I assume the first one was a typo and you meant Cryptid Factor? Seems like a really cool show, but unfortunately opens straight up with ads. First one was for 1-800-Flowers and then on to one for Rocket Money.
I've listened to this one before! Pretty interesting show, but unfortunately opens with several minutes of ads. Latest episode is about two and a half minutes of ads right off the bad, although one is their Patreon.
Unfortunately not a thing on RSS, and I try to spend little time on YouTube. Thanks though!
Any corporate sponsored advertising. Platform, sponsorship, whatever.
The ads on their RSS feed seem to be auto generated and inserted. Lots of shows use that kind of service.
Oh wow I didn't realize it was so simple. I couple just slap that into a bash script and save the effort of going through a website...maybe even use it for bulk processing when I get lots of recommendations.
Thanks for this clarification. Certainly something to be aware of and pay attention to, but a little less instantly alarming than the OP title.
A friend of mine has been slowly working through Farscape with me and Stargate is on our short list for what to watch next. I'll definitely be pushing for it even harder now, got the first three episodes of the podcast loaded up and ready to go lol
Oh they will, I use a website that yanks the feeds. Having them all in one list like that makes it easier for me to parse through them though.
If you ever need to yank the RSS from a show then I have lots of success with: https://www.labnol.org/podcast. It's specifically for just this kind of thing. Weirdly a lot of shows, even on their own websites, don't make RSS feeds readily available.
I bought a new TV last year after my Hisense kicked the bucket and had a similar experience.
Not sure if it applies to your situation, but I just factory reset my TV, never enabled wifi, and hooked up a smart device I had lying around (Nvidia Shield). Now it all works great and if the smart functions upset me I can throw just the smart TV part in the trash and go back to my VCR.
That's quite the pile of political shows! I'll dig through them and pick out the ones that hook me. Thanks for taking the time to link them all, makes it easier to use an online took to yank out the RSS feeds for subscription.
Went to listen to a bit of this one and was instantly hit with ads for the NFL and other stuff. Maybe you're on their Patreon feed or something?
Some of this is right in my wheelhouse. Thanks for the recs!