Podcasts, why do you listen

[fwafwow]

I’m with the OP. My favorite is System Update with Glenn Greenwald. And while I listen at double speed, I still FF when he starts to repeat a point. I don’t have patience to listen to fluff.

 

[PMcGee]

I sit in a bulldozer for 10 hours a day so when I’m sick of listening to music I’ll throw on a podcast. I don’t mind the bullshitting ones. Tundra talk is one of my favorites.


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[def90]

The radio stations here in Denver suck so what are you going to do?

There are over 5 million podcasts out there, you have to test a lot of them to know which ones are worth keeping up with.

Some I listen to for entertainment such as a number of comedians podcasts, others I listen to for the info, some I listen to for current events/news.

 

[bcv]

For me, It's hard to listen to hunting podcasts anymore. There's only so many ways podcasters can spin doing basically the same thing to kill an animal.

 

[Crowmangler]

Until recently the only one I ever listened to (& paid for it) was Rush Limbaugh
I mainly listen to them when I'm mowing but anything over 30 ish minutes & I'm out.
Prime example: Blue Collar Elk Hunting. Pretty much a bunch of guys sitting around talking to each other for 2+ hours & only about 15 minutes of information

 

[gabenzeke]

My son plays hockey (currently for 4 teams). Spend a LOT of time driving. Podcasts help with the drives. Listen to them when not on calls at work or while mowing or gardening too. Basically any mundane task I'm either doing it in silence or listening to a podcast. Usually learning something.

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[Poser]

For me, It's hard to listen to hunting podcasts anymore. There's only so many ways podcasters can spin doing basically the same thing to kill an animal.

I’m with you on that. I know too much about hunting already for it to be particularly interesting subject for a podcast. And, By the time someone does 1 season of a hunting podcast, you’ve already heard their best ideas, stories and advice. For podcasts, I’m more interested in subject matters I’m less knowledgeable about.

 

[Sccritterkiller]

Look on the bright side, if you wanted to end it you could. My window is like two feet from the ground.

I can retire from this compnay in '28...only thing that keeps me taking the elevator everyday, and my audible sub.

 

[pbroski]

So, I find outside of professional topics (medicine for me), most podcasts are annoying. This is because I want information, I don't want to listen too people bull shitting.

I think most people are after the entertainment value, so I'm curious on the pole.

If you find bull shitting annoying, congratulations you just might be a Sigma.

 

[DapperDan]

How could you listen to that voice for any length of time, man it's brutal.

Which person?


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[TSAMP]

Which person?


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RFK

 

[DapperDan]

RFK

Doesn’t bother me when he speaks. The content of what he says and speaks about out ways the vocal disability that he has zero control over. I don’t agree with with everything he says or all of his policies, but, I’m 100% with him on a lot. He says out loud what most are afraid to say. I respect that.


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[JDT1982]

I tend to have a rotation- couple of rest is history or hardcore history, couple of s2h or hunt backcountry, couple of JRE, and repeat

 

[Antares]

If you find bull shitting annoying, congratulations you just might be a Sigma.

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[Maverick1]

I don’t listen to podcasts. Have better things to do. And, the few times I have listened to podcasts, it seemed like the first 5-10 minutes were all along the lines of advertising to fund the sponsors of the podcasts with similar crap language like “click” - “like” - “subscribe” - “sign up with your email” - and - “we will send you a discount or promotion code” - blah, blah, blah. No, thanks.

 

[def90]

I don’t listen to podcasts. Have better things to do. And, the few times I have listened to podcasts, it seemed like the first 5-10 minutes were all along the lines of advertising to fund the sponsors of the podcasts with similar crap language like “click” - “like” - “subscribe” - “sign up with your email” - and - “we will send you a discount or promotion code” - blah, blah, blah. No, thanks.

There is a skip forward button you know..

 

[Moosehunter]

Information mostly. S2H has to much fluff.
I hate weird intros as well. Keep them short and very simple.

 

[pbroski]

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Sigma is the rarest personality type. Search Sigma Male on Youtube. Lots of good videos on it.

 

[Marbles]

If you find bull shitting annoying, congratulations you just might be a Sigma.

I had to look up what a Sigma was. I had to laugh and read the Wikipedia definition to my wife. The shoe fits.

 

[Maverick1]

There is a skip forward button you know..

Yes, there is a forward feature…which can be used - but those same type of ads are repeatedly sprinkled throughout each podcast ad nauseam. So I just skip podcasts all together, avoids the annoyance.