You hit “play” on your favorite show at 8:47 AM—except you’re not merging onto the highway, you’re walking from your bedroom to your home office. Your weekly download count stayed the same, but your listening time shifted from captive commute to stolen moments between Zoom calls. This silent migration of attention has reshaped an entire … Read more
Sarah opens her podcast app and stares at 47 unplayed episodes across 12 shows. She wants to listen but feels a weight in her chest. Last week she unsubscribed from three podcasts she used to love—not because they got worse, but because she couldn’t face the backlog. Her friend has the same problem: he calls … Read more
A listener opens Spotify, taps “Play” on the latest episode of their favorite true crime show, and lets autoplay run for three hours, algorithmically drifting through similar content they’ve never heard of. Another listener types “best business podcasts” into Google, spends twenty minutes reading reviews, and carefully subscribes to two shows to “try out.” Both … Read more
A listener opens Spotify, taps “Play” on the latest episode of their favorite true crime show, and lets autoplay run for three hours, algorithmically drifting through similar content they’ve never heard of. Another listener types “best business podcasts” into Google, spends twenty minutes reading reviews, and carefully subscribes to two shows to “try out.” Both … Read more