https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/vi8mw8/reddit_talk_updates_host_program_soundboard_and/
created by advocado20 on 22/06/2022 at 16:02 UTC*
293 upvotes, 59 top-level comments (showing 25)
Hello Reddit!
We’ve got some lively updates for you. Keep on reading to learn about all things Reddit Talk.
Over the last year, Reddit has been testing Reddit Talk[1] with over **500** mods and hosts across different communities. To make hosting a bit more fun and rewarding we’ll be launching a Reddit Talk Host Program[2] on July 11th! Apply to join[3] the Program and unlock rewards for hosting talks–pretty neat, huh? These IRL + digital awards include:
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/modnews/comments/soi9hj/working_with_moderators_to_scale_reddit_talk_to
2: https://www.reddit.com/talk
3: https://forms.gle/U6BS6Q8dCCFy14Gw8
Non-IRL benefits include:
If you already have access to hosting talks you are automatically eligible to participate. We’ve also sent invites to a number of users, so check your inbox to see if you’re eligible. Otherwise, sign up here[5] before July 1st if you do not have access to Reddit Talk or have not been invited and would like to participate.
5: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fyu_FOYyldL1gdt8WEqJN5YQXllMaS_NGaxJeVY131M/edit
Read the rules **here**[6]**.**
6: https://reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/6192393697044-Reddit-Talk-Host-Program-Terms
We’ve heard from listeners that they’d like to discover more talks when they’re happening. To show interested users relevant live talks, the live bar on the home feed will now surface talks that a user may be interested in by showing talks of related communities they follow. In addition, hosts will be able to select up to three topics for their talks. For example, if u/Reddit_IRL wants to talk about house plants[7], then they can select that as their topic, and redditors who are subscribed to plant-related communities will be able to see u/Reddit_IRL talk in the live bar.
The talk topic selector will slowly roll out throughout June.
We’ve also heard that some of you really want access to the mic. So starting in July, we’ll be experimenting with allowing select users to host talks directly from their profiles! Users who participate in this experiment will also be eligible for the Talk Host Program.
Hosting a Talk on your profile is simple! You’ll go into the post creator and click Start Talk, from there you’ll be prompted to select a topic (or topics) that are relevant to your Talk topic.
Users for this experiment were selected based on past Reddit Talk participation and good user standing. If you are interested in participating, please sign up here[8] and we will review your request.
8: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fyu_FOYyldL1gdt8WEqJN5YQXllMaS_NGaxJeVY131M/edit
To make hosting even more fun we will be launching a soundboard! The soundboard will be available on desktop first starting next month and will have eight available sounds: air horn, tada, drumroll, sad trombone, applause, boing, cha-ching, and ba-dum-tss.
Use the sounds to liven up the room, play games, or add extra emphasis to the conversation!
And that’s a wrap! Join r/RedditTalk[9] to stay updated on the latest. Thanks for reading and *talk* to you soon.
9: https://www.reddit.com/r/reddittalk
Comment by DARKplayz_ at 22/06/2022 at 19:27 UTC
39 upvotes, 1 direct replies
This is great n all but " when fix video player"
Comment by Caturday_Yet at 22/06/2022 at 16:11 UTC
108 upvotes, 2 direct replies
How do I opt out of this entirely? I don't want to see it at all. Surely there's some way to do that, right?
Comment by [deleted] at 22/06/2022 at 19:28 UTC
34 upvotes, 1 direct replies
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Comment by xystusj at 22/06/2022 at 19:37 UTC
16 upvotes, 3 direct replies
I wish the mobile ui wouldn’t change after what feels like two weeks at a time. Specifically with the sort settings today. Idk I had no problem with the last three or four versions but every time it’s something new to get used to that I don’t want or need. Idk I’m one user I realize but that is how I feel
Comment by BrainWav at 23/06/2022 at 00:53 UTC
15 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Who is asking for Reddit to have an audio-only streaming platform? Seriously.
Comment by MajorParadox at 22/06/2022 at 16:09 UTC
23 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I'm excited to try out the topic selector, but shouldn't there be some kind of discussion, conversation, or casual option? I'm not quite sure what we'd pick.
Also, the soundboard looks like it will be fun. Will it always be only available to hosts? If it does open up to other speakers, could we have an option to keep it restricted to the hosts?
Comment by loose-ventures at 22/06/2022 at 18:20 UTC
10 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I'm sure there have been plenty of suggestions but the list of topics seems pretty comprehensive. A topic that a few friends bring up relatively often is Mystery / True Crime - any chance that could be added? Seems to be a popular theme these days
Comment by AreYouIntoxicated at 25/06/2022 at 07:03 UTC
8 upvotes, 0 direct replies
How to disable
Comment by F0REM4N at 22/06/2022 at 16:27 UTC
14 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Reddit Talk has kind of unexpectedly become a big part of r/XboxSeriesX where we host live events and weekly news discussions. We thought the users would pan it and instead they show up and take part every week.
Keep up the good work!
Comment by Jackisabastard at 22/06/2022 at 21:50 UTC
8 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Has there been an update to the disappearance of the ‘home feed sort’ option? The app is essentially useless for me with it gone.
Comment by JonathonV2000 at 23/06/2022 at 03:28 UTC
7 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Why did you move the sort option to settings? Do you not see how this is an utterly massive inconvenience? How could you possibly at all think that that is a feature that would make people go “this app is sick”?
Comment by Logen-Nine-Fingers at 23/06/2022 at 15:44 UTC
4 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Why did you remove the sort function for my Home? You made reddit less enjoyable and almost cumbersome now (cumbersome = less use). Horrible, horrible decision.
Comment by granyiyght at 23/06/2022 at 22:41 UTC
4 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Reddit sucks without the sorting button
Comment by Old_and_Boring at 25/06/2022 at 04:21 UTC
5 upvotes, 0 direct replies
How do I get rid of this from the top of my Home feed? It’s super annoying and I want it gone.
Comment by cptmarkii at 26/06/2022 at 06:43 UTC
5 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Get rid of these crap. I found out this made my phone heat up just by staying in "home" tab it auto join me into their reddit talk room.
Comment by DrH1983 at 25/06/2022 at 05:24 UTC
4 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Is there a way to hide the Reddit Talk buttons that appear at the top of my feed? I've no interest in this feature and it's mildly annoying seeing the myriad of Talks at the top. It's just clutter.
Comment by buk_thrustwell at 25/06/2022 at 14:54 UTC
4 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Why did you make us go to setting to sort our feed? That is now three clicks when I used to be one. Horrible update.
Comment by Ryu_Azuku at 26/06/2022 at 01:42 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
How do I get this crap off of my home screen.
Comment by ChaosBringer7 at 26/06/2022 at 15:54 UTC
4 upvotes, 0 direct replies
What about users that don't want reddit talk to appear in their feeds at all?
Comment by everyday95269 at 26/06/2022 at 23:21 UTC
5 upvotes, 0 direct replies
How do I block this shit storm?
Comment by jeaton2i at 27/06/2022 at 00:49 UTC
4 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Get rid of this forced garbage. I don’t want to ever listen to one of these. Please just show me the subreddits I follow.
Comment by NovaVermillionFoxbur at 02/07/2022 at 18:00 UTC
4 upvotes, 0 direct replies
If you add an option that allows the user to not see these talk spots on our home feed, then im fine with the update. Let us decide what chatroom is good, or show chatrooms from the subreddits we actually follow.
Comment by Tetizeraz at 22/06/2022 at 17:16 UTC
10 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I think /u/majorparadox and a few of the r/toastme hosts can say that these talks have actually helped a lot of people. We sometimes get asked if r/conversas will have a talk that day.
The only sad thing is that we'll probably not be able to test this update this week :/
Comment by Laurenz1337 at 22/06/2022 at 22:09 UTC
11 upvotes, 0 direct replies
How about you fix your broken app and video player first instead of wasting engineering resources on this useless feature nobody asked for?
Comment by [deleted] at 23/06/2022 at 03:39 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
As mod of /r/familyman, I approve
