When I do chores or shower or commute, I'm paying attention. It's not background noise. The people are saying interesting things about interesting subjects. If I wanted background noise I'd put on music.
replyJust because one person uses a podcast as background noise, doesn't mean everybody else is.
> If I wanted background noise I'd put on music.
replyMy dude you’re using music wrong. Noise generators do exist - you can even pick a color for your noise!
> where people can consume in the same way they consume their podcasts
replyIt even has a name - "second-monitoring".