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Title: A Life Well Wasted is surprisingly good
Post by: Biggles on June 07, 2010, 03:44:11 am
Typically I have no patience for video game journalism. Especially podcasts. I don't like that the 'journalists' don't have much knowledge about either games or journalism and primarily serve to proliferate images of the glorious victories won by the video games industry. I got into an internet argument with some guy about whether there is even a possibility for decent journalism about video games. He told me to listen to Robert Ashley's internet radio show, 'A Life Well Wasted.' Fine. He wins. I liked it. It's well researched, well produced and manages to hold my attention the whole way through each episode. There is even a bit of music from Robert's band, I Come to Shanghai. Each episode also comes with a poster that you can buy designed by Olly Moss who I have never heard of before but apparently designed some popular-ish tshirts and things.

http://www.alifewellwasted.com

After listening to a few of these, I felt renewed interest in video games. Maybe it will do the same for some of you.

Or maybe it won't.
Title: A Life Well Wasted is surprisingly good
Post by: General Robert E. Lee on June 07, 2010, 04:44:01 am
I feel like I'm listening to NPR.
Title: A Life Well Wasted is surprisingly good
Post by: Biggles on June 07, 2010, 05:03:09 am
I'm not American so I don't know what NPR is specifically like, but I do like some of the public broadcasting we have in New Zealand. Is that a bad thing?
Title: A Life Well Wasted is surprisingly good
Post by: General Robert E. Lee on June 07, 2010, 05:32:59 am
I love NPR.
Title: A Life Well Wasted is surprisingly good
Post by: Ragnar on June 07, 2010, 05:43:47 am
I hate posters like that. Is the podcast like the poster at all
Title: A Life Well Wasted is surprisingly good
Post by: Trash Head 2 on June 07, 2010, 07:19:45 am
Quote from: Ragnar on June 07, 2010, 05:43:47 am
I hate posters like that. Is the podcast like the poster at all

no, the actual podcast is very good. In fact, I would say that's a pretty bad poster because the kind of people who would be interested in listening to ALWW are the kind of people who would ignore it forever at the first mention of a "giant enemy crab". At least I would!!
Title: A Life Well Wasted is surprisingly good
Post by: DoctorEars on June 07, 2010, 07:28:50 am
Quote from: Biggles on June 07, 2010, 05:03:09 am
I'm not American so I don't know what NPR is specifically like, but I do like some of the public broadcasting we have in New Zealand. Is that a bad thing?

Which public broadcasting are you talking about?
Title: A Life Well Wasted is surprisingly good
Post by: Hundley on June 07, 2010, 08:08:46 am
this is a pretty good show. definitely has that NPR feel to it, but it's not a bad thing. it works for what he wants to do with it.

Title: A Life Well Wasted is surprisingly good
Post by: Biggles on June 07, 2010, 08:10:45 am
Dr. Ears: Saturday mornings on national radio. In fact, Saturday on national radio in general.

Also yeah the podcast itself is better than the posters. When I was looking for the poster image I actually caught myself thinking "shit. there's no good ones," but I included it anyway because I wanted a picture in the topic and I don't think they're really THAT bad.
Title: A Life Well Wasted is surprisingly good
Post by: DoctorEars on June 07, 2010, 11:06:45 pm
Quote from: Biggles on June 07, 2010, 08:10:45 am
Dr. Ears: Saturday mornings on national radio. In fact, Saturday on national radio in general.

Actually yeah, I agree with on that one. I can remember listening to national radio stations on Saturday mornings when I drove to work. Good times.
Title: A Life Well Wasted is surprisingly good
Post by: vt trees on June 11, 2010, 08:44:37 pm
Robert Ashley used to be on a 1UP podcast with a fyad goon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZxNZjWc5kA

I miss those days