Podcasts imo a true problem-to-be-solved (in Clay Christensen sense) medium. Very few people actually prefer audio as a medium to consume information. It mainly solves the "boring commute" or "boring chores" problem. Change my mind.
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Corollary: screencasts are an under-rated medium. While a lot of people DO like consuming a visual+audio track, it demands full attention if you're combining the two. Or at least, high-interrupt (glance to grok every new slide, which will be 1 every 1-2 minutes at a minimum)
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Corollary 2: When context overrides purpose the content is not *serious*. Unless there is a serendipitous match (eg. music is audio-only context and fit to purpose). You wouldn't try to teach geometry in a podcast for eg. except to the blind
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Corollary 3: If you're putting your content in podcast form when that is NOT the form best-suited for the purpose, you're implicitly declaring it's not that important. It's a nice-to-have time filler.
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As you might have guessed, I'm trying to firmly talk myself out of doing a podcast
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Oh, this is mostly due diligence to make sure I'm not missing anything. I've already decided I don't like the medium at a gut level, except as a guest.
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