• three_trains_in_a_trenchcoat@piefed.socialEnglish
    75·
    3 days ago

    Honestly, this is my favorite kind of stranger to encounter; the kind that’s very generous with their opinion, but every time you think you’ve got them figured out, they pull a hard left on you. 10/10

  • RoidingOldMan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    582·
    3 days ago

    Racism, check. ‘No one wants to work anymore,’ check. Ice cold take about celebrity drug addict, check.

    You could have this same experience in the United States but it wouldn’t be framed as a fun experience. This is like a typical Joe Rogan listener.

    • dejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      2 days ago

      Yeah, but they had the extra thrill of being hostage in a car, with little recourse but to witness whatever diatribe would come next. So it’s Joe Rogan, but you can’t turn it off.

  • 🍉 Albert 🍉@lemmy.worldEnglish
    321·
    3 days ago

    who needs podcasts when you can get a cab?

    side note, how do people get into podcasts? they are all just dudes talking to each other. it’s so boring

      • 🍉 Albert 🍉@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        2 days ago

        sadly when I do have interests, those podcasts are just small talk with a tiny dose of actual info about my interest.

        I’d rather watch a 4 hour essay about said topic than 40 minutes of some dudes chatting unscripted

      • Dozzi92@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 days ago

        I can’t seem to find a podcast centered around endlessly scrolling social media sites.

    • zarkanian@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      1 day ago

      You find the ones that aren’t boring and listen to those.

      Of course they’re just people talking to each other. It’s an audio-only medium! Some of them are boring and some of them are entertaining.

      Have you never heard of talk radio? I feel almost like I’m explaining music or movies to somebody who’s never heard of them before.

    • BackgrndNoize@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      2 days ago

      Most podcasts aren’t even dudes talking to each other it’s more like talking over each other so they can be the center of attention, I hate the annoying loud group of men half screaming bad jokes at each other trying to be funny and fake laughing

    • Junkernaught@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      1·
      2 days ago

      Maybe try “If Books Could Kill” - it is two dudes talking but they’re both hilarious and the episodes revolve around reviewing airport/shitty books. Their relationship/interaction is great.

    • dejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      2 days ago

      $0.02: much like AM radio (is/was), it’s basically a “2nd screen experience.” Put it on in the car or while you’re doing something else. Most of these do not deliver enough information or laughs per minute to demand your full attention. The exception are programs that are meticulously scripted, narrated, edited, produced, and sometimes acted, like NPR and the occasional oddball thing like Nightvale.

    • RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      I once had one that constantly switched radio stations in like a five second cycle and farted on the whole ride. I’d take even the most boring podcast over that.

      Side note, I’m listening to a true crime podcast at the moment, and I really do enjoy it.

        • geneva_convenience@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
          2·
          2 days ago

          I love Ryan but Emily is truly as snakey as it gets. She will change her position based on whatever show she’s on. And she refuses to say on Breaking points what she says elsewhere. At least Saagar isn’t changing his position based on whatever talkshow he’s on and he’s racist everywhere.

          • AlDente@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            2·
            2 days ago

            Oh, interesting. I don’t watch a lot of politics media, mostly just Breaking Points, so I haven’t seen her on any other platform. I’ll look out for her appearances on other shows. Thanks for the insight!

  • AllNewTypeFace@leminal.spaceEnglish
    29·
    3 days ago

    I once caught a cab in Belfast and, in the 15 or so minutes, the driver revealed he was a former paramilitary fighter, and recounted a conspiracy theory about the sinking of the Titanic having been faked as an insurance scam.