✨️WitchyWoman✨️ @wicked-wiccan76.bsky.social · 22/05/2026This is a hill I'm willing to die on and why I don't see the point of podcasts at all. 3110 0
PalmTreeSurfer @palmtreesurfer.bsky.social · 22/05/2026actually.... I'm so old, I was thinking '30's radio shows, like.... the original war of the worlds which millions thought was a true story. just thinkin' out loud. 170 0
stitchingandbaking.bsky.social @stitchingandbaking.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Once you get past the barrier of the manosphere, you’ll be exposed to so many good genre podcasts and amazing audio dramas. 000 0
Mlip @mlip16.bsky.social · 23/05/2026They’re worse. Much much worse. Just because you can afford expensive podcasting equipment doesn’t make you an expert. And that’s the problem 010 0
Eu bem te disse. means I told you so. @ceu---azul.bsky.social · 22/05/2026for the visually impaired 010 0
collsmike.bsky.social @collsmike.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Yes. And without call ins. Hi this is Mike from New Jersey long time listener and first time caller😂 1240 0
oddly-s.bsky.social @oddly-s.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Not really... most podcasts are just the view/loose women tv show done in someone's garage for really easily offended chatty men that don't see that they are the biggest bitches on earth while they pretend to be top dog 000 0
stacycats @stacycats.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Why 90s? Why not the talk shows of the… 80s 70s 60s I mean what else was the point of AM radio. Smh. 000 0
Skippy @skipphead.bsky.social · 22/05/2026I find it odd when people don't like a particular podcast or style of podcast, they turn their nose up at the whole format. It's like saying "I heard a Justin Bieber song and I didn't like it so I am not a fan of music. " 100 0
Accentzeal @accentzeal.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Bob and Tom never talked about which obscure theme park ride from Pennsylvania was the best like Podcast the Ride would 030 0
leftitallbehind.bsky.social @leftitallbehind.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Podcasts suck dick. Im tired of hearing people sit around and talk about their anxiety, skin care routines, lack of sex, couples bitching about each other and gossip from reality TV shows. 000 0
LadyPup @ladypup.bsky.social · 23/05/2026YES! That's what I've been saying. And Netflix is now showing podcasts and I'm like "why?" I don't want to see someone talking into a microphone for an hour. It's like going to a DJ and watching him put on a record every 4 minutes. Who cares? Ugh! 120 0
chicken2little.bsky.social @chicken2little.bsky.social · 22/05/2026They sharpen listening skills. I used to have my students listen to old radio talk shows so that they would listen intently. 000 0
M4-Y4 @cixi.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Listening to E1: "ah yes this is just like my shows in 1988" 001 0
AJ Nyx (she/her) @ajnyx.bsky.social · 23/05/2026I thought everyone realized this back when the iPod & podcasts were new. Everyone I knew just still called them talk shows, with no distinction. Many of the radio talk shows that are still around are now branded as podcasts, even if they're still on the radio sometimes (like NPR). 000 0
Mark McCondach @mccondach.bsky.social · 23/05/2026For Canadians, CBC radio has been doing "podcasts" for its entire existence. Long form interviews on subjects broad and very niche. Ahem, public radio. 000 0
Anthony @misterysci.bsky.social · 22/05/2026static.klipy.comAlastor from Hazbin Hotel: 'You'ALT: Alastor from Hazbin Hotel: 'You' 000 0
Mango-Hime 🔜 Nebraskon @mangohime.com · 23/05/2026static.klipy.comAlways Has Been Among Us MemeALT: Always Has Been Among Us Meme 010 0
Mike Hutchinson @hutchymon.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Rush was dissembling for a paycheck before then 000 0
Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Yeah, but ones you have to subscribe to, and often pay for, individually. I miss broadcasting, when someone else would do the work of curating the worthwhile stuff for you. 000 0
Die Mad @playest.bsky.social · 23/05/2026static.klipy.comTrue Lie Detector Test MemeALT: True Lie Detector Test Meme 000 0
boughtwinrar.bsky.social @boughtwinrar.bsky.social · 22/05/2026A podcast isn’t a news source, it’s a manifesto with a payment plan. 0412 0
mycatsname.bsky.social @mycatsname.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Worse than that - podcasts are essentially ‘30’s radio dramas. 000 0
US Asunder @usasunder.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Your Group Chat is just an 90s Chat Room set to private. Your Chat GPT is just speedier 90s cut and paste. Everything old is new again. 000 0
Absurd_Dad @absurddad.bsky.social · 22/05/2026"Hello caller you're on the air with doctor rrrrruth vestheiiiimerrrr zexually speeeking" 000 0
Chemayo @chemayo.bsky.social · 22/05/2026static.klipy.comLeBron James: FactsALT: LeBron James: Facts 010 0
Lunch Pail Chris @lunchpailchris.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Then why are there no “morning zoo” podcasts? 000 0
Gary White - GameDev @invidious.bsky.social · 23/05/2026My rule is that I only listen to podcasts with one host. That way they have to rely on content. If there is a second host, it instantly becomes 80% chitchat. 001 0
Spooky Waffles @zazzyzazz.bsky.social · 22/05/2026I know and it’s awesome, I can connect my childhood and adulthood by driving around in cars with boys 020 0
Jossie.the.cat @jossie-the-cat.bsky.social · 23/05/2026From the 80s! There was even a TV show called "The Nighthawk" where a Radiohost will get calls at night and solved people's problems 🙄 010 0
Levi From The Elusive History Podcast @approx11ninjas.bsky.social · 23/05/2026*lazer beam noise* what do you mean? 000 0
A Voice in Detroit @thevoiceindetroit.bsky.social · 23/05/2026I've been in radio for 40 years. No difference between podcasting and talk radio whatsoever. In fact some of the same people who brought you radio are now producing the very podcasts you're listening to. The only difference is the medium. The content is identical. 010 0
Carl Pavlock @carlpavlock.bsky.social · 23/05/2026This is very easy to disprove with the multiple narrative podcasts that are more like the radio serials of decades prior. 020 0
Steven W. Hunt @ninjinister.bsky.social · 23/05/2026I'd say worse now, because in addition to hearing uninformed opinions on things like politics, sports, and finances, now you have the same thing but about Dragon Ball Z and cold cases. 000 0
SheehanUnchained @sheehanunchained.bsky.social · 23/05/2026There might be some good ones out there (this ex radio guy doesn't listen to them) but the potential is diluted by the fact that any dope who can afford the kit can do one. 000 0
Know your enemy @know-your-enemies.bsky.social · 22/05/2026🎯 what sucked then, still sucks now. 020 0
Fernando "Nano" @nano1045.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Yes and streams are just the equivalent of daytime talk shows. 010 0
ee32958.bsky.social @ee32958.bsky.social · 22/05/2026If only Click & Clack the Tappet Brothers had had a podcast… Their Communications Director, George Stayontopodis, was clearly asleep at the wheel. 000 0
DrC @ctriple.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Some of them are, but in many fields, including medicine, they provide critical updates and continuing education. Just because it’s your experience, doesn’t mean it’s everyone’s. 000 0
Kari and the cats @kamcco.bsky.social · 22/05/2026I used to hate them until I found Not Another D and D podcast -Naddpod- and laughed out loud listening to it. Now I search for the funny stuff to listen to #naddpod 130 0
Ginger Joe @paideiablue.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Less restrictions - time and content . can fast forward through commercials . You can also listen whenever you want on your schedule. 000 0
Michael Taylor @hollywoodjuicer.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Except they can use the Seven deadly words. 000 0
andrewsawyou.bsky.social @andrewsawyou.bsky.social · 22/05/2026That's why people don't listen to them. 000 0
Daniel Sims @redswirl.bsky.social · 22/05/2026It's just a different delivery medium for that stuff. Except I can pause it now. Honestly I still wonder why podcasts didn't bring radio dramas back. Audiobooks are already halfway there. 200 0
aquabluephoenix.bsky.social @aquabluephoenix.bsky.social · 23/05/2026True. Not a fan of either. 000 0
TableTopBill @tabletopbill.bsky.social · 23/05/2026static.klipy.comYeah Yep ExpressionALT: Yeah Yep Expression 000 0
Chas The Verruca Gnome🇺🇦 @chassmith.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Talk radio shows are just broadsheets from the 16th century 030 0
Yari no Yūsha ⚛️ @speerheld.bsky.social · 22/05/2026That’s OK by me. As long as they don’t turn it into a YouTube channel. 000 0
Kaakwha @kaakwha.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Except instead of one microphone per 50,000 people, it's now 50,000 microphones for each person. 010 0
verdiaria.bsky.social @verdiaria.bsky.social · 23/05/2026If Norman Rockwell were alive, what do you think he would be painting about this era ? 000 0
moon-is-an-enigma.bsky.social @moon-is-an-enigma.bsky.social · 22/05/2026with videos and other images. most without call-in feedback and mods that mute you in the chat. 000 0
Concerned citizen @lefthanddem.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Your point? How do you explain fox propaganda platform? Most of the major media outlets have said nothing about the corruption going on 000 0
John A. @wrongtimeline1.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Without any fcc oversight. That’s going well. ;) 000 0
armatsea.bsky.social @armatsea.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Podcast are only interesting to the people who record the podcast, Thanks for coming to my TedTalk. 010 0
🔞Lapida Sin Nombre 🔩 31YO pseudoartist drawing lewd for fun @lapidasinnombre.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Yeas but you don't need to be owned by a mainstream media own a radio studio and you can actually speak about almost anything... 000 0
Echo Dextive @dextivestudios.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Somebody PLEASE introduce Gen Z to the radio, I am BEGGING. We could see a radio rennaisance if we get all those (good) podcasts on the radio and their listeners to tune in! 100 0
duckunt.bsky.social @duckunt.bsky.social · 23/05/2026yes. and the good ones are all progeny of the Howard stern show 000 0
defeq79.bsky.social @defeq79.bsky.social · 22/05/2026And just as pointless as taking to find workable solutions to complex problems. Stirring the pot to a rapid boil only makes a boilover 050 0
Not that maggie @maggiedammit.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Exactly. Only now everyone has a got dam microphone. 000 0
Wonderful Secrets @xiratho.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Why are we still calling them podcasts? The iPod is long dead. 010 0
maddness.bsky.social @maddness.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Not quite …. Dr. Ruth call ins were better 000 0
The worst person you know @biden2028.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Basically all the internet is things you could do before the internet, just cheaper and easier and consequentially less profitable and worse quality. 030 0
Kaz Carr @kazuwacky.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Agreed, I explained podcasts to my Dad as "Radio 4 on demand" 010 0
Billy Jarrett @billjarrett.bsky.social · 22/05/2026My interest in podcasts died with working from home. Without a commute I don’t listen to them now. I also don’t understand audio/video for talk shows where text is an option. Sure it’s necessary for some things like DIY help but reading is usually so much faster. 010 0
nshade666.bsky.social @nshade666.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Yes,and? Well,they are almost there. Most haven’t quite figured out the sidekick and regular gimmick formulas yet 000 0
𝙹𝚅 𝙳𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎 @jvdance.bsky.social · 23/05/2026I wish there were still call in radio shows that weren’t all right wing. 020 0
thadharmaofjunk.bsky.social @thadharmaofjunk.bsky.social · 22/05/2026With a low (almost none) barrier to entry. 000 0
iwasalover.bsky.social @iwasalover.bsky.social · 22/05/2026"This ain't your grandma's podcast" doesn't hit the same. That sounds like a podcast I would like it to be. 000 0
⛧Baazuc-ee's⛧ @goatycultist.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Only if you're lame and listen to propaganda brainrot like Rogan. I'm over here listening to actually enjoyable things like RPG and horror story podcasts 010 0
Jess Kali 🏳️⚧️ @jessicakali.bsky.social · 22/05/2026I hate this meme but when you're right, you're right. 000 0
Anthony Damiani @adamiani.bsky.social · 23/05/202690s radio never gave me 9 hour deep dives on obscure X-Men characters, or hundred part histories of the Russian Revolution. 020 0
Kip Killagon @rarefox2600.bsky.social · 23/05/2026I like listening to podcasts because it's like I have friends :3 000 0
Alexander Rooksmoor @arcrooksmoor.bsky.social · 23/05/2026The thing is, the guy who used to phone in to harangue the DJ, is now effectively the DJ. 000 0
Jay @zom-poc.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Podcasts are self induced brainwashing sessions. Fact.static.klipy.comMichael Jordan: Stop It. Get Some Help.ALT: Michael Jordan: Stop It. Get Some Help. 000 0
All AI is Slop. @bonesbrigaderipper.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Worse - they’re 90’s talk radio with no FCC guardrails or consequences for bad ratings. They’re local access talk radio. 000 0
Neutrinos In Bloom @jnbsn.bsky.social · 23/05/2026I don’t usually enjoy listening to them but I understand why someone might. What I really don’t get is videos of podcasts. 100 0
Seth @kingofthefraggles.bsky.social · 23/05/2026And none of these modern podcasters has a thing on Sally Jessy Raphael. I miss Talknet. 000 0
notchandrive.bsky.social @notchandrive.bsky.social · 23/05/2026The Rico Brogna podcast by Even Roberts, centered around the #METS is a decent podcast. 000 0
Carol @queenlorac.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Yes. Except the ones on streaming services. The pod casts that have to explain to you the show you just watched. 010 0
RFK Brain Worm Jr. @planetofdinosaurs.bsky.social · 22/05/2026The people listening to Rogan today can be traced back directly to the douche cakes who listened to The Rush Limbaugh show in the 90's. 010 0
Brett Connolly @brettconnolly.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Sure, but they were limited to politics/sports/news. There was nothing like Comedy Bang Bang coming on after Rush. 000 0
john can cook @jdavis77.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Except talk radio only has a few options. There's a podcast for everything 010 0
Brooklynsjames @brooklynsjames.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Except those were live, podcasts are all in retrospect 000 0
stellarsellards.bsky.social @stellarsellards.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Wow. Now I get why I cant stand them. 230 0
Seldon Crisis Log @seldoncrisislog.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Rogan is the new Limbaugh, except a lot less funny. I’m not kidding, when Rush started out he made people laugh, that was his hook to reel in listeners who would normally balk at the hate. It was cruel humor so it selected for low empathy listeners. 000 0
@aubergenius2 @aubergenius2.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Same bullshit, cockamamie, half-formed opinions, different venue. 000 0
Mario "Brother" Margheriti @jay-west.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Except they're not all conservative like all the big radio shows of the 90s 110 0
Andrew B. -> Gamehole Con @swordcompass.bsky.social · 23/05/2026There is just about zero difference between the sports talk podcasts I listen to that are live radio first (and unchanged since the 90s) vs. ones that are direct to pod. I actually got into podcasts initially becuase they let me listen my fave radio show at a different time. 001 0
Feature Envy Productions/EJ @featureenvy.bsky.social · 22/05/2026And I hated them back then too 020 0
adrianrp @adrianrp.bsky.social · 23/05/2026No. Podcasts are (often) simple-format, intelligent talking heads programming of a kind that used to be on television when broadcasters didn't dumb down all the time. 000 0
The Evil-er Betty @ndrichter.bsky.social · 22/05/2026But they aren't though? Like even a little bit. This is just a big stretch to be reductionist, but the grasp isn't there. 2150 0
