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No, plain YouTube. A lot of what people call "podcasts" don't exist as audio-only version, they are just YouTube videos. Even if they are audio-only YouTube vid

by astura 3y ago

No, plain YouTube. A lot of what people call "podcasts" don't exist as audio-only version, they are just YouTube videos. Even if they are audio-only YouTube videos. I did not know this either until I heard a former friend who did me dirty started a podcast and my friend and I couldn't find it. A mutual friend suggested checking YouTube because "that's where most people put podcasts." Sure enough, it's on YouTube but not as an audio-only RSS feed. >Is it? I just logged onto https://music.youtube.com/ https://music.youtube.com/ and started listening to a podcast for free. But apparently there's also a YouTube Music Premium service that costs $11/month. Eventually they won't let you listen when the screen is off unless you have a YouTube music subscription. Id you don't mind keeping the screen on you can listen for free.

munchler 3y ago
Thanks for clarifying. I didn't know that either. I wouldn't even call it a "podcast" at that point, but I guess the definition is changing.
- astura 3y ago
  >I wouldn't even call it a "podcast" at that point, but I guess the definition is changing. Yeah, it's a generational thing. My friend and I who couldn't find the podcast were all like "WTF? That's not even a podcast! It's a YouTube video!" Our mutual friend (who is more than a decade younger than us) was like "YouTube is where everyone goes for podcasts, I don't see problem?" When I really, really think about it there isn't much difference between a YouTube video essayist like Shaun (https://www.youtube.com/@Shaun_vids https://www.youtube.com/@Shaun_vids) who I usually "watch" without visuals and a podcast. So the distinction is... blurry, and ultimately not important. Then there's podcasters who put a video of them recording the podcast up as a YouTube video. And there's OSW Review (https://www.youtube.com/@OSW https://www.youtube.com/@OSW) who call themselves a "video podcast" but I definitely wouldn't want to listen to in audio-only format. So what's the difference between a "video podcast" and a "YouTube video?" Nothing.
  - Apocryphon 3y ago
    Sure it is. The whole reason for why YouTube Music exists is that YT is very convenient for uploading and sharing audio tracks (and to defy copyright restrictions). There are huge amounts of "videos" with no graphical elements, that only exist to stream sound. And so, many podcasts upload their episodes to YouTube because it's a truly ubiquitous, universal platform for audio and/or visual needs.
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by astura 3y ago

munchler 3y ago

Thanks for clarifying. I didn't know that either. I wouldn't even call it a "podcast" at that point, but I guess the definition is changing.

astura 3y ago
>I wouldn't even call it a "podcast" at that point, but I guess the definition is changing. Yeah, it's a generational thing. My friend and I who couldn't find the podcast were all like "WTF? That's not even a podcast! It's a YouTube video!" Our mutual friend (who is more than a decade younger than us) was like "YouTube is where everyone goes for podcasts, I don't see problem?" When I really, really think about it there isn't much difference between a YouTube video essayist like Shaun (https://www.youtube.com/@Shaun_vids https://www.youtube.com/@Shaun_vids) who I usually "watch" without visuals and a podcast. So the distinction is... blurry, and ultimately not important. Then there's podcasters who put a video of them recording the podcast up as a YouTube video. And there's OSW Review (https://www.youtube.com/@OSW https://www.youtube.com/@OSW) who call themselves a "video podcast" but I definitely wouldn't want to listen to in audio-only format. So what's the difference between a "video podcast" and a "YouTube video?" Nothing.
- Apocryphon 3y ago
  Sure it is. The whole reason for why YouTube Music exists is that YT is very convenient for uploading and sharing audio tracks (and to defy copyright restrictions). There are huge amounts of "videos" with no graphical elements, that only exist to stream sound. And so, many podcasts upload their episodes to YouTube because it's a truly ubiquitous, universal platform for audio and/or visual needs.
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