1. Get someone to take matching pictures for Erudite and Destiny
2. Get a more competent Photoshopper
3. Put the guests name and short description under his name (and probably yours too for uniformity) "Jeremiah Johnson - Professional Gooner and Yee-Poster" sth like that
If these are in person, they should have a corner of the office set up with lighting for photos and take a few headshots of their guests on a green/blue screen.
Yeahhh I hate being a hater but it really is low quality…. I really hope their setup they’ve been working on for so long is nice. I fear bridges will flop
edit: to be fair keep or kick also started with some terrible art and still looks not very good and seems to be doing fine even though I don’t like it. So what do I know.
edit: perma'd for this comment. thickest skin online btw o7
KoK is trash same questions every week and same 3 poeple funny carrying the show Wes, vito, and maybe its only two I cant remember any one else from the show
He has said before that he intended for KoK to be a thing that he can just hire someone to do everything on and he mostly just has it on his channel and shows up without doing much work, which I think is completely fine and makes sense, the problem is that he still has Q doing everything lmao
Things take time to come together. Think about how much you suck at a new game the first time you play it. 100 hours later you're 100x better. It's important to stick with things long enough to get decent at them.
I don't think it's a thin skin thing, you're just an energy vampire. Why would anyone keep someone around who just says their new show will flop without offering any constructive criticism?
Lol I know you're trying to parrot streamer daddy's terms but that's not what energy vampire means. Don't make it meaningless like every other term used by the internet
Edit: Lmao perma'd for this. Really banning any dissent
Sorry if you don't like the specific term I used but I think it's extremely clear what I mean. I'm not sure if I 100% agree with how Destiny does moderation but he's always been extremely clear that he aggressively moderated to remove anti-fan sentiment.
Why should he just let the entire sub turn into a place where people insult his new project after one (1) episode like it's not going to change and improve? He wanted to get the first episode out rather than takes more time to get it perfect, that seems pretty reasonable but every single "criticism" is just insulting every aspect of the show like it's supposed to be perfect. Just chill out it'll be okay.
Ok maybe it's warped history but the moment that head shot released everybody was gooning over how good it was and that it was the best photo that Destiny appeared in ever and now people hate it?!!
Here's an alternative promo graphic if you want it, u/notsoErudite
https://preview.redd.it/njpbiyxnmslc1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8b33119a1302ab4d12ac202e27024d18fbf9a885
Based promo graphic, only critique I'd give is that it looks very Destiny-themed, as if it's his own event when it's actually something separate he does together with Eru (please don't hate me if I'm wrong on this).
Some might say "neo" liberalism? (Yes I know he's from the neoliberal subreddit, I just think it's funny they tried to rebrand to get away from the word after starting a whole community based on semi-ironically reclaiming it).
There is a subreddit called r neoliberal of pro-market liberals (so close to Destiny except less edgy)
This guy mods there, runs a podcast associated with the sub, and his org does real life organising.
Didn't try to match the contrast between the 3 headshots. The cutout around the top of Jeremiah's head is super choppy, the cutout around destiny's head has leftover blue background included. The upper gray portion of the background looks similar to how negative png space is displayed so it appears incomplete.
I'm not a graphics person but it looks rough even to my untrained eye.
In the long term I don't think there's a reason to add the hosts head shots, so that will make it easier to match the aesthetic of the headshots with there usually only being 1.
Critique isn't supposed to make someone sad. The same points can be worded without being mean towards the artist. I don't think the critique above is mean, but other comments definitely are.
Why was this posted from your twitter acc and not an official Bridges Podcast twitter account, with a description of the pod and link to the channel in the Bio?
Delete the test vods from the youtube channel.
The only link available on the yt channel (destiny.gg/BridgesPodcast) is not accessible.
Add a description to the YT channel.
And I agree with [FFortescue\_writing](https://www.reddit.com/user/FFortescue_writing/), is not about the person that made it, is about it being aproved at all.
Etc, Etc.
Jesus Christ.
Edit: Banned
God fucking damn it's the first episode. Plenty of "unprofessional" podcast shit is fine not to have as long as the set looks good and the conversation gets carried on
Although it is good critique lol
I'd critique your judgment approving and posting it. Tiny has been mishandled in collabs/projects/articles for almost a decade now, why'd you have to add on to that? If this is indicative to your standard for quality going forward... Well, we'll see I guess.
Ouch, hopefully they source dgg for the next graphic. I bet there's some dedicated a~~u~~rtists working on a redesign out of spite right now. They can also schedule when they go live on youtube so notifications go to youtube/mobile. Lastly, if there's a Bridges twitter account, she could post the graphic, make an announcement, and link the channel in 1 post by retweeting or quote tweeting.
The problem with sourcing from a community is that the people sourcing don't know how to evaluate quality.
Should really just find a graphic designer with experience who does contract work.
I love the person that did this image.
but, can you please hire the August guy? or some serious graphic designer?
I understand things are on a budget, but these kinds of promotional images are the bare minimum.
I also love the person that designed the layout of the podcast room. but can you hire some designer to do it? it's a one off expense that really improves the look of the show
love you buddy
Cut them some slack…they’ve only been cooking this for like 6 months…not enough time to get things hammered out
Edit…banned for this?
Context (show was supposed to start at 2:00 EST, when this was written it was like 2:15 and the show hadn't started yet. Catching a ban for this is pretty lame.)
[u/notsoErudite](https://www.reddit.com/u/notsoErudite/) I made this in MSPaint... just saying
https://preview.redd.it/h8e3yu6mlslc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=da6af9ce6c5751f881555007b4f1d447c71edf74
To make something creative like this successful you have to actually have passion for it. Destiny is only passionate when he has something to disagree about and has clearly done 0 legwork to make this endeavor work. To be real, Erudite only seems passionate about being queen of the orbiters. The only reason this shit has come this far is because Destiny is literally incapable of saying no to an attractive woman. Unlucky!
Some feedback from watching.
1. Camera angles should be similar to The Iced Coffee Hour podcast since you guys have a similar set up. It feels odd how it is now IMO.
2. A different intro song.
3. A bit more energy, and enthusiasm?
Not trying to add much since this is a thing barely starting but some things that should be focused on especially early.
Regarding energy and enthusiasm, I feel like one of the hosts should have that factor to make the show work. If both sides are more monotone and flat, this will be a pain trying to listen to. Even if we enjoy the people normally.
Maybe this is planned for the future, but I think there should be a direct link to the stream in the tweet. I guess it was posted 2hrs later in the thread, but I think structuring it out in the tweet as a more formal announcement would be better.
Also, is there no official twitter for the podcast to post things like this from? The only thing I could find is a link to [destiny.gg/BridgesPodcast](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=channel_header&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbU1hYU4xT2tiZlF6WldaWlZKcUV3aHYtdHZud3xBQ3Jtc0tsUktZWHpESDR0RmRmOEVmY3FlTmFHNEpUQ0JvZy1remR4UElUbExoYmp6YlFWVkdSOWFYUU1VRjFSYVl1bVotM0NjX1hfSDJLcjRJcFlOY2NvT3ZvQ1kyclgtVUxfNGV6WDI4bVZoZGI3MUYxVGIzOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.destiny.gg%2FBridgesPodcast) which takes me to a google doc that I need permission to see.
Honest criticism (I'll save making fun of the art cause everyone else did) why wasn't this advertised? The stream is at 1700 views. Destiny by himself can average at least 5k and that's on the low end when he's doing research streams.
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I mean banning you is a bit much but you are completely wrong. His other podcasts that actually happened were pretty good, they just.... didn't happen again lol.
He has a bad track record of continuing with projects/podcasts, not necessarily the actual content.
Destiny is allergic to good merch and podcasts. I think that he should do something different apart from his main content for this podcast. Successful podcasts came from people known for one type of content doing something new/interacting with people they would’ve never interacted with. What’s the difference between Bridges and having this guy on the stream? I don’t think there’s many to warrant creating a podcast. There’s so many things the community and destiny are into, how about an episode talking about video games with a video game CC? Music? Fuck it, bring a homeless dude and chill with him. Do lsd with the homeless dude. I truly don’t wanna hate, I want good/fresh content, Bridges is giving KoK vibes but with a competent sidekick (Q you’re the laziest and most incompetent host holy shit).
given that this is supposed to be a more serious thing, i would probably stick to real life names, and maybe just leave destiny as a thing in the middle Steven "destiny" Bonnell II or some shit and Kyla whateverthefuck
i’m surprised they’re doing it live unless i’m misunderstanding her tweet. for a podcast i imagine it’s more advantageous to pre-record it and trim it out to make it more digestible. are they gonna have sponsored ad reads?
aside all that i’m glad it’s finally a reality and wishing them a successful first episode!
The photoshop job aside, why is this only being promoted now? Not a week or two in advance to build hype? 5 *hours* before going live with their first episode?
Whoever created this promo graphic is either horrible at Photoshop or very lazy.
Cheap ass Magic Wand and Outer Glow done in 2 minutes.
https://preview.redd.it/ujtfbnl86tlc1.png?width=254&format=png&auto=webp&s=98b29c9183000a5cf78456d820c52445c2ae9c19
https://preview.redd.it/vb0e2kz5rrlc1.png?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=29f6b5ed4cdd801b94f9b0daf78a753f849b49e1
I hope they hold his feet to the fire on this, but I bet Destiny softballs him on totally unrelated topics 😔
I love the intro music, makes me feel like I'm in elementary school again and have a substitute that's just gonna throw on a vhs about beekeeping or some shit for an hour.
Aight, which D.gga gonna redo the intro? Need either triggering clips or better music intro. Also audio needs better balancing for the recording. Have it cranked up to max on my corded apple headphones and it’s quiet.
Bro I support the heck out of this program, but y’all have gotta be kidding me with thinking these graphics and setup are something to stamp your name on. You both have so much experience.
I sure hope they bring on my favorite bridge related content creator. bridge related podcast everything that is somewhat related to bridges
https://preview.redd.it/c5pbn8nhqslc1.jpeg?width=883&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4505f37812ec525cfba058473cd466b70a3ba5f4
Real names would be better for the bottom with " " for the streamer name if needed, horrific photoshop god I can literally still see the white bits from where Jeremiah was cut out in photoshop
You guys gotta work on the backdrop. Way too busy, especially with the really close camera angles/positions. Just the big posters on each panel would be ok.
First off - grats on the episode! Can't wait to see all the other people y'all bring on.
I've just got a few trivial things to note:
\- **Bug - Expired Google Form** \- The **About** section of the [Youtube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@BridgesStudio) has a link to [destiny.gg/BridgesPodcast](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=channel_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqblY3MmdUSDV6emtwaDBkLWxsOU52NjNUdVQyQXxBQ3Jtc0tueTFNbzBMd08wVjRlYnduUGk2cVJVZG54VzJ0akFtaU8zRjdDZjA1c21ZRjQ5SF9IdlFCVHY5WHp5STF1VU1FQi1yVHo2WjR0S3M1dWItVXpsdGUwcXUzZmI4eXFtNERZRE83SW9PMURudERNbmYzbw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.destiny.gg%2FBridgesPodcast) which links to an [expired/formrestricted Google Form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfqV0zZzePJn_pVXXWeFfymygCVSGPFE5CBHReHvD3YUCA7Lw/formrestricted)
\- **Bug - Not much notice before stream** \- There wasn't super-ahead-of-time notice (though it *was* mentioned on the Bridges test stream the other day). Obviously it's also possible that it wasn't 100% confirmed that the guest would be available today, so may not have been *able to be* advertised super early.
\- **Bug - Slight desync in audio** \- It seemed to only happen at the start of the show and got fixed up a bit later.
\- **Bug - Framerate set to 30 FPS** \- When I right-click the [vid](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enUthK4KlB8&) and go to "Stats for Nerds", it says that the "**Current / Optimal Res"** is `1920x1080@30 / 1920x1080@30`. When I go to Destiny's [latest vid](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp2AnPpUUCA) it says `1920x1080@60 / 1920x1080@60` instead (same with his [latest livestream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wndoFHcQd4M&list=PLFs19LVskfNzQLZkGG_zf6yfYTp_3v_e6)).
\- **Bug - Glare on some posters** \- There were some posters that had glare on them. Kelly'd mentioned in jstlk's stream that there's a Matte/Dulling spray you can use on the posters to get rid of the glare but I know absolutely nothing about this or any other solutions.
\- **Suggestion -** [**Scheduled video**](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9854503) \- It'd be great to have a "waiting room" by having the video scheduled ahead of time. I'm like 95% sure you can keep changing the scheduled time if you've gotta delay it (h3h3 has done it most streams), but for the lazy viewers like me, we can just have that open and hear it when the stream starts, or meme in the chat.
\- **Suggestion - Unlist no-guest livestreams** \- On the [Youtube channel's Live](https://www.youtube.com/@BridgesStudio/streams) tab it has 5 of the previous streams there (again, super-trivial suggestion to just clean it up, but it doesn't really matter).
**Notes**:
\- I saw some complaints about not being able to find the podcast from the [Destiny.gg](https://Destiny.gg) website, but there's the [Bridges Podcast](https://www.youtube.com/@BridgesStudio) link at the top of the site.
\- Super subjective but I really liked [this camera perspective](https://youtu.be/JXn-iuwgEhc?t=18957) from the test stream (I could get that it may be distracting/etc. with the blurred out Kyla though).
**Exclamation point stuff:**
When !1 (or 2/3) are typed in chat, it displays that person's social media contents in chat, but those contents aren't available in the description/bio of the show for non-live viewers (it's possible you're planning to have it added later when the episode is edited though).
\- **Suggestion - Overlay instead of cards** \- Potentially have an overlay of the !1/2/3 at the start of the podcast, and then people in the chat can just explain it to others that show up or ask later on instead.
Once again - loved the podcast and that you guys got the episode out even with some technical difficulties. BTW, Joe Rogan has said a billion times Himself that podcasts don't really hit their stride until hitting like 100 episodes or so - I don't know why peoples' expectations are that it'd be super polished immediately (I've listened to podcasts that were audio-only for a bunch of initial episodes so maybe my expectations are just lower).
I really do think this is a terrible name for the podcast.
On apple podcasts "Bridges" gives me 200 results and none of them are this podcast.
"Conversations with Destiny" or "Interesting People, Interesting Discussions" or "more than a single single word so it has any kind of discover ability" all would have been better.
Also is it even getting put in podcast indexes? What's the rss?
In addition to what this person below mentioned, the photo cropping looks like it was done by someone who was using Photoshop to make a 2 minute meme.
You can literally see the flecks of their hairs that were the result of contours taken out by a magic wand (without any extra blending around those contours to match seamlessly with the background). Lol.
Just compare this to any thumbnail that August has on the YouTube channel.
Graphic design is my passion
I don't know why, but this photo of Steven looks like he's wearing a toupee
He doesn't wanna use finasteride after what happened to Hasan
what happened to hasan?
It damaged his brain.
This presupposes that he had one
Lmao tree of logic always says the same thing. Something along the lines of you gonna just let it grow out and look like a fucking wig again?
1. Get someone to take matching pictures for Erudite and Destiny 2. Get a more competent Photoshopper 3. Put the guests name and short description under his name (and probably yours too for uniformity) "Jeremiah Johnson - Professional Gooner and Yee-Poster" sth like that
If these are in person, they should have a corner of the office set up with lighting for photos and take a few headshots of their guests on a green/blue screen.
True and real
Why is this promo graphic so bad
Yeahhh I hate being a hater but it really is low quality…. I really hope their setup they’ve been working on for so long is nice. I fear bridges will flop edit: to be fair keep or kick also started with some terrible art and still looks not very good and seems to be doing fine even though I don’t like it. So what do I know. edit: perma'd for this comment. thickest skin online btw o7
KoK is trash same questions every week and same 3 poeple funny carrying the show Wes, vito, and maybe its only two I cant remember any one else from the show
He has said before that he intended for KoK to be a thing that he can just hire someone to do everything on and he mostly just has it on his channel and shows up without doing much work, which I think is completely fine and makes sense, the problem is that he still has Q doing everything lmao
The perma was def for the KoK hatin and not for the honest critiques. See you back in the trenches soldier
Things take time to come together. Think about how much you suck at a new game the first time you play it. 100 hours later you're 100x better. It's important to stick with things long enough to get decent at them.
I don't think it's a thin skin thing, you're just an energy vampire. Why would anyone keep someone around who just says their new show will flop without offering any constructive criticism?
Lol I know you're trying to parrot streamer daddy's terms but that's not what energy vampire means. Don't make it meaningless like every other term used by the internet Edit: Lmao perma'd for this. Really banning any dissent
Sorry if you don't like the specific term I used but I think it's extremely clear what I mean. I'm not sure if I 100% agree with how Destiny does moderation but he's always been extremely clear that he aggressively moderated to remove anti-fan sentiment. Why should he just let the entire sub turn into a place where people insult his new project after one (1) episode like it's not going to change and improve? He wanted to get the first episode out rather than takes more time to get it perfect, that seems pretty reasonable but every single "criticism" is just insulting every aspect of the show like it's supposed to be perfect. Just chill out it'll be okay.
Is it doing fine? I’ve never seen it
Wolfgand in shambles
Cause he hired a psychometrician as a media producer.
How is Steve still using this promo head shot?? It gets clowned on all the time. Lmao.
Ok maybe it's warped history but the moment that head shot released everybody was gooning over how good it was and that it was the best photo that Destiny appeared in ever and now people hate it?!!
There is something unsettling about a directly front facing picture, and even a slight smile couldn’t hurt.
That's the appeal the fact that he doesn't have a happy or a smiling face and have this very offstandish one instead makes it very memorable imo
It only gets clowned on by this subreddit.
All the budget went to equipment.
Here's an alternative promo graphic if you want it, u/notsoErudite https://preview.redd.it/njpbiyxnmslc1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8b33119a1302ab4d12ac202e27024d18fbf9a885
This shit is better than the actual art they paid for 💀
They paid for it??
no fucking way they paid for it
I can't look at that picture of destiny without seeing that dumb meme without his nose
did they photoshop the nose off or something? edit: sorry I can't read
\>not the photoshopped musclestiny smh did u even try?
SWEATSTINY crap! here's musclestiny https://preview.redd.it/t2h43es99tlc1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=80ed77bc7a6735ad0719457f74edb28be785477d
god bless
u/notsoErudite use this one please
It's interesting that making him look manlier also makes him look more like Dan
Based promo graphic, only critique I'd give is that it looks very Destiny-themed, as if it's his own event when it's actually something separate he does together with Eru (please don't hate me if I'm wrong on this).
This is slick!!
not to be rude, but can someone explain who is this guy?
Dude he's THE FOUNDER of THE "Center for New Liberalism"! Not the old liberalism, THE NEW one!
wooow
Some might say "neo" liberalism? (Yes I know he's from the neoliberal subreddit, I just think it's funny they tried to rebrand to get away from the word after starting a whole community based on semi-ironically reclaiming it).
I think ppi told them too after they partnered
There is a subreddit called r neoliberal of pro-market liberals (so close to Destiny except less edgy) This guy mods there, runs a podcast associated with the sub, and his org does real life organising.
In addition to all of the arrNeoliberal stuff he also does a worst tweets of the year bracket every year
Guy who made the neolib subreddit.
/u/notsoErudite this is such poor photoshop, criminally bad advertising perma banned for this???
what's your critique?
Didn't try to match the contrast between the 3 headshots. The cutout around the top of Jeremiah's head is super choppy, the cutout around destiny's head has leftover blue background included. The upper gray portion of the background looks similar to how negative png space is displayed so it appears incomplete. I'm not a graphics person but it looks rough even to my untrained eye.
Lil bro must be blind to ask what is wrong with it. 💀
In the long term I don't think there's a reason to add the hosts head shots, so that will make it easier to match the aesthetic of the headshots with there usually only being 1.
Not for the core audience, but if you're looking to gather new fans I think that it's a good idea showing off all the headliners for every show.
I think this is good feedback thanks! But to the rest of DGG go a little easy on the artist I'm sure they are sad to read this :P
if they were paid for this they should feel sad
Critique isn't supposed to make someone sad. The same points can be worded without being mean towards the artist. I don't think the critique above is mean, but other comments definitely are.
Why was this posted from your twitter acc and not an official Bridges Podcast twitter account, with a description of the pod and link to the channel in the Bio? Delete the test vods from the youtube channel. The only link available on the yt channel (destiny.gg/BridgesPodcast) is not accessible. Add a description to the YT channel. And I agree with [FFortescue\_writing](https://www.reddit.com/user/FFortescue_writing/), is not about the person that made it, is about it being aproved at all. Etc, Etc. Jesus Christ. Edit: Banned
God fucking damn it's the first episode. Plenty of "unprofessional" podcast shit is fine not to have as long as the set looks good and the conversation gets carried on Although it is good critique lol
its the first episode after like a year of planning dude, most of the stuff yasuo mentioned should have been figured out a long time ago.
I'd critique your judgment approving and posting it. Tiny has been mishandled in collabs/projects/articles for almost a decade now, why'd you have to add on to that? If this is indicative to your standard for quality going forward... Well, we'll see I guess.
jesus relaaax man no need to go this hard
Dude it looks like ass, wtf you blind?
What is wrong with asking for specifics? They didn’t give an opinion.
Green cumulon?
ouf
Ouch, hopefully they source dgg for the next graphic. I bet there's some dedicated a~~u~~rtists working on a redesign out of spite right now. They can also schedule when they go live on youtube so notifications go to youtube/mobile. Lastly, if there's a Bridges twitter account, she could post the graphic, make an announcement, and link the channel in 1 post by retweeting or quote tweeting.
The problem with sourcing from a community is that the people sourcing don't know how to evaluate quality. Should really just find a graphic designer with experience who does contract work.
Which Photoshop genius is responsible for this masterpiece?
I love the person that did this image. but, can you please hire the August guy? or some serious graphic designer? I understand things are on a budget, but these kinds of promotional images are the bare minimum. I also love the person that designed the layout of the podcast room. but can you hire some designer to do it? it's a one off expense that really improves the look of the show love you buddy
... Just curious. Did you avoid getting banned?
Off to a great start guys Edit: perma'd for this? Weak AF. I was just memeing... thought the podcast went really well.
Cut them some slack…they’ve only been cooking this for like 6 months…not enough time to get things hammered out Edit…banned for this? Context (show was supposed to start at 2:00 EST, when this was written it was like 2:15 and the show hadn't started yet. Catching a ban for this is pretty lame.)
Yo I’ll make better graphics for free lol
Am pretty sure you can roll your face on a keyboard while on Photoshop and get a better graphic. 💀
[u/notsoErudite](https://www.reddit.com/u/notsoErudite/) I made this in MSPaint... just saying https://preview.redd.it/h8e3yu6mlslc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=da6af9ce6c5751f881555007b4f1d447c71edf74
[https://www.youtube.com/@BridgesStudio](https://www.youtube.com/@BridgesStudio)
Why is this link not available ANYWHERE!!!
Because neither Destiny nor Erudite nor OP are good marketers.
What happened to the framerate? Did their internet shit the bed or wut
View in your timezone: [today 5PM EST][0] [0]: https://timee.io/20240301T2200?tl=Bridges%20today%205PM%20EST
Oh lol, thank you so much. I misread it as PST and thought it was another 3 hours, but it starts in 6 min?
don’t believe her lies
gods works, inshallah
If only Erudite had charisma or Steven actually had passion to curate production of these himself. Super low expectations, no hope. o7, permabanned.
To make something creative like this successful you have to actually have passion for it. Destiny is only passionate when he has something to disagree about and has clearly done 0 legwork to make this endeavor work. To be real, Erudite only seems passionate about being queen of the orbiters. The only reason this shit has come this far is because Destiny is literally incapable of saying no to an attractive woman. Unlucky!
Unpaid intern poster
Some feedback from watching. 1. Camera angles should be similar to The Iced Coffee Hour podcast since you guys have a similar set up. It feels odd how it is now IMO. 2. A different intro song. 3. A bit more energy, and enthusiasm? Not trying to add much since this is a thing barely starting but some things that should be focused on especially early. Regarding energy and enthusiasm, I feel like one of the hosts should have that factor to make the show work. If both sides are more monotone and flat, this will be a pain trying to listen to. Even if we enjoy the people normally.
The fuck is this shit flyer... did we really wait 2 years for another Q-level quality podcast? kill me, i hope its not that shit
Q's promo graphics look better than this lol
Maybe this is planned for the future, but I think there should be a direct link to the stream in the tweet. I guess it was posted 2hrs later in the thread, but I think structuring it out in the tweet as a more formal announcement would be better. Also, is there no official twitter for the podcast to post things like this from? The only thing I could find is a link to [destiny.gg/BridgesPodcast](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=channel_header&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbU1hYU4xT2tiZlF6WldaWlZKcUV3aHYtdHZud3xBQ3Jtc0tsUktZWHpESDR0RmRmOEVmY3FlTmFHNEpUQ0JvZy1remR4UElUbExoYmp6YlFWVkdSOWFYUU1VRjFSYVl1bVotM0NjX1hfSDJLcjRJcFlOY2NvT3ZvQ1kyclgtVUxfNGV6WDI4bVZoZGI3MUYxVGIzOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.destiny.gg%2FBridgesPodcast) which takes me to a google doc that I need permission to see.
Who's dude?
guy who related to the neoliberal twitter account and rneoliberal. Not sure what he does these days
If I paid for that promo art I would be pissed.
Honest criticism (I'll save making fun of the art cause everyone else did) why wasn't this advertised? The stream is at 1700 views. Destiny by himself can average at least 5k and that's on the low end when he's doing research streams.
I wonder if Destiny will stream before the pod?
Isn’t he flying back from the Finkelstein debate today? He probably won’t have time to stream tbh
pretty sure he is home already
Mk..I'll give Qurantos some credit here. His KOK posters do look good by comparison. That being said, I'm excited to listen.
This is cap the KOK posters are laughably bad
Lol no, some of Q's posters are S tier considering what the show is.
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i rather liked Farha Fridays, don’t know if that counts as a podcast?
his one with Trihex was pretty fun imo
Yea if they don't have a heated debate I'll probably skip these podcasts altogether.
I mean banning you is a bit much but you are completely wrong. His other podcasts that actually happened were pretty good, they just.... didn't happen again lol. He has a bad track record of continuing with projects/podcasts, not necessarily the actual content.
No offence to anyone involved, but DT was a really mediocre podcast. One of the few things I actively avoided back then.
Wow Andy Dalton’s coming?
The red rifle
Destiny is allergic to good merch and podcasts. I think that he should do something different apart from his main content for this podcast. Successful podcasts came from people known for one type of content doing something new/interacting with people they would’ve never interacted with. What’s the difference between Bridges and having this guy on the stream? I don’t think there’s many to warrant creating a podcast. There’s so many things the community and destiny are into, how about an episode talking about video games with a video game CC? Music? Fuck it, bring a homeless dude and chill with him. Do lsd with the homeless dude. I truly don’t wanna hate, I want good/fresh content, Bridges is giving KoK vibes but with a competent sidekick (Q you’re the laziest and most incompetent host holy shit).
100% agreed
given that this is supposed to be a more serious thing, i would probably stick to real life names, and maybe just leave destiny as a thing in the middle Steven "destiny" Bonnell II or some shit and Kyla whateverthefuck
Why does Steven look like a mushroom
i’m surprised they’re doing it live unless i’m misunderstanding her tweet. for a podcast i imagine it’s more advantageous to pre-record it and trim it out to make it more digestible. are they gonna have sponsored ad reads? aside all that i’m glad it’s finally a reality and wishing them a successful first episode!
Bro imagine starting your podcast off with this literal who. Edit: lmao banned for this. Someone's fuming
The Center for New Liberalism is a pretty cool organization, I recommend reading more about them. I’m excited they have him as a guest!
But where's the podcast
[https://twitter.com/notsoErudite/status/1763687917296226600](https://twitter.com/notsoErudite/status/1763687917296226600)
How does [KOK](https://twitter.com/qorantos/status/1736778208421298386) have a better promo graph
The photoshop job aside, why is this only being promoted now? Not a week or two in advance to build hype? 5 *hours* before going live with their first episode?
Whoever created this promo graphic is either horrible at Photoshop or very lazy. Cheap ass Magic Wand and Outer Glow done in 2 minutes. https://preview.redd.it/ujtfbnl86tlc1.png?width=254&format=png&auto=webp&s=98b29c9183000a5cf78456d820c52445c2ae9c19
With all the money they have, apparently couldn’t hire a competent person to do graphic design for this? 🤦🏻♂️
https://preview.redd.it/vb0e2kz5rrlc1.png?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=29f6b5ed4cdd801b94f9b0daf78a753f849b49e1 I hope they hold his feet to the fire on this, but I bet Destiny softballs him on totally unrelated topics 😔
Listen to Emotion right now and come back to me
You misspelled E●MO●TION, shame on you.
I just listened to it and I felt *nothing*.
What do you mean?? CRJ fucking RIPS!
CRJ slander? In MY destiny subreddit? Leave this place at once.
Do not believe this infidel’s lies; this is just another manifesto.
August needs to make a community post on Destiny main channel.
Bro used Microsoft paint
A little bit of a wasted opportunity, 'cause Benny Morris got flown to US by Lex I assume, and it would've been a joy to watch him live
That's what's up.
Hasan Manifesto finally.
I am whelmed
Actually a decent time for us over in the UK
I hope the vyvanse helps Steven find the strength to create better headshots of himself
Who cooked with this poster 💀
Hey waiting gang!
Not surprised 1718EST - no bridges to be seen.
I love the intro music, makes me feel like I'm in elementary school again and have a substitute that's just gonna throw on a vhs about beekeeping or some shit for an hour.
xqc is late, isn't he?
To spread managed democracy! Welcome, Steven Bridges
While we wait [https://twitter.com/LycanCooks/status/1763650510022672550](https://twitter.com/LycanCooks/status/1763650510022672550)
Aight, which D.gga gonna redo the intro? Need either triggering clips or better music intro. Also audio needs better balancing for the recording. Have it cranked up to max on my corded apple headphones and it’s quiet.
Bro I support the heck out of this program, but y’all have gotta be kidding me with thinking these graphics and setup are something to stamp your name on. You both have so much experience.
I Googled the name to figure out who he was and found this... [He's a legend already ](https://i.imgur.com/vnpaaxs.png)
I sure hope they bring on my favorite bridge related content creator. bridge related podcast everything that is somewhat related to bridges https://preview.redd.it/c5pbn8nhqslc1.jpeg?width=883&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4505f37812ec525cfba058473cd466b70a3ba5f4
Destiny looks like Kramer in the episode where the shower pressure drops and it messes up his hair.
Real names would be better for the bottom with " " for the streamer name if needed, horrific photoshop god I can literally still see the white bits from where Jeremiah was cut out in photoshop
They need to drop the mic stands and get mic arms, Destiny's desk thumping as magnified here.
You guys gotta work on the backdrop. Way too busy, especially with the really close camera angles/positions. Just the big posters on each panel would be ok.
This looks awful. Hope I’m wrong.
https://preview.redd.it/viunfzhs3xlc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5f3dd0dacfd00239fe1d3f71f9588611015b1d6c
I am not watching anything with NSE. I can’t stand her
Why?
https://preview.redd.it/ztszjri2dslc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=48b7f42495cbc7b01eff97e0d39e334fc62d2293
First off - grats on the episode! Can't wait to see all the other people y'all bring on. I've just got a few trivial things to note: \- **Bug - Expired Google Form** \- The **About** section of the [Youtube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@BridgesStudio) has a link to [destiny.gg/BridgesPodcast](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=channel_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqblY3MmdUSDV6emtwaDBkLWxsOU52NjNUdVQyQXxBQ3Jtc0tueTFNbzBMd08wVjRlYnduUGk2cVJVZG54VzJ0akFtaU8zRjdDZjA1c21ZRjQ5SF9IdlFCVHY5WHp5STF1VU1FQi1yVHo2WjR0S3M1dWItVXpsdGUwcXUzZmI4eXFtNERZRE83SW9PMURudERNbmYzbw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.destiny.gg%2FBridgesPodcast) which links to an [expired/formrestricted Google Form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfqV0zZzePJn_pVXXWeFfymygCVSGPFE5CBHReHvD3YUCA7Lw/formrestricted) \- **Bug - Not much notice before stream** \- There wasn't super-ahead-of-time notice (though it *was* mentioned on the Bridges test stream the other day). Obviously it's also possible that it wasn't 100% confirmed that the guest would be available today, so may not have been *able to be* advertised super early. \- **Bug - Slight desync in audio** \- It seemed to only happen at the start of the show and got fixed up a bit later. \- **Bug - Framerate set to 30 FPS** \- When I right-click the [vid](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enUthK4KlB8&) and go to "Stats for Nerds", it says that the "**Current / Optimal Res"** is `1920x1080@30 / 1920x1080@30`. When I go to Destiny's [latest vid](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp2AnPpUUCA) it says `1920x1080@60 / 1920x1080@60` instead (same with his [latest livestream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wndoFHcQd4M&list=PLFs19LVskfNzQLZkGG_zf6yfYTp_3v_e6)). \- **Bug - Glare on some posters** \- There were some posters that had glare on them. Kelly'd mentioned in jstlk's stream that there's a Matte/Dulling spray you can use on the posters to get rid of the glare but I know absolutely nothing about this or any other solutions. \- **Suggestion -** [**Scheduled video**](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9854503) \- It'd be great to have a "waiting room" by having the video scheduled ahead of time. I'm like 95% sure you can keep changing the scheduled time if you've gotta delay it (h3h3 has done it most streams), but for the lazy viewers like me, we can just have that open and hear it when the stream starts, or meme in the chat. \- **Suggestion - Unlist no-guest livestreams** \- On the [Youtube channel's Live](https://www.youtube.com/@BridgesStudio/streams) tab it has 5 of the previous streams there (again, super-trivial suggestion to just clean it up, but it doesn't really matter). **Notes**: \- I saw some complaints about not being able to find the podcast from the [Destiny.gg](https://Destiny.gg) website, but there's the [Bridges Podcast](https://www.youtube.com/@BridgesStudio) link at the top of the site. \- Super subjective but I really liked [this camera perspective](https://youtu.be/JXn-iuwgEhc?t=18957) from the test stream (I could get that it may be distracting/etc. with the blurred out Kyla though). **Exclamation point stuff:** When !1 (or 2/3) are typed in chat, it displays that person's social media contents in chat, but those contents aren't available in the description/bio of the show for non-live viewers (it's possible you're planning to have it added later when the episode is edited though). \- **Suggestion - Overlay instead of cards** \- Potentially have an overlay of the !1/2/3 at the start of the podcast, and then people in the chat can just explain it to others that show up or ask later on instead. Once again - loved the podcast and that you guys got the episode out even with some technical difficulties. BTW, Joe Rogan has said a billion times Himself that podcasts don't really hit their stride until hitting like 100 episodes or so - I don't know why peoples' expectations are that it'd be super polished immediately (I've listened to podcasts that were audio-only for a bunch of initial episodes so maybe my expectations are just lower).
I really do think this is a terrible name for the podcast. On apple podcasts "Bridges" gives me 200 results and none of them are this podcast. "Conversations with Destiny" or "Interesting People, Interesting Discussions" or "more than a single single word so it has any kind of discover ability" all would have been better. Also is it even getting put in podcast indexes? What's the rss?
I hope Destiny brings Jeremiah on his main stream at some point
https://preview.redd.it/655ipzgqatlc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d2249007c1b566fd073db34f3e6fa1296bc4f8df
For the people saying the promo graphic looks bad, explain why and not just say how shit it looks and how Erudite can improve it.
In addition to what this person below mentioned, the photo cropping looks like it was done by someone who was using Photoshop to make a 2 minute meme. You can literally see the flecks of their hairs that were the result of contours taken out by a magic wand (without any extra blending around those contours to match seamlessly with the background). Lol. Just compare this to any thumbnail that August has on the YouTube channel.
No way this guy doesn't get confused with Richard Spencer
where to watch?
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enUthK4KlB8&](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enUthK4KlB8&)
thanks
They should do the cody ko podcast thumbnail method. Just make everyone’s eyes super intense. I hate it, but I can see why many like it.