Everyone loves Last Podcast on the Left, but i find the hosts annoying. If you don’t, congrats! I don’t need to convince you, I’m glad it’s your thing. I’m sure my distaste is a personal failing.
Anyone have a rec for a Podcast that’s as good as LPotL, but has hosts that are less dude-bros?
TIA!!
Very interesting stat via this Gimlet Union tweet. Here’s the text, for those who don’t use Twitter. The third paragraph is especially interesting.
Yesterday, Spotify blindsided both Gimlet Union and Parcast Union with at least 38 layoffs across their studios. Spotify has said in the press that these layoffs constitute less than 5% of people working on original podcasts. That number is misleading. The reality is that each bargaining unit, organized with the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE), has lost about 30% of its members. These aren’t small cuts, they are massive restructurings
Each shop has lost seasoned producers, writers, and editors. Many of those laid off were longtime employees - people who helped build our studios from the ground up, and who saw them through a global pandemic. Some were on parental leave. Others were in the middle of relocating. These employees left other jobs, other cities - other countries - to work at a company that told them …
There is a daily news podcast in my state that I would like to listen to, but the host breathes at really weird moments making every sentence really choppy.
For example, they might say, “I have an interview with the Director (breath) of Community Services. In the interview, I (breath) ask why the budget passed in 20 (breath) 21 didn’t lead to a higher amount of residents (breath) getting help.”
It’s incredibly distracting. Anyone else have a similar reason why you wouldn’t listen or stopped listening to a particular podcast?
here is my top3
1.Fiasco 2.129 cars 3. Heretics
honorable mention - The Super
Just wanted to recommend this episode about her controversy over writing a pro-birth control song in a time and place (and genre) that didn’t like women controlling their own bodies.
I love listening to podcasts on my way to work or while doing chores at home but I’m not familiar with podcasts in English and would love to start listening to them, as I feel I am missing out on a lot!
This is a rather open ended request. I am open to both fiction and nonfiction, however, I’d probably lean more towards fiction.
Throughout my life I’ve come across a few books that kind of rocked my internal world. I felt like I understood myself better or it made me really take a deeper look at who I am and how I approach my life. I find myself craving a book like that, I need something to challenge how I think.
I know many of these books hit me for my many personal reasons but I am curious about the books that have done so for others.
A few books that I have felt challenged my views or helped me gain perspective:
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Thanks!
Edit: Wow! Thanks so much, I’ll do my best to look up as many books as I can. Very much appreciated.
I’m new to reading and wanted book recommendations, it can be any genre. :D
*EDIT: Thank you all for the book recommendations and advice and I’m really enjoying reading, reading is making me feel really good.
and sorry for not specifying my post too much, i’m very eclectic i like many different genres *and sorry for my bad english
and thanks again ❤
I am looking for stories where the perspective is from the villain. The more diabolical, the better. Ideally in a fantasy / science fiction setting.
Edit- Thank you for all the amazing reccs friends!!
Trying to get into philosophy, suggest some books for beginners which will also develop my interest. Thanks!
My partner is undergoing a stressful and traumatic time of her life — months of city-wide lockdown, loss of support system, feelings of displacement and lack of control in her life. It’s gotten really bad, she’s crying a lot and I’m noticing patterns of post-traumatic responses from her.
I’m trying my best to support her but lately I’ve been feeling helpless as well and quite literally ran out of words to say.
But books have always played a huge role in our relationship so I figured if my talking can’t help maybe she can find some solace or calmness in books?
So please recommend a book that has once helped you or a loved one of yours. Thanks everyone :)
Some books we’ve enjoyed together: Educated, Everyone’s a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too, When Breath Becomes Air, The Course of Love, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, Know My Name.
Edit: Thank you all for your kind words and thoughtful recommendations! I should’ve clarified that she is looking for professional help, but …
I work at a large, well-known company and am kind of starting to hate the fake politeness and fake jargon and fake urgency. Everyone is all smiles but stabbing each other in the back. Everyone is soooo excited for “roadmaps” and “milestones” and “high pri” work that contributes so little to the world. I am sick of being a high performer whose only reward was more work because I’m the “reliable”one. I liked the depiction of office culture in Severance by Ling Ma and was wondering what other books feature corporate meaninglessness? Thank you!
Really enjoying Hades right now. But the permanent upgrades max out after enough investment.
Any games that just straight up encourage you to grind enough that you can upgrade effectively endlessly, allowing you to just crush everything?
For example, Stray, where you’re an actual cat. Adamantly not looking for “well technically it’s not human” stuff: for example, Skyrim has lizard people (Argonians) and cat people (Khajiit) but they’re still very humanoid.
I have been playing a ton of Dark Souls recently, and its been great, but I’ve been really fatigued recently and haven’t been feeling up to the sweaty effort it takes to beat Pontiff Whats-His-Name.
I’d really like a pallete cleanser. Something which;
…is easy. I’d like to be able to sit back and chill while I wait for my bedtime to come early.
…has a sense of progression. You level up or unlock new abilities or units.
…can be played while I listen to podcasts. Nothing with long cutscenes or dialog. I’m not having to write down ingredients to craft a double-plus good saw horse so I can upgrade my silver hammer to an auto-Hackensack.
I’m sure this has been asked and answered a hundred times, but once more into the breach?
Must be available for Xbox or Switch.
So I’ve played Across the Obelisk, Slay the spire, and Void Tyrants and enjoy them all. But I’d like something not roguelike where where I get to keep cards and mod my deck instead of starting over each time and relying on getting lucky each run.
I don’t wanna do the Gwent game as I’m not a fan of the art. And I tried Hearthstone but I’d rather play against AI than people.
So something with a permanent deck vs AI.
Thanks
Is there a top down game similar to diablo 3 that has more enemies and faster progression like vampire survivors? Something with a skill tree and the ability to become overpowered and destroy 100s of enemies quickly.