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The problem with podcasts

Can anything serious come from podcasts, asks Sam Kriss

15 July 2023

9:00 AM

15 July 2023

9:00 AM

A few months ago, a clip from a podcast went mildly viral online. A lightly dressed woman sits in front of a microphone, explaining her sex life in pedantic detail to an offscreen interviewer. It was strange and unpleasant, which was why people couldn’t stop looking at it. What kind of podcast is this, exactly? Who’s listening to it? The answer was nobody.

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