Let's Plays are dying. Minecraft Let's Plays doubly so. The real reason for the demise goes beyond YouTube's recommendation engine. Join me in this episode as I talk about the real Let's Play killer: streaming.

Mumbo Jumbo: "What happened to Minecraft Let's Plays?" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDr1Y-KhjSM

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There is so much AI slop being generated that's finding its way onto TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. Major movies are so filled with CGI that they may was well be cartoons. Join me as I discuss the question: Is the explosion of CGI and AI slop driving people to live content?

Alexis Ohanian interview on TBPN - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F81-KTaLplQ

Live music breaking revenue records - https://www.statista.com/topics/12806/live-music-worldwide/

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Good memories and bad get brought back by random things; movies,

music, smells, even cup cakes. Join me as I dive back into some of my

memories and what keeps bringing them back.

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I grew up on a steady diet of westerns and war movies thanks to nights with my dad. One of my favorites is El Dorado staring John Wayne and Robert Mitchum. Join me as a I dive into this 1967 classic western and talk about why the best westerns didn't have to have the shootout in the street.

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A couple of weeks ago, I aired my frustration with being a small streamer. Today, I want to talk about what I love about streaming and why having a small audience can be great.

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I used to love "social" media sites like Twitter. These days the proliferation of hot takes is destroying communities. Join me as I talk about how "creator" media sites like X and TikTok destroy communities by amplifying the hottest of hot takes.

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I love streaming on YouTube, Twitch, and Kick but recently I've been dealing with a lot of frustration. Join me as I talk through what's been triggering that me and the challenges of having a small audience.

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Thunderbolts* has good story about grief and loss buried under a pretty mid-tier action movie. Join me for this Really Late Movie Review of Marvel's Thunderbolts* as I dive into what I really liked about it and I think is missing.

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Skydance finished their purchase of Paramount and they've announced that they're going to get back into making Star Trek movies. I have mixed feelings about that so let's talk about it.

I've been thinking about the throne room scene from Return of the Jedi and I keep asking the same question: What was Luke Skywalker thinking?! I understand his choice to forgo aggression, anger, and hate but what was his endgame?

Join me as I dive in the throne room scene from Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi and try to figure out what was going on in Luke's head!

Minecraft is the most successful sandbox game ever made with so many different ways to play. Join me as I talk about why I build on "vibes" and the challenges that come from playing Minecraft on stream and for videos.

I love a good comedy. We're not seeing many comedy movies hit the theaters these days. Why is that? Join me today as I dive into what I like about comedies and why I think comedies need to make a comeback.

I was wrong about Stream Together. My view for the longest time was that it Stream Together is waste of time and resources for Twitch. This view was reinforced by Zach Bussey and his eternal Stream Together rage and by Twitch CEO Dan Clancy. Join me as I discuss what changed my mind about Stream Together and what I think Dan Clancy still gets wrong about it.

"The greatest madness is to see life as it is and not what it should be." Join me as I dive into Man of La Mancha and talk about the difference that one man, even a mad one, can make in a person's life. We'll talk about this story of Don Quixote de la Mancha and how his "gentle insanity" saves the kitchen maid Aldonza.

Sci-fi gives a great way to explore hard, philosophical questions or just explore the human condition. Passengers (2016) asks two deep questions: Would you condemn a person to death to stop being alone? Would you forgive the person who did? Join me in this Really Late Movie Review as I dive into Passengers and all the fun, romance, and deep philosophy.

Social media has been encouraging so many bad behaviors. One that bugs the heck out of me is trend of looking for reasons to hate a movie or show before they've even seen it. Shows like The Acolyte, She-Hulk, Ironheart, and Superman have all been hit by it. Join me as a I discuss this trend, how it's damaging it is, and how we can get passed that.

Do you ever feel like your calendar dictates every moment? Like you're constantly rushing from one thing to the next, with no breathing room? Join me in today's podcast as I talk about the importance unstructured time.

The Commodore 64 was the multimedia home computing powerhouse that defined a generation. I had the opportunity to power up my old C64 and some of my old games. Join me as I look back at some of the games that shaped my childhood.

Communities are important. Now, I know that a lot of you are introverts like me and the idea of bustling parties, endless small talk, and socializing is a bit bag of "nope." Here's the thing, even for all of us who prefer a quiet night alone, a true community is beneficial and essential for our well-being. We're going to explore why cultivating meaningful connections, even in small doses, can be a game-changer for your mental, emotional, and even physical health.

After months, years really, of stating that I would never do it, I recently decided to multi-stream on Kick. It's not without some hesitancy. Kick has dealt with controversy from gambling to bad behavior of management to chaos from streamers.

I'm not the only one who is dipping their toes into Kick's pool. OTK just signed a deal with Kick and more and more streamers have started multi-streaming there. Let's talk about it.