This is the most detailed list of app URL paths I’ve found. For instance, it includes the path for a direct shortcut to the balance control in Settings -> Accessibility -> Audio/Visual.
If you’re interested, that shortcut looks like this: - URL: prefs:root=ACCESSIBILITY&path=AUDIO_VISUAL_TITLE#AXPABalanceSpecID - Open URL
I know you can get current battery level but how do you do it for the other device?
Hey, so I’m looking for a specific standalone episode of a podcast that gave you the heebie jeebies? Just a really intense experience that scared you even during the day. This could be from a horror fiction podcast like ‘Creepy’ or ‘Nosleep’ or a true crime podcast. I don’t discriminate.
I just wanted to give Mike a shout out. What better place then r/podcasts . I got into podcasts about 5 years ago. I saw “The History of Rome” and figure eh, this is probably boring. But I was driving for a living at the time and had nothing but time. I gave it a whirl. Now, it was actually boring Haha Mike even admits those first 50 episodes or whatnot were very dry, as he got more comfortable the content got better, and boy better did it get.
To now Mike pumps out Revolutions podcasts once a week and they are amazing. I’m about to listen to the French Revolution series for about the 4th time. It’s not easy to inform and entertain. I like Mike pulls it off in spades.
So Mike, we appreciate you tremendously. I love what you do and how you do it. Please keep it going, this is one party train that those damn rebels wont be able to stop. Cheers
Who killed Emma? By BBC Radio Scotland
Listened to this podcast over the weekend and it really stood out for me. Like so many of you guys I don’t know anyone else who listens to podcasts so thought I would try recommending it on here.
It’s about the murder of a Glasgow sex worker. I really liked the host, I’ve not heard anything by her before but thought she was great.
Don’t want to give too much away but really recommend this to anyone who enjoys true crime stand alone series.
Can you recommend a podcast that pulled you out of a rut, or one you would recommend to a podcast junkie in a current rut? Nothing is working for me and I am having podcast withdrawals! I just can’t find anything that’s truly capturing my attention.
To add context, here are some I really enjoy: S-Town, Invisibilia (less so the last few seasons), Heavyweight, In the Dark, Tom Brown’s Body
Here are some that I’ve tried from recommendations here (and from my recommendations feed) that I really thought would work for me, but just didn’t (this means I abandoned them a few episodes in): The Improvement Association, Scam Goddess, Floodlines, Wind of Change
I listened to a lot of Pod Save America during the Trump times and love their humor, but I just can’t do politics right now - super burned out. And I wouldn’t say it’s a fave, but I finished House of Prayer recently and found it to be really pretty good.
Thank you so much for helping me out!
Update: I’m so grateful for all of the …
I’m thinking along the lines of something you might hear on this American Life, or Noble Blood but the episodes are the stories of everyday people. It could be interviews with elderly people, or it could be telling the story of people’s ancestors who have already passed away.
I just finished the season finale of the 4th season of this extraordinary podcast and I wanted to make a post to suggest it to all true crime lovers that for some inexplicable reason have never met this title. I envy all people that can start and binge this work all together. I can’t believe how this investigation can get better and better going further. Josh Hallmark is a great writer and podcaster. He is thorough, accurate and also respectful. Never gore, nor morbid. A real jem, in my opinion.
If you are still reading and have a suggestion that get into investigation without leaving space to gore or morbidity, I will take it gladly. At the moment I am enjoying the Prosecutors as well.
Edit: You can find this podcast looking for ‘True crime Bullsh’ No asterisks needed
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy really sucked me right in with “In the beginning the Universe was created. This had made many people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.” (Edit: This one is actually in the book The Restaurant at the End of The Universe) My reading experience with this book was further enhanced by reading along the audiobook in which Stephen Fry was the narrator.
Edit: Wow this sub really delivers. By the time this thread fizzles out, I’ll be buried with all the To-be-read books lol. 2 months ago, my kindle broke and I was really sad by its..well, demise. I am a creature of habit and losing my kindle really threw me off my reading schedule. I dislike reading from my phone and ipad because they really strain my eyes. And since I’ve switched to a kindle, I have given away most of my paperbacks. I got some extra money recently and a new kindle is on its way. So again, thank you for these great recommendations. Some of them, …
Yesterday I asked you guys in this sub to give me recommendations based on the book’s great opening line. As a way of thanking you guys, I made a compiled list of your recommendations from that post. It’s still a work-in-progress but I’ll by updating it daily. You can find the file here.
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Thank you so much guys! Happy reading!
First of all, English is not my first language and all of that.
Basically the title. My youngest sister (14) (12 years my junior) came out as Bi to my parents. Their response was very negative. She is not in danger or anything but she is suffering a lot.
I’ve made it very clear that I’m on her side, have offered her a place to stay, financial support or just someone to talk to.
Trouble is, I just don’t feel equipped to offer her the help I think she needs right now. I’m a straight man and have never been through anything similar.
And so I was hoping you guys could recommend me books that deal similar events so I can hopefully gain some insight into what she she is feeling.
My experience with the genre is zero. Are there any must reads I should go for? Maybe something I could recommend to her?
Audio-books are a big help. Portuguese and English are fine, Spanish less so but still OK.
She is a brat who loves to crack the spine of my books but I love her a …
I’m looking for books that have the lofi feel, like a quiet neon city at night in the rain aesthetic. I know this is super specific, but I’d love to hear what books come to mind when people think of this feeling.
Bonus points if it has a young adult trying to navigate life vibe intertwined with it.
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Edit: Wow! Thank you all so much for your responses, I didn’t expect this to be so popular. It is really cool seeing all the different types of recommendations. I’ll definitely be checking them all out, thank you all again!
Bloody good isn’t it?
Like really good.
How do you follow that? I loved the pace of the book. At no point were any of the 1100 pages a chore to read. The characters were great, the quippy dialogue, the immense story, the historical references.
What else has great pace combined with great writing? A mix of plot and character development?
I’ve never read a book that has made me genuinely sad, got any suggestions?
Edit: I never expected this to blow up, thanks for all the suggestions!