You can see all the Joe Rogan’s episodes removed from Spotify here:
As you can see many of those are removed on February4th.
It’s weird, but I’ve found this more and more as I got into my 12th year of listening to podcasts. I’ve found I’ve had to start letting some of my favourite ones go.
Which podcasts have you broken up with?
Here’s some of mine:
This American Life: Quality greatly decreased and began playing mostly reruns
Startalk: it just got kind of shit and not really about space
Radiolab: Episodes started to get kind of boring
Bill Burr: it’s crazy how I’ve watched him grow, but I just got a bit tired of the sports talk as a non-us person.
Joe Rogan: The quality of the interviews has started to go to shit, he was excellent around 3 years ago.
https://podnews.net/article/dealing-justice-audiochuck-the-deck
First they steal content for individual episodes, now they are just copying entire podcasts. Ashley Flowers has made millions using these tactics. Why do people continue to support these frauds?
I just realized that 90% of the podcasts I listen to are about debunking other sources of information, and meta-journalistic reporting. I found myself very excited about the release of the new Science vs episode about Joe Rogan, and that caused me to evaluate my podcast subscriptions. I listen to Knowledge Fight religiously. I love 5-4, ALAB, and Opening Arguments for reporting on and criticizing other reporting on law news. My favorite episodes of Behind the Bastards are about dunking on conservative pundits. I love Know Your Enemy as a deep dive on conservative thought. Even for history podcasts, my favorite episodes are often about discussing historiography, and of course, my favorite episodes of Our Fake History is about debunking pop history stuff.
I feel like there is a lot of room here for more podcasts, and even other forms of media, to really capitalize on this kind of thorough, deeply researched, long form fact-checking of misinformation, and the aforementioned podcasts …
Trailer: “Brian and I teamed up to solve the mystery”
The final minute of episode eight: “I guess we will never know”
I enjoyed the story telling and Brian “S-Town” Reed is a familiar voice that I didn’t object to spending more time with again but his partner’s (the rookie journalist) tendency to lose his temper and get riled up with the interview subjects gave me the impression that they alienated some of the people that could hold some answers or avenues for further investigation. He seemed too confrontational to get any mileage from the interviews and a lot of the fact finding excursions seemed to reach an early conclusion when he got angry and self-righteous with the people that might hold some answers.
Not a terrible waste of time but I was disappointed that they self-destructed all of the interviews while dragging us along for eight episodes before the big reveal: “I guess we will never know the answer”. Great, thanks!
I’m listening to Unqualified after getting through a lot of Armchair Expert. I just passed the Chris Evans, Jenny Slate, & Chris Pratt episode and I felt so odd and a bit sad about it. Both of these couples would be broken up a year later. I could be wrong about that part but I’m also kinda sure lol. It just felt strange listening to them talk about possibly having another kid, and Chris Pratt talking about how settled and happy he is with his son and Anna. I’m not into celebrity gossip so trying to learn about their personal lives isn’t my deal but just from what they have publicly revealed, it’s depressing when you know where it’s headed. I hope they’re both happy now, I can’t wait to keep making my way through the episodes.
I like reading good stories but I also like learning new things. Why not both? I don’t mind a dense book. Only requirement is that is has a free audio book I can listen to without having to sign up for any services.
I’ve been feeling pretty lonely lately and I’d love it if someone could recommend me a book with a friendship that prevailed despite all the challenges people are bound to encounter in their lives. I don’t mind angst and I don’t care about the genre. I’ve just been wanting to read something that leaves me feeling somewhat hopeful as I read Brothers Karamazov by Fëdor Dostoevskij lmao
EDIT = thank you for the diverse suggestions everyone! Even if I didn’t reply to all of you, I’ll make sure to read all of your comments and jot the recommendations down :) Now, if you’ll excuse me I need to start reading and I think the recs will last me for at least 2 years
I’m in a book club and I want to pick a book that isn’t all puppies and kittens. Don’t get me wrong, I like a feel good book or a love story, but I want to bring something to the table that just leaves you a little broken after reading it to change it up a bit.
Hi, all! Thank you (again) for everything. I am going to get a gift card for a food delivery service this weekend, and I have already purchased an audible voucher, face masks, and candy. I appreciate all of your suggestions, and I appreciate your honesty with me as well. I hope you have a fantastic weekend!
I’m looking for a game with a constantly evolving world that the player can influence with their actions, or inaction. Trade, travelling, (preferably) monsters, weather, danger are all things to take seriously and carry real repercussions. You are not “the hero” unless you make yourself so, a herculean feat requiring dedication to your choices. The landscape is varied in hazards and difficulties, and you are never perpetually safe in one location as enemies may seize opportunity at any given time or location if left unchecked. The world is deep and interesting, the lore extensive, choices are complex and the ecosystem is just fine to go on evolving without your involvement. You really are just a citizen, if that, depending on your choices, but the evolution is the constant.
For reference, a few games that have come close are:
- Kenshi
- EVE Online
- Fallout 3 / Skyrim with an appropriate mod setup.
- One of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R “major” mods (i.e, Misery). …
I’ve recently been diagnosed with ADHD, and it’s like the parts of myself I hate the most have been given a name and a face, but it’s still me. Trying to immerse myself in any stories that are about learning to accept that part of myself.
I’ve played Celeste before, which has that exact message, might replay it if I feel up to the slog. Any other games with similar messages? Thanks in advance.
EDIT: Thanks for the amazing response, everyone. A lot of these suggestions are games I’ve played before, maybe it’s time to revisit them through a new perspective! I hope anyone going through a similar situation comes across this thread and finds some comfort in it. We’re going to be okay.
I’m looking for games that will remind me the feel of watching cartoons as a kid: stuff we all know and love like Dexter’s Laboratory, Powerpuff Girls, Scooby Doo or Danny Phantom (haven’t watched this one as a kid, but it looks cool lol). So: cartoony artstyle, zany adventures and simple, yet effective humour.
Games that I played that in my opinion fit the criteria are: Psychonauts and Simpsons Hit & Run. For some reason, Fable give me similar feelings although it has much darker elements introduced in the story. Still, the aesthetics of this also make me consider this game as innocent and childlike (in a good way). So the genre here isn’t that important to me, but the general mood and feeling it might induce.
Any open world pirate games, from first person adventure to top down strategy, I can go with anything (just please no Pirates of the Caribbean or Sea of Thieves).
https://store.steampowered.com/app/223710/Cry_of_Fear/
It was released in 2013, so not brand new, but it’s new to me. Reviews seem good too