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Re: We're Entering a Golden Age of Podcasts

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Post by sarcasmOrTears »

el_cujo wrote: post #251
blang wrote: post #88

I'm actually worried that podcasts are going the way of the web. What, for a while, was a weird world of enthusiasts talking about things that interests them seems to be morphing into a world of a few big corporate entities calling the shots. I have two reasons for these worries. 1) The purchase of Gimlet by Spotify mentioned in the article. 2) The purchase of Stuff Media by iHeart. The purchase of Gimlet is problema…

>I'm actually worried that podcasts are going the way of the web. What, for a while, was a weird world of enthusiasts talking about things that interests them seems to be morphing into a world of a few big corporate entities calling the shots. I think podcasting is somewhat shielded from this by the fact that you really don't need an insane amount of capital to put out a good product. There definitely are podcasts th…

Don't worry, when podcasts get popular enough the goverments worldwide will find a way to use "regulations to protect consumers" to slowly make podcasts possible and profitable only if you are a big business. Just like it's happening with websites.

Re: We're Entering a Golden Age of Podcasts

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Post by kaolti »

ahje wrote: post #327

Honest question here: How do you guys get the time/focus to listen to podcasts? I can't focus on people talking while doing something else so I either have to put down whatever I am doing in order to listen, or I'll miss most of what is being said. Maybe it's just me?

It's not just you, we're just half-assing both.

Re: We're Entering a Golden Age of Podcasts

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Post by azemda »

sarcasmOrTears wrote: post #331
el_cujo wrote: post #251

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>I'm actually worried that podcasts are going the way of the web. What, for a while, was a weird world of enthusiasts talking about things that interests them seems to be morphing into a world of a few big corporate entities calling the shots. I think podcasting is somewhat shielded from this by the fact that you really don't need an insane amount of capital to put out a good product. There definitely are podcasts th…

Don't worry, when podcasts get popular enough the goverments worldwide will find a way to use "regulations to protect consumers" to slowly make podcasts possible and profitable only if you are a big business. Just like it's happening with websites.

>Just like it's happening with websites

What is happening with websites?

Re: We're Entering a Golden Age of Podcasts

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Post by selckin »

ahje wrote: post #327

Honest question here: How do you guys get the time/focus to listen to podcasts? I can't focus on people talking while doing something else so I either have to put down whatever I am doing in order to listen, or I'll miss most of what is being said. Maybe it's just me?

There are a lot of daily activities that don't require your full attention

  - commuting (driving, bicycle, public transport)
  - getting ready for work (shower, getting dressed) 
  - cooking, eating
  - laundry, dishes, vacuuming, ...
  - shopping
  - gardening
  - exercise/working out
  - ...

Re: We're Entering a Golden Age of Podcasts

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Post by zizee »

azemda wrote: post #333
sarcasmOrTears wrote: post #331

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Don't worry, when podcasts get popular enough the goverments worldwide will find a way to use "regulations to protect consumers" to slowly make podcasts possible and profitable only if you are a big business. Just like it's happening with websites.

>Just like it's happening with websites What is happening with websites?

Not the commentor that you are replying to, but they are possibly a referring to the EU's GDPR laws that went into effect recently.

Re: We're Entering a Golden Age of Podcasts

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Post by flear »

Mister_Snuggles wrote: post #24

Personally, I'm not a fan of podcasts at all. I've tried, and listened to some interesting ones, but in the end I'd much rather consume the same content by reading instead of listening. It's faster, it's easier to skim and skip around, you can have hyperlinks to other references, etc. Overall, text just works better for the kinds of content I'm interested in. There's a podcast related to a product I work with that I'…

For a text-based summary I really like: https://podcastnotes.org

Especially the ones with Naval

Re: We're Entering a Golden Age of Podcasts

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Post by sbmthakur »

agbell wrote: post #305
blang wrote: post #88

I'm actually worried that podcasts are going the way of the web. What, for a while, was a weird world of enthusiasts talking about things that interests them seems to be morphing into a world of a few big corporate entities calling the shots. I have two reasons for these worries. 1) The purchase of Gimlet by Spotify mentioned in the article. 2) The purchase of Stuff Media by iHeart. The purchase of Gimlet is problema…

I love that podcasts are one of the few pure truly open mediums. Its literally just a audio file on a server somewhere included in an RSS feed. I think more people should try to create their own podcast. I've been doing my own podcast after being a guest on a couple episodes of another tech podcast and I can't recommend it enough. I think it should be treated like the low barrier to entry medium it is. Current favori…

May I know the name of the tech podcast in which you appeared? You may also point us to those episodes if that's fine.

Re: We're Entering a Golden Age of Podcasts

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Post by JansjoFromIkea »

b3b0p wrote: post #201

I feel, at least for me, the golden age of podcasts is over already. There was the early [0] Retronauts the new Patreon/Kickstarter version is only same in name. Then there was the [1] 1up Yours. All the hosts, co-hosts, and popular regular guests have moved on. Then there was the epic [2] A Life Well Wasted by Robert Ashley. This is absolutely superb. The only podcasts of similar I listen to now are Giant Bombcast a…

ymmv, but Cane & Rinse might be worth a try. Have about 350 episodes, each focusing on a single older game. The hosts are usually a lot more focused on talking about their memories of the games than trying to be entertaining (there's a lot of wannabe comedians in the videogaming podcast sphere ime). Only thing that seems a potential big issue with Cane and Rinse is that it's UK based but tbh I'd assume the lack of a fixation on NES would be a breath of fresh air compared to other podcasts

The Jeremy Parish led episodes of Retronauts with Benj Edwards have been really good in recent times too, very informative.

Re: We're Entering a Golden Age of Podcasts

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Post by fernandotakai »

ryandrake wrote: post #213
hanklazard wrote: post #103

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A slightly different take on your “eye engagement” point is that podcasts allow us to utilize time that would otherwise be spent listening to music, talking to others, thinking, or just zoning out. Combined with Apples air pods (a horribly great piece of technology), I find myself using lots of time for podcasts that I wouldn’t otherwise (like when I’m doing the dishes). I find all of this enjoyable overall but I do…

Are there any studies on how good retention is when consuming books as a background task while you're doing something else? Sample size = 1, but I briefly tried listening to audio books while driving, cooking, etc. but stopped when I realized I got all the way through a few books without even vaguely remembering what they were about.

i've been listening to audiobooks since 2013 and i remember 99% of everything i listened. YMMV, but at least for me, it was a thing i had to "learn" -- as in, listen and pay attention while doing a boring task.
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