I missed it if you've mentioned it on Twitch of Fun, although maybe explainsx why Ally is so dismissive of your career.

Silvester, Robert. J., Hankinson Richard., & Jones, Nigel. W , 2022 , Commercial nineteenth-century rabbit farming in the Brecon Beacons , Archaeologia Cambrensis : 171 : 245-263 2/2

They were valued for their fur. There are some 19th century rabbit farms in upland Wales which had sophisticated stone-built warrens to protect from predators and simplify management. 1/2

It's interesting how the BBC podcasts feel slightly off, because they are produced as if they are radio. There's an ad which features a producer explaining how they come up with an idea and then get a presenter - yes, we had guessed that.

For me both are important. On my lunch break or at home I like videos. When I'm driving, working, etc. I only want video. I hate that the industry refuses to just let different mediums be different.

yes I think Google dropping its Reader RSS feed killed blogging which was a saner environment.

Yes I think that YouTube gets good stats for podcasts because it's easy to find them there (not necessarily because people want to watch, just that the video on the phone is easier to use that a separate pod app). On Spotify the "view" figure may be inflated because it will show video by default.

I'm old enough to remember the time fake stats tricked the entire news media into a pivot to video that destroyed their business model.

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The flip side is the strange emails you get from Ticketmaster- because I went to see Bob Dylan, they think I'd love The Sounds of Hot Chocolate (well actually I might, but they can't know that).