matt-ruins-your-shit:

foundation-of-anime-monsters:

fasc-against-the-machine:

pennamites:

I seriously don’t understand how people listen to podcasts and livestreams. The format seems so jumbled with everyone interrupting each other and long awkward pauses while they think of new topics… I can’t wrap my head around it, my mind would wander off into lalaland way too easily. I could probably read a transcript of the stream/podcast but I wouldn’t be able to listen to the actual thing for five hours. Even then I’d just prefer a book or lengthy article on the same subject over a jumbled transcript.

Nothing against podcasters or livestreamers obviously, I just don’t understand how the listeners work lol.

Helps when you listen to ones who know how to prevent dead air and keep the conversation going.

It’s also a bit of a skill to learning how to follow the jumbled conversations

The problem is too many people think they can just start a podcast like it’s nothing. They assume it’s just talking and figure what’s easier than that. They don’t realize it’s a performance and it takes talent not many people have to pull it off, it takes good editing and engineering to put together and be listenable. Even professional comedians are not always good at it because doing a standup routine and being interesting while having a conversation are different skill sets. I hate podcasts but love the Dick Show, Dick’s the only guy I’ve heard who can do it properly. I’ve tried listening to Rogan, Bill Burr, Marc Maron, PKA, The Drunken peasants, rooster teeth, Milo’s show that cuck Maddox’s show and a few other godawful e-celeb shows and It’s all unlistenable crap. But the Dick show is the perfect amount of banter, interesting stories, funny rants, comedy bits, musical parody and hot chicks. And even then it’s not for everyone and is just good background entertainment, I put it on while I’m playing video games where I don’t need sound or when I’m answering emails or online shopping or any task where you can have divided attention. 

I’ve tried to follow loads of podcasts, but I always come back to the same two. Welcome to Night Vale is great, not just for the creepy vibes, but because it frequently uses epithets (‘John Peters, you know, the farmer’), so it’s ok if you forget a few details between episodes, because if a character comes back you’ll get a reminder of who they are again. The other is @bibliopodcast​, which is brilliant, a combination of topics I’m interested in and two lovely chatty voices (plus the occasional guest). There are spoiler warnings if you want them, but I still listen to episodes where I’m not familiar with the subject because it’s so fun to hear someone else’s opinion on a book or film, especially when they get enthusiastic (no awkward pauses here). There aren’t many people in my offline life I’d listen to for media recommendations at the moment, so it’s a great resource for me!