There is listener demand for informal unscripted conversation.
This reminds me of the popularity of streaming, a la Twitch. Instead of being a conversation between guests, Twitch streaming is a conversation between the streamer and whatever chat messages the streamer decides to interact with.
I’ve also noticed for myself that I’ve been slowly drifting toward watching youtube content where a person is essentially just talking. Unscripted, and only lightly edited. If I care about the content, then listening to it will take up my full attention. If I don’t care about the content, then I’ll listen to it as ambient background audio. I haven’t had other people tell me that they do the same thing, but it felt very similar to the content of this post.
This reminds me of the popularity of streaming, a la Twitch. Instead of being a conversation between guests, Twitch streaming is a conversation between the streamer and whatever chat messages the streamer decides to interact with.
I’ve also noticed for myself that I’ve been slowly drifting toward watching youtube content where a person is essentially just talking. Unscripted, and only lightly edited. If I care about the content, then listening to it will take up my full attention. If I don’t care about the content, then I’ll listen to it as ambient background audio. I haven’t had other people tell me that they do the same thing, but it felt very similar to the content of this post.