Lex Friedmanlexfri@hachyderm.io
Oct 12, 2026, 5:28 PMWhat Freakonomics gets right (and wrong) about podcast money: https://lexontech.org/what-freakonomics-gets-right-and-wrong-about-podcast-money
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Michael Gemar 🇨🇦michaelgemar@cosocial.caOct 12, 2026, 7:56 PM@lexfri I really don’t understand AI-generated podcasts. I listen to podcasts in large part because of the personalities of the hosts. It makes me genuinely angry that AI-created audios try to fake personalities, fake that humanity. It’s deceptive, gross, and disrespectful.
Tom Webstertomwebster@podcastindex.socialOct 12, 2026, 8:54 PM@lexfri Great piece. Man, I hate that Wild West analogy. Podcasting's metrics are so much better than a whole bunch of questionable media choices. I mean, look at how radio is measured, or magazines, or billboards.
- Lex Friedmanlexfri@hachyderm.ioOct 12, 2026, 11:57 PM
@tomwebster it kills me
Oct 12, 2026, 11:29 PMAlso: dialing a number, saving a file, ‘hanging up’ a call, cc:ing in an email, rewinding and fast-forwarding. Or rolling down a car window.
