> What makes it easy for the average non-techie to use a browser to read blogs ... but not to use a podcatcher app? A podcatcher is like wget running recursive

> What makes it easy for the average non-techie to use a browser to read blogs ... but not to use a podcatcher app? A podcatcher is like wget running recursively; it downloads a lot of stuff and organises it logically, but doesn't help the user in determining where best to allocate their limited time in consuming that data. I can quickly assess whether it's worth my time reading a blog post by scan-reading for key points. Is it a fluff piece or technical? Does it just aggregate other information or present first-hand experience? But with a podcast I can only assess its value by downloading it, making time to listen and then giving it my attention for several minutes even when playing on double-speed and jumping forward. I have probably prematurely stopped and deleted about 90% of the podcasts that I've ever downloaded. Not even the best podcast app can help with such subjective assessment, unfortunately, and I just don't have the time to invest in searching for good podcasts so I tend to ignore them all.