1 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:07,800 Speaker 1: Hey, this is Annie and Samantha and welcome to Stefan 2 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:08,640 Speaker 1: Never Told You Predictions. 3 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 2: iHeartRadio, and we are doing another interesting Monday Mini. We 4 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:26,279 Speaker 2: were kind of going away from the typical because we 5 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 2: like to make the money many a variety of things. Correct, 6 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 2: we'll just say it that way. But we thought, since 7 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 2: it's been over four years since we've become a unit, 8 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 2: the perfect unit, if I say so myself, Annie, I 9 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 2: feel like we've fit each other so well, that we 10 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 2: would come and reintroduce ourselves and our how our show works, 11 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 2: just in case you are new or maybe unfamiliar as 12 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 2: to what we do or the new ish way of 13 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 2: doing the podcast. Because even still I will say, hey, 14 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 2: I have done the silly thing and I found some reviews. 15 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:11,200 Speaker 2: People are still confused that we are the hosts, and 16 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 2: that's fair. 17 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: That's fair. 18 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:15,480 Speaker 2: Although it's been four years now, over four years now, 19 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:19,680 Speaker 2: people are still confused. Hey, people in our industry don't even. 20 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:21,039 Speaker 1: Know that we are the hosts. 21 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:26,119 Speaker 2: We get called everybody else's name and replaced by everybody else, 22 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 2: so not too out of the ordinary and that it 23 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 2: could happen. So we thought you would take this time 24 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 2: to be like, hey, this is who we are. And 25 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:35,680 Speaker 2: if you're just not joining us or you just found. 26 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:36,319 Speaker 1: Us, welcome. 27 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 2: We're glad you're here. We hope you stay. Yeah, if 28 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 2: you don't, we get it. There's a lot of other options. 29 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 2: We get it. So first, I'm Samantha. I am a 30 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 2: Korean adoptee, transracial adoptee that lives in Georgia. I am awkward, 31 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 2: more introverted than not, and I've discovered I'm truly probably 32 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 2: more introverted because I thought I was an ambi avert 33 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 2: as we had before. 34 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't think. 35 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 2: I don't think I fall on that line anymore any 36 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 2: I think I am now truly introverted. Okay, interesting, Yeah, yeah, 37 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 2: so we'll have to talk about that spectrum later. I'm 38 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 2: currently caught up in the world of k dramas. Yes 39 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 2: that's all I watch now, K pop and Korean food 40 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 2: in hopes of discovering my identity as many of you 41 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 2: know if you've listened to any personal bits from us, 42 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:29,520 Speaker 2: And yeah, I'm hoping that the world doesn't collapse, but 43 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:33,239 Speaker 2: I'm really excited to see the younger generations taking over 44 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 2: because they'd give me hope. Today is June fifteenth, and 45 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 2: the Supreme Court has done some things that have been good. 46 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 2: So I'm going to take a minute to celebrate that. 47 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 2: And I'm very shocked by that they actually upheld the 48 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:52,119 Speaker 2: VRA against Alabama. I was shocked. I assumed it would 49 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 2: be dismantled, but that that's huge. Kavanaugh did something. 50 00:02:59,000 --> 00:02:59,240 Speaker 1: There. 51 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 2: Philly Kevanaugh also with Cony Barrett, did something also with 52 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 2: the ICWA, the Indian Child Welfare Act. They kept it intact. 53 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:12,680 Speaker 2: They actually said that it needs to remain in place. 54 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 2: Of course, Thomas and Alito were the dissents on that, 55 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:20,240 Speaker 2: no surprise, but many people are celebrating as they should be. 56 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 2: I'm so so glad that that has happened, and it 57 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 2: happened today. Was loved seeing that, loved seeing the people 58 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:31,080 Speaker 2: who are celebrating that as they should. Obviously, that doesn't 59 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 2: mean it's the end all, because you know, things come 60 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 2: back around, unfortunately, but we do want to take the 61 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 2: good news. And if you don't know what I'm talking about, 62 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 2: we did a previous Monday mini As we say, this 63 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 2: is kind of a grab bag of episodes that you 64 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 2: should go back and listen to, and we do talk 65 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 2: about what the Indian Child Welfare Act is and why 66 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 2: it's important. 67 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, and that is also and good look at our 68 00:03:57,600 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 1: politics and what we talked about on this show. Yes, 69 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 1: because we are an intersectional feminist podcast and we talk 70 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 1: about all kinds of things. So I am Annie. I 71 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 1: also am in Georgia. Samantha is one of my best friends. 72 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 1: We're actually friends. 73 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 2: We keep having to tell people because people get shocked 74 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 2: by that. 75 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:26,119 Speaker 1: It's true. They do also interesting. Yeah, we are really 76 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 1: friends everybody. I am definitely the nerdier aspect of this show. 77 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 1: Samantha got a very excited text for me about the 78 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 1: Last of Us Haunted Haunted House that is happening at 79 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:43,600 Speaker 1: Universal Studios. I'm so excited. 80 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 2: It's my nightmare. 81 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:47,920 Speaker 1: I know. That's why I didn't ask you to go, 82 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 1: because we're fro with you. 83 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 2: I would go with you, but I would be like, 84 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 2: you owe me so many things after the fact. 85 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 1: I don't know if I can afford it. We'll negotiate 86 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 1: it later. I love fanfic. I am also queer. I 87 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 1: identify as a sexual and bi romantic. And yeah, I've 88 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:12,720 Speaker 1: been working on this show over ten years now, various capacities. 89 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, you're at the beginning. You were og even if 90 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 2: you weren't in front of the mic. You were og all, yeah, there, 91 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:25,720 Speaker 2: I love it. Yes, and that is a great conversation. 92 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 2: We if you are saddened by the fact that you 93 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:34,600 Speaker 2: thought this program from its originality was more neutral and 94 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 2: a political I hate to tell you this, but the 95 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:41,160 Speaker 2: former hosts that you're talking about, which we are friends with, 96 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 2: never were that. No, never heard, So I really for 97 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 2: those who were like they used to, sure, probably that 98 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 2: at that point in time politically it didn't feel as 99 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:57,920 Speaker 2: heated as it is as it does today. Although I 100 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:01,840 Speaker 2: still remember Kristen and Carroll lines episode and when the 101 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 2: day Trump was elected that they cried on Mike and 102 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:09,640 Speaker 2: people were kind of shocked, which still surprises me because 103 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:15,000 Speaker 2: I really cannot understand the word feminist is so polarizing, 104 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:17,040 Speaker 2: and it obviously has a connotation that people who are 105 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:21,720 Speaker 2: shocked right, that these women who call themselves feminists are 106 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:29,600 Speaker 2: left leaning shocks right baffles me as well. But yes, 107 00:06:30,120 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 2: we are going to be those people who think intersectional 108 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:37,760 Speaker 2: feminism is important. We believe that anti racist work is 109 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 2: important as well. We think that queer allyship and queer 110 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 2: rights are important, and that does include trans rights, and 111 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:48,719 Speaker 2: we believe that they should be allotted all of the 112 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 2: freedoms as everyone else. We don't believe in banning books. 113 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 2: I don't know if that means to be said. We 114 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 2: believe in the separation of church and state. I say 115 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:01,040 Speaker 2: I'm saying we, Annie you can correct because you do 116 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:03,719 Speaker 2: have that close. I hope I can say we because 117 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 2: I do know you are that way aflow. 118 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 1: But all those things. 119 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:10,040 Speaker 2: So if that's a shocker to you, you're probably not 120 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 2: going to like. 121 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 1: Us, probably, but you might be open to expanding your worldview. 122 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:20,120 Speaker 2: And that's the other part to that is we want 123 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 2: if you are here to learn. We hope that we can. 124 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 2: We hope that we give you an environment that is open. 125 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 2: We do make jokes, and we do take things into 126 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 2: a way that we can cope, and you know, we 127 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 2: try our best to come away from that. So you 128 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 2: know you are welcome here no matter what you believe. 129 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 2: But these are these are how we are, and this 130 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:44,160 Speaker 2: is probably what perspective that you're going to get from us. Yes, 131 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 2: And just as a technicality and overall, look at our show. 132 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 2: We record five episodes a week and have what we 133 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 2: call two full length episodes with the usual more educational 134 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 2: research content, uh, such as our Trauma series, which is 135 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 2: how we started. We talked about trauma and triggering and 136 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 2: the me too movement, So you know, if you want 137 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 2: an introduction to who we are, that's how that's how 138 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 2: that started. We as a unit again again as a unit, 139 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 2: not Annie, because Annie's been around, She's been hosting for 140 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 2: a minute. She hosted by herself for a full year. 141 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 2: It's delightful. It was delightful. Don't don't say that. And 142 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:36,199 Speaker 2: then we also have two more relaxed, shorter and typically 143 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 2: personal series like this Monday Mini, which may also include 144 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:43,959 Speaker 2: current affairs lest we talked about with the ic W 145 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 2: a uh. And then we also have our Happy Hour, 146 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 2: which now includes our sex and the City Watch parties. 147 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:56,400 Speaker 2: And then Annie sometimes has an Unhappy Hour or any update. 148 00:08:57,080 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 1: That's how we like to do it. 149 00:08:58,040 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 2: We do do that, and sometimes we feature women in 150 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:03,319 Speaker 2: the industry. When we talk about the industry, you're talking 151 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 2: about like typically those who are a mixologist or those 152 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 2: who have created delicious drinks, which is like my favorite whiskey, 153 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:13,439 Speaker 2: Uncle Nearest. We did a whole episode about them, so 154 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 2: that can be encompassed in our Happy Hour. We feature 155 00:09:17,400 --> 00:09:21,679 Speaker 2: feminists and fictional characters from all over the world or 156 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:26,080 Speaker 2: the universes. When it comes to the fictional side, we 157 00:09:26,559 --> 00:09:29,040 Speaker 2: love to highlight and want to learn more about them. 158 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:32,839 Speaker 2: And then we typically have a classic or an older episode, 159 00:09:32,880 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 2: a previously aired episode released on Saturdays. I will say, 160 00:09:36,880 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 2: sometimes we switch that up and we'll replace it with 161 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:43,640 Speaker 2: maybe a spoiled Saturday where we talk about a recent 162 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 2: movie that we love to have a feeling. Spider Verse 163 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:54,600 Speaker 2: may be a part of this soon enough. Yeah, And 164 00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 2: then we also have Annie's fiction, which is an amazing 165 00:09:58,360 --> 00:10:00,679 Speaker 2: delight which I read a review about how they loved 166 00:10:01,040 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 2: Terminus Oh shut Out. I believe the review came from 167 00:10:04,640 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 2: a person named Karen, Thank you so much to talk 168 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:10,160 Speaker 2: about how I have her grandma heart. I think she 169 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:12,400 Speaker 2: called me a grandma and I appreciate that. I go, Oh, 170 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:18,680 Speaker 2: I like it. I like it. And of course, because 171 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:21,880 Speaker 2: we are an all year long show, it is not 172 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 2: a seasonal show. We don't do breaks. We may vary 173 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 2: and add things or switch things up because we are 174 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:32,840 Speaker 2: human and doing this many episodes can be a lot. 175 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:41,040 Speaker 1: Yep sure can it is. I know we've talked about 176 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:43,400 Speaker 1: it before, but it's very difficult for us to take 177 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:46,880 Speaker 1: a break, and not in terms of getting the time off, 178 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:51,440 Speaker 1: but because the show never stops, you're working extra hard 179 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:54,520 Speaker 1: to cover for that break. And then when you get back, 180 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:56,560 Speaker 1: we have so much to do that it almost doesn't 181 00:10:56,559 --> 00:10:57,559 Speaker 1: feel like you took a break. 182 00:10:57,800 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 2: Roll right, And because we're constant seeing current affairs or 183 00:11:01,920 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 2: new things or new trends, we're always on the lookout 184 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 2: for what we need to talk about. And because Adie 185 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:13,520 Speaker 2: and I have two different interests, we do have a 186 00:11:13,679 --> 00:11:17,199 Speaker 2: varying amount of episodes and information. 187 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 1: I like that I do too. It's always funny to 188 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:23,280 Speaker 1: me where You're like, here's my idea and I was like, well, 189 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:26,120 Speaker 1: here's mine, and they're completely offside. 190 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:29,839 Speaker 2: Or we may have the same idea, but then the 191 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 2: take is so different, which is delightful. Okay. And one 192 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:38,680 Speaker 2: of the more recent complaints we have gotten, so we 193 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:41,720 Speaker 2: do acknowledge, is that there are way too many ads, 194 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:44,320 Speaker 2: and we wanted to take a minute to address that. 195 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:47,360 Speaker 2: We want to be completely open with you and kind 196 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:50,959 Speaker 2: of give you a behind the scenes look about these ads. 197 00:11:51,679 --> 00:11:54,680 Speaker 2: We do not control the amount of ads you hear 198 00:11:54,800 --> 00:12:00,120 Speaker 2: on the show. As in fact, all podcasts produced by 199 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:03,600 Speaker 2: Heart have the same rules and have no control on 200 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:08,120 Speaker 2: how many ads are placed during our show. So there's 201 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:12,360 Speaker 2: that ads are how the network makes money and to 202 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:15,000 Speaker 2: be a company that pays salaries and all the business 203 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:17,680 Speaker 2: expenses and make sure that they stay in business by 204 00:12:17,679 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 2: making sure all the execs and shareholders get a piece 205 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:25,320 Speaker 2: of that money, they're going to do those ads. We 206 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:28,080 Speaker 2: worried when we heard how many ads there were going 207 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:31,680 Speaker 2: to be, because we agree they can be overwhelming, but 208 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 2: again we have no control over that. 209 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:40,200 Speaker 1: Unfortunately, no, and occasionally we don't even realize they've increased 210 00:12:40,200 --> 00:12:41,320 Speaker 1: how many ads are playing. 211 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:44,679 Speaker 2: Yes, that's happened a few times, actually happened. We did know. 212 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:48,319 Speaker 2: We don't know. Also, outside of the ads we actually voice, 213 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:51,480 Speaker 2: as in you hear us talking in them, we do 214 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:54,920 Speaker 2: not always know what is going to be advertised and 215 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:58,520 Speaker 2: are sometimes just as surprised by them as you are. 216 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:01,319 Speaker 2: So for those of you who gives us a hess 217 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:03,480 Speaker 2: up to the ones that are not in line with 218 00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:06,520 Speaker 2: our show, thank you, thank you, thank you. We don't 219 00:13:06,559 --> 00:13:09,520 Speaker 2: typically listen to our own podcast after they're published, Like, 220 00:13:09,559 --> 00:13:11,440 Speaker 2: that's not a thing. I don't like listening to myself 221 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 2: more than I have to. 222 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:16,640 Speaker 1: No, we do it what we call a QA, which 223 00:13:16,640 --> 00:13:18,719 Speaker 1: is quality assessment. It's mostly to make sure there are 224 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:21,640 Speaker 1: no unbleeped curse words, because that is a hefty fine, 225 00:13:21,840 --> 00:13:23,880 Speaker 1: but also to make sure like, yeah, you didn't misspeak 226 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:26,679 Speaker 1: or say something you didn't want to say, and then 227 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:30,480 Speaker 1: after that that's it. I'm not listening to it ever again, 228 00:13:30,679 --> 00:13:35,080 Speaker 1: ever again. Yes. Also, there is such a thing as 229 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:38,000 Speaker 1: dynamic advertising, which I know I've brought up before, and 230 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 1: I actually do want to explain a little bit more 231 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:43,040 Speaker 1: in depth because I realized to some of you that 232 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 1: was probably obvious. But there's a reason that I explained 233 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:49,720 Speaker 1: it because, okay, so dynamic advertising, if you don't know, 234 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:54,160 Speaker 1: means like you could listen to an episode from ten 235 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:56,680 Speaker 1: years ago and it will have the same ads that 236 00:13:56,720 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 1: we're running right now on an episode we just made, 237 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 1: and then those ads will change a week from now 238 00:14:02,840 --> 00:14:06,400 Speaker 1: on those same episodes. It just means you can replace ads. 239 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 1: We have ad markers and the technology, the systems just 240 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:14,720 Speaker 1: replace the ads with whatever is currently running on our show. 241 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:17,760 Speaker 1: The reason I always bring that up and I realized, 242 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:21,080 Speaker 1: like almost everything does that now, and probably everyone was like, 243 00:14:21,200 --> 00:14:25,000 Speaker 1: of course, But when I first started in twenty ten, 244 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 1: there was this program that one of our other coworkers 245 00:14:30,600 --> 00:14:35,560 Speaker 1: made casey that you had to run every podcast through 246 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 1: and you had to put in it was like kind 247 00:14:39,360 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 1: of a command prompt and you had to put in 248 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 1: the audio and it would go in and encode it. 249 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 1: Because Apple Podcasts slash iTunes what it was at the time, 250 00:14:50,040 --> 00:14:54,720 Speaker 1: could only handle a certain level of audio quality, so 251 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:58,640 Speaker 1: everything got compressed. Oh yes, it's one of the reasons 252 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:01,000 Speaker 1: people complained about like the quality of music is that 253 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 1: it would get compressed so that Apple could host it, 254 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 1: and so we'd have to run it through there and 255 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:09,520 Speaker 1: you had to It was so complicated. I wish I 256 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:11,480 Speaker 1: had like thirty minutes to describe it, because this is 257 00:15:11,480 --> 00:15:13,480 Speaker 1: the thing I used to do every day and now 258 00:15:13,520 --> 00:15:16,840 Speaker 1: it's totally obsolete. But the ads were hard coded, which 259 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:20,840 Speaker 1: meant that whatever ad was in there, that was the ad, 260 00:15:21,080 --> 00:15:23,960 Speaker 1: like it was never going to change because that's what 261 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:28,200 Speaker 1: the program did. So when we switched to dynamic advertising 262 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 1: probably like seven eight years ago, we had to go 263 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:37,400 Speaker 1: in as producers, find the ads, cut them out, mark 264 00:15:37,480 --> 00:15:42,240 Speaker 1: them every podcast, every episode. It was a huge deal. 265 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:45,320 Speaker 1: It still gives me like anxiety just thinking about it. 266 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:49,080 Speaker 1: So that's why the reason I'm always like, we're dynamic 267 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:51,600 Speaker 1: advertising is because I remember when we weren't, and I 268 00:15:51,680 --> 00:15:54,040 Speaker 1: remember how difficult the switch was. 269 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:58,240 Speaker 2: Doesn't that feel like it's kind of aged when like 270 00:15:58,440 --> 00:16:00,920 Speaker 2: the younger producers have no idea what you're talking about. 271 00:16:01,640 --> 00:16:04,040 Speaker 1: Yes, I think I brought it up to somebody the 272 00:16:04,040 --> 00:16:06,320 Speaker 1: other day and they're like, you used to do what? 273 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:11,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's amazing. I love feeling old like I was younger. 274 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 2: We didn't have the internet. You're young as don't know. 275 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:18,040 Speaker 1: I'm just like, you don't know, you don't know. 276 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:32,000 Speaker 2: Yeah. And with that, we do try to vet the 277 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 2: ads we personally voice. We do, actually we do vet 278 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:36,920 Speaker 2: all of them. We vet this as much as we can. 279 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 2: But as you know, sometimes iffy and concerning things that 280 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:45,560 Speaker 2: companies do don't always come out until well after the fact. 281 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:48,960 Speaker 2: So if you hear his voice something and you're like, 282 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:51,720 Speaker 2: did you not know, and we're like, well, like we 283 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:54,360 Speaker 2: research as much as we can, we didn't realize until 284 00:16:54,440 --> 00:16:57,480 Speaker 2: this came out or whatever this came out. So we 285 00:16:57,520 --> 00:17:00,280 Speaker 2: try our best with that with what we've got, and 286 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:03,960 Speaker 2: sometimes we have already voiced for them once and then 287 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:05,560 Speaker 2: the bad days come out and we say no the 288 00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:08,240 Speaker 2: second time round. Believe me, there have been several products 289 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:10,400 Speaker 2: I'm like, I liked it, I want it. 290 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:12,520 Speaker 1: It's so upsetting. 291 00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:17,439 Speaker 2: But we try to hold to a standards, and I 292 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:19,800 Speaker 2: know that our listeners hold a standard for us, and 293 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:22,760 Speaker 2: we get it. So when it comes to our content, 294 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 2: we are always trying to discuss issues that affect the 295 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:30,760 Speaker 2: folks in our community. But just being honest, we're limited 296 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 2: with some of the information. As I said, my Google 297 00:17:34,280 --> 00:17:36,800 Speaker 2: algorithm is all all kinds of messed up, and now 298 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:39,720 Speaker 2: it's full of K pop and you'll see why later 299 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:43,000 Speaker 2: this week if you're listening chronologically. But like when we 300 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:44,719 Speaker 2: talk about the religious stuff, I was like getting a 301 00:17:44,760 --> 00:17:48,199 Speaker 2: lot of church ads and that was really unfortunate for me. 302 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:53,000 Speaker 2: But with that, when you when you all send us 303 00:17:53,040 --> 00:17:56,840 Speaker 2: things about yourself or interesting or concerning things that's happening 304 00:17:56,880 --> 00:17:59,200 Speaker 2: in your community that relates to what we're talking about, 305 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:02,440 Speaker 2: or letting it know of issues regarding feminism we might 306 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:05,240 Speaker 2: not know about or haven't talked about, or even just 307 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:11,640 Speaker 2: relating to us in our content, we love, love, love it. 308 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:15,639 Speaker 2: Please know, even if we don't always answer back right away, 309 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 2: we are reading them again. And He's in charge of 310 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:21,560 Speaker 2: the emails. I'm in charge of the social media, so 311 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:24,520 Speaker 2: oftentimes you might see that it takes us the opposite, 312 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:26,199 Speaker 2: Like we send each other the messages like hey, you 313 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:29,560 Speaker 2: got this, that's how it works, but we are reading 314 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:32,920 Speaker 2: them and are so grateful that you are even thinking 315 00:18:32,960 --> 00:18:33,640 Speaker 2: of us. 316 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:39,360 Speaker 1: M Yeah, and like connecting in any way. Or because 317 00:18:39,840 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 1: the experience of podcasting, especially during the pandemic, which is 318 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:48,960 Speaker 1: most of what you've done, Samantha, it can be very isolating, 319 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:51,159 Speaker 1: like you don't know, it's just you and me talking 320 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:53,840 Speaker 1: and then Christina edits it and we have no idea, 321 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:57,760 Speaker 1: like once it goes out, who knows. But so when 322 00:18:57,800 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 1: we hear from you, it's like, oh, we did something 323 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:03,640 Speaker 1: and people relate to it or can add to it, 324 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:08,359 Speaker 1: or and just having this community that's so vibrant and 325 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:10,879 Speaker 1: so important and it has so many different experiences that 326 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:15,040 Speaker 1: are really important to having these conversations exactly exactly. 327 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:18,919 Speaker 2: So keep sending things in, keep updating us, let us 328 00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:21,600 Speaker 2: know what's going on, let us know what we should 329 00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:23,560 Speaker 2: do next. I know we've gotten a few suggestions and 330 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:26,359 Speaker 2: movies and bugs. We need those. Like we said, this 331 00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:30,280 Speaker 2: is a constant, constant thing. So giving us ideas is amazing. 332 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:35,240 Speaker 2: As always, We'll end with we love you and we 333 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:37,679 Speaker 2: hope you are taking care of yourself. 334 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:40,680 Speaker 1: Yes, we do, we do, and we're God, We're here, 335 00:19:41,240 --> 00:19:44,960 Speaker 1: You're here. And yeah. If this is you're listening to 336 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:47,160 Speaker 1: this and you're like, hi, I know this already, glad 337 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:48,560 Speaker 1: to still have you. If you're listening to this and 338 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:54,119 Speaker 1: you're like, ah, makes more sense, Welcome, Welcome. If you 339 00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:58,199 Speaker 1: have any questions about dynamic advertising, please let me know. 340 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:02,000 Speaker 1: I will talk and talk and talk you will. Oh 341 00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:05,160 Speaker 1: my gosh, I can go on. I still have the program. 342 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:07,720 Speaker 1: It's called Encode Podcasts. I should test it out and 343 00:20:07,760 --> 00:20:14,200 Speaker 1: see what happens. Okay, Well, you can email us at 344 00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 1: stephmediamoms Stuff at iHeartMedia dot com. You can find us 345 00:20:17,840 --> 00:20:20,520 Speaker 1: on Twitter at mom Stuff podcast or on Instagram and 346 00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:23,080 Speaker 1: TikTok at stuff I've Never Told You, and also find 347 00:20:23,119 --> 00:20:25,879 Speaker 1: us on YouTube. We have a tea public store. We 348 00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:28,439 Speaker 1: have a book. You can pre order it at stuff 349 00:20:28,440 --> 00:20:31,679 Speaker 1: you should read books dot com. 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