peterbMe, encountering literally any podcast recommendation:
"This sounds really interesting. I'd sure like to read a transcript of it instead of listening to it."
DC@peterb It depends. Some podcasts are quite chatty and a lot of value comes from the interaction of the presenters (if that's the right word).
On the other hand, a lot are basically someone reading a prepared text, and I'd definitely prefer just being able to read those.
Matthew Toohey@Tanngrisnir @peterb Hard agree. Sometimes the speech really matters in a way that can't be captured in writing.
Sometimes, even when someone is reading a prepared text, the way they read it makes it worth listening to rather than reading: Rachel Maddow's Bagman and Ultra podcasts are the first that spring to mind in this category.
Sometimes, even when someone is reading a prepared text, the way they read it makes it worth listening to rather than reading: Rachel Maddow's Bagman and Ultra podcasts are the first that spring to mind in this category.
@tooheymatthew @peterb Haven't heard those, I'll check them out.
@Tanngrisnir @peterb If you're at all interested in 20th century political history in the US I highly, highly recommend them.