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In what mesure does a podcast compliment a proper article? As far as I see, the only thing that could be missing would be the interactivity (being able to ask q

by arcatek 11y ago

In what mesure does a podcast compliment a proper article? As far as I see, the only thing that could be missing would be the interactivity (being able to ask question about the parts of the article that we haven't understood and that we would like to clarify), but podcasts don't solve this.

avar 11y ago
You can't read while you're driving, doing the dishes etc. There's many times when your mind isn't all that busy but your hands or eyes are. Podcasts are great for that. I also find them much better for interviews and the like than text, you get a lot of information out of the tone people use, which is lost when it's committed to text.
- ekianjo 11y ago
  > Podcasts are great for that. They are great for that because, just like the Radio, it's not really important if you listen half of the time - because it's precisely low density, low quality content.
  - Disruptive_Dave 11y ago
    Classifying an entire medium as "low quality content" is pretty damn shortsighted. You do know that listeners get to choose what podcasts they press "play" on, right?
    - ekianjo 11y ago
      It's not short-sighted once you consider the large mass of podcasts is composed of people recording themselves speaking without any prior script. Of course it's going to be low density and low quality, just like a chat with friends. There are exceptions like Serial, but that's what they are: exceptions.
      - Disruptive_Dave 11y ago
        Out of curiosity, can you list me a few of these low quality podcasts? I started getting into them heavily about 10 months ago and I'd label the ones I subscribe to as very high quality. I don't personally equate "unscripted content" with automatically low quality, though. Some high quality podcasts I love right now: Joe Rogan Experience, Here's The Thing (Alec Baldwin), Dan Carlin's Hardcore History.
      - dagw 11y ago
        There are exceptions like Serial, but that's what they are: exceptions. Sure, taken as a whole, most podcasts are terrible, and quality podcasts are rare exceptions. But then again quality books are also, on the whole, a rare exception when you include every self published manuscript floating around somewhere on the internet. The absolute number of decent podcasts out there have increased massively over the past year or two, and there are easily a dozen podcasts that can match serial in quality and production values and more are coming online all the time.
        Disruptive_Dave 11y ago
        Personally, I'd say most blog posts are very low quality as well, taken as a whole. Most music is low quality. In 2015, it's not a stretch to say most content is low quality. We're all now responsible for our own curation and filters, which includes where we source from and where we spend time (like HN versus 4chan).
        DanBC 11y ago
        Sturgeon's Law? (90% of anything is crap) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon%27s_law
criddell 11y ago
> In what mesure does a podcast compliment a proper article? People have been known to enjoy both the Game of Thrones books and the television series. You could transcribe a Louis C.K. hour long show and read it in 15 minutes, but you would lose a lot.
- corobo 11y ago
  This is totally off-topic and quite irrelevant to anything in this thread but I just realised from your comment that written language is lossy compression for thoughts, sight and sound
will_pseudonym 11y ago
There is untold information in our voices when we speak. If you're only doing this for information sure. But have you ever heard a story told better than it ever could be written? Do you remember reading Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark out loud? Ever wonder why? It's because audio is high def. Text is a stenographer... For stories and personal interviews you are depriving yourself if you choose text over audio. For information you should continue to read as you were.

by arcatek 11y ago

avar 11y ago

You can't read while you're driving, doing the dishes etc. There's many times when your mind isn't all that busy but your hands or eyes are. Podcasts are great for that. I also find them much better for interviews and the like than text, you get a lot of information out of the tone people use, which is lost when it's committed to text.

ekianjo 11y ago
> Podcasts are great for that. They are great for that because, just like the Radio, it's not really important if you listen half of the time - because it's precisely low density, low quality content.
- Disruptive_Dave 11y ago
  Classifying an entire medium as "low quality content" is pretty damn shortsighted. You do know that listeners get to choose what podcasts they press "play" on, right?
  - ekianjo 11y ago
    It's not short-sighted once you consider the large mass of podcasts is composed of people recording themselves speaking without any prior script. Of course it's going to be low density and low quality, just like a chat with friends. There are exceptions like Serial, but that's what they are: exceptions.
    - Disruptive_Dave 11y ago
      Out of curiosity, can you list me a few of these low quality podcasts? I started getting into them heavily about 10 months ago and I'd label the ones I subscribe to as very high quality. I don't personally equate "unscripted content" with automatically low quality, though. Some high quality podcasts I love right now: Joe Rogan Experience, Here's The Thing (Alec Baldwin), Dan Carlin's Hardcore History.
    - dagw 11y ago
      There are exceptions like Serial, but that's what they are: exceptions. Sure, taken as a whole, most podcasts are terrible, and quality podcasts are rare exceptions. But then again quality books are also, on the whole, a rare exception when you include every self published manuscript floating around somewhere on the internet. The absolute number of decent podcasts out there have increased massively over the past year or two, and there are easily a dozen podcasts that can match serial in quality and production values and more are coming online all the time.
      - Disruptive_Dave 11y ago
        Personally, I'd say most blog posts are very low quality as well, taken as a whole. Most music is low quality. In 2015, it's not a stretch to say most content is low quality. We're all now responsible for our own curation and filters, which includes where we source from and where we spend time (like HN versus 4chan).
        DanBC 11y ago
        Sturgeon's Law? (90% of anything is crap) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon%27s_law

criddell 11y ago

> In what mesure does a podcast compliment a proper article? People have been known to enjoy both the Game of Thrones books and the television series. You could transcribe a Louis C.K. hour long show and read it in 15 minutes, but you would lose a lot.

corobo 11y ago
This is totally off-topic and quite irrelevant to anything in this thread but I just realised from your comment that written language is lossy compression for thoughts, sight and sound

will_pseudonym 11y ago

There is untold information in our voices when we speak. If you're only doing this for information sure. But have you ever heard a story told better than it ever could be written? Do you remember reading Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark out loud? Ever wonder why? It's because audio is high def. Text is a stenographer... For stories and personal interviews you are depriving yourself if you choose text over audio. For information you should continue to read as you were.