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re: New hardcore history podcast up- Alexander the Great part 2
Posted on 1/3/25 at 4:41 pm to CocomoLSU
Posted on 1/3/25 at 4:41 pm to CocomoLSU
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History is something I’d be more likely to check out. But listening to people talk and talk isn’t very entertaining to me
If you like history, it’s worth giving it a try. Something about his episodes are very engaging and addictive.
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Posted on 1/3/25 at 5:00 pm to Lawyered
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Part 1 was released way back in June
This annoys the frick out of me with Carlin.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 5:05 pm to CocomoLSU
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Not sure I want to put that much time into someone talking nonstop.
This is like saying not sure I wanna put that much time into so many pages of words about a book.
Podcasts are a more entertaining form of audiobooks.
Edit: though some are annoying and I can’t stand listening to them at all
This post was edited on 1/3/25 at 5:07 pm
Posted on 1/3/25 at 5:42 pm to Lawyered
frick yeah, let’s roll
Posted on 1/3/25 at 5:47 pm to grizzlylongcut
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This annoys the frick out of me with Carlin.
Me too, but I also get why he can't turn them out like Empire, or the Rest is History.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 6:02 pm to LSUtwolves
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This is like saying not sure I wanna put that much time into so many pages of words about a book.
That’s the thing though. I like reading, especially for information (as opposed to fiction). But having someone read to me is boring for me. I’d prolly feel the same way about audiobooks as podcasts.
And I’m not hating on them at all. I know a ton of people who love them and I can see their value. I’ll even watch clips of some (like Rogan clips, for example) and have watched one or two full ones. I guess it’s just that the medium isn’t really suited for me. I’d much rather read the information on my own. If that makes sense.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 3:28 pm to CocomoLSU
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History is something I’d be more likely to check out. But listening to people talk and talk isn’t very entertaining to me.
I mean...that's kind of what a podcast is.
That's like saying, "I like history, but a book? With sentences and sentences on paragraphs on PAGES!
And you're telling me there are whole CHAPTERS of these things? No thank you. If I can't have it in less than a minute then it's not for me."
Posted on 1/4/25 at 3:55 pm to Lawyered
So this on cbs, abc, or nbc. ?
Posted on 1/4/25 at 4:06 pm to SCLSUMuddogs
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ETA: This one is actually only 4 hours, almost a blitz episode for old Carlin
It would be closer to 2 if he just cut out all the ‘sorta’s’ and ‘right?’s. I enjoy the guy’s work but the verbal crutches are out of hand. It’s all I hear now, and it’s only gotten worse since the last episode. I’m just over 40 minutes in and he’s in the hundreds of ‘sorta’s’.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 4:07 pm to fr33manator
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I mean...that's kind of what a podcast is.
I know what a podcast is, you fricking dolt. That’s why I’m not a huge fan of them.
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That's like saying, "I like history, but a book? With sentences and sentences on paragraphs on PAGES!
And you're telling me there are whole CHAPTERS of these things? No thank you. If I can't have it in less than a minute then it's not for me."
What an awful analogy. You are really, really bad at this.
This isn’t difficult to understand, so I’m not sure why you’re struggling so much with it. I’d rather consume my information myself (i.e. reading it) than listening to someone talk about it or having it read to me. But you know that already.
But I appreciate you hanging onto this for far too long and keeping it going just to stroke your ego and get attention, I guess.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 4:10 pm to Nature Boy
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It would be closer to 2 if he just cut out all the ‘sorta’s’ and ‘right?’s. I enjoy the guy’s work but the verbal crutches are out of hand. It’s all I hear now, and it’s only gotten worse since the last episode. I’m just over 40 minutes in and he’s in the hundreds of ‘sorta’s’.
I’m glad to hear this. Makes me know that I’m not interested in listening to someone speaking like that.
Prepare to be bitched at by fr33 for not wanting it to be longer though. He’s pretty pissy about it.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 4:38 pm to CocomoLSU
The gripe is that’s he’s becoming the George RR Martin of podcasters. He’s known for very long, engaging, heavily researched pods that are released sporadically, which was fine for most of his listeners, but now they’re getting shorter, fewer, and further between.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 4:47 pm to Lawyered
I also dislike podcasts, but Carlin is an exception for me. Supernova in the East about WWII Japan was great.
Unlike reading, I retained almost none of it but thoroughly enjoyed listening to his telling 1930-1940 Japan. Celtic Holocaust was also great.
Unlike reading, I retained almost none of it but thoroughly enjoyed listening to his telling 1930-1940 Japan. Celtic Holocaust was also great.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 5:39 pm to Corinthians420
Fall of Civilizations is the Goat.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 5:46 pm to CocomoLSU
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This isn’t difficult to understand, so I’m not sure why you’re struggling so much with it. I’d rather consume my information myself (i.e. reading it) than listening to someone talk about it or having it read to me.
Bingo.
I've had Carlin on in the background before but since I'm usually concentrating on something else I don't get much from it.
Books>>>podcasts
Posted on 1/4/25 at 5:48 pm to CocomoLSU
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Depends on what it is. History is something I’d be more likely to check out. But listening to people talk and talk isn’t very entertaining to me.
Same. I think college classes burned me out on that.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 7:14 pm to Lawyered
YES!
Posted on 1/4/25 at 7:18 pm to Lawyered
Man I love hardcore history but the wait is killer.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 9:08 pm to CocomoLSU
I don't know what to tell you. The man basically wrote the book on long form history podcasts and he's got a knack for storytelling
If that's not your cup of tea, then whatever.
I don't know what kind of podcast you'd be looking for that's Not someone talking.
But, if you want shorter, more lightweight, animated stuff (and this isn't a dig it's really good and I enjoy it) try Extra Credit
I get Carlin isn't for everyone. But he is very good. It's just dense
If that's not your cup of tea, then whatever.
I don't know what kind of podcast you'd be looking for that's Not someone talking.
But, if you want shorter, more lightweight, animated stuff (and this isn't a dig it's really good and I enjoy it) try Extra Credit
I get Carlin isn't for everyone. But he is very good. It's just dense
Posted on 1/4/25 at 9:11 pm to Lawyered
I listened to it today while at my model desk. As always Dan does a stellar job at telling a story. Only thing that sucks is now I have to wait however many months it takes for part III to come out.
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