The only podcasts I still listen to are the ones I've been listening to since the 0's when I had to download .mp3 files and put them on my USB key MP3 player
100% amateur stuff, no ad, nothing to sell, just humans having fun in front of a mic
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The recent reboot of the medium is more akin to the talk shows from TV, but instead of trying to reach a wide range of audience, podcasts are targeting niches.
Which allow more podcasts to exist... but make it harder to be sustainable since their goal is mostly to make money
100% amateur stuff, no ad, nothing to sell, just humans having fun in front of a mic
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The recent reboot of the medium is more akin to the talk shows from TV, but instead of trying to reach a wide range of audience, podcasts are targeting niches.
Which allow more podcasts to exist... but make it harder to be sustainable since their goal is mostly to make money