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Re:Human speech may have a universal transmission rate: 39 b... by Swizec on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @05:23PM (#20881563)
Overcast has a great feature where it cuts out pauses and otherwise leaves the speed intact. It easily speeds up podcasts by 30% and more
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Re:Human speech may have a universal transmission rate: 39 b... by liability on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @05:49PM (#20881768)
FYI if anybody is interested in doing this without an app, check out ffmpeg's silenceremove filter.
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Re:Human speech may have a universal transmission rate: 39 b... by dexterdog on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @10:17PM (#20883317)
Most decent podcast players also support this.
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