Things that make your podcast much less annoying to listen to
I have tried to love podcasts for a few years now. There are several that I like, but I find it difficult to listen to any of them consistently. I’ll binge listen for a few weeks, but for whatever reason I get stuck and move on to the next show. There are a few things that podcasts do that frustrates me: Low quality production Shows that go too long or that ramble Shows that take long hiatuses Surplus of opinions and deficits of facts I admit that part of the problem is the way I find, consume, and collect shows. iTunes isn’t great for discovery or browsing. It does well enough at distribution, but the store is still too monochromatic for the social aspects (shut up, Ping). I end up hopping between sites to find shows, to check in on show statuses, and eventually I just don’t remember to do those things. I have lost contact with a few shows due to issues with iTunes or my podcasting apps. ...