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I tried some Gimlet podcasts but didn't find any of consistent quality. For me "consistent quality" means I'm willing to binge-listen every episode and in order
by intrasight 8y ago
I tried some Gimlet podcasts but didn't find any of consistent quality. For me "consistent quality" means I'm willing to binge-listen every episode and in order.
- temporalparts 8y agoI'm sure you can find some consistently bad quality content out there.
- jedberg 8y agoI always enjoy Science Vs. Also, Startup, which actually has featured a bunch of YC companies. Reply all has good stuff too most of the time.
- intrasight 8y ago"Startup" sounds cool. I found it. I don't understand why they don't have a link to the MP3 but instead make me use an app.
- 2arrs2ells 8y agoMP3 links are in the Startup RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/startup https://feeds.megaphone.fm/startup (I strongly recommend starting with Season 1. It's the most honest and vulnerable telling of early startup life that I've ever come across.)
- bduerst 8y agoReply All criminally releases episodes only every 2 weeks. I need that fix more often.
- brailsafe 8y agoI wish Science vs. kept the sort of quality from earlier episodes when they were either not on Gimlet or had just come to Gimlet. They lean pretty heavily on narratives now, and while it may be entertaining, it's getting further and further away from science—or even minimally analytic.
- jedberg 8y agoI agree the format has changed a bit, but I still enjoy it. You're right though, going back to basics would be nice.
- iamaelephant 8y agoReply All is very inconsistent. It feels like they get an idea for a story, follow it through and then if it just turns out to be very boring or a "nothing" story they will just produce and release it anyway.
- duado 8y agoThat's a pretty high bar which almost nobody needs to meet to be widely acclaimed and highly profitable.
- hombre_fatal 8y agoSuch a weird bar anyways. I can binge heroin easier than I can binge a good book. That kind of reasoning celebrates the movement towards skinner boxes and addiction.
- rexpop 8y agoSounds like a person who wants something thematically consistent to listen on long commutes, or plane rides.
- wenbin 8y agoPersonally, I don’t listen to every episode of any podcasts. I don’t even subscribe to any podcasts. I just cherry pick episodes from different podcasts to listen. Normally, I find all episodes interviewing a person of my interest, then binge listen them all. These episodes may be from some pretty unknown podcasts that I don’t want to listen to other episodes .
- weaksauce 8y agoBagman and slow burn were good if you are into historical political scandals. Covered watergate, Clinton impeachment and Nixon’s vp spirew Agnew.
- intrasight 8y agoJust did some research - those two do look like an excellent fit
- Spooky23 8y agoGimlet has an NPR narrative style that doesn’t work for everyone and can be a little too much.