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Is podcasting a uniquely Anglo-American phenomenon?

I find there's no one in other countries that really do this...
180 henna mad-dog skullcap
  05/13/24
> There's no French Joe Rogan for example There's no A...
Contagious mahogany state hominid
  05/13/24
maybe it's because we're so large that terrestrial radio is ...
Bearded double fault
  05/13/24
I've been listening to a lot of French radio broadcasts uplo...
180 henna mad-dog skullcap
  05/13/24
it's literally just all white women i don't know any male...
Violent partner toilet seat
  05/13/24
the #1 podcast by far is joe rogan, which has a male dominat...
Bearded double fault
  05/13/24
what kind of a "male" listens to podcasts lmao wha...
Violent partner toilet seat
  05/13/24
matt and shane are really good. and there's several news one...
Bearded double fault
  05/13/24
why the fuck would you spend hours listening to these people...
flesh very tactful senate haunted graveyard
  05/13/24
semi-mindless humor has it's place. audiobooks are great but...
Bearded double fault
  05/13/24
It's not dissimilar from reading xopoas. We're just shooting...
180 henna mad-dog skullcap
  05/13/24
you participate in xo, when you choose to do so. i can;t ima...
garnet wonderful brethren
  05/13/24
Anyone can make a podcast in their living room. And who says...
180 henna mad-dog skullcap
  05/13/24
i think you have to be kinda brainwashed to even indulge in ...
frum indirect expression area
  05/13/24
have you ever said anything insightful or is it all clueless...
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  05/13/24
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180 henna mad-dog skullcap
  05/13/24
i agree with him. the audience for these "programs"...
garnet wonderful brethren
  05/13/24
cr they should be getting fucked up the ass and eating lenti...
cobalt antidepressant drug national
  05/13/24
the kike stuff is really offensive, please cool it
garnet wonderful brethren
  05/13/24
nigger
cobalt antidepressant drug national
  05/13/24
much appreciated
garnet wonderful brethren
  05/13/24
No one in the US has any kids so yeah we're mostly all hangi...
180 henna mad-dog skullcap
  05/13/24
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Cyan hideous step-uncle's house quadroon
  05/13/24
Podcasts are a cyclical thing. They had an upswing with the...
Rose Pocket Flask
  05/13/24
I disagree. I think there's a strong appetite for the format...
180 henna mad-dog skullcap
  05/13/24
PoC here (1/4 Italian) and I can confirm that I have never l...
Vigorous parlour dysfunction
  05/13/24
I never really thought about it but I bet it does have to do...
vivacious orchestra pit mental disorder
  05/13/24
I am French I've used Minitel more times than you could poss...
180 henna mad-dog skullcap
  05/13/24
I don't understand who has time to listen to all these podca...
talented pungent rigpig
  05/13/24
Podcasts are 180. My favorites are political ones where peop...
180 henna mad-dog skullcap
  05/13/24
dude shannon sharpe is like 82 IQ pretty unintentionally ...
Violent partner toilet seat
  05/13/24
No they're awesome because he got what amounted to a drunk p...
180 henna mad-dog skullcap
  05/13/24
it's amazing to me that in this age of cell phones, people h...
Soul-stirring elite cuckoldry house
  05/13/24
One weird trick I never listen to the whole thing. Just the ...
180 henna mad-dog skullcap
  05/13/24
Have about a 30-35 minute commute for work the 3-4 days a we...
free-loading splenetic faggot firefighter messiness
  05/13/24
...
180 henna mad-dog skullcap
  05/13/24
My commute is about the same. I listen to a podcast on way t...
Duck-like Irradiated Theatre Nibblets
  05/15/24
I'd be interested to what extent this is actually true, but ...
Flirting lemon hissy fit
  05/14/24
I have consumed a ton of European books and movies and radio...
180 henna mad-dog skullcap
  05/14/24
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1xVzWDElZOwJys7ONQDPc5
Lavender heady temple
  05/15/24
the french are also really into sci-fi jrpgs
electric godawful gas station corn cake
  05/15/24
Xenosaga?
Lavender heady temple
  05/15/24


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Date: May 13th, 2024 10:46 AM
Author: 180 henna mad-dog skullcap

I find there's no one in other countries that really do this, at least not the way we do. There's no French Joe Rogan for example. They have podcasts in other languages but they're never any good. The French are still really into terrestrial radio for some reason. You would think some sort of podcasting star would emerge around the world but the anglosphere seems to be the only place this really happens. US and UK are the only countries really crushing the podcast game. Why?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47657524)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 12:00 PM
Author: Contagious mahogany state hominid

> There's no French Joe Rogan for example

There's no Anglo Joe Rogan, either, as "Rogan" is an Irish surname.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47657694)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 10:49 AM
Author: Bearded double fault

maybe it's because we're so large that terrestrial radio is ineffective. to reach the entire country you'd have to be syndicated. back in the day there was often local radio talent that is pretty similar to your average podcaster. but now that those people can reach the entire market and not have the red tape that comes from radio, why wouldn't they? small anglosphere countries like the uk just follow our lead.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47657534)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 11:01 AM
Author: 180 henna mad-dog skullcap

I've been listening to a lot of French radio broadcasts uploaded onto YouTube and it's all fucking garbage. They don't have any great long form interviews with notables. They seem to not care at all about audio quality and have heinous room reflections and don't have dedicated podcasting rooms.

They fucking obsessed with aliens and Atlantis. It's really retarded and gay. I can't sit through this shit at all. How do they not have one famous independent podcast interviewer?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47657573)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 11:47 AM
Author: Violent partner toilet seat

it's literally just all white women

i don't know any males who listen to "podcasts" that shit is goofy and retarded as fuck

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47657648)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 11:58 AM
Author: Bearded double fault

the #1 podcast by far is joe rogan, which has a male dominated audience.

#3 is acquired, #4 is kill tony, #7 is tucker, #9 is theo von.

podcasts are male dominated. the only ones with a majority female audience is birdbrain pods like call her daddy and true crime. comedy, culture, news, etc. are all male dominated.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47657687)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 12:00 PM
Author: Violent partner toilet seat

what kind of a "male" listens to podcasts lmao what the fuck

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47657693)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 12:04 PM
Author: Bearded double fault

matt and shane are really good. and there's several news ones i like.

how is listening to someone like matt and shane significantly different from listening to shit like howard stern and o&a back in the day? it's the same shit with fewer restrictions than terrestrial radio, available on-demand, and not as tethered to outdated "radio style" format.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47657704)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 12:15 PM
Author: flesh very tactful senate haunted graveyard

why the fuck would you spend hours listening to these people rather than coming up with your own thoughts and content. or reading time-tested literature. or gaming.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47657728)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 12:35 PM
Author: Bearded double fault

semi-mindless humor has it's place. audiobooks are great but even if i'm paying close attention you aren't going to get the same thing listening to literature over reading it. and in a car i can't devote my full attention to something. so the options are either music or pods. same thing when i'm doing mindless chores around the house.

it's either music or pods. i like funny banter. it's not like i'm listening to this shit instead of doing something more productive. it's semi-mindless entertainment to listen to while you're doing other tasks.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47657804)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 3:32 PM
Author: 180 henna mad-dog skullcap

It's not dissimilar from reading xopoas. We're just shooting the shit about current topics.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47658332)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 3:34 PM
Author: garnet wonderful brethren

you participate in xo, when you choose to do so. i can;t imagine listening to morons blather on a cast for 3 hours about something they are retarded about. no different than listening to H and Tea in the mornings on some local radio station

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47658343)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 3:41 PM
Author: 180 henna mad-dog skullcap

Anyone can make a podcast in their living room. And who says I haven't been on Joe Rogan already?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47658377)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 12:18 PM
Author: frum indirect expression area

i think you have to be kinda brainwashed to even indulge in it. you either have to be commuting long distances to work, like a lot of idiots do in the us, or you have to be walking around with ear buds in fiddling with your phone. i guess you can play it over some sort of a speaker if youre working at a mom and pop auto shop (to the extent those still exist) but good luck getting multiple people to agree on what to listen to.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47657741)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 12:20 PM
Author: cobalt antidepressant drug national

have you ever said anything insightful or is it all clueless smug mystery meat gook shapeshifter nonsense

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47657750)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 3:29 PM
Author: 180 henna mad-dog skullcap



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47658327)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 3:33 PM
Author: garnet wonderful brethren

i agree with him. the audience for these "programs" are commuters or people fucking around wasting their whole evenings at home. euros walk a lot but don't really do the mindless earbud shit ime

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47658336)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 3:34 PM
Author: cobalt antidepressant drug national

cr they should be getting fucked up the ass and eating lentils instead

kike

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47658340)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 3:35 PM
Author: garnet wonderful brethren

the kike stuff is really offensive, please cool it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47658345)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 3:37 PM
Author: cobalt antidepressant drug national

nigger

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47658356)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 3:38 PM
Author: garnet wonderful brethren

much appreciated

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47658362)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 3:47 PM
Author: 180 henna mad-dog skullcap

No one in the US has any kids so yeah we're mostly all hanging out at night doing fuckall. Or poasting.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47658397)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 4:26 PM
Author: Cyan hideous step-uncle's house quadroon



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47658566)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 12:21 PM
Author: Rose Pocket Flask

Podcasts are a cyclical thing.

They had an upswing with the pandemic, but it's already dying off.

In 2 years nobody will care about these nthings again.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47657757)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 3:30 PM
Author: 180 henna mad-dog skullcap

I disagree. I think there's a strong appetite for the format. People like how it's unvarnished and unscripted. Saying podcasts are unpopular is like saying hanging out with friends and talking is unpopular.

It's such a better format than scripted news with an editorial angle and a time constraint and questions you're not allowed to ask.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47658330)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 3:36 PM
Author: Vigorous parlour dysfunction

PoC here (1/4 Italian) and I can confirm that I have never listened to a podcast for more than 10 minutes at a time

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47658350)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 3:41 PM
Author: vivacious orchestra pit mental disorder

I never really thought about it but I bet it does have to do with commutes, as mentioned upthread. When I had a long commute, I obsessively listened to podcasts and audiobooks.

The French are very idiosyncratic with tech anyway, it was not that long ago they shut down their proprietary modem/bulletin board system.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minitel

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47658376)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 3:44 PM
Author: 180 henna mad-dog skullcap

I am French I've used Minitel more times than you could possibly imagine.

Shouldn't there be a German Joe Rogan and a Japanese one and one from Spain? Surely other countries must have 3 hour long interview podcasts and big podcasting stars. Our country has so many. I know FizzKidd listens to Jap radio. Any Japanese podcasts?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47658387)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 3:41 PM
Author: talented pungent rigpig

I don't understand who has time to listen to all these podcasts. I guess, like talk radio, it's good if you are commuting a lot or have an undemanding job where you can listen to stuff all day. I would sometimes listen to a podcast when I commuted but even then I got sick of it after a while. And my total commute time was shorter than the podcast time so I could never "catch up".

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47658379)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 3:46 PM
Author: 180 henna mad-dog skullcap

Podcasts are 180. My favorites are political ones where people get into debates about controversial topics.

Club Shay Shay has skyrocketed in popularity as Shannon Sharpe has emerged as the black culture Joe Rogan. My point in the OP is that even a newcomer like Sharpe is more popular in the unfiltered long form interviews format than anyone from other countries. And he's still climbing the charts.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47658392)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 3:52 PM
Author: Violent partner toilet seat

dude shannon sharpe is like 82 IQ

pretty unintentionally amazing example of why "podcasts" are so fucking awful

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47658416)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 4:03 PM
Author: 180 henna mad-dog skullcap

No they're awesome because he got what amounted to a drunk private conversation on camera where a famous black celebrity started talking about how the Jews (which blacks call the Illuminati for some reason) make every black actor be gay or trans in movie to control them and it got 62 million views.

Lex Fridman isn't bright either but he gets amazing guests to dish and you get to find out what people really think vs scripted, guarded bullshit on television which there's always edits and an agenda.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47658458)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 3:58 PM
Author: Soul-stirring elite cuckoldry house

it's amazing to me that in this age of cell phones, people have the attention span to listen to 3-4 hr recordings.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47658434)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 4:03 PM
Author: 180 henna mad-dog skullcap

One weird trick I never listen to the whole thing. Just the first hour to get a taste then I move on.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47658460)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 4:36 PM
Author: free-loading splenetic faggot firefighter messiness

Have about a 30-35 minute commute for work the 3-4 days a week I go into the office. Perfect for an episode of a narrative history podcast. Today I listened to a narrative of “emperor” Barbarossa and his campaigns versus the Italian city states.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47658600)



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Date: May 13th, 2024 4:49 PM
Author: 180 henna mad-dog skullcap



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47658634)



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Date: May 15th, 2024 7:30 PM
Author: Duck-like Irradiated Theatre Nibblets

My commute is about the same. I listen to a podcast on way to work. When I get in I basically setup my laptop, answer a few emails and hit the gym. Earbuds are water poof so I'll go right into the shower.

Good history ones I like are Dan Carlin and history of Rome. I do lots of Rogan. He gets great guests. I'll usually skip the comics.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47665247)



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Date: May 14th, 2024 12:28 AM
Author: Flirting lemon hissy fit

I'd be interested to what extent this is actually true, but I suspect a big part of it is that its similar to other entertainment - these countries do have a bit of their own ecosystem, but a big portion is still American shit and we never hear about their shit.

It's like asking why they don't have their own rappers, singers, or movie blockbusters. To a certain extent they do, but you can still go to these countries and hear an awful lot of Drake.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47659701)



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Date: May 14th, 2024 12:32 AM
Author: 180 henna mad-dog skullcap

I have consumed a ton of European books and movies and radio shows and TV over the years. Like, really, a lot. Obviously there are local celebrities in their countries who no one knows outside. Even in some dinky country like Norway or Switzerland there are "celebrities" that are famous only there and not really anywhere else. And they all have social media influencers and low level YouTube shows with millions of views. They just don't *do* the 3 hour podcast interview format. I watched ONE French podcast where they interviewed some entrepreneur about how he got successful but it was so unbelievably shitty and had not that many views. It's not like the US where there are podcasting stars and that format rakes in a ton of money. No one else is really doing it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47659706)



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Date: May 15th, 2024 5:38 PM
Author: Lavender heady temple

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1xVzWDElZOwJys7ONQDPc5

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47664912)



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Date: May 15th, 2024 5:43 PM
Author: electric godawful gas station corn cake

the french are also really into sci-fi jrpgs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47664928)



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Date: May 15th, 2024 5:52 PM
Author: Lavender heady temple

Xenosaga?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5528040&forum_id=2#47664964)