On episode 129 of the BSP, I explain why Patreon acquired Kit.com, as well as cover Anchor launching a podcast studio, YouTube killing the Trending Tab, YouTube blocking Dislike button spam, The YT web player dynamically adjusting to fit a videos native resolution, YouTube striking Alex Jones’ channel, Twitch launching the Creator Camp, Apple fixing the Core i9 Thermal Throttling, Verizon launching a VPN, a new Stream deck from El Gato, and much more. Ask Questions: AskBandrew@gmail.com Merch; https://teespring.com/stores/podcastage-store Discord: https://discord.gg/dXQUc7v 00:00 - Intro 00:51 - Practicing What I Preach! 01:49 - I Do Enjoy Making Videos 03:32 - Why did Patreon Acquire Kit.com? 04:52 - Anchor Launches Podcasting Studio 06:28 - YT News Flash: https://youtu.be/UkUdsH7xWOc 06:44 - YouTube Explore Tab Experiment 07:58 - Despamming Dislikes Button 08:28 - YouTube Web Player Adapting to Vertical Video 09:45 - YouTube Strikes Alex Jones 12:12 - Twitch Launches Creator Camp * https://www.twitch.tv/creatorcamp/en/ 13:20 - Apple Fixed Core i9 Thermal Throttling * https://www.macrumors.com/2018/07/24/apple-addresses-macbook-pro-throttling/ 16:10 - Verizon Launches a VPN 18:32 - Stream Deck Mini 19:24 - New Shure Gear? 20:41 - Suggested Film of the Week - Castle Freak 23:25 - Thoughts on a $300 Microphone Boom Arm 25:25 - Initial Thoughts on Rode Broadcaster 26:17 - What You Had to Say 26:44 - Apple Should Admit Fault to Regain Good Faith from Consumers 28:58 - Well Produced Videos are Essential Now 30:06 - Screen Recording & Digital Audio Routing 31:56 - Ask Bandrew 32:23 - Email 1 33:38 - SunshineAndPowercuts.com 33:55 - Thoughts on Online Media Affecting Attention Spans 40:20 - Outro My YouTube Kit: https://kit.com/podcastage/my-youtube-kit My Favorite XLR Mics: https://kit.com/podcastage/my-favorite-xlr-mics My Favorite USB Mics: https://kit.com/podcastage/my-favorite-usb-mics NOTE (FULL DISCLOSURE): If you purchase an item using my amazon link, it provides me a small referral fee. For more info check my FAQ page links below. Check the FAQ to see if your question was already answered: http://www.geeksrising.com/faq Vote For The Mics You Want Reviewed: http://www.geeksrising.com/podcastage Check us out, Follow us, & Like us over at: Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/podcastage-store Discord: https://discord.gg/dXQUc7v Website: http://www.geeksrising.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/podcastage Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/podcastage Personal Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bandrewsays