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Adam Conover

Host of the podcast Your Uploads.

Top 5 podcasts with Adam Conover

Ranked by the Snipd community
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22 snips
Jun 1, 2024 • 2h

139: Sticking to Your Systems with Animal Well

Billy Basso, the sole developer of the indie hit 'Animal Well', and his business partner Dan Adelman share insights on their unique game design. Joined by Adam Conover, they discuss the game's slow-burn development and layers of gameplay. Fascinating anecdotes reveal how childhood fears influenced their creative process, while exploring the delicate balance of player challenge and enjoyment. They also tackle the struggles of maintaining game secrets while engaging a community eager for discovery, highlighting the importance of collaboration in indie game development.
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19 snips
May 2, 2024 • 56min

The Funniest Joke in the World

Comedians and scientists team up to find the funniest joke in the world. They explore the science of humor, cultural differences in comedy, and why certain jokes are universally funny. The quest for laughter leads to surprising discoveries and shared moments of joy.
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15 snips
Jul 30, 2023 • 53min

The Strike to Keep Hollywood Human, with Adam Conover

Comedian and Writer’s Guild negotiator, Adam Conover joins Offline to talk about how the ethos of Silicon Valley has affected the livelihoods of writers, actors and everyone in the entertainment industry. He gives Jon a behind the scenes look at why Hollywood’s workers and bosses have been so far apart in these negotiations. And they talk about the way streaming era jobs differ from cable era jobs, why, after a decade of streaming, studios look like they’re starting to rebuild a version of the old cable model, and why he’s not afraid of being replaced by artificial intelligence anytime soon. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.
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8 snips
Sep 27, 2023 • 32min

What the Writers Guild Won, With a Negotiator

Writer and TV host Adam Conover joins Matt to discuss the details and victories of the WGA negotiation, including success-based streaming residuals, AI restrictions, and minimum staffing for writers rooms. Matt also predicts the impact of Taylor Swift's appearance on NFL ratings.
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Aug 10, 2023 • 1h 35min

Episode 1460 - Adam Conover

Adam Conover felt out of place in a family of scientists, but his decision to pursue a philosophy degree actually played into three major aspects of his adult life: Standup comedy, his educational television shows Adam Ruins Everything and The G Word, and civic engagement. Adam talks with Marc about what led him to comedy, why he made TV shows that helped explain the world, and what it's like on the front lines of the WGA strike as part of union leadership. Sign up here for WTF+ to get the full show archives and weekly bonus material! https://plus.acast.com/s/wtf-with-marc-maron-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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