I’m gonna tell the truth and shame the devil as my country cousins say. I didn’t realize how much I had issues with gay couples until I started hearing a ton of horror stories with gay couples, both male and female. I thought I was an accepting “if it exists then it’s normal” kind of dude, but when I first heard a story that featured a gay couple I had a small nagging feeling that said “hey… this ain’t normal man.” Which is obviously bullshit. But I don’t wanna judge 4 years ago me. But now when I hear it i don’t even bat an eye. So thank you no sleep podcast, mr creepypasta and creeps mcpasta for helping me normalize same sex relationships. I know it may sound strange but that shit matters. Because a loving consenting relationship is a loving consenting relationship, regardless of the gender or preference of the carbon-based entities in the relationship.
Regardless of how podcasts became what they are or what platform they would have first emerged on, imagining they’re just here… what would they be called?
Edit: TIL lots of people didn’t know that even though they’d been around for a while already, when they started to become legitimately popular, they were distributed almost exclusively via iTunes and listened to on iPods, hence the name.
I realize podcast people (such as Wondery) can do what they want, but at this point I am not willing to pay for podcasts.
I’d be interested in others’ thoughts on this.
I enjoy true crime, but tend to stay away from the more gruesome subjects. Some examples of podcast series I’ve enjoyed: - Uncovered NXIVM - Missing Crypto Queen - The Dream - The Opportunist - Sherry Shriner - The Orgasm Cult - Dr. Death - Oh No Ross and Carrie’s series on Scientology - Morally Indefensible - The Gateway: Teal Swan - Heaven’s Gate
EDIT: Thank you so much for all of the suggestions! I’ll be referencing this list for quite a while :) feel free to keep’em coming! All my hobbies are visual/tactile, so I burn through a lot of podcasts
I want a podcast that I can feel like I’m getting something from. some of the best podcasts, or just podcasts I’ve enjoyed, are two people sitting across from each other having a conversation about anything and everything that comes to mind. I like those, but after awhile of listening to those kinds of podcasts day in and day out, I sorta just start to numb out and lose focus. I’m listening, but not really listening, and I just coast through them.
That being said, I also want something that is still engaging, and while I enjoy learning and history, a lot of the podcasts I’ve listened to that are geared more toward a purpose, become dry pretty quick.
I know it may be a bit of a broad or arbitrary request, but does anyone have any recommendations for me? podcasts that feed the brain, but don’t drone on too much, and preferably hold a little sense of humor still?
It can be obscure, or a book you only mildly like, or something you read years ago that stuck with you, just as long as it’s not one of those books that gets suggested in every thread.
Examples of frequent fliers on this sub: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, A Little Life, A Man Called Ove, Anxious People, Normal People, Circe, The Secret History, Song of Achilles, The Mistborn Series (Brandon Sanderson in general), Dune, Terry Pratchett and/or Neil Gaiman, The House in the Cerulean Sea, The Midnight Library, etc.
(I’m not saying these books are bad! I love some of them, it just gets tiring seeing them come up so often.)
I just read “women don’t owe you pretty” and learnt some basics there, but would like to delve deeper. TIA!
Hello!
As the title says, my daughter is enjoying having nightly chapter readings from Charlotte’s Web. I was a bit hesitant at first to read the book because it’s typically a 4th grade level book, but she has been listening attentively and has been answering comprehension questions in a way that shows the text is not too complex for her understanding. (Side note: I am a middle school teacher who is trained in literacy assessments, so I have used the questions that I use in the classroom to determine this). I also acknowledge the research that explains how children can listen to a story that is read aloud while being above their actual reading level and still have good comprehension, so I am totally comfortable and prepared to continue reading books that are considered “above grade level” with her.
Beyond that, I am thoroughly enjoying the experience because she has expressed how much she enjoys our time together each night as we read. It makes my heart so warm to have quality time …
I do most of my reading during my lunch break at work when I feel the most blah. I’ve been gravitating towards books about wealthy people, usually they go on extravagant vacations and wear designer clothes. I also love books that covers different decades and go into details about the clothing of that era
The best ones I’ve read so far
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
City of Girls
Crazy Rich Asians and Sex and Vanity
American Royals (suggested by this sub 🥰)
Thank you and happy Monday everyone!
This is a bit of a weird one. I’m looking for something that reminds me of the cozy feeling in Stardew Valley.
I’d imagine this book has: - small town/village or tight knit community with interesting characters living simple/familiar routines - excellent relationship building between characters - a small amount of magic or fantasy elements, maybe magical realism - no major threat (I.e. no major violence), but something looming that may disrupt the cozy life - world building done via hints of what’s happening in the wider world - could be set in a modern, future, or past setting
Any thoughts?