Senior podcasts

I wasn't able to watch any of your videos on Twitch. I have a Mac Pro and for some reason your videos did not play. I wonder if Twitch blocked me because I use a VPN?
 

Being totally ignorant of the word podcast, I looked it up:

The dictionary definition of a podcast is:
"A digital audio file made available on the Internet for downloading to a computer or mobile device, typically available as a series, new instalments of which can be received by subscribers automatically."

Total gobble-de-gook. Think I preferred being ignorant.
 
LSWOTE said:
Well I did my first hour of podcast. I had some technical issues with the video in that it plays back and lurches every second or two and is very distracting. Anyone here ever livestreamed?
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I’ve never live-streamed but even news reporters have that type of problem happen at times.
It’s the internet. It happens but if making podcasts is what you want to do then go for it. Don’t listen to the nay sayers. I listen to podcasts all the time. Some great info out there through them
 
horseless carriage said:
Being totally ignorant of the word podcast, I looked it up:

The dictionary definition of a podcast is:
"A digital audio file made available on the Internet for downloading to a computer or mobile device, typically available as a series, new instalments of which can be received by subscribers automatically."

Total gobble-de-gook. Think I preferred being ignorant.
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A podcast is just people talking. Like the TV on the internet. You can watch live or later after it is recorded. That definition is just the technical definition. I mean I am sure you can find similarly obtuse definitions of radio and TV but those definitions don't mean they aren't something that is enjoyable to use.
 
Other than political conversations, most on SF speak freely about matters that are important to us. This is a mostly G and PG forum that rarely dips a toe into R territory.

Regardless of any Google rules, frank sexual discussions do not seem to be of interest to most SF members and is probably out of our casual-conversation-with-strangers comfort zone. Although I've never been accused of being prudish, if this forum moved toward sexual conversations, I'd be outta here.

At our age, we've all been there and done that a time or two (or several thousand). Or had the opportunity to do so.
 
horseless carriage said:
Being totally ignorant of the word podcast, I looked it up:

The dictionary definition of a podcast is:
"A digital audio file made available on the Internet for downloading to a computer or mobile device, typically available as a series, new instalments of which can be received by subscribers automatically."

Total gobble-de-gook. Think I preferred being ignorant.
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There are 100s of thousands of podcasts available. I‘m subscribed to several. None are conversations.
 
StarSong said:
Other than political conversations, most on SF speak freely about matters that are important to us. This is a mostly G and PG forum that rarely dips a toe into R territory.

Regardless of any Google rules, frank sexual discussions do not seem to be of interest to most SF members and is probably out of our casual-conversation-with-strangers comfort zone. Although I've never been accused of being prudish, if this forum moved toward sexual conversations, I'd be outta here.

At our age, we've all been there and done that a time or two (or several thousand). Or had the opportunity to do so.
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Yeah, that make sense.
 
I didn’t realize you were looking for conversations with us about sex. I thought you were just wanting to learn how to podcast so you could have some followers.

I have to agree that while there’s nothing wrong with talking about sex with seniors, the odds of others being interested are slim to none. Many people here have a difficult time walking so most extra curricular activities are long forgotten about and even if they aren’t, most dont wish to discuss it.

You can’t converse via podcasts. They are for listening to. I agree with the others in perhaps pursuing another forum thats open to what you want to discuss.

Good luck
 
Keesha said:
I didn’t realize you were looking for conversations with us about sex. I thought you were just wanting to learn how to podcast so you could have some followers.

I have to agree that while there’s nothing wrong with talking about sex with seniors, the odds of others being interested are slim to none. Many people here have a difficult time walking so most extra curricular activities are long forgotten about.

You can’t converse via podcasts. They are for listening to. I agree with the others in perhaps pursuing another forum thats open to what you want to discuss.

Good luck
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You can, though. You can have an open-line discussion.

Personally, I think enough seniors are concerned about changes in their libido to want to discuss it. I'm not sure about the Twitch platform, though. I don't know if many seniors will want to download or sign up for the app. But if it doesn't fly there, he can look into a different one.
 
Oh! I didn’t know that. I’ve never even heard of the Twitch platform . Then again I’ve never been on Facebook or Twitter.

I just figured that he’d find an audience if he truly wanted it. I hope he finds people to chat with.
 
Murrmurr said:
You can, though. You can have an open-line discussion.

Personally, I think enough seniors are concerned about changes in their libido to want to discuss it. I'm not sure about the Twitch platform, though. I don't know if many seniors will want to download or sign up for the app. But if it doesn't fly there, he can look into a different one.
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I doubt it will fly here.
 
Keesha said:
I didn’t realize you were looking for conversations with us about sex. I thought you were just wanting to learn how to podcast so you could have some followers.

I have to agree that while there’s nothing wrong with talking about sex with seniors, the odds of others being interested are slim to none. Many people here have a difficult time walking so most extra curricular activities are long forgotten about and even if they aren’t, most dont wish to discuss it.

You can’t converse via podcasts. They are for listening to. I agree with the others in perhaps pursuing another forum thats open to what you want to discuss.

Good luck
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Not really looking for conversations about sex. Just conversations about life and when you start restricting what can be talked about you might not be able to have a conversation. I think the point I was trying to speak to is that for many of us to have lived long enough to be called a senior, it has come at costs, great and small and just surviving changed us as people and it is those lessons both already learned or still being learned I am interested in talking about.
 
Keesha said:
Oh! I didn’t know that. I’ve never even heard of the Twitch platform . Then again I’ve never been on Facebook or Twitter.
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Depending on how dynamic of a conversation and how many active participants you want depends somewhat on how hard you want to work to put together the pieces, but Twitch is a place you can live stream. Now it can be as simple as a live stream with the speaker being the only one speaking and everyone else texting in responses in live chat. Or it can be live streaming a conversation between two or more people with the ability to allow other people into the conversation, again with others not in the active conversation having the option to text in live chat that the participants can respond to.
 
LSWOTE said:
Not really looking for conversations about sex. Just conversations about life and when you start restricting what can be talked about you might not be able to have a conversation. I think the point I was trying to speak to is that for many of us to have lived long enough to be called a senior, it has come at costs, great and small and just surviving changed us as people and it is those lessons both already learned or still being learned I am interested in talking about.
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I actually get that part. You came to this site to share a story and got a bit of a bum deal due to part of your conversation which I didn’t get at all.
That wasn’t the main part you wanted to talk about but for some reason you were restricted.
I can’t help you there. I though creating a podcast was a good idea and still do. I’m just not sure how many people from this group would be interested . We don’t really know much about you yet.

This is a good group of folks. We talk about all kinds of things. Maybe talking about other stuff might dilute your frustration some.
 
LSWOTE said:
Depending on how dynamic of a conversation and how many active participants you want depends somewhat on how hard you want to work to put together the pieces, but Twitch is a place you can live stream. Now it can be as simple as a live stream with the speaker being the only one speaking and everyone else texting in responses in live chat. Or it can be live streaming a conversation between two or more people with the ability to allow other people into the conversation, again with others not in the active conversation having the option to text in live chat that the participants can respond to.
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Well, there you go. It can work. 👍
 
Keesha said:
I actually get that part. You came to this site to share a story and got a bit of a bum deal due to part of your conversation which I didn’t get at all.
That wasn’t the main part you wanted to talk about but for some reason you were restricted.
I can’t help you there. I though creating a podcast was a good idea and still do. I’m just not sure how many people from this group would be interested . We don’t really know much about you yet.

This is a good group of folks. We talk about all kinds of things. Maybe talking about other stuff might dilute your frustration some.
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Yeah, I wasn't really expecting many, if any, people from here to be interested but I thought what I am interested in might already exist and someone here would know about it and refer me, or someone had already been a podcaster and could give me advice. I already know some about the whole process but some I am going to have to learn.
 
LSWOTE said:
Yeah, I wasn't really expecting many, if any, people from here to be interested but I thought what I am interested in might already exist and someone here would know about it and refer me, or someone had already been a podcaster and could give me advice. I already know some about the whole process but some I am going to have to learn.
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And some people did know what you were talking about and knew it existed. Now you have a new project to get into. That’s actually cool.
 
LSWOTE said:
Not really looking for conversations about sex. Just conversations about life and when you start restricting what can be talked about you might not be able to have a conversation. I think the point I was trying to speak to is that for many of us to have lived long enough to be called a senior, it has come at costs, great and small and just surviving changed us as people and it is those lessons both already learned or still being learned I am interested in talking about.
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I don't know what conversations you think might be off limits, other than strong sexual content and (divisive) politics.

SF has hosted many frank discussions about good, bad, sad, challenging, funny, frustrating, and delightful experiences with children, grandchildren, parents, significant others, neighbors, workmates, childhoods, finances, life, death, life after death, religion, spirituality, current events, retirement, health challenges, and numerous other topics that don't immediately spring to mind.

What were you hoping to discuss that you imagine would be flagged as inappropriate or of little interest?
 

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