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I remember listening to EconTalk back when you downloaded it to your mp3 player using a computer. And maybe I'm a hipster but the golden age seems to be over. I

by blfr 8y ago

I remember listening to EconTalk back when you downloaded it to your mp3 player using a computer. And maybe I'm a hipster but the golden age seems to be over. It's all too mainstream now, too polished, too polite. Nowadays, I scroll through the multiple new episodes of many shows I used to enjoy to rarely find something I genuinely want to hear. Sure, you can probably dig to something like Cum Town but even then it doesn't feel fresh any more. It's the same with binge watching TV (mentioned in the OP). Much more fun when you pirated the show, when it wasn't intended than when you're just some engagement metric. I haven't binge watched a TV show in at least three years. Also, Google already had a podcasting app once (Google Listen?). I remember using it in like 2012.

neetdeth 8y ago
There's now a glut of overproduced, samey content trying to compete as timewasters for a general audience. It feels like browsing through mass market paperbacks at the supermarket. I think we're in a golden age if you're interested in fringe politics. Otherwise, we're well past it and on the decline.
icebraining 8y ago
I agree that the commercialization has been sucking the air out of interesting "homemade" podcasts. On the other hand, I think the higher popularity has been helping some independent podcasters justify the time they spend on it (some can even make a living from it, like Mike Duncan).
toasted 8y ago
fellow econtalk/cumtown (well more red scare) listener here.. The latest feed refresh used to make me feel "Wow how will I have time to listen to all of these!" whereas now its "God do I really want to listen to any of these." I guess previously we were all starved of interesting long form conversations (or socialist edgelords) but now we're reasonably satiated and like anything else it has to be good to hold our attention. I still find a good econtalk pod is one of my greatest pleasures - russ & munger episodes particularly.
- BrissyCoder 8y ago
  People actually listen to red scare!?

by blfr 8y ago

neetdeth 8y ago

There's now a glut of overproduced, samey content trying to compete as timewasters for a general audience. It feels like browsing through mass market paperbacks at the supermarket. I think we're in a golden age if you're interested in fringe politics. Otherwise, we're well past it and on the decline.

icebraining 8y ago

I agree that the commercialization has been sucking the air out of interesting "homemade" podcasts. On the other hand, I think the higher popularity has been helping some independent podcasters justify the time they spend on it (some can even make a living from it, like Mike Duncan).

toasted 8y ago

fellow econtalk/cumtown (well more red scare) listener here.. The latest feed refresh used to make me feel "Wow how will I have time to listen to all of these!" whereas now its "God do I really want to listen to any of these." I guess previously we were all starved of interesting long form conversations (or socialist edgelords) but now we're reasonably satiated and like anything else it has to be good to hold our attention. I still find a good econtalk pod is one of my greatest pleasures - russ & munger episodes particularly.

BrissyCoder 8y ago
People actually listen to red scare!?