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New study finds that not everything needs a f**king podcast (newsthump.com)
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[-] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 months ago

Those already existed. They're audiobooks.

And audiobooks don't stop for ad breaks twice an hour and load up constant teases and recaps to bridge ad breaks and episodes.

[-] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

unfortunately I can't listen to audiobooks at work. I also prefer the length of podcasts for variety's sake while working. I listen to audiobooks regularly as well, and know that listening to the same speaker for several hours causes me to tune it out rather than absorb it.

[-] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

audiobooks don’t stop for ad breaks twice an hour

Yet.

[-] mugthol@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago

You seem to only have listened to a certain kind of pkdcast. All podcasts I listen to are ad free but still have a high production value.

[-] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

I've tried my share, including by people who have written actual books.

It's a bad format.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Psst, sponsorblock

[-] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

It's not just the ads. The structure is built around the ads and they're worse for it.

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