• FederatedSaint@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    This is why I almost exclusively listen to podcasts that are scripted, like casefile, freakonomics, this American life, radio lab, wait wait don’t tell me, etc.

    Before this, all too often I would find myself listening to people aimlessly chatting about what they had for breakfast and such, and I realized those that scripted their episodes made for a tremendously better listening experience.

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      4 months ago

      Casefile is a slog. I think its fascinating but it will eat away at your soul after a while and the host knows it cause it’s everything he can do to stay sane.

      The others are top tier podcasts but once you’ve caught up, if you last that long, it’s forever between releases.

      Isn’t wait wait don’t tell me a game show?

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      4 months ago

      I appreciate the HP Lovecraft Literary Podcast, which has scripted readings punctuated by the hosts talking about the story being read.

      Two important factors that make it work: First, the hosts are knowledgeable and engaged with the topic, which means their commentary actually feels like it contributes something. Second, when they do start to ramble too long, the editing just hard cuts them off and goes back on topic.

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      4 months ago

      Well there’s your problem. It’s partly scripted. They have an agenda to go through, but they do some improvisation.