If this doesn't pan out, can you pivot to "an audio-only social network for your friends/family who commute?"
I live in a time zone 5 hours off from most of my friends and family. When I want to call my friends after work, they're still at work. When they get off work, I'm headed to sleep. On my way to work, I'd like to be able to record a short podcast about my day and my thoughts, then publish it for my family to listen to when they get up and head to work. Then they could do the same and I can listen to it on my way home.
I live in a time zone 5 hours off from most of my friends and family. When I want to call my friends after work, they're still at work. When they get off work, I'm headed to sleep. On my way to work, I'd like to be able to record a short podcast about my day and my thoughts, then publish it for my family to listen to when they get up and head to work. Then they could do the same and I can listen to it on my way home.