The Downfall Of Modern Podcasts

Why is misinformation on the rise? Why is it stemming from podcasts? Well first we must understand the podcast model and how that is going to impact the information we receive. MASSIVE THANKS @BenCarpenter for your contribution.

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[paxperbellum]

The funniest was when I watched an episode of Diary of a CEO where it went straight from Tim Spector saying any ‘ultra-processed food’ that makes health claims on the packaging is 100% marketing BS and probably harmful—to a sponsored segment for Huel.

[miss_sharronn]

“Just making someone an expert doesn’t mean they’re right.” Spot on

[mvl]

Great take there mate. Personal experience: I've came across Huberman when he had 40k followers when he was simply explaining brain anatomy and basic information and I did enjoy it. And then all of a sudden he ended up having 40 different sponsors and get these so called "experts", advising us to basically have a pharmacy of supplements in our basement, get a sauna, cryochamber, red light therapy and the list goes on. Even if someone started with great intentions, markering will slowly "consume" his/her work.

[LeonLush]

based and correct take. this model of monetized attention creating a feedback loop of nonsense has permeated every industry in the digital age. it's the Kim Kardashian revenue model that has infected everything from politics to fitness to niche basket weaving. controversy creates engagement and engagement drives revenue. shit totally blows because it's incentivizing all of the worst behaviour and content syndication... but as you said, don't see it getting better anytime soon. appreciate your takes

[ReelBlessed]

Couldn’t quite put my finger on why I fell out of love with podcasts but you exposed it perfectly. I used to love the idea of two people sitting down and having conversations about their passions and sharing ideas but something drastically changed within the past two years. Thanks for your no-nonsense approach and for staying true even after you’ve been in a few of those seats yourself. Love the balance and transparency you offer.

[awd_]

My main beef with Diary of a CEO was when I noticed that the Apple versions of the episodes had random snippets of audio missing - the speaker would make a point and then seem to randomly change topic, or sometimes be cut off. So I then compared one such episode to the YouTube version and confirmed not only my first suspicion, but also the YT version *also* had audio missing that *was* in the Apple version. So there was no fully complete version. I pointed this out in a comment on the YouTube video - no reply. Emailed his team with detailed examples and exact timestamps - no response. They either just don’t care, or it’s a “data driven” test approach, eg. chop random pieces out and measure how many likes that version gets.
Either way, when you realise that there’s 5 minutes of audio missing from the Apple version, but also different bits missing from the YT version, you feel like there’s no point listening, because the guest’s ideas are being bastardised and mangled.

[Rmcaw]

I said this to a few friends some time ago but podcasting will reach terminal velocity once big podcasters are beginning to interview each other. It shows that they are bereft of ideas and so start to look inwards. I think we’re at that stage now.

[Timmy-Video]

I'm so glad you posted this video! I've been feeling completely disillusioned with DOAC and other podcasts. So much conflicting info and so much bulls**t. Also, the clickbait thumbnails remind me of the tabloid newspapers back in the 90's. It's annoying!

[slmatestf]

Thank you so much. I stopped listening to podcasts a few months ago because i couldn't keep up with the information, and i was feeling overwhelmed

[davidbrobb]

Does feel a lot like we passed the golden age of podcasting now. Used to love CEO but unfortunately find it quite hard to watch now with all the conflicting info. Ya boy Chris is still on point though yay.

[IainGeddes]

Exhausting. That’s the state of the world these days, and not so much in a physical way, but a mental way. There is so much NOISE out there and everyone is shouting to be the loudest.

James, you’re brilliant. I love your honest opinion on things, it is extremely refreshing and very much needed especially during times like these. Like you’ve said in this video, podcasting is very much a business these days. I think we would all benefit more by shutting off our devices and getting out for a walk and some fresh air. F all the noise!

[dealforbet]

The way this podcast tackles the issue of authenticity in the influencer industry is spot on. It's refreshing to hear someone speak out about the lack of critical thinking and the monetization-driven content. Keep up the great work!

[jeffdoyle]

Wow. You nailed it. I have been super frustrated with commercials that are not supposed to be there. The misinformation is now very obvious and just leaves you confused. Very disappointing. Thanks for sharing and the comments by everyone are spot on.

[mattcrouzieres]

I don't have anything important to add but want to get your comment numbers up so the algorithm monkeys push this video to more people. Keep up the sterling work James.

[MatthewJohnston-Health]

Very good take. 3 weeks ago I went cold turkey on all podcasts apart from a Scottish football one once per week. Previously, I was listening daily and felt like I was taking on floods of information that I never used. Now I've stopped I feel so much better.

[JadesFitnessBucketList]

Steven bartlett endorsing Huel is so funny when you consider he has Dr Chris Van Tulleken on his podcast talking about the dangers of ultraprocessed foods. There is a point in the episode where Chris mentions the hypocrisy and even asks Steven about the conflict of interests and Steven laughs it off like nothing

[silo]

I watched a bunch of podcasts recently. Something I found in addition to what you’re saying here is that, when different guests don’t contradict each other, they are basically saying the same thing about health, wealth and fulfilment. Sleep better, eat better, move more, go outside and into ‘nature’, find community and have a mission with your work. Once you’ve heard this once, maybe twice you don’t need to hear it again…. and again….

[Braddicusfinch]

This is why I love Modern Wisdom, because Chris actually acknowledges a lot of these flaws with modern podcasting, I've seen episodes where he states openly that he's aware that his guests may contradict each other, and even uses that for fuel for the conversation where they compare and contrast approaches. He takes what should be an in-built flaw with the format and actually uses it to optimise his content, whereas DOAC does just seem so self-contained that it becomes unsustajnable

[marcus_music]

Intuitively felt this for about 12 months and very happy to hear people beginning to acknowledge this topic and happy to know I’m not the only one feeing this way! It’s definitely a race to the bottom of cheap/controversial content across all industries and niches, which is completely overwhelming for our tiny human brains! Hoping we can all find a more positive way to use social media in the future 🙌

[davidantony]

Diary of a CEO is a podcast of celebrities sulking about how uniquely difficult their lives have been.