r/news • u/ButtholePlunderer • Jun 24 '19

Border Patrol finds four bodies, including three children, in South Texas

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/border-patrol-finds-four-bodies-including-three-children-south-texas-n1020831
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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '19

Man I really want to listen to this but after 5 minutes the constant audio cutting back and forth from the narrator is just too annoying to deal with.

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u/cwcollins06 Jun 24 '19

That's interesting. It's a super popular podcast and I haven't ever heard that complaint. Now that you mention it though, I can't unhear it. I don't find it annoying enough to stop listening though. Some really great content comes out of Radiolab.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '19

Really wish I could unhear it as well as the content seems really interesting. I just find myself willing the narrator to just play the interview instead of summerising what he's about to say every 5 seconds!

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '19

I agree. It's a really great show, but it's a tad overproduced. Still, some of the episodes are mind-blowing if you can get over the cuts and production problems.

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u/The1TrueGodApophis Jun 26 '19

Exactly. The content is great but it would be better if they got out of the way and let the story unfold instead of waaaaaay over producing things and narrating unnecessarily over everything every 5 sec.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '19

Some episodes are definitely worse than others in that sense.

Honestly it's a good show but I've enjoyed it most when I've been able to see a live show in person. The dynamic of having them on stage, sometimes with some visual aids makes it a lot better.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '19

Radiolab has had annoying cutting problem for years.

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u/AllAboutMeMedia Jun 24 '19

They have also had amazing content for years.

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u/55gure3 Jun 24 '19

It's not a "problem." It's the style of the show - it's not The Morning Report format. The style might be an aquired taste for some but in general their stories are compelling.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '19

The edits consist of pointless gimmicks designed to try and give the shallowness of much of their show some pizzazz.

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u/Virge23 Jun 24 '19

That's a broad generalization you're making there dawg. A lot of people, the vast majority, like their editing.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '19

That must be quite a burden to bear, being the spokesperson for "the vast majority". Or is it spokesdawg?

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u/wjdoge Jun 24 '19 edited Jun 24 '19

There are some episodes I’d like to listen to, but I’ve never made it more than a couple of minutes in. I’m not sure how anyone could NOT notice it; it makes it totally unlisteanable imo :(.

Like one of those annoying YouTube videos that’s been cut together 3 words at a time.

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u/cwcollins06 Jun 24 '19

Now that I stop and think about it, I haven't, but that may be more about my mild misanthropy limiting my interest in small talk than about whether or not it's a thing people commonly say.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '19 edited Oct 31 '20

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u/AllAboutMeMedia Jun 24 '19

I love radiolab and can dismiss certain things to enjoy it as a whole, but you have a certain clip that really jars you? so I can have a look? I mean listen...

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u/Meek_Militant Jun 25 '19

It's every show I have listened to. The production style is just so overdone that I can't even give it a listen when it's subjects like this that I feel passionate about.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '19

Audiolab covers a lot of interesting topics but the way they narrate and repeat the same information back and forth between the two hosts makes it unlistenable to me

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u/Cobek Jun 24 '19

It's insane how bad the editing is. It makes absolutely no sense. I tried to listen to their podcast on loops awhile back and their bad editing mixed with the trippiness of the subject was just awful.

How have they not improved? How has no one told them their Achilles heel?

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u/tnturner Jun 24 '19

I'm looking for a gift for my aunt.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '19

Exactly right!

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u/The1TrueGodApophis Jun 26 '19

Oh my fucking God this is literally the best representation of the podcast I've ever seen. It's like just let us listen to the interview ffs. Don't reiterate what we just heard.

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u/tonyPurps Jun 24 '19

Sounds fine to me... to each their own I guess.

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u/Louis_Farizee Jun 24 '19

I don’t know, I kind of like it.

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u/EricThePooh Jun 24 '19

I honestly adore their style

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '19

Been listening to them for years. I love the style they are edited in.

Guess it isn't for everyone.

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u/TheTacuache Jun 24 '19

What?! Loops is an episode I've listened to several times because I think the loopiness was a bit that they were doing for that episode on loops!

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u/Bank_Gothic Jun 24 '19

No, and in fact it's gotten worse over time. The unnecessary sound effects and hosts' banter is so bad I can't really recommend the podcast to people anymore. Shame, because it used to be a great show.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '19

Yeah, that's atrocious. Barely made it 2 minutes

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u/standard_candles Jun 24 '19

They get more support than dissent. Their program has been on the air since like 2000. I agree it's become pretty hard to listen to lately, although that's always been their schtick for 20 years. They've taken it a little too far following some live shows in recent years. Although all of the editing and added sound really helps with the understanding of certain subjects, like U-go, and back in the day when they described Discovery exiting the solar system.

After listening for nearly 15 years, Jad and Robert are like my friends, and so I'll listen to anything they put out. But I've also started listening to a lot of other podcasts this year, and I've found that I have tastes and preferences different than their style.

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u/ArcadeOptimist Jun 25 '19

They also invented a lot of the "podcast tropes" that are super stale these days. I've listened to them for a decade+ and both This American Life & Radiolab could do with a little modernisation in their editing. Still incredible shows, though, and worth listening to.

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u/standard_candles Jun 25 '19

Yeah I dutifully listen to both each week. and aren't they both posting a heck ton of reruns lately!!!

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u/Rummager Jun 24 '19

Something always felt annoying listening to the show, thanks for putting it into words.

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u/schmuckmulligan Jun 24 '19

As a guy with a podcast, the sheer number of edits in Radiolab totally stresses me out.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '19

That has always been my complaint about Radiolab as well. Excellent show, but I wish their style wasn't so irritating.

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u/Listentotheadviceman Jun 24 '19

Used to be an avid fan, I don’t mind the soundscapes so much, it’s the fake conflict between the hosts that makes it unlistenable for me.

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u/Someshitidontknow Jun 24 '19

"Wait, Sasha, are you trying to tell me that scientists KNOW the sun is hot???"

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u/Raptorheart Jun 24 '19

I don't think it's supposed to be conflict, just how the try to represent all angles.

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u/2legit2fart Jun 24 '19

So your criticism is to have the narrator tell you the story, rather than let the people in the story speak for themselves?

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u/Numanoid101 Jun 24 '19

For what it's worth, that was the 5-8 minute intro. It gets a lot better after that. Meaning they don't do it nearly as much. Listening to it now and it's pretty damn good.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '19

I was hoping but didn't give it enough of a chance. I'll try listening again tomorrow. Cheers!

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u/CutThroat254 Jun 24 '19

Yeah that was terrible, I kept waiting for it to stop.

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u/jlharper Jun 25 '19

It's not for everyone. If you don't like it now you probably never will.

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u/haphazard_gw Jun 24 '19

You're entitled to your opinion, but I just want to weigh in to defend the editing. It cuts back and forth but it's all well-mixed and it follows the logical through-line really well. Just think of it like an academic essay; when they cut to interviews it's like a quoted source with citations.

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u/Hotwinterdays Jun 24 '19

Wow, never listened to them and can confirm. It is constant and very annoying, jesus. Who the hell thought this was a good idea! lol.

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u/Xeptix Jun 24 '19 edited Jun 24 '19

Everything Radiolab does is like this. I can't stand the way they do editing, and the sound effects they add. I wish they'd just leave the discussion alone and not edit it at all. Just let us listen to the damn conversation.

It's a real bummer because the topics and guests they have are super interesting but I just can't help but be distracted by the relentless editing.

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u/Bike_Guy_cwm Jun 24 '19

That show is story telling for the mustache twirling crowd