Jon Sterling on Nostr: I feel like the big problem with podcasts on technical topics is that most of them ...

I feel like the big problem with podcasts on technical topics is that most of them have such low production value (*) that they are basically unlistenable. I can take like five minutes and then I have to shut it off.

(* Production value includes not only proper recording equipment and editing, but also things like awkward breathing and pauses, or just the kind of general awkwardness one expects from people without experience in radio — including the weird way that some hosts adopt an uncanny “game show host” or “circus man” persona because they haven’t learned to be themselves.)

Do I recommend starting a technical podcast? Honestly, I would say “No” unless you have certain hard to obtain skills. The results are never as good as you would hope, and I am speaking from experience.