Ep. 179 Premium - mr. eats-it [VIDEO]

I went back to this just to see Slime bullying a literal saint.

So that's why lud became a pervert after like episode 4 of dnd, he's trying to get the show cancelled fr.

my most revisited bit i love mr eats it carpet sm

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lol it's so unsurprising Aiden thinks audiobooks are that much different and worse.

Damn, lud wasn’t close on DnD numbers. That’s a good thing I suppose, it’s a good show.

Im taking a stand here super late on watching this but Im tired of people acting like reading is so much more impressive than listening. Yea maybe in the days where only the well educated/rich could read. But now to act like it's so much more intelligent to be reading than listening and/or so much more work its bullshit. Its slightly more but to act higher than though is just annoying. They are just different things neither is better than the other. Now I do agree 1.5x is degenerate tho

it’s not topical anymore but i needed to say that lud is insane. you can listen to an audiobook sure but to say that you “read a book” is just not even close to what happened. if you were to read the physical book while listening to the audiobook i understand that and that’s personally how i read sometimes but reading implies genuinely seeing the text. it’s quite literally more fundamental that way

I used to watch/listen to everything at 2x speed then i spent a week in a mental hospital and i saw the light, 1x speed is enough for me now #selfluv

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So I do both for audio and reading and I've thought about this a lot, reading has a lot more tools to digest the work while audio books its easy just to get lost in the work, while I listen I pause constantly or rewind them and if you don't do that I think you are missing a lot, also with books I like annotating while reading and I find it's not as easy, both mediums I feel tho you can get the exact same understanding but you have to work at it for both

Little late but I listen to my audiobooks at 1.3 speed if I like the story and 1.5 if the plot pisses me off. I legitimately would kill myself if I had to listen to the audiobooks at 1x. I listen to audiobooks when I'm working, but I spend just way too much time outside of work reading anything and everything.

I am a zoomer and I always listen at 1x speed. Also audiobooks count as reading but speeding them up is weird.

I always listen at 1x Sincerely a 2002 zoomer

Audio books are fine at normal speeds. Also zoomer here listening to this at 1x

ima zoomer and ludwig is wrong. 1.5x for entertainment is not it

I will fight anyone to prove audiobooks are legit ways to enjoy a book. Aiden is crazy wrong, audiobooks are great in tons of situations and totally legit. Anything above 1x speed is crazy tho

Somehow everyone managed to be wrong in the audiobook argument

ludwig is a terrorist. im listening at 1x and audiobooks are terrorism

What is this podcast there talking about?

Ive listened to audiobooks at my work for the whole shift for several years. I listen at 2x (depending on narrators speed) and it's just something you get used to. Inflection is communicated just fine and I'd argue that average conversation often floats around that pace. I don't miss a lot, but my job is very hands-busy not head-busy, so it's not difficult. Before this I read a lot of physical books and I don't think there is much diff between the two mediums - unless the author specifically uses text as a visual medium (House of Leaves).

“Mr. Eats it is my father, please, call me Jim”

Audio book isn't as locked in as physically reading cause you can be doing other stuff/zone out. 1x speed or nothing imo. (1x speed zoomer podcast listener btw)

The 1.5x speed was fine, 2x is a bit much. Audiobooks don’t allow your imagination to take over as much but that doesn’t mean it’s wrong, just not as right.

On Aimen's side. Huge difference between unplugging and genuinely sitting your white ass down and reading compared to having an audiobook on in the background while on your daily commute.

What was the audiobook Ludwig played towards the end? Sounded interesting.

wahoo!

chat, I’m watching at 2x and still understood the sped up clip.. am I cooked?

As an audible gal, they absolutely count as reading. Not to mention, audiobooks are essential for people who have vision problems. I get eye strain to the extreme and can only do audiobooks. Imagine every other person in the world (elderly, blind, etc) and telling them they haven't read a book because they can't actually look at words on a page. As for listening at a faster pace, I listen at 2.0x speed and I can go into more detail than a person who visually read the book. People have different abilities, and drawing a line on how people like to listen to their medium of escapism isn't for me to decide. Normal 1.0x speed means my adhd brain will have explored a million ideas by the time the narrator reads a sentence. Having it sped up means I can actually stay focused on the book. I think it boils down to a very simplistic explanation. Figure out your learning style and it will determine how best you retain books.

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i think the line is if you sit and listen to the book or doing something mundane like driving is fine but 1.5x is blasphemous

1.25 x is the line

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I listen to every epi on Spotify at .9 and Patreon 0.75

The skinhead movement that are racists basically co-opted a movement of working class british kids who were heavily involved in the afro Caribbean music scene in the UK, it was a working class scene, and racist political parties basically used the fact most of these people were losing jobs during the falklands wars to stir up racial distress, and it split the subculture in two, the trad skinheads who were anti-racist, and the nazi skinheads, also called boneheads by traditional skinheads who were violent racists aligning with fringe right wing groups being created like the National Front. The bald heads were basically cause they were smart and fit the fashion and stylings of both afro-Caribbean dancehall and skinhead fashion which was basically them finding fashion they liked that could be suitable for both dancehall and work, hence polos/shirts, steel toe caps etc.

I hard read conor/michael/squeex when the Q about the podcast popped up and pumped my fist like when Tiger sinks a long putt

I feel like slime and Jose Mourinho would enjoy each others company

A few people in my bookclub listen to audiobooks. I'm team Nick - audiobooks are a fine and valid medium to consume stories that were originally written ONLY IF they are listening to it in good faith. If you can't recall half the book, then you didn't "read" it. You can also just "speed-read" a book, letting your eyes run across the words without fully comprehending them. It's just easier to fall into the trap of cheating with audiobooks.

love all the premium episodes but this one had me cackling while picking up a burger, good read

i can agree that listening to audiobooks is not the same as reading, coming from an avid audiobook enjoyer (i listen mainly while at work so im not just working in silence). but imo the best way to read is reading and audiobook at the same time. I used to read very very slowly but having the audio playing at like 1.5-1.8x (depending on narrator) subconsciously taught me how to read faster. And having both means i won't lose focus and will actually absorb all the information

i think it's fine to listen to an audiobook at a speed that matches your reading speed! but probably not at the cost of the person sounding like a garbled, unintelligible cookie monster

Audiobook is ten times better for understanding the criteria over regular reading. And I do both for each book. These voice actors are payed to portray these books the way they were intended. 1.25 speed is max tho.

shoutouts to carlo acutis, once he gets canonised in 2025 he'll be the patron saint of social media influencers, the podcast will finally have a direct link to god

Yo! Masters in education, specialized in early childhood reading. There is no comparison to reading, bar none. Sustained, active focus in solitary reading develops brain skills that literally rewire your brain. All of this better said by Mark Seidenberg in "Reading at the Speed of Sight".

I'm a zoomer and I watch everything at 1x, lol. That being said, if I did use audiobooks, I would either 1) read at the same time, and I read faster, so 1.2-1.3x 2) listen to it while doing a task where I can't physically have the book and be reading, but I still want to get into the story

Liking audio books but hating on play throughs is absurd to me. Both are non-active ways to consume media, they are the same thing with different mediums

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Slime speedrunning inventing a strawman to accuse a dead child who devoted his life to do what he believed helped people of being a stalker is funny as hell

guys d&d is soooooo close

Funniest EP in a while (not saying the last many werent funny), ludwig being mean is my favourite thing EVER its so fucking funny

increased speed is crazy yeah if its normal speed i think its fine but reading is better still

listening to anything that is supposed to be comedic at increased speed is insane. you lose so much of what makes it funny

I mog that kid at Kendama

Proud to be a 1x zoomer

The yard action figures would sell out so fast😂

i think audiobooks aren't equivalent to physically reading but i had to read so much throughout school that being an Audiobook Cheater (at 1.1x to 1.2x speed) has been the only way i've been able to enjoy it now. i'll take the hit! and let's plays should be your gateway drug to a video game if you haven't already played it. i think it's fine to "like it" but at some point if a game is important to you, get your hands on the controller

Jesus was crucified in front of SOOOO many Jews (homies) and all of his apostles (real ones) were there for some part of the crucifixion carried out by the Romans (ops).

Watching a video game and listening to audio book is not the same at all. What makes video games unique is that you interact with them, but when you read a book, there's an image that is painted in your mind. This still happens when you listen to an audio book. Reading a book or listening to it is ostensibly the same. You experience it the same way. For some books it is better to listen to it, for example, I've both read and listened to Glenn Cooks, The Black Company series. Its prose are weird and hard to get used to but when you listen to it, it sounds like someone else thoughts and feelings which is much more immersive and serves the story better.

Ludwig is COMPLETELY wrong. The only valid way to consume content you enjoy is at 1x. The only thing you should increase speed on is for tutorial videos.

Audiobooks are the same validity in terms of consuming the media, but you definitely cant say you READ the book, you listened to it. You still get the exact same story as the reader assuming you're putting the same level of attention towards it

Maybe cause I'm just a dumb millennial but I never listen or watch anything at more than 1.0x

you can listen to the an official audio book read by the author in 1.0x speed and its a valid way to experience the story just dont call it reading lmao

best primo in a bit hell yeah

I have aphantasia so I can’t picture anything nor do I have a narrator voice in my head so I don’t think audio books are cheating personally. But it’s gotta be regular speed

I'd gamble on the success of a company created and ran by Slime and Nick. That sounds awesome. Imagine all the dogs

Watching someone play a video game, specificly ones with a plot, is absolutely grounds to say if you like the game or not. Even if you're not physically sitting in front of it, you're still experiencing the story. If the conversation expands to things like certian decisions or levels, then you could clarify that you watched it. But, you can still have opinions on what you got out of what you experienced.

@22:45 - As someone with social anxiety, this is 100000000% my reason at least on why I have never and will never use the mention @ on twitch. I freak out when my message and dono gets looked at by cam girls and say thanks, no way im not freaking out when doing that on a twitch stream

audiobooks are the yt shorts of movies for books

Is 2005 a “zoomer” cause I’ma be honest 1.5x speed is fucking torture, but I think as long as the narrator is Good listing is as good as reading. Ofc at 1x speed though

I listen to all of Aiden's parts at .5 speed

Reading is hard.

...so is there a mrs. eats it?

I HAVE to listening to the audio book while reading bc i start reading ahead. BUTTTT i think reading and listening at the same time is valid.

Audiobooks are fine. It's reading. I listen at 2.5x speed, you guys just have skill issues.

Gotta use the Pope's remembrance for runes cuz you know the miracle you can trade it for is ASS

Ludwig thinking that every zoomer is so brain rotted they can’t listen to a podcast at 1x speed pains me.

audiobooks do count as reading, they’re certainly not better than traditional reading but there’s plenty of reasons why people would struggle with just reading, whether it’s an inability or a lack of time or what have you. as far as this context, nick is right in that the line is whatever speed allows you to retain the information, so that line’s different for everyone. if you listen to a comedy podcast sped up though you should be put down like a dog, why are you trying to just speed through something that’s supposed to be entertaining, just don’t listen to it at that point find something else enjoyable

i skip the office dinner party episode every time. it’s way too cringy.

Audiobooks are fine if you listen at 1x and it’s a real person reading and not text to speech. Do people really listen to this podcast sped up?

1.3x is the line and it’s not debatable.

Listening to an audio book at any speed that works for you is fine. Everyone has things that work better for them. If you are have something on and aren't retaining it, then you aren't listening. Also, saying people who listen to audio books aren't reading is a slap in the face to people with vision issues. My mom and grandma both use audio books and listen at 2x speed at least, I can assure you they know the books as well or better than someone who reads the hard copies.

Luds miracle will be actually hitting atleast gold before the time's up

I'm a 1x speed zoomer

Alright here goes y’all can kill me. I’m a huge reader, on pace for around 130 books this year, and about 70% or so of those are audiobooks. I believe deeply that if you can’t absorb an equivalent level of information/comprehension with audiobooks, it’s pure skill diff. If my mind wanders and I miss something, I simply rewind 30 seconds and relisten. I might just have a cracked zoomer brain (I listen to pod at 1.25-2x depending on contextual factors), but as a med student fast reading is a very important skill and I’ve adapted completely to sped up listening at this point. You won’t hurt me because my own family thinks I’m absurd for it, but I listed to Audiobook at a range of 2.25x (for info-dense new reads) to 3.5x (for more casual and re-reads (e.g., I do yearly Percy Jackson and HP rereads usually around this speed). I’d wager anything on my comprehension and absorption of the material being similar to better than anyone who reads a physical copy, in part because I read many books physically or on kindle and something even after having first listened to the audiobook and never find I’ve missed something. It’s pretentious as hell, but I truly believe those who don’t count audiobooks or sped up listening as “real” are just weak as non-bookheads. Us pros tank that shit to the done and could crush an AR points test tomorrow for school book fair prizes no problemo

I am an ADHD audiobook fiend, i think listening at 1x is literally like not even the intended experience they read extremely slowly on purpose to enunciate clearly. Its so that if you replay at 1x you can always be 100% sure what they said. Fiction is min 1.3x, max 1.7x depending on if uve read the book before, non fiction is anywhere from 1.5x to 2.75x depending

I listen to audiobooks at 1.5x when I'm at work, but I also read physical books before bed. Both seem valid to me

I work all day so i love audio books haha

A Charlie episode while they're in Florida would be real awesome

some people need audio books, like i used to be an avid reader as a kid but my adhd got so bad as an adult i can only usually read via audio books now also read the Bobiverse books!!! you'll like them (:

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Man if we can get a Magic the Gathering Commander game with The Yard boys and Charlie in Florida that would be tight. Still pulling for a Wubby Magic Monday collab too. They DO already have this nice big table perfect for tabletop games apparently. Lud references Harry Potter in his stream and content more than ANY OTHER non-Harry Potter content creator I've ever seen. For someone who bags everyone out for liking it he legitimately knows more about the series than almost anyone I've seen. in short; he's a fan. p.s. Audio books are great IF you've already read the book. I listen to books I've already read all the time but if its a new book you HAVE to read it or you miss so much, such a massive waste of your time listening to something you arent even paying attention to.

for school id read while listening to the audio book. id play it at like 2.5 speed and follow along with the book in my lap. crushed so many books like this.

As someone with aphantasia I fuck with audio books heavy. It’s so much harder to get through a story when the extent to which I can immerse myself is viewing a word on a page. Adding the voice does so much to make the experience more enjoyable.

the important distinction between reading a book versus listening to an audiobook is when you read it yourself you control the pace. reading it forces you to pay full attention to the words and be more mindful of what you're consuming. when listening to an audiobook you can easily miss out on some of the content, compared to reading it where you can backtrack and slow down at will to ensure you obtain a proper understanding of everything. also as a zoomer not listening to the pod in 1x speed is diabolical.

This whole “ahhh we’re doing a D&D show” bit is still really funny

I'm a zoomer and I listen to audio books while I work, I also only listen at 1x speed. 1.5x is way too fast

I’m strictly audiobooks for nonfiction or reread only

I can't follow audiobooks at all, but I love reading on my ereader and find I read on it much faster then physical books for some reason

Hi. I'm a zoomer. I listen on 1x. Lud, read a book.

Listening to an audio book for a casual extra-curricular activity like a book club is cringe, but I don't think its terrible or disqualifies you from being in said book club. Depending on the narrator, I think the maximum line is 1.5x, but 1.25x is probably a good line to draw. BUT, if you ONLY listen to audio, you do not get to say in a conversation outside of book club that you "read lots of books" when you actually just listen to podcasts disguised as reading. Reading is a totally different skill than listening. BUT BUT, during the book club meeting, you do get to say you read the book just for sake of not confusing other book club attendees. Listening to an audio book for book club only becomes a problem when the book club becomes a serious book club. Ludwig is funny for listening to audio books for book club, but its fine. Listening at 420x is cringe. Ludwig saying he reads books is just wrong and disingenuous at best. I rest my case doctor.

skinheads came out of working class young men in the british punk scene and it only became what it is now after already existing for awhile. it’s a very interesting story imo.

I dont have an opinion on listening to audiobooks at increased speed but I must’ve been listening to my podcast at 1.1x speed because my 60 min bonus episode was done in 54 min

I would give anything for Slime's Grandmother to be on the pod

I listen to the podcast at .75 speed, anything I can do for it to fill my day. (this is a joke and not parasocial) also zoomer here, speeding things up is a stupid gimmick for people who think they have "more important things to do" or "multitaskers"

I lip read video podcasts so I think audio books count

This one hit, probably top 10 this year

Why would I watch the pod at 1.5x, i want this shit to take up more of my time at work lmfao. Zoomers are crazy for that one. I can't imagine trying to speedrun leisure media.

Audiobooks are fine, but the fact that you are using an audiobook indicates you're very likely doing something else that requires your attention at the same time, which means you are not engaging with the book on the same level. I say this as someone who doesn't enjoy reading books

watching a comedy podcast at a faster speed would be insane, an educational podcast or audio book faster is ok

1.25 for normal educational videos or information extraction (1.5 if they stammer) but yeah watching comedy or entertainment... don't speed it up.

I actually feel like the Jim Dale Harry Potter audio books are a better media experience than reading the books. Falling asleep in the back of the car to Jim Dales dumbledore flashbacks are peak

I legitimately watch everything x2 except like, sports clips. I've been doing this a long time. I would still physically read the book because it's just a much better experience and like, you can read pretty fast as is.

So i both listen to audio books while reading the books and watch full, unedited playthroughs of games. the audio book thing is because i read about 10 hours every week for school and i just need something happening in the background. i watch playthroughs for 2 reasons. first im broke as fuck and don't have 60$ to toss around if i don't end up liking the game. second i have mobility issues that actually make it really hard to play multiple varieties of games. like i can't play melee because my fingers can't move fast enough. i see these both as accessibility tools and genuinely i think my life would suck without it.

The boys unfortunately seem to have completely mixed up the original skinhead movement with the American neo Nazi variant. Skinheads were not a racist subculture.

genz listener, have never sped up a single episode or premium ever. would 100% negatively impact the delivery of jokes and impact my ability to pay attention to the details during in depth conversations.

ok ludwig hitting play on the most egregious cartoon sounding speed up effect got me good, i was pissed off for real for a sec

I'm pretty sure skinheads started as a working class/punk thing and were coopted by weirdos

im a zoomer and i have never listened to anything at 1.5x speed

reading a book is like playing a game. an audiobook is like watching your friend play a game in the same room as them. a sped up audiobook is like watching a full play through from a streamer

every time i hear an audio book the voice sounds too damn crispy, like i can hear all the spit in their mouth

As someone who listens to the audio books at 2.5x speed, it's honestly not that bad. Ive learned that listening at 1x is just too slow and i get so bored after a couple mins (I have been off my adhd meds for a while so that might be a contributing factor). HOWEVER I do prefer reading the physical book.

holy shit i forgot about that podcast with the 15 year old. feels like when a one off character reappears in a twist episode. some like metroman type shit

bro aiden is context king lately lovin that

My hot take is that reading a book is just a poopy media format. Reading isn’t fun (for me) it’s a chore. It’s boring and it sucks. As far as listening speed for audiobooks goes, it depends on the narrator of the audiobook. Sometimes they are just so slow and I gotta speed them up a bit but sometimes they are going at a fine speed and I don’t speed them up.

Audiobooks are fine imo, as long as ur actually paying attention. Playing a podcast on 2x speed is certifiably insane

1x zoomers rise up

reading a book is not an equivalent experience to listening to the audiobook. I think you shouldn't be allowed to say "I read the book" if all you did was listen to the audiobook, much like if you only watched a playthrough of a game like a lets play instead of playing the game for yourself. If you listen to an audiobooks, fine, but do it with a bit of shame.

Please fucking come play basketball with me in Orlando. Me and slime 2v3

I listen at 1x speed and often rewind for stuff I miss

I dont get why people listen to media in 2x speed (or any x speed). Why would you rush something that you enjoy consuming

DnD podcast mention?!? (Wojak points) God damn ludwig was so mean to Nick this ep 😅

I don't understand what someone is missing when they listen to an audio book instead of just reading it. Both methods are getting the exact same information so why does listening have a worse interpretation?

ludwig consistently smoking that weird evil kush that makes him consume media at 1.5-2x speeds

Is it possible that the fact Aiden thinks listening to an audiobook doesn't count and the fact that the other three constantly make fun of him for being a bad listener are perhaps related?

I watched this at 2x speed, I’m sorry.

Ludwig playing the audio book to justify his actions only to fail to listen to any of the words live, floored me. Also anything above 1x is cheating, although I do kinda think listening to an audio book itself is kind of cheating unless you’re a super active listener or following along.

i think you can absorb information/tone/what have you faster than normal people speak (I listen to audiobooks at ~1.25x)

Listening to an audio book or watching a let's play at normal speed is completely fine! I don't understand the problem when the idea is the story. If you're not paying attention that's the actual problem and has nothing to do with the format.

#1xnation

I listen at 1x speed for everything, ludwig is schizophrenic

As a black dude, I was absolutely hooked after the 6th ep

I would just like to point out that Ryan Sheckler is cool again and hes still doing some sick stuff

if yall ever stop this pod I will kms one love

The mr eats it segment has gotta be one of the top yard podcast bits all time

Mr. eats-it!

Great main and Patreon episode this week