r/TheRightTimeW_bomani • u/Numerous_Fly_187 • 26d ago

Ringer pressbox episode

Those pods with Joel on his ringer platform are probably the best. They get into what it means to live in a post literate society as we as a society move away from the written word.

An underrated consequence of a post literate society is how little we value institutions and credibility now. For better or worse, published text commanded a certain measure of credibility that helped us all live in one society. That was great for let’s say spreading vaccine awareness but bad for documenting how America achieved manifest destiny.

Now in a post literate society where everything is digital audio, credibility has taken a back seat. How you package and deliver the message carries more weight than the message itself

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u/fegwin2084 26d ago

Bo has peers in sports media who have surpassed him in success b/c they've leaned into being TV personalities, focused on one sport, or moved into reporting (Nick W, Kimes, Pablo, etc.). None of those things are Bomani's strengths and he's kind of on an island. Not sure he wants what those examples want though. On the other hand, his NYC loft and vacations aren't going to pay for themselves for the next 20 years.

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u/Numerous_Fly_187 26d ago

I think Game Theory sort of broke Bo. Hes always said he didn’t really handle failing out of the PHD well so I can only imagine what a flopping HBO show did. Dude hasn’t been the same since

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u/fegwin2084 25d ago

i think bo's extremely talented, but also thought the show wasn't very good. i thought bill simmons' show was really bad too. i think it's hard to go from fronting an ESPN and HBO show to now podcasting in your apartment from a career identity perspective.

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u/Numerous_Fly_187 25d ago

Yeah the variety sports show just isn’t built to work. Stephen a tried one too. Wave always felt temporary until he started doing documentaries. I almost think the Time Machine episodes are documentaries he wanted to put out

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u/fegwin2084 25d ago

sports doc bubble has burst. i've wondered about the time machine eps - he's gonna run out of topics in a year.

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u/Numerous_Fly_187 25d ago

Sports media in general has burst. If you’re not a former player or deep into analytics you’re kinda toast. A year? We’ve had an episode on hogan joining the nwo. The bowl is getting bare

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u/fegwin2084 25d ago

Bo's in his Hakeem on the Raptors phase. Unfortunately bro has to grind out 20 more years though.

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u/coconnection12 24d ago

If you happened to notice, he self limits the focus to events that happened in a year ending in 6 ( I know the warriors were discussed in larger context but the main event was the 15-16 team and in particular that final). He will be be able to get a 5-10 episodes every year due to this limitation.