This might just be all in my head, but I feel like in the last few months all the pods I listen to have significantly increased their ad time, or introduced sudden ad breaks in the middle of segments. Is anyone else noticing something similar?
For reference, a handful Ive noticed are on Around the NFL, This is Important, Pod Save America.
For the last two years my favorite murder just hasn’t been the same. I miss them riffing and being messy and having actual fun on the podcast. Now it’s truly just them reading off a piece of paper an intern printed off… and I guess even more recently it’s an infinite hiatus?
My friend recommended Morbid, and WOW! It’s a great show! It’s hosted by an aunt and niece combo, but they were raised together so they act and chat more like sisters. It feels like “the good episodes” of my favorite murder (great chemistry between the hosts, actually tell the story of what happened, charming and funny comments to keep you engaged)
I started with the Natalie Wood episode and got hooked!
I still love my favorite murder, I just really miss how fun it used to be and morbid really charmed the hell out of me.
Hi, I’m a comedian and podcaster who has a comedy podcast. My dad loves my show, and I’m trying to get him more interested in podcasts in general. Anyone have a suggestion for a podcast that an older black professional man would like?
My podcast is mostly dick jokes and shit jokes but he loves me so he listens, I think something a little more towards business and personal development would be good.
Preferably a black host, just because that would be more comfortable for him.
I’d like to learn more about incels. They seem to be coming to the fore in the media recently and I’d like to better understand what they are about.
I’m eternally grateful to all those who participate in those discussions. I’m stockpiled for at least MONTHS on end. It almost got me looking forward to my night shifts at the warehouse. (Yeah, OSHA, are you seeing this? I’m learning interesting shit, like that Scottish woman who can smell whether you’ve got early signs of Parkinson’s disease)
I really like Haruki Murakami’s style of magical realism but I don’t think I can pick up another one of his books to read about how the rain was stinging his throbbing purple cock as he thought about having sex with the ghost of his booby-breasted aunt.
I’m not a fan of the unreliable narrator-type story that’s so popular nowadays where the author doesn’t give you the clues you need to solve the mystery. Feels a bit lazy and I don’t relate to any characters so I don’t really enjoy the book. What are some good mystery or heist stories that are basically procedural and reward an attentive reader? Thanks!
Edit: some really great suggestions in here, thanks everybody!
It hurts my heart to think about the pain the Afghan people are in right now as they try to fled. Those that flee will hopefully reach safety, but what of those that can’t / are left behind. The country is in ruin. The world is just watching knowing what’s going to happen.
I’d like to read some books that explain the whole Afghan conflict and how the world (& Afghanistan itself) got to this point?
I picked up the book today, upon starting, felt I was reading a children’s book with the description of the farm and all the animals named so diligently. I had read a lot of George Orwell quotes so I kind of knew what to expect but the start was very weird. Well, after 3 hours, there I am completely exhilarated reading the final pages of the book and how accurately it depicted contemporary politics and governance but was written in 1945.
Well, can sweet of people of the sub recommend similar books because, after years of not reading a book through to its ending, I finished a book in a day. Also would love to hear what you thought about the book because I felt it was so open-ended on the part of the author.
edit: changed year of publishing
I’m looking for a huge fantasy book or series that is captivating as well as simple to understand. Things that I think fit this category that I loved: Super Powereds series by Drew Hayes and The Wandering Inn series by pirateaba. Fun, easy to read, characters I love, and captivating almost immediately.
Fantasy books that I’ve liked but don’t think would fit this: Robin Hobb’s huge fantasy series and A Song of Ice and Fire series. They’re great but really complicated and I’m not in the right space of mind for that.
Thank you!
Edit: Thank you everyone for the well wishes and the recommendations! I can’t wait to get into these books. =)
Not sure how to explain it further but for example I loved The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot and Hiroshima by John Hersey.
Please and thank you :)
EDIT: Wow, thank you so much for all the great suggestions! Currently looking through all of them to pick out my next read (and adding A LOT to my tbr list). Will definitely use this for future reference! :D
Credit for the original idea goes to u/xtinies on r/suggestmeabook
A ranking system, sort of, not exclusively through the campaign but with enough grinding, even if you’re just on chapter 1 or 3, NPCs will greet you and compliment you.
An example would be GTA: San Andreas buff system. If you’re skinny, people will laugh at you on the streets, but if you’re toned or buff, NPCs will be attracted to you.
But this is just a minor thing in GTA: San Andreas. It really doesn’t affect the story or anything. Just the NPCs.
What I’m looking for is, just imagine from the Level 1 Crook to a Level 50 Mafia Boss format from those fake mobile ads.
This thought popped into my head this morning, and I’m wondering if such a game exists. Basically, the PC knows they’re being controlled by you, but maybe they don’t want to do what you want, so they sort of fight against you. For instance, you press forward on the joystick, but they choose to run in a different direction. Or maybe you force the character to fall off a cliff, and on respawn, they yell at you and call you a sadist. Obviously the game would have to have some solid mechanics in order for this to not just be really annoying.
Closest thing I could think of is the Stanley Parable, but that’s more just ignoring the narrator rather than Stanley himself.
Edit: Thanks for all the suggestions! I’ll check some of these out.