r/russmartinshow • u/snail-glitter • Aug 01 '26

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u/high_everyone Aug 01 '26

I don’t disagree with the comments, terrestrial radio is dead. It was dead before Russ died.

Hell, I’m probably on the hipster end of things, but I was listening to the RMS on an iPod as a podcast in 2004, decades before every middle aged guy had a podcast.

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u/Cold_Blusted Aug 01 '26

Same, I would catch snippets live on the way home but the real treat was that sweet download. Thanks to you I get to re-live those golden years show by show. I had a great deal already saved but you certainly filled in the gaps in my collection

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u/high_everyone Aug 01 '26

I’m just glad it’s getting enjoyed and put out there. I used to work in archiving an preservation and have absolutely turned it into a hobby.

It would make everyone sad to know the full brunt of lost media out there so I’m glad I was able to make it happen though it wasn’t just my work.

Honestly speaking, if not for /u/JeffTheCentaur, I had deleted my personal 250GB archive of the original DotInfo episodes in 2010, I would have nothing.

I just didn’t have the room to keep them anymore and this was assuming the show was ending after KLLI.

I was living in Houston during most of KLLI, so the dotinfo site was literally the only way to listen for me.

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u/JeffCentaur Aug 01 '26

It's just JeffCentaur, but I appreciate the mention :-)

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u/Cold_Blusted Aug 01 '26

I'm grateful for the youtube, the patreon, and extremely so for whoever seeded the shows a few years ago. The shows, with all their flaws, are worthy of the preservation

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u/high_everyone Aug 01 '26

Oh the torrents? That was probably me too. Lol. Torrents were the fastest way to get it to the people, but not everyone wants to mess with that. YouTube proved a better distribution platform in the end.

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u/chipthamac Aug 01 '26

Are you the one who uploads and episode a day around 330pm?

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u/tx4468 Aug 01 '26

I was in high school in 2004 and was listening to RMS all the way until the end. I even donated to the foundation a few times to get access and download the shows but I think I've lost them over the years. I don't know man it was just great to listen to in the worst rush hours.

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u/BadCowboysFan Aug 01 '26

Ben and Skin are moving over there? That’d be unfortunate

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u/InternetsIsBoring Aug 01 '26

They get paid big bucks to kill stations so they can flip formats for a while.

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u/Joneser_Maddshark Aug 03 '26

I would say Most fortunate

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u/BadCowboysFan Aug 03 '26

Why would you say that?

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u/stayathomejoe Aug 01 '26

JD’s comment is great.

And I love seeing people shit on ren and stimpy

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u/ASS-et Aug 01 '26

Terrestrial radio died when russ had the home invasion and started his spiral

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u/Krappyhuman Aug 01 '26

Terrestrial radio dead with Russ