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[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 223 points 3 months ago (20 children)

i wish i could understand the appeal of listening to people sitting around flapping their faceholes about pointless shit

[–] SteveFromMySpace@lemmy.blahaj.zone 185 points 3 months ago (8 children)

The trick is to avoid shows that don’t have a clear objective unless they are comedians who are actually funny most of the time. “Three friends just sitting around talking about life, the universe, and everything!” -like descriptions are a major red flag. Extra deductions if their logo shows a glass of whiskey or a beer.

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 106 points 3 months ago (5 children)

That was my entire idea for a podcast. Thanks for shitting on my dream. I guess I'll never start it now.

[–] EfficientEffigy@lemmy.world 62 points 3 months ago (1 children)

With that attitude, better become a Musician pronto

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 47 points 3 months ago (9 children)

Funny you should say that. I'm already a terrible musician. I've got a solo gig and a band gig this weekend. I just wanted the podcast to complete my middle aged white dude punch card because my cargo shorts just got here the other day.

[–] Fetus@lemmy.world 34 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Two gigs in the same weekend? Who's going to keep an eye on the smoker?!

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 26 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I am an actual cliche. Dang.

I'll have everything prepped to start it up drunk at 2am on Sunday morning. This ain't my first rodeo and my brisket will be ready to slice by dinner Sunday evening.

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[–] it_depends_man@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)
  1. if a random comment on the internet is enough to destroy

your dream

then it was a weak and shitty dream. Get a new one.

  1. do it anyway. Who cares. You know what's the worst that could happen? You try, and it doesn't work out and then you can look back at it and consider it "gave it a good shot, didn't work out". And then you can point to all the people who still sit on their couch and didn't even try.

  2. do it.

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[–] xenoclast@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago

Well, in that case. Thanks SteveFromSpace for saving us from that one...

[–] lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Why not make a podcast about gatekeeping and use this as your first example? There, you've got an objective.

[–] SteveFromMySpace@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

It’s not gatekeeping to point out that having no aim or objective for your show usually leads to a boring show people don’t want to listen to because it inevitably devolves into a bunch of inside jokes between the hosts that no one else understands, punctuated with the same jokes every podcast like that makes. insert “well no one listens to our show anyway!” line

It’s like choosing to grab two random people at a bar and just listen to their conversation when commuting. Most of it is nothing you care about. It doesn’t mean you can’t make a good show like that, but it’s like saying “I’m going to make an album” when you don’t know what instruments you plan on using as you walk into the recording studio. Most people are not going to make something folks want to listen to.

If your show is good, your show is good. Most shows like this are not good. Visit any podcast forum and see the hundreds of posts starting with “thinking of shutting it down after 50 episodes because we only have 20 listeners and can’t seem to grow.” If you want to take a crack at that genre then be my guest, I’m not saying you’re forbidden. Just that it’s common, easy, and usually attracts no listeners. But hey, plenty of folks do podcasts just for themselves which is totally valid.

TL;DR: who sits down to write a book without deciding what it’s even broadly about?

Edit: forgot to add, these shows never edit. At all. They don’t mute mics, they don’t have any mic discipline, they tap on tables and cough, then they do no content cuts. They don’t even bother running a basic compressor or leveler. It’s maddening.

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[–] li10@feddit.uk 15 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Yeah, if you’re not a comedian then you can’t just ramble and expect people to enjoy it. Whereas Bill Burr can talk about any old shit and make it interesting.

Everyone overestimates how interesting and funny they are.

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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 64 points 3 months ago (3 children)
[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

Goddamnit...

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[–] TheOneCurly@lemm.ee 42 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It's a form of parasocial relationship. It can trigger the same feelings as if you were in a room with some friends chatting. You get to "know" the people's personalities, you can anticipate their reactions to things, you get invested in their personal relationships.

[–] Zoidsberg@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Like the Kardashians for middle-aged men.

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[–] johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 38 points 3 months ago

Most of the stuff I listen to is either professionally funny people or specialized topics that I'm interested in.

[–] 0xb@lemm.ee 20 points 3 months ago (2 children)

You need to find better podcasts to listen.

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[–] ggppjj@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago (10 children)

I listen to My Brother, My Brother and Me because I like to listen to the three brothers be funny at each other.

Some people don't need or want intellectually challenging media all the dang time.

[–] mecfs@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Most music isn’t intellectually challenging

[–] 4am@lemm.ee 25 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Even dumb music is way harder to make than a shit podcast

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[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The same appeal as reading the pointless shit people type out while sitting on toilets.

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 9 points 3 months ago

this is interactive though-- everyone can participate in the conversation. i guess you can talk to people in tiktoktube comments, but not with the people who are the focus of the entire "gathering." maybe podcasts are like watching sports on tv. meh, doesn't matter. enjoy what you enjoy

[–] Subverb@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago (7 children)

It's like Facebook in the early days.

Here's a picture of my breakfast yogurt.

Here's a picture of me getting on the bus.

Here's a picture of my desk setup.

Here's a geotag of where I'm having lunch along with a photo of my BLT. It was so yummy! Duck face pic!

Here's the geotag and photo of the place I got coffee on the way back to work! Luv u all!

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[–] tiredofsametab@kbin.run 9 points 3 months ago

I list n to podcasts about science, space, farming, linguistics, and literature. They're actually rather interesting. I don't think I could do just random bullshit

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[–] exanime@lemmy.world 92 points 3 months ago (17 children)

I despise this type of podcasts... just idiots (generally) rambling about themselves or shit they know nothing about.

[–] flerp@lemm.ee 77 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] brukernavn@lemm.ee 84 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Dungrad@feddit.org 22 points 3 months ago (1 children)

So, I was 5 minutes in ... 2 minutes ad. Knowadamsayin?

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Oh shit bro. I know what you're saying.

[–] Good_morning@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 3 months ago

Gnome saying

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[–] FederatedSaint@lemmy.world 71 points 3 months ago (16 children)

This is why I almost exclusively listen to podcasts that are scripted, like casefile, freakonomics, this American life, radio lab, wait wait don't tell me, etc.

Before this, all too often I would find myself listening to people aimlessly chatting about what they had for breakfast and such, and I realized those that scripted their episodes made for a tremendously better listening experience.

[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The only unscripted podcasts I listen to are D&D sessions

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[–] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 39 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I tried to listen to a Kubernetes podcast once, where they talk to engineers who created it. They just fucking ramble about sports and unrelated bullshit for about an hour and I never listened to another episode.

[–] TheKMAP@lemmynsfw.com 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's nice to be in a room with someone who knows their shit, and never actually talk about the shit they know about, and instead connect to them at a human level.

But that's not useful for podcast listeners.

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[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 37 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

I've dropped so many podcasts where the title was promising an interesting topic, but then inside it's just these dudebros rambling about nothing. I don't understand how some of these podcasts have so much popularity.

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[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 32 points 3 months ago (9 children)

I've literally done this like 6 times with writing. I start writing something and after like 3 sentences I say "who the fuck do I think I am that anyone would give a shit about what I have to write!?" I've never gotten past one paragraph.

I don't know why comments feel different, it's probably because I use social media to just vent my frustrations and express just how much I loath who I am. Sorry for using Lemmy as my therapist! :P

[–] jdf038@mander.xyz 27 points 3 months ago (6 children)

types out response then deletes it

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[–] MunkysUnkEnz0@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Love yourself, The world's a hard, strange place. Keep your chin up. Don't hate yourself for what you were born into.

When I was in my early 20s, I read this poem And it stuck with me .

Desiderata - Words for Life Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

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[–] Thassodar@lemm.ee 32 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (7 children)

I guess let me see if anyone wants to listen to it, released TODAY:

Listen to (R)hodes & (B)reaks All Day by Thassodar on #SoundCloud https://on.soundcloud.com/GNNMq

Check out the rest of my stuff at www.linktr.ee/thassodar, I've got 4 years of music on SoundCloud and various streaming platforms!

[–] redhorsejacket@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Reporting in that I did, in fact, want to listen to it, and did so. Thank you for sharing your work!

[–] Thassodar@lemm.ee 11 points 3 months ago

Thanks for taking the time to listen! Generally I don't use Lemmy to promote, but when the chance arrives

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 28 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, but what's the name of the podcast?

[–] palmtrees2308@lemmy.one 30 points 3 months ago (4 children)
[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Downloading 100 episodes now.

EDIT:

Stop Podcasting Yourself's name is literally a commentary on these exact type of podcasts. SPY is wildly popular and has entire reoccurring segment called, "overheards" where they talk about things they overheard.

If that is trash taste, trash is whats for dinner.

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[–] exanime@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago
[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 24 points 3 months ago

Yep. The difference between investing a couple hours vs. hundreds of hours.

[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 months ago

"bro that's why you bring your cooler if you're buying ice cream bro"

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