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Waypoint+ |OT| "Fuck Capitalism, Go Home"
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Nah, I'm with you. Like, is this 30 minutes of football talk now? Can I skip this? Would be ok if they had timestamps, I think.
You could use the YouTube version, which has timestamps in the description.
Youtube doesn't even have the podcast I'm talking about yet. But I do appreciate them trying to do it.
I mean, they pretty clearly wrap things up and play the outro. Anything after that is pretty easily skipped, especially if you don't care about football or don't like the sounds of keyboard clacking.
But yeah, timestamps in the podcast episode descriptions would help alleviate any confusion. Youtube is definitely a couple days late and not as detailed as it could be.
How would I know that they are only going to talk about football? Guess I missed it, should they have mentioned it. It's not the worst thing in the world, but not exactly my favourite change lol
The description of the latest episode specifically says "Stay tuned after the outro for the weekly NFL check-in." It seems like they're committed to keeping it there, so it'll probably always be post-outro on the Monday episode.
Late but this is what I would've recommended doing. It's fun to go along with them as they figure out how stuff in the world works and scramble to make connections to previous episodes and seasons.
Also gonna second the recommendation for Bluff City which is my favorite FatT thing. The first episode of it is available on their main podcast feed (Nov. 23, 2017) along with some other one-shots they've done (Fall of Magic - Sep. 13, 2018) if you want to see what some of their Patreon stuff is like.
That first episode's real solid too; should be titled "A Bowling Alley, A Boxer, and A Bird". All of Bluff City is great, but it's particularly good to have the start land like that.
Forgot to respond to this before, but- fwiw they've said they're totally fine with people paying for just one month like that and downloading what's available. That was mainly in reference to the $50 tier (which I should really get around to doing for a month now that Hieron's finished, but maybe I'll actually wait till the start of season 6 in case there's some good stuff about that), but it'd still make sense for the lower tiers.
Forgot to respond to this before, but- fwiw they've said they're totally fine with people paying for just one month like that and downloading what's available. That was mainly in reference to the $50 tier (which I should really get around to doing for a month now that Hieron's finished, but maybe I'll actually wait till the start of season 6 in case there's some good stuff about that), but it'd still make sense for the lower tiers.
I just don't know understand anyone gets so invested in sports.
I say, fully aware that I am a gamer with intense thoughts on game development, marketing, and so on.
The closest I came to understanding it was an old Waypoints(?) where they discussed... uh... an NFL training reality show or something like that. It did a lot to elucidate sports fandom, and I genuinely enjoyed their talk about it.
I say, fully aware that I am a gamer with intense thoughts on game development, marketing, and so on.
The closest I came to understanding it was an old Waypoints(?) where they discussed... uh... an NFL training reality show or something like that. It did a lot to elucidate sports fandom, and I genuinely enjoyed their talk about it.
I don't care about football, but they give enough context around what they're talking about to make it an interesting listen so I don't skip them.
Edit: Also, Mindhunter is a really good show with an awful name. I'll have to go back and listen to the waypoint after I'm finished with the season.
Edit: Also, Mindhunter is a really good show with an awful name. I'll have to go back and listen to the waypoint after I'm finished with the season.
Some friends of mine are deep into sports and I'm normally totally uninterested, so Waypoint's talks have been a nice way to peek into that world and learn a bit about why people love sports so much.
Thanks Waypoint!!!
I'm glad sports is off in its own post-show slot though.
Thanks Waypoint!!!
I'm glad sports is off in its own post-show slot though.
Big Day https://forum.waypoint.vice.com/t/austin-shifting-responsibilities-a-goodbye-to-danielle/24058/2
Danielle Rien-adieu. Austin Walksout.
Danielle Rien-adieu. Austin Walksout.
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Oh man. Lots of love to both, and I'm glad Austin is taking care of himself 'cause I've always got the feeling he's a pretty hardcore workaholic. Bummer for the podcast as it's already felt a bit skeletal since Natalie left, but I'm looking forward to seeing what both of them do from here. I really hope they can hire another non-male podcast voice though.
Well shit.
All the best wishes for Austin and Danielle. They're not disappearing into the post-podcasting block hole that a lot of my other favourites have, so it's a little easier to take.
All the best wishes for Austin and Danielle. They're not disappearing into the post-podcasting block hole that a lot of my other favourites have, so it's a little easier to take.
I'm happy that Austin is getting some well-deserved rest but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't gutted. Looking forward to seeing what Danielle is doing next but she'll be missed on the podcast and I agree that they really need some representation beyond what they have now.
Ah, this is a bummer. But it's better that Austin and Danielle gets to do what they want to do than to be stuck in a job they don't want to do for the rest of their lives. At least Austin is still on the podcast for now, though I'll miss Danielle's contributions.
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Oh geez, Danielle I could have predicted but Austin is completely out of left field
Three years later and that's all she wrote. He never should have left Giant Bomb.
I adored Austin's time with Giant Bomb but I'm glad he left. He had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to start something brand new with a handpicked staff in an industry desperate for new ideas and fresh voices. It would have been insane to not take it.
He got to be EiC. I doubt he has regrets, I would've done the same. But tbh I have no idea what this move means for the audience? He's still gonna be on the pod, will still be writing, just not as much (I wasn't reading Vice Gaming anyway). Is he still working there or not? I'm finding this pretty confusing. Long term this probably doesn't mean anything good for what was once Waypoint
It's a shame to see them both leaving but I wish them luck on whatever they do next. At least this year seems to be a good year for the site based on Austins post, so Waypoint/Vice Games isn't going anywhere anytime soon. And Austin will still be on the podcast.
If I have learned one thing, it's that "I'm still going to be on the podcast from time to time" never works out.
Yeah, like. Danielle's been gone anyway. And I'd already given up regularly reading Waypoint written articles. So mostly it's the same for me, #content wise.
It does matter that Austin isn't the boss anymore. But then, he never seemed super in control under Vice? Waypoint felt pretty constrained for two years at least.
Deffo. Austin says he'll be on the pod "every week" (and getting paid for it), so this probably isn't like his once-or-twice-a-year Beastcast emeritus status.
Yeah, it sort of feels like an admission of the direction things were already going. Austin's announcement was a surprise, but at the same time it kinda isn't a surprise, you know?
I do hope that Austin continuing to be on the pod buys them time to find a replacement. I love Patrick, Rob, and Cado but just that trio is going to be a skeleton crew.
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What was Danielle doing? I haven't followed, and I don't listen to Waypoint Radio as much as I'd like (more recently tho)
I'm conflicted because Waypoint in my mind *is* Austin, and I really enjoyed the content he produced for the site, but:
a) Waypoint Radio is 90% of what I consume from the site and he's still gonna be there
b) the people he's leaving in charge share his vision and the site ain't going anywhere
b) If this makes his life easier that's great because I got the impression he had like 10 mins of rest per day with all he does
c) if this means he gets to dedicate more time to Friends at the Table then I'm SUPER OK with this tbh lol
a) Waypoint Radio is 90% of what I consume from the site and he's still gonna be there
b) the people he's leaving in charge share his vision and the site ain't going anywhere
b) If this makes his life easier that's great because I got the impression he had like 10 mins of rest per day with all he does
c) if this means he gets to dedicate more time to Friends at the Table then I'm SUPER OK with this tbh lol
She had left Vice Gaming and was more of a general editor for their Vice Reports section, I think. She was still on the occasional pod but that was really it on the Waypoint side.
Basically working on stories about young people for Vice Reports. Teenage activists, athletes etc.
He's not an employee, he's a contractor for the pod. He said he doesn't even have a vice games email anymore.
Ok now this is uber worrying.
I mean I don't want austin to continue if it's adversely effecting his health but still, he's a big reason why I listen to waypoint.