To be so sick of men on podcasts

TRA = trans rights activist. He has a 'trans' child (no such thing IMO) and so I assume he believes in being born in the wrong body, humans can change sex, reductive stereotypes, lying to children etc etc

I don't want this to turn into a trans debate and I am not hating trans people and all that, before there is a massive pile on! I just don't have any time or respect for people who believe and promote this twaddle, particularly scientists.

I find many podcasts these days are self-indulgent drivel. I guess it's because there is no set time limit like in a live broadcast therefore less need to self-moderate the spouting crap. Plus some of them just churn out episode after episode - less is more I find. And don't get me started on those true crime ones that take ten episodes to cover about half an hour of actual material.

I find in general it is indeed men that seem to like the sound of their own voice more than women, but overall there is in general a tendency for both men and women to turn out increasingly low - grade stuff.

What's a TRA? All I can find when I search is Teaching Regulation Agency and I don't think you mean that!

Diary of a CEO interview with Geoffrey ?Hinton - a designer of A.I. - v good have a stiff drink beside you.
I don’t like watching podcasts - their behaviour is distracting from their story.
To churn out a podcast weekly is not going to produce great quality. I just want the info - not the hilarious witticism one of them laughs uproariously at.
Rory and Alistair -I do listen to but their glib take on transgender issues was typical overprivileged man stuff.
i like A Good Read from Radio 4, gardeners question time and thinking allowed which is a random mix of topics are two more gentle ones.

Self-help podcasts nearly always sound like word salad to me, don’t understand what people get from them at all.

I really look forward to new episodes of RedHanded - I came for the true crime, but love the random history lessons too.

Horses for courses 😁
Lots of wannabe radio presenters or folk who believe they are worthy of a Ted Talk spot podcasting.

After just a few mins it should be obvious whether to download to listen later or switch to something else

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Definitely see this all the time and as an author I see why people talk so confidently- it’s the whole fake it until you believe it to convince others to buy into what you’re touting. It’s women too, definitely not just a man thing

Out of my favourite podcasts there are ones hosted by 2 men, 2 women, or men and women together. Diary of a CEO is a load of shite though.

I used to like The Infinite Monkey Cage but started to find Robin Ince smug and irritating. Also since I found out he is a full on TRA I can't take him seriously on what is supposed to be a science and fact based show.

I don't like most podcasts unless they are put together as professionally as a normal TV or radio programme. If I wanted to listen to two people rabbiting on I'd go to the pub and talk to my friends who are more interesting.

Exactly!!

Also...

OP: I'm sick of men on podcasts

MN: Have you started your petition to ban men from all public places or anywhere they can be seen or heard yet only to roll them out for paycheck and making babies yet

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People did that just to show that you can't generalise.

Do you mean the Lily Allen one?

I like the truly nerdy podcasts that tell you something of value. The trouble with any kind of blogging is that as frequency increases, quality so often goes down.

Op: I hate men on podcasts
MN: Let me tell you all about women we hate on podcasts. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Have you started your petition to ban men from all public places or anywhere they can be seen or heard yet only to roll them out for paycheck and making babies yet

Sounds dull as dishwater. Try the Infinite Monkey Cage. Totally different subject matter (science made entertaining, rather than CEO's having a cock-off). Or anything with Hannah Fry. Or You're Dead To Me.

It was yesterday

and the DH is an absolute self inflated prick

kind of relevant to what the op is saying about these two pod casters

Are you having a bad day?

You simply cannot generalise like that. I listened to a podcast involving two women the other day - not only were they more interested in performing than listening to each other, but they spent stupid amounts of time laughing inanely. On the other hand, there are podcasts featuring men who are simply sharing facts and information, not ideology.

ha yeah i remember having that exact same thought, and being majorly disappointed by it.

I'm amazed at how not great Louis Theroux's podcasts are, they fine, nothing special, but his TV shows are so great, would expect much more.

Diary of CEO and High performance podcast are 2 which i've listened to 10 minutes of and have to turn off.

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what complete and utter drivel.

I can't be doing with her. She makes me cringe!