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deisedude · 15-02-2019 10:33am

dr.kenneth noisewater wrote: »

Have they not updated any podcasts the last few days or is it just me? One of them seems to have turned into a History on NT podcast which I never subscribed to

Ya, i have the same issue. Are you using Podcast Addict?

cullenswood · 15-02-2019 10:36am

deisedude wrote: »

Ya, i have the same issue. Are you using Podcast Addict?

Same issue, also using Podcast Addict

dr.kenneth noisewater · 15-02-2019 11:44am

deisedude wrote: »

dr.kenneth noisewater wrote: »

Have they not updated any podcasts the last few days or is it just me? One of them seems to have turned into a History on NT podcast which I never subscribed to

Ya, i have the same issue. Are you using Podcast Addict?

Podcast Republic

Utopia Parkway · 15-02-2019 2:44pm

dr.kenneth noisewater wrote: »

Have they not updated any podcasts the last few days or is it just me? One of them seems to have turned into a History on NT podcast which I never subscribed to

Yeah their Highlights podcast feed has gone crazy the past few days and somehow morphed into Talking History.

Tell me how · 15-02-2019 4:47pm

dr.kenneth noisewater wrote: »

Have they not updated any podcasts the last few days or is it just me? One of them seems to have turned into a History on NT podcast which I never subscribed to

They've a new website as well.

Think what you're experiencing are part of the teething problems.

yosser hughes · 15-02-2019 8:09pm

More 'banter' and in jokes now. Do these guys really think they are hilarious or something,? Christ it's cringeworthy and a bit weird.

Utopia Parkway · 15-02-2019 8:12pm

The OTB podcast feeds tend to go loopy once or twice a year I find. You go away for a bit and suddenly every single podcast has been downloaded all over again. Fairly annoying as it means lot of deleting. I listen to a lot of podcasts and OTB are by far the worst for this.

Floody Boreland · 28-02-2019 10:23pm

Unlistenable.

Jayesdiem · 28-02-2019 10:25pm

Floody Boreland wrote: »

Unlistenable.

What now? I’m nearly two months out of the game and I take it there’s been no improvement?

jeremyj1968 · 28-02-2019 10:34pm

Jayesdiem wrote: »

What now? I’m nearly two months out of the game and I take it there’s been no improvement?

yeah I'm still gone as well. Full time to books and podcasts, and I have to say it does help improve your mood. No more ads and virtue signalling, no listening to Kevin Kilbane telling us how harmful what Declan Rice did was while at the same time promoting gambling to young men.

Ahhhhhhhh, it's like a breath of fresh air.

Tell me how · 28-02-2019 10:40pm

jeremyj1968 wrote: »

yeah I'm still gone as well. Full time to books and podcasts, and I have to say it does help improve your mood. No more ads and virtue signalling, no listening to Kevin Kilbane telling us how harmful what Declan Rice did was while at the same time promoting gambling to young men.

Ahhhhhhhh, it's like a breath of fresh air.

How long before we'll have "no more posting in threads about a show I don't listen to" as proof you have achieved a zen level of serenity. :pac:

OldMrBrennan83 · 01-03-2019 12:02am

I enjoyed Stewie Byrne.

KERSPLAT! · 01-03-2019 12:05am

OldMrBrennan83 wrote: »

I enjoyed Stewie Byrne.

Only caught a few minutes on the way home but yeah, I enjoyed what I heard. The clip from they the won the league was a bit nuts

Pussyhands · 01-03-2019 9:18am

Donaghy has a job with the Galway hurlers now. Finger in all the pies. Some fool that time he was claiming he was giving up work to focus on football. He knew all along he had jobs lined up.

https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/kerry-captain-kieran-donaghy-packs-in-job-to-concentrate-on-football-31217940.html

ghostdancer · 01-03-2019 10:05am

Pussyhands wrote: »

Donaghy has a job with the Galway hurlers now. Finger in all the pies. Some fool that time he was claiming he was giving up work to focus on football. He knew all along he had jobs lined up.

https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/kerry-captain-kieran-donaghy-packs-in-job-to-concentrate-on-football-31217940.html

that was nearly 4 years ago.

and in the articles it says "The 31-year-old has no plans to re-enter the work force until later this year or early 2016".

hawley · 01-03-2019 11:29am

OTB seems to be a lot more tabloid radio than when the previous team were in place. Stuff like having a go at Declan Rice, insulting the English rugby team before the last 6 Nations game and constant focus on betting is really lowest common denominator radio. There's a lack of incisive analysis on the programme when compared some of the podcasts out there.

dominatinMC · 01-03-2019 5:01pm

hawley wrote:

OTB seems to be a lot more tabloid radio than when the previous team were in place. Stuff like having a go at Declan Rice, insulting the English rugby team before the last 6 Nations game and constant focus on betting is really lowest common denominator radio. There's a lack of incisive analysis on the programme when compared some of the podcasts out there.

I'd argue that a lot of media channels have gone/are going down this route. The likes of Joe.ie and The Journal.ie have set a very low bar for "journalism" and others are following suit. I suppose it's got something to do with the fast pace of society, instant news cycle, and people not wanting to invest the time to fully read/understand a story.

CatFromHue · 01-03-2019 5:25pm

OTB have increased their content by a big factor with OTB am.

They still do their more incisive content but also a but of just chatting rubbish.

Ahwell · 01-03-2019 5:41pm

hawley wrote: »

OTB seems to be a lot more tabloid radio than when the previous team were in place. Stuff like having a go at Declan Rice, insulting the English rugby team before the last 6 Nations game

You obviously never encountered Ken Burley then.

NIMAN · 01-03-2019 6:10pm

hawley wrote: »

OTB seems to be a lot more tabloid radio than when the previous team were in place. Stuff like having a go at Declan Rice, insulting the English rugby team before the last 6 Nations game and constant focus on betting is really lowest common denominator radio. There's a lack of incisive analysis on the programme when compared some of the podcasts out there.

Would agree, it's not a patch on Game On, which I find a lot more professional for want of a better word.

OTB seems to be getting very laddish, bantz, etc. It reminds me of Talk Sport in the UK.

KERSPLAT! · 01-03-2019 6:32pm

NIMAN wrote: »

Would agree, it's not a patch on Game On, which I find a lot more professional for want of a better word.

OTB seems to be getting very laddish, bantz, etc. It reminds me of Talk Sport in the UK.

Where and when is Game On on? Cheers

Tell me how · 01-03-2019 6:40pm

KERSPLAT! wrote: »

Where and when is Game On on? Cheers

2fm. 7pm week nights. 1 hour show (I think)

Ahwell · 01-03-2019 6:57pm

NIMAN wrote: »

Would agree, it's not a patch on Game On, which I find a lot more professional for want of a better word.

OTB seems to be getting very laddish, bantz, etc. It reminds me of Talk Sport in the UK.

There is nothing laddish about the current line up and OTB has over twice as many listeners as Game On. The current OTB is far from perfect, but it is better than Game On.

jeremyj1968 · 01-03-2019 11:21pm

Tell me how wrote: »

How long before we'll have "no more posting in threads about a show I don't listen to" as proof you have achieved a zen level of serenity. :pac:

I thought that was what my post actually was. I'll be clearer the next time.

Seriously though, the entertainment value of the radio in 2019 is so much less than it used to be 5 or 10 years ago. I can honestly say that there is not one show that I find that I must turn on the radio for any more.

Remember the Friday shows with George Hook, Dave McIntyre and Shane Coleman. they were good.

*Sits back in rocking chair and takes drag from pipe*

gormdubhgorm · 02-03-2019 1:31am

Tell me how wrote: »

How long before we'll have "no more posting in threads about a show I don't listen to" as proof you have achieved a zen level of serenity. :pac:

If no-one listens to OTB does it still make a sound?

passremarkable · 02-03-2019 1:32am

gormdubhgorm wrote: »

If no-one listens to OTB does it still make a sound?

A tree fell in a forest

NIMAN · 02-03-2019 7:58pm

Ahwell wrote: »

There is nothing laddish about the current line up and OTB has over twice as many listeners as Game On. The current OTB is far from perfect, but it is better than Game On.

Well, that's just like.. your opinion man!

Tell me how · 02-03-2019 11:01pm

NIMAN wrote: »

Well, that's just like.. your opinion man!

And that of the IMRO Radio Awards judges it seems.

NIMAN · 03-03-2019 12:23am

Tell me how wrote: »

And that of the IMRO Radio Awards judges it seems.

Ha!

Those folk also gave Muireann O'Connell a gold award.

I rest my case.

jeremyj1968 · 03-03-2019 1:57pm

NIMAN wrote: »

OTB seems to be getting very laddish, bantz, etc.

Don't sound like any of the lads that I know:
- they talk about women's sports.
- they don't curse.
- they have all subscribed to the charter of liberal views that are a pre-requisite for all NT staff.
- they are afraid to mention if a female sports star is hot, but have no problem saying that a male sports star is hot.
- they are more interested in the social justice element of sports, than the actual sports themselves.

It seems to me the only thing that they have in common with the lads that I know would be:
- they are very supportive of the betting industry.
- their boss is a completely self indulgent, pain in the h0le.

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