The content is free but the cost is not...

FUCK ADS!

Podcast ads can be some of the most acceptable, when it’s the hosts reading about products they might’ve used / didn’t mind using.
If a quick “sub to Audible” is the difference between a Patreon paywall / content unavailable & free listening, well, make it quick pls 😉
sidebar - shoutout styropyro for some ad for a science desk where he lit the one he got free on fire. Sponsorblockers missed a fun segment there (arguably making up for it with less dubious supplement spam of course)
Edit: that might not be the exact video but it’s awesome
- Top comment on that video was "happy to see your okay", and the person who replied to your comment here shared a similar sentiment. Is there reason for this guy's viewers to worry he might not be okay, or is it just a case of someone not posting for a long time between videos?
  Edit: in the first three minutes of that linked video, he says "it's actually kinda funny that I'm even allowed to own this". I think I get why people worry now
I've said this since being a kid in the 90s.
There should be a huge collection (I called it a book or catalog at the time because the Internet wasn't widely available yet) that does all the different companies that do X things or provide Y service (kinda like yellow pages, but with more information than just a phone number) that is filterable in tons of ways (by default, region) and if you need or want anything you just look up who provides it and make your decision by the information available there.
But it should stay contained in that book (or whatever form it takes) and legally not be allowed outside of it. Every other piece of "free" content (podcasts, and people you find interesting) should actually be free.
But capitalism.

"Hey, you should install this app, Honey, it literally gives you free money! ignore all the requests to porn sites its making, and the weird and convuloted blockchain features!.

While you're at it, get nordvpn, so we can use the internet while encrypted and stop facebook tracking us!

"

"Raid, Shadow Legends"
Since you mention nord vpn… it’s also annoying that content creators seem to think a vpn I’d something that keeps your passwords safe.
They’re almost definitely shilling something they don’t even know what it does.
- I think nord offers a password manager alongside the vpn now, which is where that comes from. But yea, I hate the way vpns are always presented in those ads. I think most people now know the word "vpn" but most still don't know what it actually means, but think they do.
- https://overengineer.dev/blog/2019/04/08/very-precarious-narrative/
NordVPN (and every other vpn, honestly) is good for torrents, they even have dedicated torrent nodes. I got a multi-year thing, for under 3 euros a month.
- NordVPN is not good for torrents, they don't support port forwarding
Okay so I know Lemmy won't like this but I'm one of those idiots on the free money apps AND also I'm taking steps to privatize other parts of my online presence. I am well aware of the dissonance.
But in my defence, the site I use to make money still works even though I block ads on their games. And I'm broke, yo.
- were you not paying attention or have you already forgotten that Honey is scamming the very content creators who shilled it (and others) by hijacking their affiliate links via cookie stuffing? By using Honey you're actively fucking over people who get income from affiliate marketing.

Sooo, are people not mashing that forward button until they hit podcast again?

I'm almost always listening to podcasts while doing things like driving, exercising, or biking, so no I can't really dick around with my phone to skip stuff easily most of the time.
- I will actually pull my bike onto the sidewalk and stop to skip ads lol
- I recently discovered, the "next track" button on my steering wheel is not actually "next track" but "skip 30sec" in the podcast app (AntennaPod). Absolute game changer. I skip all sponsors now! YMMW depending on the app.
- I had the same problem until I got a PineTime watch. Now I can use the navigation buttons on the watch face to skip ads (safely and responsibly, of course).
- Check your headphones, there may be an option to skip ahead by tapping or holding a button/area.
My podcast app lets you customize how far forward the "skip forward" button skips, which was really useful at first... And then my podcasts started running different length ads. It doesn't help that the only podcast I really listen to these days is Hey Riddle Riddle, where ad segments are indistinguishable from scenes

Vibes from Truman show when his wife starts her mococa product placement during his distress. God the pervasiveness of listening to humans chat about a product really has proven to sell.. AI podcast tailored to your preferences that puts their product placement in the best spot after leading you towards a huge need for it... Ye it's best to start pruning your media right away

Audible is ok, but you have to have restraint. Get you 12 or 24 credits, Make sure none of the books you're buying are available through overdrive with your library, spend your points, cancel, go through all those books, Read a few on dead trees, or even a few from LibGen, then when it's all done wait until you can't wait anymore and sign up for another 12 or 24 credits.

Save your audio books for when you're driving or cooking or cleaning, Don't just sit on the couch and listen to them.

And use the tools to rip them immediately. Until you extract mp3 data out of your books they're not you are books.

they're not you are books
...
- Sorry I was driving at the time and Google AI is slowly ruining voice dictation. They're not your books.
- homie. calm down. it's a dash mark. not a catastrophe.
- LaVar Burton would like a word.
dead trees?
- Paper ;)
instead of giving money to a Bezos/Amazon owned service, you can support services like libro.fm that let you download/own the audiobook mp3 outright.
- I spot checked a few things I'm reading, they're about 20-50% more expensive. It kind of looks like they're just a new front end for Barnes & Noble, but with worse curation
  You can also go directly to the publishers and save a couple of bucks.
  I'm down for paying a bit more at a local retail store, or maybe even a few percent on an online store. But I have to pay $47.24 for Dune, I'm probably just going to pirate it.

I remember hearing Burr's ad the same morning he released the podcast, I was commuting an hour to work thanks to a blizzard the previous day and that dude lifted my spirits that day with this gem and his genuine improvised Monday Morning podcast feeling like he was sitting in my truck next to me complaining the whole time

It’s beautiful when he shits on the copy or even better, wonders out loud why the fuck anyone would use the product.

on spotify i just hit the skip 15 button like 6 times anytime i hear their outro music. then if i hear ads still i hit again until i don't hear ads.

Antennapod let's you program the skip buttons up to 60 seconds, which is a delight.
If you're hearing the outro, why not just go to the next thing?
And if that's limited because Spotify sucks (I have never used it), then get a podcast app that's not cancer. You don't even need a subscription for those (unless they're exclusive or something, in which case your taste is objectively bad, so have fun dealing with that).
- I meant outro as the "going into commercial" bit. Sorry for the confusion, not sure what that's supposed to be called. When it gets to the end I do move on to the next one.
Use pocket casts or antennapod*. Huge qol increase.
Good tip for Spotify folks
OK now not to preach!
A couple people have argued we can avoid consolidating more power in Spotify, who envisions a world of exclusive/proprietary podcasts, by going with other options

Oh man it's been a while since I've heard sharis berry's haha

I just fucking died listening to that again.
Me undies. Do they still exist?

So it's not free. The cost is $0, but that is not the same as free.

Think "free" as in "free audiobooks", not "free speech"
Who are you trying to reply to??
- The title, with some context from the posted image.

Bruh literally lmfaoooo

Casper? All my pods talk about helix

Even if it is in jest, that's a block.

The only thing I’ve tried that’s advertised on stuff I listen to or watch is BOLLORRRB VEE PEE ENN. It has honestly been excellent. I don’t want to use Proton (though I’m pretty sure it’s the best) because I don’t want my VPN and E-mail services to be the same thing. Mullvad sounds great but no port forwarding. Been torrenting Linux IOS every day for years and never had an issue with BLLORRRB.