I asked this already in the megathread but maybe I will get some more answers here.

Anyone got recommendations for good podcasts? Gaming/History/Politics/Nerdshit, etc. I’m waiting for my new glasses, and my current ones are slowly killing me. So I would like to do stuff that I can do without using my eyes.

I dont really do podcasts usually so this is new territory for me.

EDIT: AGAIN Thanks for all the recommendations so far. Lots of cool stuff to sink my teeth into.

  • Comp4 [comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    Now, I can't judge "Ready Player One" since I haven't read it or seen the movie, but the premise itself sounds rather trashy.

    • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]
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      2 years ago

      The book was fun pablum for some silly nerd nostalgia and if you don’t expect anything more it’s enjoyable.

      The movie is a hot fucking mess.

    • TallFroGuy [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Fair, and that's probably the main reason I couldn't get into it for books that I hadn't personally read since I can't tell if they're punching down at some hyper specific genre author who I otherwise have no reason to interact with

      That said, when they're punching up at a super popular and successful book that has made millions of dollars it feels (imho) very light hearted and fun rather than as hateful as I made it sound. If you've ever vented to someone about a book even though they're just giving the equivalent of "that's nice, dear" responses then you may enjoy this podcast.

      Their latest series is on Artemis - a book I put off despite adoring the author's other two books because I'd heard it just isn't as good. Now I'm probably going to read it so I can enjoy the good parts now and the bad parts when I listen to the podcast :)

        • TallFroGuy [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          I really should have given it a chance by now but The Martian clicked with me so well (only book I've ever finished and then immediately started again) that I was scared of sullying it if his next book was as bad as random people on the internet said lol

      • Comp4 [comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        Yeah, I guess I would have to read the books they are talking about to enjoy it. I just got into reading books again last year. I had around 10 years during which I didn't read much, so there are tons of popular things I never bothered with.

        • TallFroGuy [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          Nice. My advice is that if a book hasn't grabbed you in the first couple chapters then don't feel obliged to stick it out just because it's popular. I've spent a lot of time powering through books I didn't like (usually audiobooks on 2x speed) just to see if they got better by the end and they very rarely do lol.