BSP-223: Twitter Was Hacked and It Matters, Background Noise Rejection Tips, and More

On episode 222 of the BSP, I talk about the Twitter Hack on 15th JULY 2020, how it happened, what was taken, what was done and why it is so scary. I also answer a lot of questions about background noise rejection, why I promote conversation in the YouTube comments, and more. 

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AEA KU5a: https://imp.i114863.net/GL37r
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Sony MDR7506: https://geni.us/7506

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00:00 - Intro 
00:13 - Twitter Hacked & the Bitcoin Scam
02:00 - How t he Twitter Hack Happened
03:50 - What the Hackers Accessed

05:15 - Can You Do Anything & Should You Be Worried?
08:52 - Twitter Hack Conspiracy Corner! 
13:06 - What I’ve Been Testing: Sennheiser HD650’s
14:00 - WYHTS: Why Are You Okay With Comments on YouTube!? (https://www.betterpodcasting.com/)
20:00 - WYHTS: Is YouTube Premium Good for Creators?
22:45 - WYHTS: No Longer Buying Chinese Made Products?
26:15 - Ask Bandrew
26:66 - Email 1
27:15 - Quality Mic Under $50?
28:40 - Email 2
29:00 - Mic Rejecting Background Noise?
30:50 - Voice Submission 3
32:30 - SM57 Background Noise Rejection Tips.
37:00 - Email 4
37:15 - Can You Use the Rode Procaster with the Rode AI-1?
39:05 - Outro

Bandrew Scott

Bandrew Scott is the founder and host of the youtube channel Podcastage, where he posts reviews of audio gear, and shares tips and tricks to improve the audio of your Podcast, YouTube Channel, or Live Stream.

He also founded the Geeks Rising podcast network, which is home to amazing education, wellness, and pop culture podcasts such as Tourette’s Podcast, Sunshine & Powercuts, and On The Subject.

Bandrew also runs his own show titled the Bandrew Says Podcast. On this show he analyzes the latest news to determine how it affects the content creation ecosystem, and shares that to help creates remain aware of how the platform they use is changing.