I never watch videos or listen to podcasts. The exchange of one minute of real time for one minute of content I find too wasteful. I know many who work similarly. It is why I urge all podcasters/video producers to always make a transcript. Even if autogenerated, it is still usually good enough.
I never watch videos or listen to podcasts. The exchange of one minute of real time for one minute of content I find too wasteful. I know many who work similarly. It is why I urge all podcasters/video producers to always make a transcript. Even if autogenerated, it is still usually good enough.
As far as media, Tucker Carlson can be on point, and posts transcripts of his better pieces in near real time. Clay Travis/Buck Sexton have the best of the radio stuff going and post transcripts of their better pieces in near real time. (I seldom learn anything that I have not already gleaned from elsewhere from these kinds of shows, but their perspective is often entertaining.)
I scan the WSJ, the New York Post, and the Daily Mail regularly. The UK content on US news is often far superior to the US reporting.
For sports: Outkick and local coverage
Substacks have become sources of some of the best information. Some of those to which I subscribe include:
General/topical conversations: Glenn Greenwald, Bari Weiss, Mike Solano/Pirate Wires, The Opus Letter, Zero Hedge, Shapiro/Daily Wire,
Medical conversations (esp. COVID, where I spend considerable time): Alex Berenson, El Gato Malo/boriquagato, Steve Kirsch, Eugyppius, Rational Ground.
Legal Analysis: Aaron Siri, Jeff Childers/Coffeeandcovid. (Not Substack, but also useful: vivabarneslaw. )
Always sampling broadly. There are many new sites appearing regularly that are refreshingly good. The entire waterfront is changing for the better. It cannot happen fast enough.
Absolutely my thinking! I can read much faster and also concentrate much better on written texts than on audio or even worse video (what is the point to look at peoples face for hours on end while they talk?). You can scan the text, get to the main points, skip sections etc. I am sure a lot of people feel the same. So yes, please, there should be transcripts all the time (also for the QTR podcast, I miss out on it currently).
As for media, Zero Hedge does a very good job of pulling information together. For main stream I follow Epoch Times (they are not quite main stream but include "normal" news as well).
For the purposes of compiling sources, I should have listed Epoch Times in my list as well. I scan it daily. Sort of an odd assortment of news and features, but often good content in spots.
You're all coming out of the woodwork now - This is giving me more impetus to either transcribe our podcasts, or at the very least write long form pieces based on the key points.
I think my biggest problem is not spending enough time promoting, but I'm told if you build it they will come!
Not sure if writing additional long form is the solution. If you are a podcast guy, you are a podcast guy, so stick to this. At least for english there must be automated tools to generate a transcript, so the only real work left would be to maybe structure it a bit. But that is probably not needed. Most interesting podcasts are basically interviews / multiple people talking a topic (at least this is what I think, or are there relevant people out there that actually give a monologue into a microphone?). Anyway, this is a very easy read and can also be glanced over very nicely without any additional work from the creator.
Need to also add Vinay Prasad's writing (he has a substack) on health. He is a hematologist (we are great guys!) pretty far left (which shows that health care should not be political care) from UCSF who started out trying to tell the truth while respecting The Narrative but who has gotten increasingly strident about how we are all being had. He is entertaining and also to the point. Just started Substacking (has been writing for Medscape for a while) but his stuff is good.
Also should mention Brownstone.org. They have come out of nowhere and have a remarkable succession of useful writing on COVID especially but a smattering of other topics. Have the GBD authors as regular contributors.
Very interesting that you don't consume long form audio.
I and I'm sure many others have converted to this form away from corporate media over a period of years.
I have, in fact, almost completely stopped writing articles in favour of broadcasting through my podcast.
Always interesting to hear people's reasons though and I totally get the notion that it's inefficient. But I do believe you gain more than you lose, and most podcast consumers will do other things at the same time (drive, walk the dog, fold the washing etc).
Nic, it is why I generally try to make that point. I use my driving time to get phone calls done and have no dog...lol.
The long form audio and video consumers (and even more so, creators) really relate to that stuff and I think it is great. Everyone learns differently. But the creators often get enamored enough that they do not recognize that many of us will never use that format. I hate to miss such good content which is why I posted my thoughts.
Getting a transcription for each long form audio/video allows all of us to participate in the thought exchange. Otherwise, you can assume you are cutting your audience by a substantial amount.
But thanks for noticing. It seems to be really hard to get traction on this point that seems so obvious to me...lol.
Have you tried listening to podcasts or other long form audio at 1.5x speed? Not the best option if you're listening to someone like Ben Shapiro, but I find that it works well for other podcasts.
I have tried at 2x speed for that matter. Why should I sit there doing nothing but listening when I could be doing many things (reading multiple feeds, talking on the phone, writing something) at once instead? It is why the dedicated "you must pay strict attention to my words one by one as I put them out there" formats (video, audio) work poorly for me. I love the theater, but when I go I am immersed and do nothing else. OK for three hours once a quarter, but not for daily consumption.
I love that you can't help but multitask. I am getting a sense of your personality and work ethic already.
One thing I would point out is that you can speed up podcast playback. I find that can be very handy to cram more in.
I also very much agree with the idea that people learn in different ways. Audio, visual, practical etc. When I am training I try to ascertain what works best for my staff and that can take time to figure out.
I think for me and my brother on our podcast and blog, we are stretched for time as its not our day job. The pyramid of content approach, as well as accessibility in multiple forms is a no brainer as far as I'm concerned.
You're very welcome. I ignore mainstream opinion and home in on the fringe view as I think there is generally something to learn there.
You've made me want to take more time producing text from our audio, even if it just gets a small number of additional people consuming.
Bookmark soundingboard.com and hopefully we will have some transcripts for you soon.
I never watch videos or listen to podcasts. The exchange of one minute of real time for one minute of content I find too wasteful. I know many who work similarly. It is why I urge all podcasters/video producers to always make a transcript. Even if autogenerated, it is still usually good enough.
As far as media, Tucker Carlson can be on point, and posts transcripts of his better pieces in near real time. Clay Travis/Buck Sexton have the best of the radio stuff going and post transcripts of their better pieces in near real time. (I seldom learn anything that I have not already gleaned from elsewhere from these kinds of shows, but their perspective is often entertaining.)
I scan the WSJ, the New York Post, and the Daily Mail regularly. The UK content on US news is often far superior to the US reporting.
For sports: Outkick and local coverage
Substacks have become sources of some of the best information. Some of those to which I subscribe include:
General/topical conversations: Glenn Greenwald, Bari Weiss, Mike Solano/Pirate Wires, The Opus Letter, Zero Hedge, Shapiro/Daily Wire,
Medical conversations (esp. COVID, where I spend considerable time): Alex Berenson, El Gato Malo/boriquagato, Steve Kirsch, Eugyppius, Rational Ground.
Legal Analysis: Aaron Siri, Jeff Childers/Coffeeandcovid. (Not Substack, but also useful: vivabarneslaw. )
Always sampling broadly. There are many new sites appearing regularly that are refreshingly good. The entire waterfront is changing for the better. It cannot happen fast enough.
Absolutely my thinking! I can read much faster and also concentrate much better on written texts than on audio or even worse video (what is the point to look at peoples face for hours on end while they talk?). You can scan the text, get to the main points, skip sections etc. I am sure a lot of people feel the same. So yes, please, there should be transcripts all the time (also for the QTR podcast, I miss out on it currently).
As for media, Zero Hedge does a very good job of pulling information together. For main stream I follow Epoch Times (they are not quite main stream but include "normal" news as well).
For the purposes of compiling sources, I should have listed Epoch Times in my list as well. I scan it daily. Sort of an odd assortment of news and features, but often good content in spots.
god the Epoch times is so predictable... i would not consider them a reliable source for anything.
You're all coming out of the woodwork now - This is giving me more impetus to either transcribe our podcasts, or at the very least write long form pieces based on the key points.
I think my biggest problem is not spending enough time promoting, but I'm told if you build it they will come!
Not sure if writing additional long form is the solution. If you are a podcast guy, you are a podcast guy, so stick to this. At least for english there must be automated tools to generate a transcript, so the only real work left would be to maybe structure it a bit. But that is probably not needed. Most interesting podcasts are basically interviews / multiple people talking a topic (at least this is what I think, or are there relevant people out there that actually give a monologue into a microphone?). Anyway, this is a very easy read and can also be glanced over very nicely without any additional work from the creator.
My experience with the automated transcripts is that they are pretty awful but its been about a year since I tried one.
The flow of a conversation (different from an interview) is often very difficult to get across in a transcript.
I'm going to give it a go though and see how much tidying it would need to be useful.
Ours is my brother and I chatting and discussing. So it might not suit our format. Worth a go though
Need to also add Vinay Prasad's writing (he has a substack) on health. He is a hematologist (we are great guys!) pretty far left (which shows that health care should not be political care) from UCSF who started out trying to tell the truth while respecting The Narrative but who has gotten increasingly strident about how we are all being had. He is entertaining and also to the point. Just started Substacking (has been writing for Medscape for a while) but his stuff is good.
Also should mention Brownstone.org. They have come out of nowhere and have a remarkable succession of useful writing on COVID especially but a smattering of other topics. Have the GBD authors as regular contributors.
Thanks. I just bookmarked Brownstone.org
Very interesting that you don't consume long form audio.
I and I'm sure many others have converted to this form away from corporate media over a period of years.
I have, in fact, almost completely stopped writing articles in favour of broadcasting through my podcast.
Always interesting to hear people's reasons though and I totally get the notion that it's inefficient. But I do believe you gain more than you lose, and most podcast consumers will do other things at the same time (drive, walk the dog, fold the washing etc).
Nic, it is why I generally try to make that point. I use my driving time to get phone calls done and have no dog...lol.
The long form audio and video consumers (and even more so, creators) really relate to that stuff and I think it is great. Everyone learns differently. But the creators often get enamored enough that they do not recognize that many of us will never use that format. I hate to miss such good content which is why I posted my thoughts.
Getting a transcription for each long form audio/video allows all of us to participate in the thought exchange. Otherwise, you can assume you are cutting your audience by a substantial amount.
But thanks for noticing. It seems to be really hard to get traction on this point that seems so obvious to me...lol.
Have you tried listening to podcasts or other long form audio at 1.5x speed? Not the best option if you're listening to someone like Ben Shapiro, but I find that it works well for other podcasts.
I have tried at 2x speed for that matter. Why should I sit there doing nothing but listening when I could be doing many things (reading multiple feeds, talking on the phone, writing something) at once instead? It is why the dedicated "you must pay strict attention to my words one by one as I put them out there" formats (video, audio) work poorly for me. I love the theater, but when I go I am immersed and do nothing else. OK for three hours once a quarter, but not for daily consumption.
I love that you can't help but multitask. I am getting a sense of your personality and work ethic already.
One thing I would point out is that you can speed up podcast playback. I find that can be very handy to cram more in.
I also very much agree with the idea that people learn in different ways. Audio, visual, practical etc. When I am training I try to ascertain what works best for my staff and that can take time to figure out.
I think for me and my brother on our podcast and blog, we are stretched for time as its not our day job. The pyramid of content approach, as well as accessibility in multiple forms is a no brainer as far as I'm concerned.
You're very welcome. I ignore mainstream opinion and home in on the fringe view as I think there is generally something to learn there.
You've made me want to take more time producing text from our audio, even if it just gets a small number of additional people consuming.
Bookmark soundingboard.com and hopefully we will have some transcripts for you soon.
OK, have done so. Waiting with bated breath!