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Podcasts changed the game for me on this. Now there are entire days where I never turn the TV on. A bonus is that I can get basic chores done while listening or

Podcasts changed the game for me on this. Now there are entire days where I never turn the TV on. A bonus is that I can get basic chores done while listening or workout. It really freed me from the couch potato routine. A bonus is that many of them are educational and released weekly, so "binge" isn't really an option. There are certainly "junk food" podcasts that I listen to but the ratio of informative to junk compared to video content(movies, tv shows, etc) is way better. Though I will say YouTube has some excellent channels for learning. Podcasts are similar to books though, you have to dig through a bit of garbage to find one that works for you. Here's my list: - crime in sports - Linux unplugged - software engineering radio - the knowledge project - coinsec - persona - ten percent happier - quanta podcast - physics world weekly - ologies - darknet diaries - stuff you should know - the joy of why - fall of civilizations - smartless - money talks - planet money - small town murder - offensive security - the journal - programming throwdown - timesuck - Conan O'Brien needs a friend - philosophize this - against the odds - levar Burton reads (no longer running) - curiosity daily - science weekly - future of journalism - wtf - broken record - idea cast - swindled - malicious life - views room - behind the bastards - the exchange - stuff to blow your mind And for the "junk" I listen to just about every comedian podcast that exists: Bill Burr, Bobby Lee, Chris destefano, Stavros!, Tom Segura, (this list goes on a while...)

criddell 4y ago
So are you saying it isn't TV that has ruined your sex life, it's podcasts?
- chrismarlow9 4y ago
  >sex life What is this "sex life" you speak of? (haha). On a serious note they helped me learn to be content with being alone or at least not worry about "looking" for it via dating apps, and I would say not playing that game (dating apps) is what is "ruining" my sex life (or lack of).
- mynameisash 4y ago
  Savage Love really improved my wife's and my relationship (physical and otherwise). I highly recommend it, but if you're not familiar with Dan Savage, be prepared for some varsity-level discussions.
bko 4y ago
I too love podcasts but I don't think the educational ones necessarily teach me much. Listening is too passive, especially if you're doing other things. If I'm not following a book or paying close attention, I'll put the book down. But its easy with well produced podcasts and audio to just continue listening while zoning out. I've listened to hours on a subject but if you were to quiz me on that subject I would be clueless. I don't think the same would be true if I had spent hours reading a book on a topic.
- chrismarlow9 4y ago
  For sure my retention is better with text on a page. I kept a journal for a while about what I learned that day and that worked somewhat well. For the computer ones it's really just a starting point to find things I wasn't even aware of and dive deeper.
- chiefalchemist 4y ago
  For the same reason I don't do audio books. I tried listening in the car during low overhead highway driving and quickly realized my attention faded in and out too much. Along the same lines, I also came to theorize that books that were written to be read don't make good audio candidates. Yes, doable. But I found lectures and speeches to be better suited for listening (as it was their original and intended medium).
tarsinge 4y ago
Thanks for taking the time to put up that list
kingkawn 4y ago
That a discussion of diminishing sexuality led to a discussion of podcasts tells us everything we need to know.
- germinalphrase 4y ago
  There are - of course - plenty of podcasts about sex, sexuality, sex therapy topics…
  - kingkawn 4y ago
    Talking it ain't doing it. That you think that those topics bridge that gap is also indicative of why people aren't fucking.
    - germinalphrase 4y ago
      I disagree to the degree that a whole lot of people in the world are walking around without a lot of knowledge about their own sexuality. They often don’t even understand what their gas and brakes really are - which is often not even directly connected to sexual function (but that’s a topic for sex therapy). That said, my gut impression is that people are less sociable and less socialized than we used to be. I believe we simply spend less time around other people, and we are less adept at building relationships. It’s easier to remain sexually, socially, financially, and resource independent from other people - so we do and sexual relationships become less frequent.
      - kingkawn 4y ago
        You are discussing others as generalizations, and my argument is that our tendency to attach ourselves to discussions of generalizations itself is the thing that intrudes as it is the absolute opposite of having sex. Fucking is an act that takes place entirely in the concrete present. Our ability to continuously dissociate into intangible abstractions has made us lose touch with our bodies. The discussion of podcasts and identities and all these other archetypes and mediums that divorce us from our physicality are ground zero of this loss.
Grimburger 4y ago
[META] List posts this long shouldn't be allowed, or at the very least be for exceptional circumstances only. Gratuitous use of screen space that could have been served perfectly fine with commas.
- jazzyjackson 4y ago
  there's a little [-] icon at the end of every comment header, that's for collapsing comments (and their children) that take up too much space
  - deleted 4y ago
    [deleted]
  - Grimburger 4y ago
    Thanks, I'm very aware of that. It's basically a few pixels on mobile.
yababa_y 4y ago
does your app let you export subscriptions? i’d love to plop an opml into overcast
- chrismarlow9 4y ago
  Unfortunately no, I'm using Google podcasts. And after some searching I'm learning it's the most loathed of all podcast apps, haha.
jimt1234 4y ago
Thanks for the list of podcasts. I will check these out. And yeah, I've generally steered away from podcasts because of all the garbage. Also, I tried listening to podcasts while I run on the weekends, thinking it would be a good use of time for about 2 hours. Not so. My brain completely shuts down when I run; it's difficult to stay engaged in anything, so listening to a podcast felt like extra effort.
Sholmesy 4y ago
> Stavros! You can just say Cum Town ;)
pcorsaro 4y ago
I love my list of podcasts, but I can't help but worry that I use it as a crutch for not having a ton of friends in my life. I remember being devastated when one of my favorites kind of abruptly ended (luckily they were just leaving the company they were at to start their own thing). I'm not saying all podcasts cause the listeners to form parasocial relationships, but I've found that ends up being the appeal for a lot of shows. Maybe it's just me, but the substitution for real relationships seems to be a huge part of why podcasts have become so popular.

criddell 4y ago

So are you saying it isn't TV that has ruined your sex life, it's podcasts?

chrismarlow9 4y ago
>sex life What is this "sex life" you speak of? (haha). On a serious note they helped me learn to be content with being alone or at least not worry about "looking" for it via dating apps, and I would say not playing that game (dating apps) is what is "ruining" my sex life (or lack of).
mynameisash 4y ago
Savage Love really improved my wife's and my relationship (physical and otherwise). I highly recommend it, but if you're not familiar with Dan Savage, be prepared for some varsity-level discussions.

bko 4y ago

I too love podcasts but I don't think the educational ones necessarily teach me much. Listening is too passive, especially if you're doing other things. If I'm not following a book or paying close attention, I'll put the book down. But its easy with well produced podcasts and audio to just continue listening while zoning out. I've listened to hours on a subject but if you were to quiz me on that subject I would be clueless. I don't think the same would be true if I had spent hours reading a book on a topic.

chrismarlow9 4y ago
For sure my retention is better with text on a page. I kept a journal for a while about what I learned that day and that worked somewhat well. For the computer ones it's really just a starting point to find things I wasn't even aware of and dive deeper.
chiefalchemist 4y ago
For the same reason I don't do audio books. I tried listening in the car during low overhead highway driving and quickly realized my attention faded in and out too much. Along the same lines, I also came to theorize that books that were written to be read don't make good audio candidates. Yes, doable. But I found lectures and speeches to be better suited for listening (as it was their original and intended medium).

tarsinge 4y ago

Thanks for taking the time to put up that list

kingkawn 4y ago

That a discussion of diminishing sexuality led to a discussion of podcasts tells us everything we need to know.

germinalphrase 4y ago
There are - of course - plenty of podcasts about sex, sexuality, sex therapy topics…
- kingkawn 4y ago
  Talking it ain't doing it. That you think that those topics bridge that gap is also indicative of why people aren't fucking.
  - germinalphrase 4y ago
    I disagree to the degree that a whole lot of people in the world are walking around without a lot of knowledge about their own sexuality. They often don’t even understand what their gas and brakes really are - which is often not even directly connected to sexual function (but that’s a topic for sex therapy). That said, my gut impression is that people are less sociable and less socialized than we used to be. I believe we simply spend less time around other people, and we are less adept at building relationships. It’s easier to remain sexually, socially, financially, and resource independent from other people - so we do and sexual relationships become less frequent.
    - kingkawn 4y ago
      You are discussing others as generalizations, and my argument is that our tendency to attach ourselves to discussions of generalizations itself is the thing that intrudes as it is the absolute opposite of having sex. Fucking is an act that takes place entirely in the concrete present. Our ability to continuously dissociate into intangible abstractions has made us lose touch with our bodies. The discussion of podcasts and identities and all these other archetypes and mediums that divorce us from our physicality are ground zero of this loss.

Grimburger 4y ago

[META] List posts this long shouldn't be allowed, or at the very least be for exceptional circumstances only. Gratuitous use of screen space that could have been served perfectly fine with commas.

jazzyjackson 4y ago
there's a little [-] icon at the end of every comment header, that's for collapsing comments (and their children) that take up too much space
- deleted 4y ago
  [deleted]
- Grimburger 4y ago
  Thanks, I'm very aware of that. It's basically a few pixels on mobile.

yababa_y 4y ago

does your app let you export subscriptions? i’d love to plop an opml into overcast

chrismarlow9 4y ago
Unfortunately no, I'm using Google podcasts. And after some searching I'm learning it's the most loathed of all podcast apps, haha.

jimt1234 4y ago

Thanks for the list of podcasts. I will check these out. And yeah, I've generally steered away from podcasts because of all the garbage. Also, I tried listening to podcasts while I run on the weekends, thinking it would be a good use of time for about 2 hours. Not so. My brain completely shuts down when I run; it's difficult to stay engaged in anything, so listening to a podcast felt like extra effort.

Sholmesy 4y ago

> Stavros! You can just say Cum Town ;)

pcorsaro 4y ago

I love my list of podcasts, but I can't help but worry that I use it as a crutch for not having a ton of friends in my life. I remember being devastated when one of my favorites kind of abruptly ended (luckily they were just leaving the company they were at to start their own thing). I'm not saying all podcasts cause the listeners to form parasocial relationships, but I've found that ends up being the appeal for a lot of shows. Maybe it's just me, but the substitution for real relationships seems to be a huge part of why podcasts have become so popular.