I miss when podcasts were just conversations. Two people talking. Same voices, week after week. Occasionally a guest might drop in, but the format stayed familiar. There was continuity. Rhythm. A sense of rapport.

That’s mostly gone now.

What we have instead is a sea of interview shows — product pitches dressed up as podcasts. Everyone’s a host. Everyone’s a guest. Everyone’s important. And somehow, you’re always supposed to be learning something. Taking notes. Leveling up.

But that was never the point.

Podcasts used to be passive. Like radio. You’d tune in, let it wash over you. Now they demand your attention. They compete for your focus. And in doing so, they’ve lost the ease that made them enjoyable in the first place.

Not everything needs to be a TED Talk.

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