I'd suggest YouTubers that deep dive into controversy, science, or current events. It might be tough to stumble upon, depending on which side of the algorithm you're on, but I'm a sucker for hour long documentaries on game design and development history.
Do you want JUST casual conversation podcasts? Or podcasts that have a “topic” but there’s lots of friendly bullshitting around the topic of the day? I listen to 10+ hours of podcasts a day, I might have recs if you specify.
Edit: I offer because none of the podcasts I listen to are out-of-touch millionaires complaining about their Rolexes lol.
Not OP, but if you have a recommendation for podcasts that have a “topic” but there’s lots of friendly bullshitting around the topic of the day, I'd love to hear some!
Get Played (Two, then three hosts talk about weird/bad video games. Two hosts are or have been in the video game industry in some form.)
Doughboys (This is a long shot as they get REALLY weird sometimes lmao. Don’t listen if you don’t like jokes about cum. But two dudes go to and review fast food restaurants.)
Podcast: The Ride (Theme park dorks talk about theme parks/rides with full understanding of how dorky they are but they’re funny about it.)
Underunderstood (This one is a lot more controlled than some of the others, but I really enjoy it. They investigate questions “the internet can’t answer” aka a lot of weird stuff the internet thinks is a mystery just requires some digging.)
Fraudsters (A bit more topic-focused but again they’re very loose, not rigid and riff a lot. Talks about famous and not so famous fraud cases.)
I could do much more but they’ll lean more topic-focused or chat-focused.
Given the amount of time I spend participating in the podcast this way, I would rather say that I sometimes pause my thoughts for a little podcast rather than the opposite
I dont do this as often as the meme implies but I do stop and talk things over out loud sometimes, either to grapple with what I just heard or to follow a tangent thought to its conclusion before the podcast continues
If you are not social and want to be, this is actually a good way to practice conversations. The idea is to pretend to be one side of a conversation and try to mimic what a person would say in a situation. It's more practical with planned conversations, like TV shoes because those conversations are designed to lead to something. Casual podcast conversations may have more conversation threads that may end abruptly.
I met a family member's kid once who would both narrate himself while playing Minecraft, and have full conversations with whatever youtuber he was watching on a second screen (who was also narrating himself playing Minecraft)
I also met an old lady with dementia once who would have full conversations and arguments with people on TV.
I'm not sure if this phenomenon has a name, but it's something currently afflicting both the silent generation and generation alpha.
There is a picture where a boy sits next to a commercial with talking people and first you think he is part of the group but then you realize he's sitting next to the tv
22 Comments
CodexArcanum@lemmy.world · 47 pts · 2y
Record it and release as unofficial podcast DLC; aka podmods.
Buffaloaf@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
So like a podcast version of those annoying reaction videos
Graphine@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 2y
“Right you are, Phil. I too agree it’s incredibly important we make the age of consent 16 in America.”
flooppoolf@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 2y
NaibofTabr@infosec.pub · 21 pts · 2y
I'd like to recommend a few non-rogansphere podcasts:
flooppoolf@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Kilnier@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 2y
Obligatory Knowledge Fight shout out.
The Rogan-centric episodes might be a good place to start.
tjsauce@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
I'd suggest YouTubers that deep dive into controversy, science, or current events. It might be tough to stumble upon, depending on which side of the algorithm you're on, but I'm a sucker for hour long documentaries on game design and development history.
flooppoolf@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
poppy@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
Do you want JUST casual conversation podcasts? Or podcasts that have a “topic” but there’s lots of friendly bullshitting around the topic of the day? I listen to 10+ hours of podcasts a day, I might have recs if you specify.
Edit: I offer because none of the podcasts I listen to are out-of-touch millionaires complaining about their Rolexes lol.
flooppoolf@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
illi@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
Not OP, but if you have a recommendation for podcasts that have a “topic” but there’s lots of friendly bullshitting around the topic of the day, I'd love to hear some!
poppy@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
Absolutely! Heres a totally random assortment!
Your Kickstarter Sucks (Two dry funny guys mock dumb/weird Kickstarter campaigns)
Get Played (Two, then three hosts talk about weird/bad video games. Two hosts are or have been in the video game industry in some form.)
Doughboys (This is a long shot as they get REALLY weird sometimes lmao. Don’t listen if you don’t like jokes about cum. But two dudes go to and review fast food restaurants.)
Podcast: The Ride (Theme park dorks talk about theme parks/rides with full understanding of how dorky they are but they’re funny about it.)
Underunderstood (This one is a lot more controlled than some of the others, but I really enjoy it. They investigate questions “the internet can’t answer” aka a lot of weird stuff the internet thinks is a mystery just requires some digging.)
Fraudsters (A bit more topic-focused but again they’re very loose, not rigid and riff a lot. Talks about famous and not so famous fraud cases.)
I could do much more but they’ll lean more topic-focused or chat-focused.
illi@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
Perfect, I'll definitely give some of those a whirl. Thanks!
Throw_away_migrator@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y
I feel seen and possibly attacked.
Camille@lemmy.ml · 9 pts · 2y
Given the amount of time I spend participating in the podcast this way, I would rather say that I sometimes pause my thoughts for a little podcast rather than the opposite
TIMMAY@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
I dont do this as often as the meme implies but I do stop and talk things over out loud sometimes, either to grapple with what I just heard or to follow a tangent thought to its conclusion before the podcast continues
FollyDolly@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
Huh, I never thought about doing this. Maybe I should start.
DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe · 7 pts · 2y
How to develop a parasocial relationship
ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y
Is this why people like podcasts and YouTube? This makes so much sense.
esc27@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
If you think that’s bad, consider all the people who sing along with recorded music like they are part of the band.
shuzuko@midwest.social · 8 pts · 2y
Hey, Amy Lee loves how well I harmonize with her. You're obviously just jealous.
vamputer@infosec.pub · 6 pts · 2y
Ah, yes. I like to call it "my social life" for short.
Jackinopolis@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 2y
If you are not social and want to be, this is actually a good way to practice conversations. The idea is to pretend to be one side of a conversation and try to mimic what a person would say in a situation. It's more practical with planned conversations, like TV shoes because those conversations are designed to lead to something. Casual podcast conversations may have more conversation threads that may end abruptly.
linuxdweeb@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
I met a family member's kid once who would both narrate himself while playing Minecraft, and have full conversations with whatever youtuber he was watching on a second screen (who was also narrating himself playing Minecraft)
I also met an old lady with dementia once who would have full conversations and arguments with people on TV.
I'm not sure if this phenomenon has a name, but it's something currently afflicting both the silent generation and generation alpha.
lugal@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 2y
There is a picture where a boy sits next to a commercial with talking people and first you think he is part of the group but then you realize he's sitting next to the tv