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[–] 187 points 2 years ago (35 children)

The trick is to avoid shows that don’t have a clear objective unless they are comedians who are actually funny most of the time. “Three friends just sitting around talking about life, the universe, and everything!” -like descriptions are a major red flag. Extra deductions if their logo shows a glass of whiskey or a beer.

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  • [–] 106 points 2 years ago (24 children)

    That was my entire idea for a podcast. Thanks for shitting on my dream. I guess I'll never start it now.

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  • [–] 63 points 2 years ago (13 children)

    With that attitude, better become a Musician pronto

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  • [–] 47 points 2 years ago (12 children)

    Funny you should say that. I'm already a terrible musician. I've got a solo gig and a band gig this weekend. I just wanted the podcast to complete my middle aged white dude punch card because my cargo shorts just got here the other day.

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  • [–] 34 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Two gigs in the same weekend? Who's going to keep an eye on the smoker?!

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I am an actual cliche. Dang.

    I'll have everything prepped to start it up drunk at 2am on Sunday morning. This ain't my first rodeo and my brisket will be ready to slice by dinner Sunday evening.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    You'd look way cooler in something fast and shiny...

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    My motorcycle is plenty shiny and fast.

    Seriously, my superhero name should be Average Middle Aged White Dude. The only thing I'm not doing is getting more conservative as I get older.

    I guess I'm going to have to wear some white tube socks with my slides and saying shit like "Working hard or hardly working?"

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Apparently Gen Z is all about long socks now and only old people wear ankle socks lmao

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Socks are weird in general for so many reasons and at so many different levels.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago (1 child)
    1. if a random comment on the internet is enough to destroy

    your dream

    then it was a weak and shitty dream. Get a new one.

    1. do it anyway. Who cares. You know what's the worst that could happen? You try, and it doesn't work out and then you can look back at it and consider it "gave it a good shot, didn't work out". And then you can point to all the people who still sit on their couch and didn't even try.

    2. do it.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    This is good advice for people who are serious about their dream. I was not. I've had a crazy life and got to at least kind of hit all the high points of my dreams. My only other one is to retire while I'm young enough to get into trouble and I'm doing my damnedest.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Why not make a podcast about gatekeeping and use this as your first example? There, you've got an objective.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

    It’s not gatekeeping to point out that having no aim or objective for your show usually leads to a boring show people don’t want to listen to because it inevitably devolves into a bunch of inside jokes between the hosts that no one else understands, punctuated with the same jokes every podcast like that makes. insert “well no one listens to our show anyway!” line

    It’s like choosing to grab two random people at a bar and just listen to their conversation when commuting. Most of it is nothing you care about. It doesn’t mean you can’t make a good show like that, but it’s like saying “I’m going to make an album” when you don’t know what instruments you plan on using as you walk into the recording studio. Most people are not going to make something folks want to listen to.

    If your show is good, your show is good. Most shows like this are not good. Visit any podcast forum and see the hundreds of posts starting with “thinking of shutting it down after 50 episodes because we only have 20 listeners and can’t seem to grow.” If you want to take a crack at that genre then be my guest, I’m not saying you’re forbidden. Just that it’s common, easy, and usually attracts no listeners. But hey, plenty of folks do podcasts just for themselves which is totally valid.

    TL;DR: who sits down to write a book without deciding what it’s even broadly about?

    Edit: forgot to add, these shows never edit. At all. They don’t mute mics, they don’t have any mic discipline, they tap on tables and cough, then they do no content cuts. They don’t even bother running a basic compressor or leveler. It’s maddening.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    You are completely right.

    I was trying to make a joke, piggybacking off the other guy's joke, but I can see that was poorly communicated.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    All good my dude. There was like 5% of me that wondered if you were joking so I tried to make it a point to not get all shitty or name-calling lol

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I think you did good, I took no offense. I often get insecure about "Are they joking? I'll give a serious reply in case they're not, or in case someone else thinks they might be serious" myself, so I'm usually more concerned with the question "Is this clear enough as a joke?" than with blaming other people for not getting that.

    I have an irrational aversion to suffixing my posts with tone markers like "(joke)" that I probably should do something about. It would certainly help with that confusion.

    Either way, offering a serious take as a safety measure is a good thing, and I appreciate that you took the time.

    May life be as kind to you as you are to others!

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Yeah, if you’re not a comedian then you can’t just ramble and expect people to enjoy it. Whereas Bill Burr can talk about any old shit and make it interesting.

    Everyone overestimates how interesting and funny they are.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    White dudes and microphones lol the ultimate expression of how self important and insightful we feel all the time 😅

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I once had this idea for a show about nothing....

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