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   Mendel

   @Mendel

   2:53 AM EST ⋅ Nov 30, 2018

   filmklassik (View Comment):

   Mendel (View Comment):

   Just one listener’s opinion, but I would be grateful for a few less eulogies.

   For one, they’re often about pop culture figures whose prominence is decades in the past (and was possibly obscure even then).

   But more importantly, there’s something both a little depressing and a little too much “old men looking back” involved in talking about dead people. I’m fine with a few major influences getting their respects (like Krauthammer), but 10 minutes on a guy now best known for a bit part in a series that ended over a decade ago is a little too much for my taste.

   Yeah, I’m with you. If it didn’t happen 20 minutes ago, it ain’t worth commenting on. The only pop culture figures worth talking or even thinking about for more than eighteen seconds are the ones who were up to the minute.

   Now, baby! This minute, baby! Zeitgeist baby! It’s all about the now!

   You could have simply disagreed with me without being patronizing.

   In any case, I enjoy quite a few of the deep dives back into pop culture history – even (or especially) the more obscure ones – so the last thing I want is for them to only focus on what’s currently on tap.

   But I find I enjoy those deep dives much more when they’re inspired by some general theme or topic the hosts have hit upon and are exploring organically. The obituaries tend to lead to more one-off anecdotes and trivia recitation that I find much less interesting.

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   Skarv

   @Skarv

   5:23 PM EST ⋅ Dec 1, 2018

   Jonah brought up the Finnish word “kalsarikännit” wondering if there was a Swedish word for the same. There is. It is “kalsongfylla”. The first part means underwear (male style) and the last is the binge drinking. 

3. Admin
   Blue Yeti

   @BlueYeti

   8:33 PM EST ⋅ Dec 1, 2018

   Mendel (View Comment):

   But I find I enjoy those deep dives much more when they’re inspired by some general theme or topic the hosts have hit upon and are exploring organically. The obituaries tend to lead to more one-off anecdotes and trivia recitation that I find much less interesting.

   Suggestions welcome!

4. Coolidge
   kedavis

   @kedavis

   1:43 PM EST ⋅ Dec 4, 2018

   Blue Yeti (View Comment):

   Mendel (View Comment):

   But I find I enjoy those deep dives much more when they’re inspired by some general theme or topic the hosts have hit upon and are exploring organically. The obituaries tend to lead to more one-off anecdotes and trivia recitation that I find much less interesting.

   Suggestions welcome!

   I think he meant it should come organicly, therefore cannot be planned.

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   Mendel

   @Mendel

   2:59 AM EST ⋅ Dec 5, 2018

   kedavis (View Comment):

   Blue Yeti (View Comment):

   Mendel (View Comment):

   But I find I enjoy those deep dives much more when they’re inspired by some general theme or topic the hosts have hit upon and are exploring organically. The obituaries tend to lead to more one-off anecdotes and trivia recitation that I find much less interesting.

   Suggestions welcome!

   I think he meant it should come organicly, therefore cannot be planned.

   Precisely!