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I’m right there with you and it’s the homogeneity that killed podcasts for me. To be fair, it started with This American Life, which managed to become so repeti
by subpixel 4y ago
I’m right there with you and it’s the homogeneity that killed podcasts for me. To be fair, it started with This American Life, which managed to become so repetitive stylistically that the subject matter suffered. Then that approach was in large part copied by Planet Money and associated programs.
There were a couple novel podcasts worth a binge and then everything started getting turned into a podcast series nobody has time for.
In the end it’s the chasing of engagement over solid reporting and storytelling, a slide towards mediocrity that moves the needle right up until it doesn’t.
Nowadays I subscribe to nothing and trust if something is good, friends will clue me in. Plus I poll the BBC Radio iPlayer for the occasional gem.
- matt-attack 4y agoNot sure if the subject interests you, but this is a well-made Podcast that's still trickling out: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-witch-trials-of-j-k-rowling/id1671691064 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-witch-trials-of-j-...
- saberience 4y agoI think you phrased this well and it's something I've been feeling about Youtube also. It's like Podcasters and Youtubers all follow some pre-baked format which they perceive as the one which gets most clicks or they are blindly following some other popular Podcast/Youtuber. I find this especially grating on Youtube where all the title cards look the same, there is a lengthy intro/outro, person trying to add loads of "wacky" humor, constant shifts in tone and topic, basically seeming like it's made for people with the attention span of a fly. I really just want something bare-bones, the bare minimum of music intros and interludes, not trying to be overly funny or preaching every episode, just give me the facts and details in depth, and don't try to over-produce it.