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Every so often my cat makes this weird expression that I think can only be described as his “bowser face.”

Podcast humor in the wild

Don’t be an RSSHOLE Share good podcasts when you hear them

Listening to @ologies.bsky.social is always a delight. Spiders have always had bad PR and it’s time to end this spider hate nonsense. Some perspective I learned in the latest episode:

New shirts available everywhere fake podcast merch is sold

Is everything a masterclass these days?

Making money as a creator online is a great side gig, says person who has side gig selling a course on being a creator.

Welcome back Severance

Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria is such a great science interview show. Love this skepticism definition from ep w/ Steve Novella. “Being an expert in science doesn’t make you an automatic expert in bullshit. You need people who are both.”

A podcast called Unofficial Hype, where each episode is a different guest who has the mission to be the unofficial hype person for a hobby or interest. Their job is to convince an apathetic listener to get into something through the sheer power of their enthusiasm. Why care and where to start.

Magic 8 Ball, will I find some good podcasts this year?

It’s a very short read and worth checking out I think: “Excellent Advice For Living” by Kevin Kelly It’s full of tweet length pithy advice. Some is just ok, but some are great that I still think about all the time. Here are a few of my favorites:

The new year doesn’t really begin until I dutifully and single handedly finish this tin of three types of popcorn

One of the biggest game changers for my creativity was very simple and very analog medium.com/@erikthejone...

A True Crime

I feel foolish for not doing this way sooner, but here’s a little tip for readers out there who like to highlight things but also like to read physical books. erikthejones.medium.com/a-super-simp...

It feels good to consume things. But when all I do is consume, I feel like something is missing. My goal for 2025 is to sustain a healthy give and take between consuming and creating.

The power of books

I sometimes think about what an awesome YouTube channel Carl Sagan would have if he had the chance.

I’m honestly impressed by people who can read a 20+ minute article on their phone. Like I see a substack that looks interesting but is SO LONG and I say who has time for this, but then it has hundreds of comments.

Continued tradition of grabbing library books for each other as part of our gift giving. A nice low pressure way to help each other discover something new. This year received some damn good ones.

Putting the amount of podcasts (and our galaxy) in perspective: If you take ALL THE PODCAST EPISODES and you send one ep to each star in our Milky Way, you would run out real fast. In fact, close to 0% of stars would get ANYTHING. So some say there are too many podcasts, but I say we need more!

I have a crazy prediction about podcasts in 2025: There will continue to be more good shows than you possibly have time to listen to.

Pretty excited for White Lotus season 3. But damn, I saw all these comments about excitement for “Lisa” and her acting debut and after searching around I now feel completely old and out of touch. youtu.be/DrU8ofww-NI?...

For people you really, really, like

The horror

Saw Interstellar in it’s rerelease on IMAX today, and damn if this scene isn’t one of the craziest things to experience in IMAX. youtu.be/v2H1s9gj5DA?...

Steps for feelings ridiculous: 1) Have a cleaning with dental hygienist 2) Miscalculate when they are reaching for your teeth with a tool 3) Sit there with an open mouth like a fool

Life mission

You know you are a podcast person when you miss what someone says in real life and your instinct is to rewind 15 seconds.

Love this idea of starter packs on Bluesky. Currently in the optimistic phase of a new platform. Let’s see how quickly I abandon this one!

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