Welcome to today’s daily kōrero!

Anyone can make the thread, first in first served. If you are here on a day and there’s no daily thread, feel free to create it!

Anyway, it’s just a chance to talk about your day, what you have planned, what you have done, etc.

So how’s it going?

  • witless@lemmy.nz
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    1 year ago

    After resisting for years I’m finally starting to come around to the concept of podcasts. I have a relatively short walk to work and have started listening to a podcast by a psychologist to see if I can learn any techniques for combating some pretty insistent negative mental habits.

    Day one and I’m starting the day in a much better frame of mind. The thought of celebrating with a cheese scone may have something to do with that though, lol.

    • NoRamyunForYou@lemmy.nz
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      Oh man I remember when I first tried podcasts because I would get sleepy driving back from work. Used to listen to Joe Rogan about 6 or so years ago, and then he started having certain guests come on…

      I find “Stuff You Should Know” to be quite a good one for some interesting facts :)

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      Can’t really imagine life without podcasts now. I recommend Smartless, Conan O’Brien needs a friend and No such thing as a fish if you want something light.

      I play podcasts whenever I’m doing chores (e.g. the dishes), makes it go by quickly. And also put one on for a bit when I go to bed, I find it helps clear my mind and fall asleep.

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        1 year ago

        No such thing as a fish is the first one I tried but I’m a completionist so have to do them all from the beginning. My queue is currently a mile long but I’ll add your recs to it, thanks

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          Yeah, I get the feeling of wanting to listen to all of them. No such thing as a fish definitely gets better with age. My strategy there is to listen to the latest one as it comes out (once a week), and then catch up to the older episodes chronologically. Usually only listen to 2 a week, including the newest one, so it’ll take me years to catch up!

    • Dave@lemmy.nzOPM
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      1 year ago

      Podcasts are great! Also audio books.

      I never got into cheese scones though. I don’t know why, just not my thing I think.

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          I’ve had the best cheese scone in Wellington (says my colleagues) and it was meh, so unless your mum’s cheese scones taste like cake or something then I probably still wouldn’t like them that much.

          They are ok, but not my thing I think.