Seriously. I’ve been working on this shortcut for 2 hours and it stopped working at some point, I’m not sure at which. Everything was almost perfect and now it’s broken and I just realized that literally always when a shortcut breaks I throw it away and start a new one from scratch
Since I started watching/listening to podcasts almost 8 years ago my favorite activity to combine them with is video games. Doing both at the same time is probably my favorite leisure activity in general and I’ve spent thousands of hours doing so. I mostly play open world games that involve a lot of exploration or multiplayer games that I’m already familiar with. Overall I would say Minecraft is probably the best game if you want to listen to something in the background but games like Fallout and Skyrim work really well too. Any game where the story isn’t the main focus.
For podcasts that have a video component I use two screens, a larger monitor for the game and then I have the podcast up on my laptop. For anyone wondering my preferred podcasts include Painkiller Already, The Podcast Show, the JRE, and Back to the Futon.
Has anyone else been listening to this show? It tells the story of Lady Bird Johnson during the LBJ administration by utilizing a bunch of audio diaries she recorded while in the White House. It might sound boring on paper but I find it absolutely riveting. The host clearly knows her stuff (she wrote a book on Lady Bird) and the production value is top notch and reminds me of classics like Serial and S-Town.
I was never much of a history buff and it was always my worst subject in school, so I figured I’d find this to be boring, but it has been a sleeper hit for me. It is such an intimate retelling of the time and shows how influential Lady Bird was as a partner to Lyndon during an extremely tumultuous presidency that involves the JFK assassination, Vietnam, and Civil Rights.
Has anyone else been listening and enjoying? If not, I hope you try it out!
Not sure how many of you saw this, but thought I’d share the article from the Guardian on the popularity of horror casts such as The Battersea Poltergeist.
Haven’t gotten into horror casts yet but think I might give them a shot this year.
Best podcasts to generally keep up with current event discussions and interesting facts and tid bits? It would really help me!
Hey guys! I listen to a lot of true crime/political podcasts and my mood has been down lately. I don’t want to listen to anything sad or angering. What are some podcasts y’all listen to to get yourself in a good mood?
Edit: i expected maybe 30 replies, if that. I now have ~200 podcasts to try. I’m so excited!!!
Right now my goal is to hopefully try them all and give reviews/ rank them for others. Please keep sending more in! If only so i never run out of new things to try!
..and why?
I’m approaching 40 and have hopefully lived about half of my life. I’d like to enjoy my second half with some perspective/understanding and as much enjoyment as possible. Thanks you guys and gals.
I seem to be a sucker for stories with bat shit insane premises
I just watched a movie about moon nazis invading earth with flying saucers and space blimps. I want something that makes me think “why the fuck would someone come up with something like this” but come out thoroughly enjoying the experience
I’ve recently discovered that I love horror books but it’s hard for me to find good ones, the kind that creep into your head and make you question your rational way of thinking.
I’ve read a lot of Stephen King books (though I need to find the courage to start It), of which I absolutely adored Salem’s Lot, maybe because of the setting or because vampires always have their charms. Of the same type (or so) I then read Let the Right One In by Lindqvist, I am Legend by Mateson, The Girl with All the Gifts by Carey, and many others. I am currently reading The Haunting of Hill House, it’s pretty good despite it takes a long time to “kick-in”…
Just to be clear, I’m not looking for a book about vampires or post-apocalyptic scenarios in particular, but a generic horror book with a solid story that keeps you up at night because you want to know how it ends (or because you’re too scared to close your eyes).
I just finished Geisha, A Life by Mineko Iwasaki and really enjoyed it. It was so fascinating to read a firsthand account of what it’s like to be a geisha because that’s an experience so few people have. Do you have any other recommendations of autobiographies from people in unusual professions? Please no politicans or soldiers though, and nothing too violent.
Edit: Thank you everyone for all of these awesome suggestions!!
I have recently read “The song of Achilles” and “Circe” by Madeline Miller and it has brought back my love for mythology. I have also read Percy Jackson. I don’t know what else to read now.
edit: Thank you for all the recommendations!
The longer the ruse goes on, the better. Extra points if there’s a wlw romance.