Two questions:

  1. How do you find new podcasts to listen to, and;
  2. What are 1 or 2 podcasts that you would recommend to others?
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[–] 1 point 5 months ago (3 children)

I'm not that starved for content that I need to speedrun it. 1x speed is fine for me.

You don’t have to listen to everything.

I know. The few shows I have are enough for me.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    I drive a lot for work, so I listen to a lot of audio books and podcasts. I got to the point that listening at 1.5x sounds normal. It doesn't feel like speedrunning, I don't even do it to get through stuff faster, it is just that people talk so ... slowly.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    1.5x is probably my happy medium where I can still take stuff in. 2x is just to fast for me. Age might have something to do with that as well.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago*

    Of course, the reader is a huge variable. I have had to crank up an audiobook to 2.5x-3x for one reader. Of course that is usually way too high to be comfortable. I do 2x quite often but 1.5x really is the best and feels the most natural. I can't do 1x or it feels like the reader has a speech impediment.

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