Buzz Out Loud Lounge forum: I'm not feeling Natalie on Buzz out loud.

I miss Molly as well. But I don't understand the hate towards Natali. She's cool.

We asked.

She is the TMZ for BOL, and if that was the case I think i'd be fine. It's just she comes into a discussion like she has the geek cred of Tom, Molly, or Leo, and then pop's off with some one sided Paris Hilton comment. She is attractive so maybe that's throwing you guys off. Veroinca is attractive and opinionated but she has the cred to back it up. For the record I don't hate her, I just don't believe she fits the rhythm of BOL, she will break the "Well Actually" machine.

Veronica has a degree in audio engineering, no lack of geek credit there. And being an apple expert is a huge asset too.

Because of working for O'Reily? It's a radio show. Veronica had charm and personality and is a huge geek. And she brought balance to the show, being the counterweight to Molly's negativity. Show has has it's balance off ever since she left.

Are you a VB stalker, her geek cred in low at best. If you want a list of women with see this list.

http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/beth-kanter/beths-blog-fast-company/women-nonprofit-technology-who-rock

Molly covered tech in Seattle and edited a number of tech articles. So did have "some" tech cred. Audio Eng is as much tech as radio broadcasting, graphics design, or cartography. In other words yeah, broadly speaking it is tech but having been in tech since punch cards and taught tech at the college level, that is not tech cred.

What does attractiveness have to do with anything? This is a radio show. Sounds like a conspiracy theory in search of something to conspire about.

OK, I haven't been in the forum in a long time. But today I scooted over here to see the response about the 1000th episode, and came across this thread.

Besides some of the really mean things some of you have said about Natali, I take big exception to the statement that I'm not (or wasn't) a geek.

I got my job at CNET not just because I was an audio engineer, but because of my love for technology and gadgets. They wanted someone who fit into the environment, as well as being capable at their job. My entire life, I've loved computers, gadgets, internet culture (even as it was growing), science fiction and fantasy, and video games. Sure, maybe when I first started speaking on the show I wasn't very sure of myself (can you really blame me?) and maybe I wasn't up-to-date on all the latest news stories, but that certainly doesn't mean that I wasn't a geek.

You, sir, have probably given me the greatest offense possible. To question my geek cred, now or in the past, is unbelievably insulting to me. It's my lifestyle and something I've always been very passionate about, and if you couldn't pick that up in the years that I was on this show, then maybe you need your geek cred checked.

Love,
Veronica

Dear Veronica,

I don't care what anybody says. In my eyes you are a geek goddess.To my experience, you were the first female character that was into tech stuff as much as I am, and that fact will never change.

As for the some really mean stuff people have said here about Natali, I'm hoping she's taking all those lightly and in a productive manner despite the thorns. I realized that being far away changes the game big time.

Natalie is a beautiful woman but she just doesn't fit into the Buzz Crew. Raf or Brian would have been a much better choice. She doesn't seem to have much background in technology, leading her to blurt out random things to hide this point.

I have listened to BOL since the late 200s, but sadly I find it increasingly hard to listen anymore.

I pretty much agree that Natalie has brought down the quality of the show. When Veronica left Jason stepped in nicely, however the Molly to Natalie transition hasn't been so great for me.

The thing that bothers me the most is her arrogance. She just doesn't fit with the rest of the crew. I still like the show but slowly I have been looking less forward to BOL at the end of each day.

I've been a long time listener and can't take it anymore. I'm sorry but Natalie just doesn't fit in on this show. It has nothing to do with her personally as she is great on Loaded. Brian Cooley would be a much better fit or just have the guest person of the day be the third co-host. The show doesn't need 4. It all comes down to chemistry and Natalie is miscast. The Veronica/Jason transition was smooth but this is not the same and I can't listen to the show daily anymore. It will be Monday's only for me now.

Having the guest be the third host or brining on Brian fulltime is the way to go. This current setup is not working.