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I think that just defined what I like about all the podcasts I listen to. Topic specific, hosted by someone with significant experience in their field. I would

I think that just defined what I like about all the podcasts I listen to. Topic specific, hosted by someone with significant experience in their field. I would much rather listen to a musician interviewed by someone with experience with recording & songwriting & making albums, who can ask intelligent questions about the craft & process & equipment. (Warren Huart's interviews with music producers are a great example.) Not some random gossip journalist asking "So what are your inspirations on this album" and "what can we expect from your tour".

nomel 4y ago
For me, it's a problem of discovery, and the allure of the novel. I don't know about half these people, or topics, but I find I'm interested in them. From there, I do look for other podcasts that have had those people. I've found several topic specific podcasts from there. I think that's why broader podcasts are popular. You don't really know the specific topic you're getting, but it's often pretty interesting, and you can go deeper from there, finding the one or few expert podcasts that talk about that topic.
- SyneRyder 4y ago
  Ahh, that makes a lot of sense! I have tried podcasts like that before (Farnam Street's "The Knowledge Project" comes to mind), but I found that often the guests weren't always interesting to me. If the hit-rate wasn't high enough I'd end up unsubscribing. Derek Sivers tried doing the reverse, his podcast feed was every interview he'd done on other people's podcasts. So he was always the guest, but it introduced me to new podcasts & hosts I'd never heard of. That's actually how I found The Knowledge Project (and I did love the Knowledge Project interview with Annie Duke, who wrote Thinking In Bets). Edit: Guess I should link those episodes for anyone who might be interested: https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/derek-sivers/ https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/derek-sivers/ https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/annie-duke/ https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/annie-duke/

nomel 4y ago

For me, it's a problem of discovery, and the allure of the novel. I don't know about half these people, or topics, but I find I'm interested in them. From there, I do look for other podcasts that have had those people. I've found several topic specific podcasts from there. I think that's why broader podcasts are popular. You don't really know the specific topic you're getting, but it's often pretty interesting, and you can go deeper from there, finding the one or few expert podcasts that talk about that topic.

SyneRyder 4y ago
Ahh, that makes a lot of sense! I have tried podcasts like that before (Farnam Street's "The Knowledge Project" comes to mind), but I found that often the guests weren't always interesting to me. If the hit-rate wasn't high enough I'd end up unsubscribing. Derek Sivers tried doing the reverse, his podcast feed was every interview he'd done on other people's podcasts. So he was always the guest, but it introduced me to new podcasts & hosts I'd never heard of. That's actually how I found The Knowledge Project (and I did love the Knowledge Project interview with Annie Duke, who wrote Thinking In Bets). Edit: Guess I should link those episodes for anyone who might be interested: https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/derek-sivers/ https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/derek-sivers/ https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/annie-duke/ https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/annie-duke/