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Way Less News: Your Problems Aren't Fake, But They're Not Women's Fault (Patreon)

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2024-05-16 18:00:07
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Hi. Here's the first (of more than one?) episode of Way Less News, recorded on April 23. Katy, Cody, and Jonathan discuss yogurt fixations, Stardew Valley, fantasy pilots, and then Katy presents a thread on men's dating app frustrations that gets the crew's gander up! We plan to post episodes of Way Less News to our main podcast feed at some point, but this is a Patreon Exclusive for the time being. Enjoy!

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Mark

Ooh. Bonus Podcast!

Alexis Scholtes

I just took an edible and needed a chill podcast to listen to, so y'all have made my day!

Russell Fournier

Heard "COTAR" as "KOTOR" and was briefly very excited for the star wars talk

Logan Martin

Cody: they should start remaking bad movies Me, screaming at my windshield: Dune! That's what they're doing with Dune!

Maya

This makes me happy

Hayley

Woah, idk what’s going on here guys, but this contained way less news than usual.

Jeff Duhamel

This was cute. I enjoyed it. Thanks for the bonus content!

Steve Snyder

You read my mind. Thanks for the bonus content, I could listen to y’all on the daily.

Chibigodzilla

To be fair to Katy, the wizard shit detail is on Pottermore, not in the books proper.

Alex R

Please do more of this, I always enjoy the fun portions of the podcast.

Skuimel

Very enjoyable episode. I was happy to hear that Katy likes reading fantasy novels. Gotta love a good fantasy! And I too started playing Stardew Valley after this recent update, Cody. I am so impressed by how much work the creator puts into adding more to the main game instead of making DLC. Very refreshing

Jean and Justin

I want to see a version of World War Z that is true(er) to the novel (maybe as a mini series or something like the animatrix where each segment is one or two interviews with the survivors showing their stories). The book rocked and I was extra disappointed in the film that basically just slapped the name on generic zombie survival film.

Urnow

As a perpetually single millennial really thriving under late capitalism, I have been on dating apps for nearly a decade now off and on. The part that is really miserable, is how hard it is to find a good space to commiserate that isn't rotten with anti-woman messaging. I just want to talk with people about a shared hatred of the match group, or swap tips and tricks about what angle best compliments my passing resemblance to Shrek.i don't need a manifesto or a 30 minute lecture on phenotypes.

Michael Atakpa

Remake Battlefield Earth! There is no saving that one!

EclipsedLiE

Why the ef is Cody talking about Stardew Valley right now? Just kidding, 90% of my video game time the last few months was spent in Persona 3 Portable, so I don't have a leg to stand on in this conversation.

Sam Larson

Oh good, I was sick of all the news.

Steve Gillow

What a delightful conversation, unironically. As far as remakes, I'd go back to libraries of Turner Classic Movies and AMC from 15-20 years ago. Or, hear me out, more Shakespeare, something like a Pixar 'King Lear' or a version of 'The Tempest' with the same text, including the comic elements, something like the 1960 version with Richard Burton, Tom Poston and Roddy McDowall, not a 'Forbidden Planet' remake

Kendra West

This was nice. As far as I’m concerned, Stardew Valley is up there in all time best games. If you like cute games, Spiritfarer is another heartwarming tale. Anyway, “Way Less News” is just another thing for me to look forward to. Thanks y’all!

HughJassProductions

No, Cody. The real ones know why you're talking about Stardew Valley right now. May I offer you an egg in these trying times?

Made of Stardust

I would totally listen to Cody do a jam sesh for an hour weekly. Edit: Cody, please check out mods for Stardew Valley (assuming you're on pc). Like they aren't hard to use, I'm a techno-dummy and even I figured it out.

HiSodiumContent

Since Katy asked, on Arrakis, the Fremen (and most other non-Fremen) always wear their stillsuits outside of their settlements, which recapture like 95% of the body's wasted water (sweat, urine and with masks, wasted moisture from breath) which is then filtered and can be drank through tubes near the suit's mask. There are also windtraps, which collect moisture from the atmosphere and condense and distribute it to the water basins of the settlements and cities. So, although there is very little to no accessible water sources, the stillsuits take care of water to drink when outside, and the windtraps provide water for the inside. I should probably note that neither provides excess, which is why the Arrakis culture is very conservative with water use, to the point that spitting on someone is a sign of respect, because you're sharing your body's water. The books do an outstanding job of explaining this and many other intricacies. If you're really interested in the Dune universe, but don't want to read the whole books, check out the glossary and supplemental information in the back of the book because that provides some really deep, interesting world-building that isn't present in the story's text.

nico

Omg you just reminded me about the stardew update 😭 favorite game ever but I've been busy with a rowdy infant

Andrew Duck

I want an Eragon remake, the movie was a dumpster fire but the books are still ripe to be adapted, pretty clearly following the heroes journey and it is also an established IP, I think this could both meet Cody’s requirement while also meeting studio requirement for having established ip.

AEPSchmitt

Highly recommend Hades 2 if you ever tire of Stardew Valley, Cody. Currently in open beta and it's already fantastic.

EFB

I was on a Tinder date recently and we got to talking about the relative number of matches between men and women. She said something so insightful that I made sure to write it down on the spot: "Being a man on dating apps is like dying of thirst in the desert. Being a woman on dating apps is like dying of thirst on the ocean." Anyway, we're all just people, actual and full of agency. No one owes me anything for just being on an app or agreeing to a date 🤷

Armando MC

I want more way less news...way way less news? Seriously though, this was a great listen and appreciate hearing your takes on all this not-news.

Gregory Vazzana

This is great! More please. this compliments your other projects so well. For movie remakes, it should be bad movies that are just bad, like Madam Web or Morbius, not ones that are fun to laugh at like an episode of MST3K

Vanessa Walsh

Dune talk- the water situation - yes, there's very little water, and yeah, they won't consume the water they hold as sacred, but there is still a fair amount of reclaimed water described in the books and how fremen will gather it. I especially liked the dew-catchers and precipitators(catching the morning dew from their crops to feed back into watering plants) and wind traps that are used in the books. There is some reference in the movies to these when Chani is showing Paul how to work it. In the movies, they don't include water-sellers( exactly how it sounds, water merchants in the streets) Calling out "soo-soo-sook!" (Su=water in Turkish) the books are full of little mentions of how they work with a lack of water. Makes ya thirsty just reading 'em!

Steven Smith

I'd enjoy seeing a remake of Logan's Run, or Krull

Marie Strange

Omg. Ive been single for four years. That first example of men complaining about dating apps is almost the entire reason. To frame someone experiencing emotions as punishment to you is dehumanizing. Experiencing emotions is human. It's a confession that this man is not thinking of his partner as human to the point of claiming victimhood when they are reminded.

James Crosslin

This was really nice, please do this more!

Aaron

REMAKE THE ROOM

Burrito

I’ve got a lot of big thoughts about dating apps, but I mostly just wanna say that it’s not that it SEEMS like women get more matches, it’s that they necessarily do. Men out under women on Tinder nearly 4:1. Other apps are closer, but there are still universally more dudes than chicks. So if you’re looking strictly at M/F matches, which can always and only include one of each, then the women-as-a-group get 4x the matches that men-as-a-group do. Most of the complaints come from logical fallacies, but also from weirdos with grudges, the abstraction and dehumanization that the screen facilitates, and socialization nonsense that leads to language games where women are trained to give soft nos and men are trained to chase and pursue. It’s all a disaster and the way people treat each other online and off sucks, but these apps might be the absolute worst of it.

Sam Bishop

FUCK yes, more of this, guys. Don't fight the detours, though. If this is just you guys shooting the shit, diversions are natural and super okay.

Andee Oord

Love this!!!!! Let this be the podcast where you take detours and talk about whatever!

Phil Petrella

As a forever single millennial male, I do think dating apps work, but when you’re short, fat, and ugly like I am, they aren’t helpful. I don’t blame other users for not matching with me, which is why I’m trying to lose weight, get some work done like teeth straightening and whitening, and am going to therapy. But it’s weird that I have to work on myself to make myself attractive like I’m a home constantly getting remodeled/renovated, but women seem to be a completed work of art under museum glass. I have to change but somehow they don’t. I have to accept them for who they are but they don’t have to accept me for who I am. Although, I am a piece of shit so… it seems legit.

T Gordon Mayhall

I’m convinced that most of your audience is mostly writers, actor’s, comedians and creatives, i think you should do the script reads with your patrons…maybe have us sign something saying we won’t steal your script or some shit…lol

T Gordon Mayhall

Katie, the advice you gave at about 50:30 ish was some real sage shit. Loved this episode.

Dan Gilchrist

Well I'm for it! Cody, stop talking over Katy! There's an art to being on an unscripted thing, and that's important. But this sort of thing makes me happy that I'm throwing in a few bucks. Really enjoyed it.

James Dominguez

Hey, you can't finish by saying you're sorry! That's Drawfee's thing! ;)

James Dominguez

I once wrote a checklist for men messaging women on dating sites/apps. This was almost a decade ago and I think it's still relevant: 1) Read their ENTIRE profile. 2) CONSIDER WHETHER THE TWO OF YOU ARE COMPATIBLE -- don't message if you're not! 3) Compose an original message, minimum five complete sentences, specifically referencing something in their profile and indicating how it is similar to your own life experience. 4) This works best if your own profile is honest, thoughtful, informative, and DOES NOT include a shirtless selfie in the bathroom mirror.

Tami Wolff

Re the dating apps conversation, it sounds like the angry man has a huge sense of entitlement regarding women. He really needs to brush up on the concept of consent and human autonomy.

Steven Brauner

I think a big issue with some guys in dating apps is when they match and start a conversation, they immediately think it's relationship. So if the women doesn't reply they take it as being dumped before they even met in person. I also think that people have a different view in finding a romantic partner than finding friends. It's the same process. You meet someone find that you have things in common then hang out to see if your compatible. Treat a date like hanging out with a potential friend, not the love of your life

Todd Howard

omg Katy you fucking nailed how fragile some men tend to be with this app, as an ugly ass woman i understand the frustration with not getting swipes but like Cody said its made for specific people