Podcasts

haven't heard but saw an interview with Anolik saying "it's 12 episodes long, don't assume our intent yet!"

yeah I am def hoping this takes me on a journey

one highlight for sure is that the interviews are legit great, West always gets good conversation from his subjects

I read an interview with one of the hosts and she talked about how bitter the old timers still were.

If Traci Lords at (barely) 18 was smart enough to film one movie she owned then narc on the entire industry to make her property more valuable... fuckin' kudos.

Just a light chat about Tolkien and imperialism in our newest!

https://www.megaphonic.fm/bythebywater/17

Will listen!

i'm all-in on Once Upon A Time In The Valley

god it's so trashy

'Here's where the story GETS HARD. But will it be TOO MUCH for Traci to SWALLOW? Find out next week' etc

But I've always enjoyed hearing the story of a subculture told from the inside and it's doing a very good job of it.. And frankly, imagining an NPR-style telling of this story? I prefer the trashy version.

xp Ooh, my kind of topic. I've been forgetting to tune in. I listened to everything up to Tom Bombadil, which was apparently 9 episodes ago.

WELL. Think of it this way, there's a lot more to enjoy! (We especially loved doing last month's episode about the musical adaptation of LOTR.)

A new By-the-Bywater? It must be true! It's all ents all the time this time.

https://www.megaphonic.fm/bythebywater/18

https://lydianspin.libsyn.com/

Did not know that Lydia Lunch had a pod

Secret History of Hollywood’s Cary Grant series has started - am halfway through Part 1 and completely enthralled.

The host, Adam Roche, does SUCH an incredible job with the research & production, and the storytelling is fantastic. Rather similar to an audiobook in style & approach.

But overall the podcast itself def at the top of my alltime favorites. His James Cagney/Warner Bros series, and the Universal Monsters series were both excellent & full of rich detail. Havent listened to the Val Lewton series tho I probably should give it a go.

*downloads ep*

12 hrs, 40 mins, 44 sec runtime

man these better be weekly

lol

yeah they are HUGE

Been listening through Uncivil which is a black perspective on the Civil War and it's aftermath.
A couple of years old but very good.

Media - Eval
One on the medieval world in film and other media.
It reviews the film/tv show then points out historical inaccuracy. They then tell you what they would do with the premise. Who they would cast and change the plot to make more historical sense.
I quite enjoy it.
Just a little surprised by how late they go. They've covered Dumas historical stuff like 3 Musketeers and Man In The Iron Mask. Does medieval go up to 17th century?
Good though.

Lexicon Valley I've gone back to the beginning with while trying to keep up to date with new ones.
Interesting overview of history of dialects and vocabulary incorporating show tunes into the format.

History of the English language
Slowly working through this too.

I also discovered webinars over the summer which takes up some of the time I was listening to podcasts in.
Don't work as well on phone as sound source while I'm mobile though. Tend to have visual content etc.

Secret History Of Hollywood is great and Adam is one of the nicest people I've ever met, just a lovely guy.

finding podcasts is getting more and more difficult--I mostly pick up new shows from recommendations here and other places, but if I try to seek out interesting stuff on podcast platforms it's all clogged with I Heart Radio and Wondery shows, or interview casts with celebs, or tech podcasts

it's what the people want

yeah, the good news is there's a podcast for every conceivable interest at this point, so I'd let those guide you instead of exploring podcast platforms themselves

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-adventure-podcast/id1446862825

^^ have been digging this one recently (not to be confused with an American show of the same name). It can really take one's mind away from the nonsense of life these days. it supports Daniel's point that there's now a show for every possible interest.

Wow, this is some news here
Main subject of the “Caliphate” podcast allegedy made all that Isis executioner stuff up

This is stunning news. Will the @nytimes retract Caliphate given that one of its main subjects has been arrested for making up the story? https://t.co/dlbHVK2y3Q

— Laila Al-Arian (@LailaAlarian) September 25, 2020

They danced around whether he was full of shit towards the end of the podcast and were like “I guess we’ll never know”

Which is not a great device at the best of times but even more so now that you’ve devoted a whole series to a liar

Episode 19 is up! Denethor, Boromir, Faramir, we had things to say...

https://www.megaphonic.fm/bythebywater/19

shameless self promotion alert!

i am v involved in this (though i do not appear in it).

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08vxrgx

dark comedy horror sleep aid satire... er something something. the guy who makes Scarfolk did the artwork. listen and share! i want to prove to my bosses that there’s an appetite for something different.

And By-the-Bywater hits our 20th episode:

https://www.megaphonic.fm/bythebywater/20

Fellow podcast addicts, what is your Patreon, uh, strategy?

1) ignore it entirely
2) ignore it, while feeling aggravated that podcasters don't stop going on about it
3) ignore it, feeling guilty that you're not supporting any/enough
4) support a handful and are happy with your contribution
5) You are starting to rack up quite a few and anxious about the cost
6) Support them all and have to eat soil to get by

I'm a bit of 2&3 with a smidgen of 4.

No one I listen to goes on about it, I subscribe if I want the bonus episodes, if not I don't think about it?

subscribe if I want the bonus episodes and no one has set up a Black Wolf Feed to pirate them*

i was on 4, now i’m on 1. but any podcast that spends more than like 2 minutes on “business” at the beginning of each episode gets an unsubscribe from me

you know you can skip it right? some people enjoy finding ways to get paid for their work

you can get it out of the way quicker. don’t talk about your upcoming atlanta show for like 5 minutes. fuxk’s sake. get to the good stuff. i swear one day there’s going to be an entire podcast that’s just housekeeping, 100% of every episode.

I don't mind podcasters talking about their patreon, it's good to get paid for the work you've done. I am poor so I don't support any, but my boyfriend supports one we're both very into.

While we're on this, does anyone know the etiquette of subscribing to a patreon for a month or two and then cancelling? Is that extremely poor form? I really want to get a piece of merch that's only available to a level of subscribers, but can't afford the monthly subscription. I mean, I'm basically paying money in order to be allowed to pay them some more money, so it can't be that bad if I cancel straight after, right?

it’s totally fine. so few people sign up that any support is very welcome.

you're supporting them so I wouldn't feel any compunction if I were you, especially if it is in light of financial considerations

Phew. At least now when I'm up all night shaking with guilt I can console myself that not everyone thinks I'm terrible.

Oh yeah, and Tracer, I've not got round to your podcast yet - the vibe seems my sort of thing but I have to be in a specific mood for comedy stuff and I'm just not feeling comedic at all atm. I will definitely check it out soon, though.

haha it is totally the opposite of what all our audience research says most people want right now. instant of upbeat chat, it’s dark fiction. instead of mainstream wind-down companionship it’s satirical horror. and it’s not like there’s any shortage of actual horror right now..

but scripted podcasts take like a year to make! we weren’t planning on this

I prefer a 'donate' button route but most podcasts encourage a subscription model, which is a different order of commitment given finances and time. I hadn't considered subscribing and unsubscribing.

xp

If it's more dark than silly then I might go for it sooner. One thing that made me not a huge Scarfolk fan is that I felt it would often go for an overly silly take rather than stay as a vaguely believable alternate world. I've also listened to pretty much every horror podcast available so I will need more!

well it’s sketch-based so if you don’t like one you might like the next.. though an overarching story does start to reveal itself. will be very interested to hear your opinion as an audio horror aficionado!

not all podcasts have a direct donation option, which is unfortunate because i dont really approve of patreon as a business or giving them a cut every month

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2020-11-09/wondery-podcast-industry-spotify-fifa-investigation-hernan-lopez

The era of Big Podcast is upon us (but one of the leaders might go to prison)

yeh it's been weird how many podcasts I listen to have suddenly become "a proud member" of this or that "network" over the last year or so

Listened to the first two episodes of The Sink now - I like it so far. I did get distracted at first by trying to place the voice (it's Liz from Darkplace!) and initially did think it was a little too much of a comedy for me (I wouldn't say light or silly but more "definitely a comedy with horror elements rather than a dark world that's also amusing"). However, by the second episode I was getting much more into it, the world was coming together nicely and with it a creeping sense that something bigger was approaching - it gave the whole thing a bit of momentum, which makes me want to hear where it's going to go.

:D Awesome. New episode tomorrow!

Yes there are some bits i like more than others.. and there's a certain style of British comedy acting that is very hard to beat out of people but we gave it our best shot!

I'm still gently bemused our little podcast has found its steady audience -- still growing, we just heard from a South African listener the other day who loved what we'd done. Good to know it connects! And making 20 episodes now is a good solid run.

Yeah, Ned, you guys are doing great! I haven’t listened to all the episodes, but I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the ones I have caught. I especially liked the recent Boromir, Faramir and Denethor ep.

i am behind but i loved the Tom Bombadil ep

I just saw (very belatedly) that Adam Scott and Scott Auckerman have been, post REM and U2, running down the Talking Heads, but when I went to stock up on episodes I was initially confused, as after U2 they switch to "R U Talkin' RHCP to Me" or something, but only for a couple of episodes. I did some looking into it, and apparently they did start on the Chili Peppers and made it maybe two and a half unenthusiastic albums/episodes, then more or less stopped, talked about how much they were not enjoying the RHCP run down, and on the fly said "we should be talking about the Talking Heads instead," and then basically started over mid-episode. Which is what I imagine anyone would do if faced with the prospect of listening to the entire Chili Peppers catalog in chronological order, knowing the music would simultaneously bet better *and* worse but definitely end up with a prolonged stay on the shitty side of the scale. Couple of good guests coming up, like Jerry Harrison and Ezra Koenig.

In other Earwolf world news, How Did This Get Made? just released the "Cats" episode.

for some reason all i listen to now is back episodes of blank check with griffin and david

talked about how much they were not enjoying the RHCP run down, and on the fly said "we should be talking about the Talking Heads instead," and then basically started over mid-episode.

dunno if i'll ever actually listen to this, but thats honestly hilarious