[…] being able to say, "wherever you get your podcasts" is a radical statement. Because what it represents is the triumph of exactly the kind of technology that's supposed to be impossible: open, empowering tech that's not owned by any one company, that can't be controlled by any one company, and that allows people to have ownership over their work and their relationship with their audience.

What podcasting holds in the promise of its open format is the proof that an open web can still thrive and be relevant, that it can inspire new systems that are similarly open to take root and grow.

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[–] [email protected] 165 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

If those Joe Rogan fans could read, they would be very upset right now!

EDIT: Oh you know what? I just fact-checked myself and apparently that podcast is no longer Spotify-exclusive as of very recently. I hope you enjoyed the joke anyway.

[–] [email protected] 57 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Everything is better when it ends with a fact check.

[–] aksdb 37 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Even sex?

[–] Bondrewd 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

For these guys? Yes! Probably about HIV or something.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I guess it’s better than hearing “So that’s what you consider average?”

[–] aksdb 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

"Time for a fact check, baby."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Feelings are not facts. But cavities are.

[–] captainlezbian 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Especially sex

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

"Did that just happen?"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

They're paying him $250M starting this year. I think it's about to be exclusive to Spotify again.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I feel him selling out turned me off ever wanting to watch it. He didn't need the money, he was already super well off. So he just showed that he didn't value his listeners, he knew he would lose some but didn't care.

Compared to my favorite podcast that offers people to email him if they can't afford the paid stuff because he just wants people to be able to listen.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Agree. I mean I dunno if I'd be able to say no to $100 million even if I was already wealthy, so I don't want to make it too black-and-white... But it definitely did harm, and I think it's fair to describe it as selling out.

Who's your favorite podcast? They sound rad.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Tangentially Speaking by Chris Ryan.

He interviews interesting people, some famous, most not. The latest episode was with a guy he happened to meet at a party and thought he had an interesting story.

As the name implies he is very happy to go off on tangents, so the episodes can end up in topics you never would have guessed from the guest description.

Word of warning he does tend to talk for about 30 minutes at the start of every episode. I personally enjoy it but I know others who it annoys.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I will check him out, thanks!