> weird that people don't just call them talk shows Talk show to me feels like it describes the content and not the format. And the dictionaries I have checked

> weird that people don't just call them talk shows Talk show to me feels like it describes the content and not the format. And the dictionaries I have checked agree: “a radio or television programme on which famous guests are asked questions about themselves, or members of the public discuss a particular subject” (cambridge dictionary) Some podcasts are documentaries content wise, some podcasts are newsreels, some are actual play ttrpg, some are radio drama. And yeah, many are indeed talk shows, but that doesn’t mean it is one and the same. It kind of like how many TV shows are sitcoms, but not all TV shows are sitcom.