That's three hours of my week I'll get back..Jacob Tender and Mike Comite ponder the elective cash syphons in their lives. As former broke creatives, how do they pay it forward? What makes a subscription worth it? The guys talk about things that requires more links than usual.Links:<ul><li>Comparing Apple One subscriptions (<a href="https://imgur.com/a/CgoC0UW">image</a>)</li><li>Jacob's reading &amp; movie diaries on <a href="https://hardcover.app/@Tender">Hardcover</a> and <a href="https://letterboxd.com/jacob/">Letterboxd</a></li><li>Marc Maron explains <a href="https://www.thewrap.com/marc-maron-explains-wtf-ending">why he's ending WTF</a> | The Wrap</li><li>Supported Creators:<ul><li><a href="https://www.earhustlesq.com/">Earhustle</a></li><li><a href="https://www.themcelroy.family/podcasts/mbmbam/">My Brother, My Brother and Me</a></li><li><a href="https://www.offmenupodcast.co.uk/">Off Menu</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thisamericanlife.org/">This American Life </a>/ <a href="https://thisamericanlife.supercast.com/?utm_campaign=lifepartners&amp;utm_source=podchasm">Life Partners Program</a></li><li>Love + Radio (<a href="https://loveandradio.org/">Podcast</a> / <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/loveandradio/posts">Patreon</a>)</li><li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/JohnRoderick">John Roderick</a> / <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/RoderickOnTheLine">Roderick on the Line</a></li><li>Beau Miles (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/beaumiles">YouTube</a> / <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/beaumiles">Patreon</a>)</li><li>Joel Haver (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVIFCOJwv3emlVmBbPCZrvw">YouTube</a> / <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/joelhaver">Patreon</a>)</li><li>Geowizard (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/GeoWizard">YouTube</a> / <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/geowizard">Patreon</a>)</li><li>Fieldhouse Boys (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@fieldhouseboys">YouTube</a> / <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/Fieldhouseboys">Patreon</a>)</li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.dropout.tv/">Dropout.tv</a></li><li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a></li><li>Julia Nunes' <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/julianunes/julia-nunes-is-perfect">Kickstarter</a></li><li>Jacob's Cousin's <a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/i-m-only-27#/">IndieGoGo</a></li><li>Bellwether: Sam Greenspan's <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bellwether/b-e-l-l-w-e-t-h-e-r-a-podcast-of-speculative-journalism">speculative journalism project</a></li><li><a href="https://isitbandcampfriday.com/">Bandcamp Friday</a></li><li><a href="https://letterboxd.com/closetpicks/">Criterion Closet Picks</a> on Letterboxd</li><li>Don Giller: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/06/fashion/mens-style/david-letterman-late-show-don-giller.html">David Letterman's Unlikely Archivist</a></li><li>The Spaceshipper (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/thespaceshipper.com">Bluesky</a> / <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/Spaceshipsporn/posts">Patreon</a>)</li><li>Donate to <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/support/">Wikipedia</a> and <a href="https://archive.org/donate">The Internet Archive</a></li></ul>

<description>
 &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;That's three hours of my week I'll get back..&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jacob Tender and Mike Comite ponder the elective cash syphons in their lives. As former broke creatives, how do they pay it forward? What makes a subscription worth it? The guys talk about things that requires more links than usual.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Links:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Comparing Apple One subscriptions (&lt;a href="https://imgur.com/a/CgoC0UW"&gt;image&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Jacob's reading &amp;amp; movie diaries on &lt;a href="https://hardcover.app/@Tender"&gt;Hardcover&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://letterboxd.com/jacob/"&gt;Letterboxd&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Marc Maron explains &lt;a href="https://www.thewrap.com/marc-maron-explains-wtf-ending"&gt;why he's ending WTF&lt;/a&gt; | The Wrap&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Supported Creators:&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.earhustlesq.com/"&gt;Earhustle&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.themcelroy.family/podcasts/mbmbam/"&gt;My Brother, My Brother and Me&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.offmenupodcast.co.uk/"&gt;Off Menu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.thisamericanlife.org/"&gt;This American Life &lt;/a&gt;/ &lt;a href="https://thisamericanlife.supercast.com/?utm_campaign=lifepartners&amp;amp;utm_source=podchasm"&gt;Life Partners Program&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Love + Radio (&lt;a href="https://loveandradio.org/"&gt;Podcast&lt;/a&gt; / &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/loveandradio/posts"&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/JohnRoderick"&gt;John Roderick&lt;/a&gt; / &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/RoderickOnTheLine"&gt;Roderick on the Line&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Beau Miles (&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/beaumiles"&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt; / &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/beaumiles"&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Joel Haver (&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVIFCOJwv3emlVmBbPCZrvw"&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt; / &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/joelhaver"&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Geowizard (&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/GeoWizard"&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt; / &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/geowizard"&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Fieldhouse Boys (&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@fieldhouseboys"&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt; / &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/Fieldhouseboys"&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dropout.tv/"&gt;Dropout.tv&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://joinmastodon.org/"&gt;Mastodon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Julia Nunes' &lt;a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/julianunes/julia-nunes-is-perfect"&gt;Kickstarter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Jacob's Cousin's &lt;a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/i-m-only-27#/"&gt;IndieGoGo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Bellwether: Sam Greenspan's &lt;a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bellwether/b-e-l-l-w-e-t-h-e-r-a-podcast-of-speculative-journalism"&gt;speculative journalism project&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://isitbandcampfriday.com/"&gt;Bandcamp Friday&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://letterboxd.com/closetpicks/"&gt;Criterion Closet Picks&lt;/a&gt; on Letterboxd&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Don Giller: &lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/06/fashion/mens-style/david-letterman-late-show-don-giller.html"&gt;David Letterman's Unlikely Archivist&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The Spaceshipper (&lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/thespaceshipper.com"&gt;Bluesky&lt;/a&gt; / &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/Spaceshipsporn/posts"&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Donate to &lt;a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/support/"&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://archive.org/donate"&gt;The Internet Archive&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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041: The Thrill of Having Someone Support You

It was never supposed to be an obligation.Jacob Tender and Mike Comite have returned to the mic in spectacular fashion. Lives have changed. Pockets of time have formed. Memories have been digitized. Podchasm has returned for one night only? Links:<ul><li><a href="https://podchasm.transistor.fm/38">Podchasm 038</a> | Recorded live from Terin's kitchen</li><li><a href="https://podchasm.transistor.fm/39">Podchasm 039</a> | Our (lost) episode</li><li><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/04/twitter-acquires-social-podcasting-app-breaker-team-to-help-build-twitter-spaces/">Twitter acquires Breaker team to build Spaces</a></li><li><a href="https://www.vulture.com/good-one/">Good One: A podcast about jokes</a></li><li><a href="https://headgum.com/">Headgum</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic">COVID-19 Pandemic</a></li><li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-the-crisis/id1505392824">Out of the Crisis</a> | Covid podcast hosted by Eric Reis, edited by Jacob</li><li><a href="https://headgum.com/dead-eyes">Dead Eyes</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca8_Dplu-Lw/?hl=en">Mike and Tom Hanks</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.thisamericanlife.org/">This American Life</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.thisamericanlife.org/850/my-sweater">Episode 850</a> with a story by Mike (<a href="https://www.thisamericanlife.org/850/transcript">transcript</a>)</li><li>Julia Nunes and Mike Comite <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i71eB1cctsg">cover "Losers" by The Bell Brigade</a> for TAL</li></ul></li><li>Jake bought a <a href="https://jacobtender.net/blog/the-old-apartment/">house</a> and wrote eulogies for his <a href="https://jacobtender.net/blog/ruth-etta-tender/">grandmother</a> and <a href="https://jacobtender.net/blog/jazz/">dog</a></li></ul>

<description>
 &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;It was never supposed to be an obligation.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jacob Tender and Mike Comite have returned to the mic in spectacular fashion. Lives have changed. Pockets of time have formed. Memories have been digitized. Podchasm has returned for one night only? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Links:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://podchasm.transistor.fm/38"&gt;Podchasm 038&lt;/a&gt; | Recorded live from Terin's kitchen&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://podchasm.transistor.fm/39"&gt;Podchasm 039&lt;/a&gt; | Our (lost) episode&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/04/twitter-acquires-social-podcasting-app-breaker-team-to-help-build-twitter-spaces/"&gt;Twitter acquires Breaker team to build Spaces&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.vulture.com/good-one/"&gt;Good One: A podcast about jokes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://headgum.com/"&gt;Headgum&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic"&gt;COVID-19 Pandemic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-the-crisis/id1505392824"&gt;Out of the Crisis&lt;/a&gt; | Covid podcast hosted by Eric Reis, edited by Jacob&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://headgum.com/dead-eyes"&gt;Dead Eyes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca8_Dplu-Lw/?hl=en"&gt;Mike and Tom Hanks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.thisamericanlife.org/"&gt;This American Life&lt;/a&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.thisamericanlife.org/850/my-sweater"&gt;Episode 850&lt;/a&gt; with a story by Mike (&lt;a href="https://www.thisamericanlife.org/850/transcript"&gt;transcript&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Julia Nunes and Mike Comite &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i71eB1cctsg"&gt;cover "Losers" by The Bell Brigade&lt;/a&gt; for TAL&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Jake bought a &lt;a href="https://jacobtender.net/blog/the-old-apartment/"&gt;house&lt;/a&gt; and wrote eulogies for his &lt;a href="https://jacobtender.net/blog/ruth-etta-tender/"&gt;grandmother&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://jacobtender.net/blog/jazz/"&gt;dog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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040: Mostly, I'm In Person

“You can’t have everything, where would you put it?”One day we recorded our last podcast and didn't know it. Then we neglected to edit and release it for 5.5 years. Edited in April of 2025, here's a backwards glance at the guys in late June 2019.Links:<ul><li>I'm afraid you're on your own here, pal.</li></ul>

<description>
 &lt;p&gt;“You can’t have everything, where would you put it?”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;One day we recorded our last podcast and didn't know it. Then we neglected to edit and release it for 5.5 years. Edited in April of 2025, here's a backwards glance at the guys in late June 2019.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Links:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;I'm afraid you're on your own here, pal.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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039: Eventually, I Need To Stand

The boys are back in the same town. Jacob and Mike meet up to record a live episode of the show from a friend of the show's apartment. Our thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/terinjokes?lang=en">Terin</a> for playing host and one man audience to us for the hour.

<description>
 &lt;p&gt;The boys are back in the same town. Jacob and Mike meet up to record a live episode of the show from a friend of the show's apartment. Our thanks to &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/terinjokes?lang=en"&gt;Terin&lt;/a&gt; for playing host and one man audience to us for the hour.&lt;/p&gt;
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038: An Overwhelming Representation

Podchasm's format is getting squished and the people of New York City could be too. Mike visits his wonderfully pedantic audiologist. Do you recall when The Man would weaponize frequencies to disperse loitering teens.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://ny.curbed.com/2018/7/3/17526928/new-york-buildings-air-conditioner-safety">How worried should New Yorkers be about falling window A/C units?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/tinnitus/symptoms-causes/syc-20350156">Tinnitus | Mayo Clinic</a></li><li><a href="https://www.tinnitracks.com/en/matching">Tinnitus frequency matching</a></li><li>Jacob's brand of hearing protection: <a href="http://acscustomusa.com/">ACS</a></li><li><a href="https://www.westone.com/store/music/hearing-protection">Westone brand</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mosquito">The Mosquito sound | Wikipedia</a></li><li>Coming Soon:<ul><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1160419/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1">Dune (2020)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1630029/?ref_=nv_sr_3?ref_=nv_sr_3">Avatar II (2021)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5607976/">His Dark Materials (2019)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7631058/">The Lord of the Rings (TV Series)</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silmarillion">The Silmarillion | Wikipedia</a></li><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3089630/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1">Artemis Fowl (2020)</a></li></ul></li></ul>

<description>
 &lt;p&gt;Podchasm's format is getting squished and the people of New York City could be too. Mike visits his wonderfully pedantic audiologist. Do you recall when The Man would weaponize frequencies to disperse loitering teens.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Links:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://ny.curbed.com/2018/7/3/17526928/new-york-buildings-air-conditioner-safety"&gt;How worried should New Yorkers be about falling window A/C units?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/tinnitus/symptoms-causes/syc-20350156"&gt;Tinnitus | Mayo Clinic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.tinnitracks.com/en/matching"&gt;Tinnitus frequency matching&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Jacob's brand of hearing protection: &lt;a href="http://acscustomusa.com/"&gt;ACS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.westone.com/store/music/hearing-protection"&gt;Westone brand&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mosquito"&gt;The Mosquito sound | Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Coming Soon:&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1160419/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1"&gt;Dune (2020)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1630029/?ref_=nv_sr_3?ref_=nv_sr_3"&gt;Avatar II (2021)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5607976/"&gt;His Dark Materials (2019)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7631058/"&gt;The Lord of the Rings (TV Series)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silmarillion"&gt;The Silmarillion | Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3089630/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1"&gt;Artemis Fowl (2020)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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