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Re:Bookish Diversions: Do Audiobooks Count? by agumonkey on Sunday March 03, 2024 @10:22AM (#39581376)
I tried podcasts and the majority of them are not different from tv shows or news cast, maybe not raw entertainment but it's in that bag. Sometimes you end up with someone presenting a new idea just right, but it's not common.
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Re:Bookish Diversions: Do Audiobooks Count? by browningstreet on Sunday March 03, 2024 @11:06AM (#39581715)
I find that the podcasts I listen to reveal a strikingly different thing when people can talk for 1-3 hours about something. It’s between what we were used to on television and a book. But as a dialogue.

Less true for Joe Rogan but more true for Rich Roll.

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Re:Bookish Diversions: Do Audiobooks Count? by agumonkey on Sunday March 03, 2024 @11:20AM (#39581835)
Fair point, but there a many long podcasts where the host and the guest can't connect enough and it's more of a technical-ish chat versus a learning moment.
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