Hot take: #podcasts should be listened to at 1× speed.
I’ve often listened to podcasts at higher speeds, but lately, I’ve felt that listening to them at 1× is best, because it allows me to experience the program at the pace that the host intends.
Of course, some podcasts that contain audio or music content should always be played at 1×. But even spoken podcasts sound best at their default speed, because the banter feels more natural, more human.
Look, if your intention is to cram as much information in as possible, go for it and listen at 2× (or higher) speeds. But my intention is also to experience a curated product. Just like I wouldn’t play a movie at 2×, I don’t think I’ll play podcasts at anything but 1× speed any more.
And if that means I get to listen to fewer podcasts, well, so be it. I don’t have to hear them all.
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in reply to stephen ryner jr. 🦉 • • •If a podcast’s speaker is “too slow” I…stop listening to the podcast, and find another one that’s better made.
There are some very popular podcasts that I don’t listen to because of this. It’s ok, because there are many more I can choose from.
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in reply to Dave Rahardja 🎄 • • •I’m team 1× and Smart Speed on in Overcast. Keeps the speech sounding natural but trims just a bit of silence here and there.
I do keep it off for shows that are scripted and “produced” rather than just a natural conversation. And Finnish-language podcasts, where it sometimes snips the essential silent parts in the middle of words, which sounds a bit unhinged.
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in reply to Dave Rahardja 🎄 • • •I generally listen at 1x, but sometimes go faster for some podcasts. Some pods are slow paced for no real reason.
Slow pacing for dense content or aesthetic purposes: totally cool. 1x.
Slow pacing because the pod is poorly edited or the host is just a slow speaker: getting sped up.