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On 12/26/2024 at 12:14 PM, RomaVicta said:

It's disappointing that so few people write or share anything interesting.

Well start it off, Steinbeck…

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Discovered during my trip to Europe that if you're in a non-English or Spanish speaking country, you don't get those loud and annoying injected ads in US sporting podcasts. At least for CFB. This week I've made sure to turn on the vpn set to Portugal on my cell phone when I dl or listen and it's worked like a charm. I hear ads, if any, set for the beginning of a podcast, any that are read during the course of the podcast, and commercial breaks established by the podcast producer. But no injected ads that break into the middle of dialogue. YMMV. 

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5 hours ago, Chopper said:

Discovered during my trip to Europe that if you're in a non-English or Spanish speaking country, you don't get those loud and annoying injected ads in US sporting podcasts. At least for CFB. This week I've made sure to turn on the vpn set to Portugal on my cell phone when I dl or listen and it's worked like a charm. I hear ads, if any, set for the beginning of a podcast, any that are read during the course of the podcast, and commercial breaks established by the podcast producer. But no injected ads that break into the middle of dialogue. YMMV. 

Thanks to today’s sponsor, Nord VPN. Hit that like and subscribe button. It really helps out the channel. 

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On 1/22/2025 at 1:11 PM, AlrightAlrightAlright said:

Jeff Howe officially joins OTF.

Add Jordan Scruggs and OTF will own the entire market. 

The kid knows his stuff, and his knowledge and reports are really good. I'm hoping Bobby can get him aboard at some point. 

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On 1/28/2025 at 9:19 AM, texifornia said:

So the Junior Day bug is real

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Years ago while I was suffering cedar fever the Statesman ran a recipe to help combat it. A can of chicken and rice soup and hot Rotelle tomatoes over some nacho chips. Throw some shredded cheese of your choosing on top and microwave at nuke level. Won't heal you but you'll feel better for awhile 

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My dog walks average ~50 minutes a day.  I recently "discovered" Coffee and Football from OnTexas.

It's a Mon-Fri 60-90 minute podcast talking about Longhorns football.  It's pretty good and works great for the walks.
I set it to play and then shove my cellphone in my pocket and listen for the entire dog walk.
Turns out though, that's a lot of data and my  $20 GoogleFi cheapskate plan ended up as a $60 plan this last billing cycle!

How do I download those to my phone over WiFi and then listen to them without using any data?

 

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5 minutes ago, ATXbronco said:

My dog walks average ~50 minutes a day.  I recently "discovered" Coffee and Football from OnTexas.

It's a Mon-Fri 60-90 minute podcast talking about Longhorns football.  It's pretty good and works great for the walks.
I set it to play and then shove my cellphone in my pocket and listen for the entire dog walk.
Turns out though, that's a lot of data and my  $20 GoogleFi cheapskate plan ended up as a $60 plan this last billing cycle!

How do I download those to my phone over WiFi and then listen to them without using any data?

 

Oh sweet, never heard of it. Can you elaborate more? 

Also, have you tried Visible (a Verizon company but cheaper), or Mint mobile? Hell, even Cricket. 

What do you have currently? The best I've heard of from people who have it is Mint mobile. 

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8 minutes ago, Funk Doctor Spock said:

Oh sweet, never heard of it. Can you elaborate more? 

Also, have you tried Visible (a Verizon company but cheaper), or Mint mobile? Hell, even Cricket. 

What do you have currently? The best I've heard of from people who have it is Mint mobile. 

I've got a few more months to go with Fi, before I can drop them.  I got the Pixel 9 Pro payment plan and it's a great phone. 

Anyways, the podcast description...

"Welcome to On Texas Football, the number one channel for in-depth analysis and discussion about Texas Longhorns football. If you’re interested in taking your gameday knowledge to the next level, Bobby Burton, Gerry Hamilton, Rod Babers and CJ Vogel have you covered with inside recruiting information, roster breakdowns, and updates on the premier college football program in the country!"

 

They talk about whatever the hot topic is for Longhorns football of the day, or random Longhorn football subjects if it's a quiet day.
Bobby seems to run the blah blah blah stuff and some other guys fill in, like Gerry & CJ and I think there's a new guy this week now?

I had to go onsite for work today, so didn't walk the dogs.  But here's today's 72 minute podcast:

 

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5 minutes ago, ATXbronco said:

I've got a few more months to go with Fi, before I can drop them.  I got the Pixel 9 Pro payment plan and it's a great phone. 

Anyways, the podcast description...

"Welcome to On Texas Football, the number one channel for in-depth analysis and discussion about Texas Longhorns football. If you’re interested in taking your gameday knowledge to the next level, Bobby Burton, Gerry Hamilton, Rod Babers and CJ Vogel have you covered with inside recruiting information, roster breakdowns, and updates on the premier college football program in the country!"

 

They talk about whatever the hot topic is for Longhorns football of the day, or random Longhorn football subjects if it's a quiet day.
Bobby seems to run the blah blah blah stuff and some other guys fill in, like Gerry & CJ and I think there's a new guy this week now?

I had to go onsite for work today, so didn't walk the dogs.  But here's today's 72 minute podcast:

 

Yeah, I try to watch their show daily after work. I can't stand their podcast. But nevertheless it's a good listen when you can see them. 

As for your phone, wait it out, then switch. I really do recommend Mint Mobile due to some friends of mine that have it. It's very affordable and has unlimited everything. Not sure what all phones they have, but I know some have the iPhone, and I want to say I think one of them has the Google pixel, which has an amazing screen that folds. Is that what you have?

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7 minutes ago, Funk Doctor Spock said:

Yeah, I try to watch their show daily after work. I can't stand their podcast. But nevertheless it's a good listen when you can see them. 

As for your phone, wait it out, then switch. I really do recommend Mint Mobile due to some friends of mine that have it. It's very affordable and has unlimited everything. Not sure what all phones they have, but I know some have the iPhone, and I want to say I think one of them has the Google pixel, which has an amazing screen that folds. Is that what you have?

I'll check out Mint, thanks.

I've got the regular Pixel 9 Pro. 
I think its like 5.7" or something.  
Loud speakers!  Bright display even under sunlight.  

I should already know how to do the YouTube stuff but never got around to figuring out the ins and outs.  

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34 minutes ago, ATXbronco said:

My dog walks average ~50 minutes a day.  I recently "discovered" Coffee and Football from OnTexas.

It's a Mon-Fri 60-90 minute podcast talking about Longhorns football.  It's pretty good and works great for the walks.
I set it to play and then shove my cellphone in my pocket and listen for the entire dog walk.
Turns out though, that's a lot of data and my  $20 GoogleFi cheapskate plan ended up as a $60 plan this last billing cycle!

How do I download those to my phone over WiFi and then listen to them without using any data?

 

I do the same thing with my dog. I'm subscribed to YouTube premium (not the same thing as YouTube TV). It is eliminates ads while letting you download videos and/or play in the background. Great for road trips and flights too. 

13.99/month

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37 minutes ago, ATXbronco said:

I've got a few more months to go with Fi, before I can drop them.  I got the Pixel 9 Pro payment plan and it's a great phone. 

Anyways, the podcast description...

"Welcome to On Texas Football, the number one channel for in-depth analysis and discussion about Texas Longhorns football. If you’re interested in taking your gameday knowledge to the next level, Bobby Burton, Gerry Hamilton, Rod Babers and CJ Vogel have you covered with inside recruiting information, roster breakdowns, and updates on the premier college football program in the country!"

 

They talk about whatever the hot topic is for Longhorns football of the day, or random Longhorn football subjects if it's a quiet day.
Bobby seems to run the blah blah blah stuff and some other guys fill in, like Gerry & CJ and I think there's a new guy this week now?

I had to go onsite for work today, so didn't walk the dogs.  But here's today's 72 minute podcast:

 

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8 hours ago, ATXbronco said:

I'll check out Mint, thanks.

I've got the regular Pixel 9 Pro. 
I think its like 5.7" or something.  
Loud speakers!  Bright display even under sunlight.  

I should already know how to do the YouTube stuff but never got around to figuring out the ins and outs.  

It shouldn't be hard. I'm sure it has Safari, which I personally use because I hate Tapa. But yeah, Mint seems to be great, affordable, owned by Ryan Reynolds and his partner (seriously, and they're serious about helping the customer save money for a better plan). After my contract runs out from Sprint I think I'm going there. I want to say they offer the newest iPhone for signing up (don't quote me on that, but I think they do if  you're into that). 

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7 hours ago, ATXbronco said:

Wait, I've gotta spend money to save money?!
What kinda boo shit is this.

Don't do the YouTube TV shit. We did it and it was disappointing to say the least. You can get sports on regular YouTube because tons of people upload them for free and they're live. 

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9 hours ago, ATXbronco said:

My dog walks average ~50 minutes a day.  I recently "discovered" Coffee and Football from OnTexas.

It's a Mon-Fri 60-90 minute podcast talking about Longhorns football.  It's pretty good and works great for the walks.
I set it to play and then shove my cellphone in my pocket and listen for the entire dog walk.
Turns out though, that's a lot of data and my  $20 GoogleFi cheapskate plan ended up as a $60 plan this last billing cycle!

How do I download those to my phone over WiFi and then listen to them without using any data?

 

Spotify

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9 hours ago, ATXbronco said:

My dog walks average ~50 minutes a day.  I recently "discovered" Coffee and Football from OnTexas.

It's a Mon-Fri 60-90 minute podcast talking about Longhorns football.  It's pretty good and works great for the walks.
I set it to play and then shove my cellphone in my pocket and listen for the entire dog walk.
Turns out though, that's a lot of data and my  $20 GoogleFi cheapskate plan ended up as a $60 plan this last billing cycle!

How do I download those to my phone over WiFi and then listen to them without using any data?

 

YouTube Premium let's you download for offline use plus no ads. It's the best money I spend every month.

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On 2/7/2025 at 7:04 AM, Sabalo said:

Spotify

 

On 2/7/2025 at 11:38 AM, immamac said:

They literally put them out as podcasts on Spotify audio only. There's also an audio only option on YouTube I'm pretty sure. 

 

Thanks, guys.  I checked into it today.  The premium Spotify lets you download anything you want(?).
The free Spotify doesn't, but it DOES let you download podcasts for offline listening!

So, I get to keep my cheap $20, 1GB data plan and don't have to pay anything to listen to podcasts on my long dog walks.

Here are the Spotify podcasts I've "followed" today.  Click the links to open in Spotify, so you can follow them.

On Texas Football

 

3rd & Longhorn

Inside Texas Football

 

 

I also discovered that I don't have to manually download anything.
You can actually configure Spotify to auto-download all new podcasts!
To do that, you just click the three-dot menu:

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Then, enable the auto-download option:
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If you don't want to auto-download, then just click the download button on each podcast you want to listen to.
A green checkbox indicates an episode you've downloaded:

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I tested by downloading some episodes.
Then, I turned on "Airplane mode" and pressed play.
Nothing happened.

I turned off airplane mode and clicked play and it started playing.
But I wanted to make sure I was getting offline playback.
So, I turned off WiFi and Data and clicked play and it still works!
No hiccups during todays hour-long dog walk even though I had WiFi & Data disabled the entire time.

 

Thanks!

 

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Any other good podcasts out there that offer daily Longhorns sports news?  

I can't handle the On Texas Football shit any longer.  It's fucking RELENTLESS with the "Indeed" commercials.  Over and over and over again every few minutes.
I've unsubscribed and am moving on.  

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And before you ask... I tried four different podcast players and the Indeed commercial was blaring out of all of them, so it's something that OTF has added.  

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2 minutes ago, ATXbronco said:

Any other good podcasts out there that offer daily Longhorns sports news?  

I can't handle the On Texas Football shit any longer.  It's fucking RELENTLESS with the "Indeed" commercials.  Over and over and over again every few minutes.
I've unsubscribed and am moving on.  

Are you listening in a podcast app? They only do ad reads every so often it's the platform injecting the ads otherwise. 

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1 minute ago, ATXbronco said:

And before you ask... I tried four different podcast players and the Indeed commercial was blaring out of all of them, so it's something that OTF has added.  

Just listen on YouTube or X they don't inject ads there as it's live/replay. Also if you get extra ads there it's because you aren't subscribed. 

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6 minutes ago, immamac said:

Are you listening in a podcast app? They only do ad reads every so often it's the platform injecting the ads otherwise. 

Yep, Android podcast apps.

Why would four different platforms all play the exact same add?

 

 

I'll try running a virtual instance of Android on my Windows desktop and see how that behaves.

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Just now, ATXbronco said:

Yep, Android podcast apps.

Why would four different platforms all play the exact same add?

 

 

Because indeed is trying to buy podcast ad airtime and you've been targeted by them? That's how adtech works. 

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Surely they can control the number/duration of ads though, right? They're the only pod that I listen to with so many ads. When I see a 22 minute position preview, I'm going in with the assumption that at third of that time is ads. I've unsubbed from others for less, but I like OTF (enough to be a paying member there).

I did recently go for YouTube Premium for unrelated reasons, so that helps. 

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46 minutes ago, Bodacious Bevo said:

Surely they can control the number/duration of ads though, right? They're the only pod that I listen to with so many ads.

Same. No other podcast I listen to on an android app even has injected ads that burst loudly into the middle of a conversation. If they have an ad there's an obvious transition and it's an ad by a show sponsor. A vpn through a non-english or spanish speaking country worked to remove the injected ads for a time but about 2 weeks after I posted about that somewhere on this board, the workaround worked no more. I rarely listen anymore. 

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Posted (edited)
2 hours ago, ATXbronco said:

 

Why would four different platforms all play the exact same add?

 

Their algorithms choose placement based on search history?

Get a job already, bro

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8 hours ago, Red Five said:

Mine only plays ads for penis enlargement procedures. Like every 30 seconds. Get your shit together OTF.

you have that discount code??

 

...asking for a friend..

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11 hours ago, immamac said:

Because indeed is trying to buy podcast ad airtime and you've been targeted by them? That's how adtech works. 

Show some heart. The correct response would have been "I'm sorry you lost your job, bub."

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1 hour ago, SydneyCarton said:

Show some heart. The correct response would have been "I'm sorry you lost your job, bub."

The commercials are for people posting the jobs, not applying to them. At least the ones I get. But I’ll take your advice

 

I’m sorry you lost your job, bub

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12 hours ago, Chopper said:

Same. No other podcast I listen to on an android app even has injected ads that burst loudly into the middle of a conversation. If they have an ad there's an obvious transition and it's an ad by a show sponsor. A vpn through a non-english or spanish speaking country worked to remove the injected ads for a time but about 2 weeks after I posted about that somewhere on this board, the workaround worked no more. I rarely listen anymore. 

I listen to OTF and most other podcasts on youtube and this doesn’t happen. You should go this route. 

I listen to one boxing related podcast on the Apple podcast app and this does happen. Loud with no warning. Very jarring and scared the poop out of me the first time. 

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9 minutes ago, Hornmatic said:

I listen to OTF and most other podcasts on youtube and this doesn’t happen. You should go this route. 

I listen to one boxing related podcast on the Apple podcast app and this does happen. Loud with no warning. Very jarring and scared the poop out of me the first time. 

which one?

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7 minutes ago, Thiefery said:

which one?

That is Fight Freaks Unite (terrible name) with Dan Rafael and TJ Rives. 
 

My absolute favorite, however, is Inside the Box with Brian Campbell and Rafe Bartholomew. Available on Brian Campbell’s youtube channel. Really love their chemistry together. 

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35 minutes ago, Hornmatic said:

I listen to OTF and most other podcasts on youtube and this doesn’t happen. You should go this route. 
 

yt cuts off on my phone when the display goes dark and I understand (could be wrong) I'd need to pay google for a subscription to keep that from happening, which won't happen. (and also fuck google)

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