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TQ27: What's your biggest pet peeve about listening to podcasts?

Dec 24, 2024

Listeners' pet peeves about podcasts take center stage, highlighting frustrations like theatrical hosting and intrusive reminders. The conversation shifts to the importance of respectful storytelling in true crime, as the hosts critique sensationalism. They ponder common irritations such as annoying mouth noises and political rants, introducing the concept of 'optiphonia' for auditory distractions. The balance between engaging banter and structured content is discussed, bringing insight into the art of crafting captivating episodes.

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Listeners prefer authentic interactions over scripted radio personas, feeling that inauthenticity detracts from the podcast experience.

Many audience members express discomfort with trivializations of serious topics, emphasizing a need for sensitivity and respect towards victims' stories.

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Pet Peeves in Podcasting

One common pet peeve among podcast listeners is when hosts adopt a radio persona, which can come across as inauthentic. Listeners appreciate genuine interactions and dislike when hosts reset conversations unnecessarily, assuming that new listeners join midway through an episode. This behavior can feel disrespectful to the craft of podcasting and its format, particularly if hosts fail to conduct adequate research on their guests. Rather than engaging genuinely, these hosts may rely on fillers that detract from the listening experience.

Intro

2min

Frustrations with Podcasting Norms

3min

Respectful Storytelling in True Crime

5min

Navigating Podcast Pet Peeves

9min

Exploring Podcasting Styles: Banter vs. Structure

3min

Every Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group, then Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by other listeners.

The question for this episode:

What’s your biggest pet peeve about listening to podcasts?

Links for this episode:

Meredith’s episode 256 about homelessness in California:

https://www.meredithforreal.com/podcast-episodes/episode/7c8ceb56/ep-256-or-homelessness-in-california-hopeless-crisis-or-solvable-situation

Meredith’s podcast is Meredith For Real – the Curious Introvert:

https://MeredithForReal.com

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