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Re: Ask HN: What podcasts are you listening to?

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Post by AlchemistCamp »

ivank wrote: post #154
AlchemistCamp wrote: post #128

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This response is annoying since it didn't answer the OP's question and instead just promoted your own product. I get sharing your stuff when it's relevant, but couldn't you at least share some podcasts you've enjoyed before pitching your site?

It looks like that's all in the first link. I took the RSS feed from there and put it into Overcast.

For the benefit of those reading here, it's a lot of episodes from Built to Sell, My First Million, Startups for the Rest of US and other bootstrapper-focused podcasts.

Re: Ask HN: What podcasts are you listening to?

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Post by jimmySixDOF »

poisonarena wrote: post #126
thisiswater wrote: post #32

BBC In Our Time -- such a broad range of topics, highly recommend for a browse. ~45 minutes, usually a conversation with three or so experts in a given field, hard to get depth but excellent surveys of topics that you might not have encountered. Fall of Civilizations -- 2-4 hour histories of various societies. History of Napoleon -- I like to have a long-form on the go, this is my current one. Adds a lot of context t…

In our time is great, lately the topics have been kinda meh for me, but thats one I been sticking with. I miss the old times when I could hear the guys weird breathing in the microphone

I have been an avid fan for years and get the feeling that Melvyn Bragg is getting ready to pass the baton but there is a huge back catalogue of interesting conversation. BBC in general has a deep Podcast bench a few that stand out are More or Less, Witness, the Inquiry, occasionally the Real Story, and always never miss a Reith Lecture.

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Post by solsane »

There’s a chance podcasts aren’t for you. After listening to a couple briefly, I found I’m not interested in them. Subjecting myself to an oration from a single point of view, without comments feels like brainwashing to me, or at least very one dimensional. I’d rather spend that time in silence with my own thoughts.

Re: Ask HN: What podcasts are you listening to?

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Post by iancmceachern »

brailsafe wrote: post #156
iancmceachern wrote: post #150

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd say not all media is "bad". Much of the podcast suggestions in these comments are wholesome, or at least teach the listener something. That'd on a whole good, better than mindlessly listening to ads or news on the radio?

I didn't necessarily intend to characterize media as bad, just not something to build a habit of listening to. As in, to me it would be weird to want to watch more tv arbitrarily. Seems like a good thing people would have done with audiobooks to try and be more productive, but did they really learn anything?

It's not always about learning. One can get value from something without learning from something.

An example, I've tried to make a habit of listening to All Songs Considered from NPR. I'm not always in the best mood when I start, but "forcing" myself to listen on my regular schedule is good for me, my mental health, my day to day well being, and expands my musical universe. Maybe I don't really learn much, it doesn't apply to my work, but it's good for me. Making a habit of doing things that are good for you is good.

Re: Ask HN: What podcasts are you listening to?

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Post by zvikinoza »

eddyg wrote: post #141
zvikinoza wrote: post #130

[1] Rustacean Station - https://rustacean-station.org/ [2] Changelog - https://changelog.com/podcast [3] Darknet Diaries - https://darknetdiaries.com/ [4] Philophize This! - https://www.philosophizethis.org/ [5] On The Metal - It's no longer active, but prev episodes/guests are amazing - https://oxide.computer/podcasts

On The Metal has moved to Twitter Spaces; lots more good episodes there: https://twitter.com/oxidecomputer/status/1529253218030481408

Just finished first and definitely will check that out.Thanks for correction

Re: Ask HN: What podcasts are you listening to?

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Post by gompertz »

AlchemistCamp wrote: post #128
wenbin wrote: post #53

I listen to a lot of podcast episodes (over 5,000 in the past 5 years [1]), but I don’t subscribe to podcasts. The way I listen to podcasts is similar to how I consume web contents: Search by topics/people, and Find podcast episodes to listen, then move on, not subscribing to podcasts. Search by topics/people, and Find web pages to read, then move on, not bookmarking websites. For podcast recommendations, I’d suggest…

This response is annoying since it didn't answer the OP's question and instead just promoted your own product. I get sharing your stuff when it's relevant, but couldn't you at least share some podcasts you've enjoyed before pitching your site?

Or is your response annoying because it promotes your profile, which is tied to your own product, AlchemistCamp?... Inception!
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