content from us on Patreon!Proudly part of The Sonar Network! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Image Comics
EThis week we talk about Image Comics, the history behind the publisher, the rockstar creators behind it, and how Image titles changed the comic book industry.Follow us on Instagram!Submit your topics and vote on others on our subreddit!Get even more content from us on Patreon!Proudly part of The Sonar Network! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dictators
EThis week we consolidate power and make our case for who is the Greatest Dictator of them all.Follow us on Instagram!Submit your topics and vote on others on our subreddit!Get even more content from us on Patreon!Proudly part of The Sonar Network! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Folgers Incest Commercial
EWhat are you doing, sister? This week, we explore the forbidden lore of the infamous 2009 Folgers Incest Commercial!”Coming Home””Peter Comes Home For Christmas””Folgers Incest Commerical Extended Cut”“You’re My Present This Year”: An Oral History of the Folgers Incest AdFollow us on Instagram!Submit your topics and vote on others on our subreddit!Get even more content from us on Patreon!Proudly part of The Sonar Network! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Doctor Who
EThings get timey-wimey as we enter the TARDIS and travel through the lore of Britain's great sci-fi export, Doctor Who!Follow us on Instagram!Submit your topics and vote on others on our subreddit!Get even more content from us on Patreon!Proudly part of The Sonar Network! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Theatre Superstitions
ECall this "The Scottish Episode", because we're talking all about the many MANY superstitions that exist in the world of theatre!Follow us on Instagram!Submit your topics and vote on others on our subreddit!Get even more content from us on Patreon!Proudly part of The Sonar Network! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Scary Movies
EThis week we make a commentary track for "Bring Her Back", a very unsettling Australian scary movie from 2025!Follow us on Instagram!Submit your topics and vote on others on our subreddit!Get even more content from us on Patreon!Proudly part of The Sonar Network! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dungeons & Dragons (w/ Connor Boyle & Calvin Laveck)
EThis week, intrepid adventurers Connor Boyle and Calvin Laveck join us as we journey to the land of Profit Falls to uncover what sinister magicks are creating all this bureaucratic red tape.Background music for this episode provided by Tabletop Audio.Follow us on Instagram!Submit your topics and vote on others on our subreddit!Get even more content from us on Patreon!Proudly part of The Sonar Network! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Great Lakes Shipwrecks
EThis week we talk about more than just the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald...it's GREAT LAKES SHIPWRECKS!Follow us on Instagram!Submit your topics and vote on others on our subreddit!Get even more content from us on Patreon!Proudly part of The Sonar Network! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Muppets
EIt's You Wanted This with special guest...US! YAAAAAAAAYYYYYY!!Follow us on Instagram!Submit your topics and vote on others on our subreddit!Get even more content from us on Patreon!Proudly part of The Sonar Network! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The 5th Annual...Awards
bonusENight of nights! It's time to celebrate the best of 2025 with our fan-voted awards - now in search of a new name!Follow us on Instagram!Submit your topics and vote on others on our subreddit!Get even more content from us on Patreon!Proudly part of The Sonar Network! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Political Compass Test
EWe're back from holiday and kicking off 2026 the way the rest of the world is...with politics. We discuss and explore the political compass test and the spectra of politics!Follow us on Instagram!Submit your topics and vote on others on our subreddit!Get even more content from us on Patreon!Proudly part of The Sonar Network! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Astrology
EIt's a solo outing for Reid as he gets to know himself via the stars and planets and how they move and are and were.Follow us on Instagram!Submit your topics and vote on others on our subreddit!Get even more content from us on Patreon!Proudly part of The Sonar Network! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Epstein Files (w/ You Wanted Ms.)
EConspiracy theories abound as we dodge having to talk facts in favour of fictions when it comes to the Jeffrey Epstein files.Follow us on Instagram!Submit your topics and vote on others on our subreddit!Get even more content from us on Patreon!Proudly part of The Sonar Network! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.