Podcasting
My lukewarm take: The only good use for AI in podcasting is figuring out who would make for good co-hosts together based on the hours and hours of transcripts it slurps in.
Like Tinder but for podcast buddies.
Wild to me that Riverside (podcast recording / editing app) would promote a translation feature using footage (or AI generated footage?) from an AppleTV show, The Morning Show.
There’s no way AppleTV licensed this to them, right?
We may be reaching peak podcasts about Satanic Panic: a new show that just started called “The Devil You Know” has Sarah Marshall (host of You’re Wrong About) digging into it.
I dig Justin’s 10m tutorial on how easy it is to start a podcast in 2025. The tools have made it as easy as starting a blog was back in the day.
I listened to another great episode of Heavyweight, “The Messenger”, and it’s almost frustrating how effortless Jonathan Goldstein and crew make storytelling seem.
I’m glad that Heavyweight is back in a regular release schedule. “Etta” is a masterclass in #podcast storytelling, humour, and life packed into less than 40 minutes.
I’m wondering what your favorite podcast is right now?
#Selfie a day for a year, day 48, Oct 5, 2025 edition.
It’s telling that a lot of the AI “help you edit your video / podcast” tools have no idea what to do with human laughter. They sometimes mute it or amplify it in weird ways. Or cut it off awkwardly. Sometimes they leave it alone entirely. But rarely do they get it right in my experience.
My number one tip for anyone starting a podcast: Remember to unmute your mic before you start recording.
“Just wait until you hear how all those quotes from Jane Goodall were taken out of context.” - Hour two of a Joe Rogan podcast I assume??