I agree about podcasts. They're much too low density. It is an extraordinarily rare podcast that can meet the information density of a nonfiction audiobook. (Note: not a pop nonfiction book but something for a serious reader). Also, podcasts, being more freewheeling and off-the-cuff, tend to contain more anti-information, that is, "information" that is wrong or contains invalid reasoning.
I agree with your point about podcasts. For a long time, I've considered anyone with a 2 hour podcast (that isn't fictional entertainment) kind of rude, having little disregard for my time. Unless it is a topic I am seriously interested in, I generally don't listen to any podcasts that are over an hour. If I do, it probably won't be in a single setting or I will end up multitasking. Seriously, how many two hour podcasts do yo have time for in a week?
I agree about podcasts. They're much too low density. It is an extraordinarily rare podcast that can meet the information density of a nonfiction audiobook. (Note: not a pop nonfiction book but something for a serious reader). Also, podcasts, being more freewheeling and off-the-cuff, tend to contain more anti-information, that is, "information" that is wrong or contains invalid reasoning.
Oh I like the idea of anti-information!
I agree with your point about podcasts. For a long time, I've considered anyone with a 2 hour podcast (that isn't fictional entertainment) kind of rude, having little disregard for my time. Unless it is a topic I am seriously interested in, I generally don't listen to any podcasts that are over an hour. If I do, it probably won't be in a single setting or I will end up multitasking. Seriously, how many two hour podcasts do yo have time for in a week?