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I tried listening to it but can't stand the meandering style that is common in podcasts for some reason.
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A lot of podcasts are basically just a surrogate for hanging out with friends and talking, rather than an informational presentation.
Some are a lot scummier about it and actively encourage para social relationships, but most I've encountered are best approached as a recording of a group of friends talking about a shared interest, and one brought a PowerPoint.
Needless to say, it's not the format for everyone.
That actually makes sense, and explains why the format is popular despite frustrating me.
There are podcasts out there that are more to the point. Honestly it's like old radio. Talk shows are just going to be more popular cause like said it feels more like hanging out with friends.
If you don't like that format though look for podcasts with only one person on the cast (or if they have another person it's someone they're interviewing). There's a lot of great history podcasts that are one person presenting, they have a script, they get through it in 20 minutes. You don't have to listen to ten minutes of shooting the shit and "personalities" first, they just get straight to it and edit to keep it tight. Fiction story and play podcasts (ttrpg) also have a good representation in this category too (though they also have plenty of round table discussion ones so you'll have to vet).
Going to add some suggestions here for people who might not like the radio personalities setup a lot of podcasts have, but don't have a place to start. Would appreciate anyone with suggestions adding on as I listen to audiobooks more than podcasts!
I can't get into those types of podcasts either so I've been looking for a list like this. Thank you for sharing and extra thanks for the helpful descriptors
Thank you for this!
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Oh wow! That's a title that I've not heard in a long time. Where are you finding Ruby the Galactic Gumshoe?
It's actually on spotify, but you can also find some of them on YouTube, meat fulton's site and audible/general audiobook retailers!
RIP, Rooster Teeth.
You kinda had it coming.
I've found that I'm more okay with that flavor of podcast when I'm doing a particular type of not quite mindless but not quite focused task, like driving for a while or doing yardwork. My attention is on what I'm doing, but it's not really using much mental capacity. I've found that the more conversational podcast keeps my mind a little more active without distracting me from what I'm doing. Like a watered down version of chatting with the driver to keep them awake, or having a dumb conversation while cleaning to make the time go faster.
"While There's Your Problem" is my go-to. They're a podcast about engineering disasters, and they stay on topic enough, so their tangents tend to be related to the topic at least, and there's not really a focus on them as characters beyond a couple recurring jokes or things that make one of them get ranty. It helps that about once a month I make a drive that's roughly the length of one of their episodes, so it lines up pretty nice.
Yeah I get very picky about podcasts myself. This sounds like an interesting premise but one I might skip based on your comment.
Sometimes though, Iโll start a new one and even though the hosts and dynamic can be grating at times, I eventually get used to their personalities and schtick. Guess it just depends.