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Record it and release as unofficial podcast DLC; aka podmods.
- So like a podcast version of those annoying reaction videos

“Right you are, Phil. I too agree it’s incredibly important we make the age of consent 16 in America.”

I’m not gonna lie about having fallen in love with the new era of podcasting that revolves around the rogansphere, it gives me a bit of humanity while studying endlessly in my room.
However.
I’m not rich and or famous, which means I can’t really relate with whatever the fuck is on their agenda. Audemaris Piguet watches, 911 GT3RSs, 1.2M dollar houses an hour from austin, etc.
Which means
I 100% rather watch video essays made by normal people talk about what I’m thinking when I watch the “bro casts” which is usually “oh fuck off, why are y’all playing dick measuring contests” or “Jesus fucking Christ it is obvious you’re speaking through your ass, I hope someone grills you on everything you said wrong.”
It all translates to I miss the company of my high school friends, I don’t miss the gay jokes and having to sit quietly through their bullshit.
- I'd like to recommend a few non-rogansphere podcasts:
  LeVar Burton Reads - LeVar Burton picks a short story and reads it to you
  Darknet Diaries - Jack Rhysider investigates events from the dark side of the internet (mostly cyber crime)
  NPR: Up First - daily 15 minute top news stories
  This Week in Tech - 2-3 hour group discussions of current events primarily focused on technology
  risky.biz - great coverage of current events in the cybersecurity field, plus interviews with industry professionals
  
  Thank you friend 🩷
  
  Obligatory Knowledge Fight shout out.
  The Rogan-centric episodes might be a good place to start.
- I'd suggest YouTubers that deep dive into controversy, science, or current events. It might be tough to stumble upon, depending on which side of the algorithm you're on, but I'm a sucker for hour long documentaries on game design and development history.
  
  The thing I absolutely love is to see is the real outside world and the interactive conversations between friends in podcasts.
  I can’t sit through 50min of still shots and bullet points, but, if you have what seems like a real conversation mixed in with video of an experience, I get hooked.
  This of course is extremely rare as it would make for a horrible life with an extremely high production cost (think Neistat’s OG videos where he’d go around NYC and film his daily life).
  What isn’t rare is other people mixing both the podcast energy with the irlstream energy to make a cohesive story. It doesn’t sit right with me that it’s just mainly drama but I’ll take what I can get.
- Do you want JUST casual conversation podcasts? Or podcasts that have a “topic” but there’s lots of friendly bullshitting around the topic of the day? I listen to 10+ hours of podcasts a day, I might have recs if you specify.
  Edit: I offer because none of the podcasts I listen to are out-of-touch millionaires complaining about their Rolexes lol.
  
  Not OP, but if you have a recommendation for podcasts that have a “topic” but there’s lots of friendly bullshitting around the topic of the day, I'd love to hear some!
  
  I guess casual conversation that matters sort of? I’d appreciate some of your favorites.

I feel seen and possibly attacked.

Given the amount of time I spend participating in the podcast this way, I would rather say that I sometimes pause my thoughts for a little podcast rather than the opposite

If you think that’s bad, consider all the people who sing along with recorded music like they are part of the band.
- Hey, Amy Lee loves how well I harmonize with her. You're obviously just jealous.

I dont do this as often as the meme implies but I do stop and talk things over out loud sometimes, either to grapple with what I just heard or to follow a tangent thought to its conclusion before the podcast continues

Huh, I never thought about doing this. Maybe I should start.
- How to develop a parasocial relationship
  
  Is this why people like podcasts and YouTube? This makes so much sense.

Ah, yes. I like to call it "my social life" for short.

If you are not social and want to be, this is actually a good way to practice conversations. The idea is to pretend to be one side of a conversation and try to mimic what a person would say in a situation. It's more practical with planned conversations, like TV shoes because those conversations are designed to lead to something. Casual podcast conversations may have more conversation threads that may end abruptly.

I met a family member's kid once who would both narrate himself while playing Minecraft, and have full conversations with whatever youtuber he was watching on a second screen (who was also narrating himself playing Minecraft)
I also met an old lady with dementia once who would have full conversations and arguments with people on TV.
I'm not sure if this phenomenon has a name, but it's something currently afflicting both the silent generation and generation alpha.

There is a picture where a boy sits next to a commercial with talking people and first you think he is part of the group but then you realize he's sitting next to the tv

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