I'm really confused by the author's arguments > With all of the world’s unheard songs beckoning us with their endless mystery, why would anyone choose to waste

I'm really confused by the author's arguments > With all of the world’s unheard songs beckoning us with their endless mystery, why would anyone choose to waste their precious listening hours on a podcast? Why is he trying to compare music to podcasts? Because they're auditory? By that same token, it could be argued why anyone would choose to waste their precious listening hours on music with all of the world's unheard audio books beckoning us with their endless mystery and wells of knowledge and information.