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indigi posted:The results are a lot of frustrating to listen to interviews I don't really get frustrated listening to them, though. I really like the flow of each one.
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There's probably a more appropriate thread for this elsewhere, but Patrice had a stroke 
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I don't know how many people here listen to Distorted View (which I recommend if you love gross-out humor), but someone went ahead and got this tattoo: http://on.fb.me/tP8GLH  EDIT: Might as well include a link to the podcast itself: http://www.distortedview.com/ jxfallout fucked around with this message at 18:57 on Oct 27, 2011 |
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Oct 27, 2011 18:53
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Just about as good as anything else in the history of tattoos.
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You know what the worst thing is about podcasts, how often and the hosts bitch and moan about receiving negative feedback of any sort via any method of communication and conclude that anyone who takes the time to write a tweet/email is a basement-dweller
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indigi posted:You know what the worst thing is about podcasts, how often and the hosts bitch and moan about receiving negative feedback of any sort via any method of communication and conclude that anyone who takes the time to write a tweet/email is a basement-dweller I don't care to listen about podcast hosts getting bad feedback usually, but sometimes it's a good way to get some insight into how the hosts feel about their show. Chris Hardwick does this a lot, he's got some weird approval issues though.
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Glitterbomber posted:Maron is a legitimate scumbag dude and I have no idea why his 'style' is so loved. It's like if Barbra Waters somehow had less charm with his obsession with trying to force his guests to talk about how horrible and messed up they are, even ignoring legitimate good paths to focus on 'so really, are you an alcoholic, you know when I had a problem I didn't think I did either...' and sub-tabloid level interviews. I wouldn't want to be friends with Maron and I think he only gets top-tier guests via the inertia of his previous interviews, but I can't deny that he ends up with better interviews than anyone I've ever heard. Most interviewers have to tiptoe around issues like substance abuse, suicide attempts, utter life failures, terrible reputations, longstanding feueds... the list goes on, and in the end you get "Inside the Actors Studio" or something equally inoffensive. If you're the kind of person that wants to know how people tick then those interviews are worthless. I want to know the personal, private, uncomfortable and potentially highly embarrassing stories that no one has any business hearing. Was it totally classless to publish the interview about the Onion guy's suicide attempt? Yes. Would any "reasonable" program have refused to air it out of good taste? Hell yes. But it's absolutely fascinating and provides a window into a talented and depressed man's mind which you'd never normally hear due to our social standards. That's the kind of stuff that Maron gracelessly pulls from his "friends" every week. WTF is basically a gossip rag, except the info is vetted by the subject in question. Maron is not a good person and he doesn't really care about the people he's using/interviewing so he isn't afraid to lose face by being a pushy and nosy rear end in a top hat during questions. I think part of it is that I could have had a personality like Maron's when I'm in my 40's had I not developed self-awareness nor tried to be a better person. He goes for the questions I would truly want to ask, but wouldn't due to social grace. It's cathartic to see someone get away with it for a change and soak up all the ill will on our behalf.
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ElCondemn posted:I don't care to listen about podcast hosts getting bad feedback usually, but sometimes it's a good way to get some insight into how the hosts feel about their show. The only podcast I listen to that even remotely does this is the Pod F. Tompcast, and he does it hilariously. The voice he puts on when he makes fun of them is great, and he's just so humorously angry. "I don't like the part where he talks about the towns he'll be in Shut up! Contact iTunes to get a refund for your FREE PODCAST! Come on."
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Analytic Engine posted:I wouldn't want to be friends with Maron and I think he only gets top-tier guests via the inertia of his previous interviews, but I can't deny that he ends up with better interviews than anyone I've ever heard. Most interviewers have to tiptoe around issues like substance abuse, suicide attempts, utter life failures, terrible reputations, longstanding feueds... the list goes on, and in the end you get "Inside the Actors Studio" or something equally inoffensive. If you're the kind of person that wants to know how people tick then those interviews are worthless. I want to know the personal, private, uncomfortable and potentially highly embarrassing stories that no one has any business hearing. Was it totally classless to publish the interview about the Onion guy's suicide attempt? Yes. Would any "reasonable" program have refused to air it out of good taste? Hell yes. But it's absolutely fascinating and provides a window into a talented and depressed man's mind which you'd never normally hear due to our social standards. That's the kind of stuff that Maron gracelessly pulls from his "friends" every week. WTF is basically a gossip rag, except the info is vetted by the subject in question. Maron is not a good person and he doesn't really care about the people he's using/interviewing so he isn't afraid to lose face by being a pushy and nosy rear end in a top hat during questions. People keep saying what a bad person Maron must be. To me he is like every other pushy New Yorker\Jew I have ever had the pleasure to spend time with. I find it awesome and its the angle he comes at his interviews keep them interesting. I've listened to just about every WTF and I recall only one of them being boring as hell.
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SpacePig posted:The only podcast I listen to that even remotely does this is the Pod F. Tompcast, and he does it hilariously. The voice he puts on when he makes fun of them is great, and he's just so humorously angry. "I don't like the part where he talks about the towns he'll be in Shut up! Contact iTunes to get a refund for your FREE PODCAST! Come on." Yeah, I don't mind when they make fun of dumb complaints - "I don't like this part of the free podcast that I can easily skip" being a dumb complaint. Especially when he actually tries to make even that bit of the show funny.
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Fil5000 posted:Yeah, I don't mind when they make fun of dumb complaints - "I don't like this part of the free podcast that I can easily skip" being a dumb complaint. Especially when he actually tries to make even that bit of the show funny.
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I thought it was interesting how he kept dropping digs at Carrot Top. If I was Carrot Top I'd have gotten annoyed.
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indigi posted:It's actually not a dumb complaint. If someone wastes their time listening to something lovely it's not unfathomable that they'd want to voice their opinion on it and every podcast plugs twitter/facebook/email/website addresses for their fans to use to get in touch with them. You put your show out there and ask for feedback, not all of it is going to be bubbling positivity. It's not like it's 1980 and to complain about something you have to do a lot of detective work to find out how to contact them and write a letter to a guy's manager/agent, I could write a complaint in 2-3 minutes on the phone I just used to listen to your podcast. Complaining about a guy plugging his own dates is pretty dumb though.
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indigi posted:It's actually not a dumb complaint. If someone wastes their time listening to something lovely it's not unfathomable that they'd want to voice their opinion on it and every podcast plugs twitter/facebook/email/website addresses for their fans to use to get in touch with them. You put your show out there and ask for feedback, not all of it is going to be bubbling positivity. It's not like it's 1980 and to complain about something you have to do a lot of detective work to find out how to contact them and write a letter to a guy's manager/agent, I could write a complaint in 2-3 minutes on the phone I just used to listen to your podcast. Uh, if you don't like a thing, don't listen to that thing. I don't give the bum that lives on my corner criticisms on his insane rants, I just keep walking.
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dog poop n doritos posted:Uh, if you don't like a thing, don't listen to that thing. I don't give the bum that lives on my corner criticisms on his insane rants, I just keep walking. If you don't like a post, don't reply to a post. Why would you even bother reading and responding to a post you don't like, I just keep reading.
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indigi posted:It's actually not a dumb complaint. If someone wastes their time listening to something lovely it's not unfathomable that they'd want to voice their opinion on it and every podcast plugs twitter/facebook/email/website addresses for their fans to use to get in touch with them. You put your show out there and ask for feedback, not all of it is going to be bubbling positivity. It's not like it's 1980 and to complain about something you have to do a lot of detective work to find out how to contact them and write a letter to a guy's manager/agent, I could write a complaint in 2-3 minutes on the phone I just used to listen to your podcast. It's pretty dumb to complain that someone putting a free, hour long podcast full of material that is 80% new and 20% stuff that few people will have heard is having the temerity to plug their live dates.
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Complaining about plugs is pretty dumb, but being critical of things you're hearing or watching is human nature. You'd have to be some kind of robot not to. I understand the need for performers to deflect criticism, but using the "it's free!" excuse doesn't work for me. And why should payment be some kind of magical barrier? It's media, and I'll respond to it however I want. Complaining about plugs is dumb, but the intro on the Smodcast's Mohrstories is unbearable. Holy poo poo, I hear barely five seconds of it before hitting the fast forward button and that's too much for one lifetime. It goes on for more than five minutes, too!
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It's mostly negative iTunes reviews that upset podcasters. They depend on positive reviews/ratings to keep them higher on the charts, which gives them greater visibility and potentially more ad revenue. It's one thing to bitch and moan about a podcast here, but doing it in an iTunes review is kind of a dick move, especially when the show is free.
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FitFortDanga posted:It's mostly negative iTunes reviews that upset podcasters. They depend on positive reviews/ratings to keep them higher on the charts, which gives them greater visibility and potentially more ad revenue. It's one thing to bitch and moan about a podcast here, but doing it in an iTunes review is kind of a dick move, especially when the show is free. By that logic it's a dick move to complain about TV shows cause sponsors might pull their spots or it might influence other people's decision on whether they should watch it or not. I think that's ridiculous. You shouldn't be allowed to ask for only positive feedback. Note: I personally never leave negative iTunes reviews or send lovely emails/tweets/whatever cause I'm not that bothered, but I understand if other people are. I also think it's dumb to complain about plugs (although to be fair that is the worst part of the show). e: Actually I have left one negative review but it was because a podcast had a pretty blatantly racist commercial on it. indigi fucked around with this message at 19:49 on Oct 29, 2011 |
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I guess I just don't get why you subject yourself to something more than once if you don't like it. And not only that, but you keep doing it and then complain to THEM about it. Instead of them changing what they do to meet your standards, why not move on to something else that actually does meet your standards? e: this isn't directed at you specifically, just people in general
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Cause you like the other 85% of it? That said I don't know why they don't just shut it off before Paul F. Tompkins Comes to Your Town begins, but it's easy to see why someone would like the first 50 minutes and the last 4 minutes and not just the plug section where he tries to make it interesting but it never really is. He could convey that information in about 20-30 seconds like every other podcast host/guest ever does but he tried to incorporate it into his show and it's very far below the otherwise high level of quality of the program. I think it's alright sometimes but poo poo, the guy gives out contact information every episode. It's hard to argue that it should only be used for ego-stroking.
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I can understand that with most podcasts or radio shows, but PFT uses it to indulge in more silly, stream of conscience goofiness. It's not my favorite part of his show either, but I have to give him a little credit for trying to do something with it other than just reading dates and locations off of a piece of paper. I tend to zone out during that bit too, but there've been a couple of fun spots, like the auction winner sitting in, reading and playing the piano. One way or another, the fast forward button on my mp3 player works just fine, so it seems silly to me at least to get worked up about it at all. It's still miles better than loving terrestrial radio.
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 GELMANIA THE PODCAST NOW AVAILABLE
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Groucho Marxist posted:
It was beautiful.
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Jesus Christ, the whole segment with Tim Heidecker was so next-level.
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Analytic Engine posted:Was it totally classless to publish the interview about the Onion guy's suicide attempt? Yes. Would any "reasonable" program have refused to air it out of good taste? Hell yes. But it's absolutely fascinating and provides a window into a talented and depressed man's mind which you'd never normally hear due to our social standards. What's this about? Is it a WTF episode?
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Kung Fu Jesus posted:What's this about? Is it a WTF episode? Episode 190 with Todd Hanson. He goes into detail about his attempt at suicide. It's a really fascinating listen (and is still available online without subscribing). I don't agree with it being classless to publish it though, I think it was handled quite seriously and was very sombre.
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So, I decided to check out Sick and Wrong due to the suggestions in this thread. Well, the first episode I played happened to be episode 300. They were talking about changing the format a lot, so I decided to go back to 299 just to see what the show is usually like. Then when I listened to episode 300 (which was a "troll" episode where they decided to start covering celebrity news) I was convinced it was a joke, but willing to keep listening to it anyways because they were funny.
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Did Superego ever have hidden messages display on the 'cover art' thing before? There's one 4:55~ into the Amtrak train sketch, saying Google Mentalist + Holmes + Crooch. Quite frankly, at work I don't want to do that.
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Coco13 posted:Did Superego ever have hidden messages display on the 'cover art' thing before? There's one 4:55~ into the Amtrak train sketch, saying Google Mentalist + Holmes + Crooch. Sends you here: http://www.gosuperego.com/mentalist-holmes-crooch/ 11 minutes of uncut audio they say.
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The latest Indoor Kids went in some really strange directions. It was a great talk about sexism among gamers though for the most part. If you're reading this Chloe, sorry SA has been mean in the past! Also yeah, Superego is the most consistently funny podcast I subscribe to. It makes me wish it came out more often, but on the other hand I guess if it was weekly it might not be able to keep up the high quality.
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Tomorrow on WTF: Chris Rock. Here's a taste.
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FitFortDanga posted:Tomorrow on WTF: Chris Rock. Here's a taste. This will probably be awesome.
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FitFortDanga posted:Tomorrow on WTF: Chris Rock. Here's a taste. I'm a sporadic listener of Maron as well, and this is one of those times where I'm going to listen. I wonder if Maron has the balls to call him out for having joke writers.
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