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Seriously though April fools for chrissakes we should do something

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Many people are posting about the recent episode missing audio. It is for me as well

I’ve seen claims that some users have heard early downloads with the audio in, but I have not confirmed this.

If anybody knows any info or finds out anything, please message the mods and we can look into a random Dropbox link that has random 1s and zeros that might sound a lot like but legally distinct from the correct audio of the pod.

Thanks!

UPDATE: Jordan confirmed they are working on it

https://mobile.twitter.com/gotobedjordan/status/1534907421591752707?s=21&t=xj9eq7YImZgeFlqM3vrVhQ

Update 2:

BTB is reuploading the fixed version

https://twitter.com/bastardspod/status/1534931995976814592?s=21&t=hxRb0078Aben9_ksdz-d6g

Update 3: (thank you u/FullToaster)

!! For Spotify Listeners !!

You don't have to uninstall and re-install.

1. ⁠Press and hold on the Spotify app icon and go into settings
2. ⁠go into app settings
3. ⁠delete data and cache
4. ⁠launch Spotify and log back in

When you go to play the episode it should pull the new file and your good to go!

Okay, so we've seen a lot of criticism of guests recently, and while some of it is welcome, a lot of it feels categorically unconstructive. So I thought it might be time to visit the intent behind Rule 2.

First you may not realize it, but this rule was essentially the one request Robert made directly of this sub. I think it's fair, personally. It's true that the guests aren't "donating" their time anymore (because they're paid now), but they still put themselves out there more than the majority of us, and they're still people. Some of whom stop by this sub occasionally (though I don't think many of them leave comments).

I don't speak for all the mods, but most of the comments I see that are critical of guests boil down to "X annoys me, they shouldn't be on anymore or they should be something closer to my idea of a great guest".

That's fine, but do you really need to type that out? It's a pretty lazy and unoriginal take, and it really doesn't offer anything actionable. I've received criticisms before that I've found valuable, and that have helped me improve myself. But that's because the person offering it was doing so from a legitimate desire to help me, and they gave it more than 3 seconds of thought.

And when people post something like "X is annoying", often the responses fall into 2 categories -

A) Defense of the guest in question.

OR

B) Piling on with more lazy takes that say the same things.

Neither of which really get us anywhere. They don't typically lead to any productive or nuanced conversation. They just turn a thread into an negativity feedback loop.

As this sub grows, it's best to avoid that. You can get that in most spaces online, and on Reddit in particular. We don't have to be Twitter. We can keep this place positive and fun.

We're not asking you not to criticize. Just give it more than a passing thought before you do. Ask yourself if you actually have something valuable to say about a guest or if whatever you were going to post is just a personal grievance. Most importantly, ask yourself if you would actually say whatever you were going to say to the guest's face, or if maybe you would have self-edited just a bit.

These kinds of things are something we're probably all guilty of in our interactions online, and this post isn't meant to shame anyone. But we'd all be served well to remember that a community is what we make it. It's built upon whatever effort we put into it.

I don't want to delete posts or issue bans. Most of the mods don't want that. We like this community. We like you. And I think if we all just take 5 minutes to think about a thing before we post it, we'll all be better for it.

The fact is, we're going to remove posts that violate Rule 2, and people aren't going to like that, and repeat violators will receive temp (or in rare cases, permanent) bans. They'll call us authoritarians, or over-sensitive or claim that we're going too far. And you know what? Maybe.

Because we have to make judgement calls to enforce the rule, or the rule loses all meaning.

So help us.

Just step back, take a few minutes to think about what's actually bothering you about a guest, and formulate a way to say it that you would actually say to one of your friends if they were getting on your nerves. I promise you there is a way to get your point across without sounding cynical or judgemental. You just have to find it.

And if you do that, it's very likely your post doesn't violate Rule 2.

And I get it. Some of us are socially awkward, or less tactful than others. And if you're not a repeat offender, my personal rule going forward will be to ask you politely to edit your post before it's removed. Again, I don't speak for every mod on that, but it will be my own policy moving forward.

But my hope is that everyone here will understand that this rule comes from a sincere place. That we just want this community to be a place where we can all go to have a positive experience that avoids as many of the trappings of terrible internet culture that I'm certain we all hate.

Nearly every interaction I have on this sub is positive. I don't want to see that change for me or anyone else.

So if you want to criticize a guest, all we ask is that you offer your criticism as a constructive suggestion, rather than an indictment.

Is this fair? Is it at all unclear? Your voices are welcome. Let us know what you think.

On a Clarence Thomas post on r/politics, I referred to him as a Bastard and linked to Robert's episode 1 of 4 on the man.

I had several comments blankly querying if he is of unknown parentage, and if so, what does it matter.

I responded with referring then to the link they obviously didn't click. And doubling down on the parentage issue.

So I called them out for being obtuse and linked to the dictionary explaining both definitions of the word....

Now I've been told that "calling someone Obtuse is clearly a personal insult". Which makes me think... Do the mods at r/politics understand English? Or are they being obtuse too?

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/part-one-a-terrible-story-about-96695551/

Just listen. Guest Margaret Killjoy.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4ng24pxkelo

I don't remember who brought this up first the other day

Title.

First season 5 episode free:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s5-episode-1-the-wolves-are-closing-in/id1502178774?i=1000670163142

Eventually they've released entire previous seasons free.

Their site, where you can get subscriptions for season 5 and links to their other seasons, as well as source lists:

https://blowback.show/

These are information dense documentary podcasts with a left perspective. Quality approaches Mike Duncan's Revolutions podcasts.

They are entertaining, but they are not comedy podcasts.

Everyone should listen (Edit: with the same skeptical and critical mindset one should listen to any leftist podcast, as demonstrated by the comments below and linked posts).

e: s/\'s/s

Example A: https://youtu.be/jssH2agSNMg&t=5630

Example B: https://youtu.be/jssH2agSNMg&t=2719

Example C: https://youtu.be/jssH2agSNMg&t=8235

Example D: https://youtu.be/jssH2agSNMg&t=65

Samus is a CZM listener because I decided.

First Weird Little Guys ep: https://podcastaddict.com/weird-little-guys/episode/180569655

John is a fine name.

"Robert" is not even in the Bible, so

there's that