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coyo7e: Aug 23, 2007; by zen death robot

Chris Remo posted:

Is it really? It only occupied any significant amount of time on a single episode and as far as I recall has only even come up again maybe one other time?

I kind of assumed that the "being on the verge of being run into the ground" comment is somebody who either isn't aware of how long-running most Idle Thumbs in-jokes have been dragged along (I miss Jeff GoldbestGoneGoldblum), or who's just classic internet sexist response :argh:

about having a girl who talks about gaming stuff other than branching plot design choices and the same old tired gamecons. I'm royally sick of PAX/E3/etc and would never have been interested myself in, say, gaymer-X con, or anthropomorphic adventure/platofrming games however, it's a really nice change of pace, and the Boston accent is almost as endearingly funny as Giant Bomb's in-'cast ads a la "Hey there 'small business-man!'"

Hakkesshu posted:

I'm truly happy for you.

Hey thanks, it's pretty rad! You meet lots of friendly and interesting people, and get to visit cool places like where we relaxed at yesterday, after a day hike:

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ja2ke: Feb 19, 2004

Chris Remo posted:

Is it really? It only occupied any significant amount of time on a single episode and as far as I recall has only even come up again maybe one other time?

Its tired poo poo Chris.

Anyway, baboo.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 02:04

Funkmaster General: Sep 13, 2008; Hey, man, I distinctly remember this being an episode of Spongebob.

Finally got around to playing the Dark Souls 2 DLC and holy poo poo, it's like they made a DLC pack just for Gary and Kole. Can't wait for this episode of bonfireside.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 02:57

TychoCelchuuu: Jan 2, 2012; This space for Rent.

I think we're at least a year out from Idle Thumbs being able to run any Danielle stuff into the ground, let alone solid gold stuff like her accent. Keep in mind this is the podcast that still talks about Jurassic Park and bird noises.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 03:12

sub supau: Aug 28, 2007

Chris Remo posted:

Is it really? It only occupied any significant amount of time on a single episode and as far as I recall has only even come up again maybe one other time?

Sorry, I should've been clearer - I meant it's getting run into the ground in this thread, not on the show. My bad.

coyo7e posted:

I kind of assumed that the "being on the verge of being run into the ground" comment is somebody who either isn't aware of how long-running most Idle Thumbs in-jokes have been dragged along (I miss Jeff GoldbestGoneGoldblum), or who's just classic internet sexist response about having a girl who talks about gaming stuff other than branching plot design choices and the same old tired gamecons.

I hope you find what makes you happy someday.

sub supau fucked around with this message at 03:23 on Jul 28, 2014

# ? Jul 28, 2014 03:20

Song For The Deaf: Aug 10, 2006; I HAVE TO USE MY SOUND SWORD NOW.

Funkmaster General posted:

Finally got around to playing the Dark Souls 2 DLC and holy poo poo, it's like they made a DLC pack just for Gary and Kole. Can't wait for this episode of bonfireside.

It's very exciting. I can't wait for the rest of the DLC. I think we're going to have some fun.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 03:52

ja2ke: Feb 19, 2004

This thread has been running a little hot lately.

This is maybe a dumb question but what do you guys use to listen to podcasts? I almost exclusively listen on my iPhone and recently switched to Overcast because it's supposed to be the new hotness... and it is really clean, but makes me miss some of the robustness of Downcast. Does anyone still use stitcher or whatever that third party "rips your podcast from your feed to make it more convenient for us" service?

# ? Jul 28, 2014 04:22

Sankis: Mar 8, 2004; But I remember the fella who told me. Big lad. Arms as thick as oak trees, a stunning collection of scars, nice eye patch. A REAL therapist he was. Er wait. Maybe it was rapist?

I have an android (Galaxy S4) and use BeyondPod. I've been very happy with it except I once had to reinstall it for some dumb reason and lost everything and had to add all my feeds again.

On my iPod I used to use the podcast app because I didn't know any better but since I got this phone the ipod has been relegated to alarm clock duty.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 04:25

cronox2: Jul 24, 2010; woah, you look
REALLY pissed off...

BeyondPod on Android here as well. I tried the Doubletwist podcast add-on and it was terrible and you had to go through some voodoo to add a simple url if the show you wanted wasn't in their directory.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 04:36

Beard Yawn: Apr 11, 2011; You would make a good Dalek.

Been using Downcast on my iPhone since it was recommended to me on this very thread. I grabbed Overcast when it was released but I really like the functionality of Downcast so I came back to it really quickly.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 04:46

Bobulus: Jan 28, 2007

I'm using BeyondPod on android and have been rather unhappy with it.

Once every few months it will "forget" which episodes of a feed I've already listened to and mark the entire back history as unlistened. I'll only notice this when I queue up the a Bombcast / Idle Thumbs / whatever and discover it has actually downloaded episode 1.

Also, if the app goes too long without hitting play, it will spend approximately ten seconds to begin playing. I presume this is due to some sort of conflict with the way Android handles memory management, but it's so infuriating when I hit play on my car's stereo and don't have any visual feedback on why it will sometimes work and sometimes not.

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sub supau: Aug 28, 2007

On Android, and Pocketcasts for life yo.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 04:51

Chilled Milk: Jun 22, 2003; No one here is alone,
satellites in every home

ja2ke posted:

This thread has been running a little hot lately.

This is maybe a dumb question but what do you guys use to listen to podcasts? I almost exclusively listen on my iPhone and recently switched to Overcast because it's supposed to be the new hotness... and it is really clean, but makes me miss some of the robustness of Downcast. Does anyone still use stitcher or whatever that third party "rips your podcast from your feed to make it more convenient for us" service?

When I had an android I used Doggcatcher, which used RSS feeds but they did keep their own database of them I believe (but also had a deal to google for feeds too). But on iOS I just use the Apple stock one, since it Just Works.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 05:01

Fats: Oct 14, 2006; What I cannot create, I do not understand; Fun Shoe

Downcast still works well.

I don't understand how someone can live 30 entire years and end up like Dan Ryckert. He's growing on me, but jesus.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 05:07

moller: Jan 10, 2007; Swan stole my music and framed me!

Pocketcast on android has been nothing but a pleasure to use. The way it minimizes to notifications is great, the full screen display is great, playing in the background is great, you can always get to the controls.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 05:10

Stan Taylor: Oct 13, 2013; Touched Fuzzy, Got Dizzy

Pockecasts here as well. Looks great, works fine. Haven't had a problem a single with it.

Also, I just got a Wii U 'casue I've been craving one and Idle Thumbs just keeps on talking about it. Mario Kart is SO GOOD.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 05:23

coyo7e: Aug 23, 2007; by zen death robot

Funkmaster General posted:

Finally got around to playing the Dark Souls 2 DLC and holy poo poo, it's like they made a DLC pack just for Gary and Kole. Can't wait for this episode of bonfireside.

This is the most-convincing selling point I've heard for any xbox 360 content in probably 6-9 months.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 05:31

A Real Happy Camper: Dec 11, 2007; These children have taught me how to believe.

I go to the website and download each mp3 individually :saddowns:

# ? Jul 28, 2014 05:43

Lone Goat: Apr 16, 2003; When life gives you lemons, suplex those lemons.

Captain Novolin posted:

I go to the website and download each mp3 individually

I used to do this but had an RSS feed instead of going to the actual website.

Now I just used Podcast Addict on Android.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 05:53

regulargonzalez: Aug 18, 2006; UNGH LET ME LICK THOSE BOOTS DADDY HULU YES YES GIVE ME ALL THE CORPORATE CUMMIES ADBLOCK USERS DESERVE THE DEATH PENALTY, DON'T THEY DADDY?
WHEN THE RICH GET RICHER I GET HORNIER

Android - Podcast Addict. I dislike it quite a bit but am also too lazy to switch. It's a conundrum without a solution.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 05:55

Adeline Weishaupt: Oct 16, 2013; by Lowtax

regulargonzalez posted:

Android - Podcast Addict. I dislike it quite a bit but am also too lazy to switch. It's a conundrum without a solution.

I use this one personally, and I have no real complaints. So what don't you like about it?

# ? Jul 28, 2014 05:58

Dezinus: Jun 4, 2006; How unsightly.

Captain Novolin posted:

I go to the website and download each mp3 individually

I was gonna post about how I was a dinosaur, but all these kids started dropping their hip podblast lingo and scared me off.

I like to look at the pretty pictures.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 06:19

sub supau: Aug 28, 2007

Captain Novolin posted:

I go to the website and download each mp3 individually

I'm a big dumb idiot that would forget when most shows came out and never end up listening if I had to do that. I'm the worst.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 06:22

A Real Happy Camper: Dec 11, 2007; These children have taught me how to believe.

TetsuoTW posted:

I'm a big dumb idiot that would forget when most shows came out and never end up listening if I had to do that. I'm the worst.

Fortunately I see when most of the stuff I listen to regularly goes up thanks to twitter, but sometimes I get behind on a podcast and I like taking a few hours to catch up while I do something relaxing like play Euro Truck or DCS or something.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 06:46

regulargonzalez: Aug 18, 2006; UNGH LET ME LICK THOSE BOOTS DADDY HULU YES YES GIVE ME ALL THE CORPORATE CUMMIES ADBLOCK USERS DESERVE THE DEATH PENALTY, DON'T THEY DADDY?
WHEN THE RICH GET RICHER I GET HORNIER

umalt posted:

I use this one personally, and I have no real complaints. So what don't you like about it?

Too much navigation of various screens to do stuff. Mitigated a bit by my recent discovery of the option to auto-queue after downloading a podcast but could still be more streamlined.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 07:20

Randallteal: May 7, 2006; The tears of time

Bobulus posted:

I'm using BeyondPod on android and have been rather unhappy with it.

Once every few months it will "forget" which episodes of a feed I've already listened to and mark the entire back history as unlistened. I'll only notice this when I queue up the a Bombcast / Idle Thumbs / whatever and discover it has actually downloaded episode 1.

Also, if the app goes too long without hitting play, it will spend approximately ten seconds to begin playing. I presume this is due to some sort of conflict with the way Android handles memory management, but it's so infuriating when I hit play on my car's stereo and don't have any visual feedback on why it will sometimes work and sometimes not.

I use Beyondpod too. I haven't had those problems, but sometimes it hangs in a weird way when I'm trying to update a feed. I have everything set to manual, though, so I might not notice if the feed management was acting wonky.

This isn't a specific criticism of any one podcast, but I feel like a lot of the games podcasts I listen to are in the same social media circles and play the same games, and even though I listen to a lot of gaming podcasts while at work, I still mostly get exposed to new games from the Steam thread here. Like, if a game like transistor comes out, I'm going to hear impressions of it on every podcast I listen to, but Divinity OC is the first Divinity game anyone has played, even though Divinity 2 and Divine Divinity are pretty respected RPGs and not that obscure.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 07:24

Osmosisch: Sep 9, 2007; I shall make everyone look like me! Then when they trick each other, they will say "oh that Coyote, he is the smartest one, he can even trick the great Coyote."; Grimey Drawer

Add one more for the android/beyondpod combo. I haven't noticed any issues really.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 10:01

Bleep: Feb 7, 2004

Listening to Gary's sick person voice on Duckfeed podcasts reminds me of the voice change Ulillillia went through after eating a 30 inch pizza over 4 days.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPRheymdlXo&t=320s

Captain Novolin posted:

I go to the website and download each mp3 individually

Me too. ;~]

# ? Jul 28, 2014 11:12

Io_: Oct 15, 2012; woo woo; Pillbug

ja2ke posted:

This thread has been running a little hot lately.

This is maybe a dumb question but what do you guys use to listen to podcasts? I almost exclusively listen on my iPhone and recently switched to Overcast because it's supposed to be the new hotness... and it is really clean, but makes me miss some of the robustness of Downcast. Does anyone still use stitcher or whatever that third party "rips your podcast from your feed to make it more convenient for us" service?

I use the default podcast app on iPhone / iPad. Does the job fine for me. Otherwise I just download them off the website if I'm sat at my PC or something.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 12:59

Tweek-: Jul 13, 2014

I always listen on pc/itunes while gaming or browsing SA. Never used a phone to listen to podcast but maybe should try it.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 13:27

Szmitten: Apr 26, 2008

ja2ke posted:

This thread has been running a little hot lately.

This is maybe a dumb question but what do you guys use to listen to podcasts? I almost exclusively listen on my iPhone and recently switched to Overcast because it's supposed to be the new hotness... and it is really clean, but makes me miss some of the robustness of Downcast. Does anyone still use stitcher or whatever that third party "rips your podcast from your feed to make it more convenient for us" service?

I'm still the weirdo who listens via the Youtube channel even though I have an iPad Mini now and could use that. Sitting at the laptop with headphones makes me more attentive than nearly falling asleep in bed with your voices calling out from the darkness.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 13:48

HMS Boromir: Jul 16, 2011; by Lowtax

MP3s off RSS feeds, listened to on my desktop or my increasingly less functional cheapo MP3 player.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 14:20

claw game handjob: Mar 27, 2007; pinch pinch scrape pinch
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WHY ARE YOU STILL SMILING

Captain Novolin posted:

I go to the website and download each mp3 individually

Same. I don't have an mp3 player, so podcasts become something I put on while gaming or working.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 14:43

THE AWESOME GHOST: Oct 21, 2005

I still use the normal Apple podcast app :shobon:

# ? Jul 28, 2014 15:03

HGH: Dec 20, 2011

I...uh...use a PC. I don't have any of these newfangled audio players and what not.
It's probably why I have 50+podcasts on my backlog. It's hard to find 2 to 3 hours to do menial paperwork over...

# ? Jul 28, 2014 15:35

Vastakaiun: Apr 16, 2008

Just plain iTunes plus the iPod music app. Don't really feel the need for a dedicated podcast app.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 15:40

SpannerX: Apr 26, 2010; I had a beer with Stephen Harper once and now I like him.; Fun Shoe

Beyondpod on a Nexus 5. It sometimes crashes my phone though. Grrr.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 15:59

Sharay: Apr 19, 2008

ja2ke posted:

This is maybe a dumb question but what do you guys use to listen to podcasts?

I just open a tab in Chrome and listen on the website itself, usually while playing a game that doesn't have a lot of dialogue to listen to. Recently I've been stretching out my first playthrough of Far Cry 2 by only playing it while listening to Idle Thumbs.

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bobservo: Jul 24, 2003

Our newest Retronauts episode is all about RPG battle systems�enjoy and stuff: http://www.retronauts.com/?p=846

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Rei_: May 16, 2004; The difference between confinement and rest is a shift in perspective

How's the Super Best Friendcast been lately? I dropped it after Liam got to be a bit too much for me.

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