🧉 Martin I really appreciate podcast hosts who: 1) Allow guests to speak without interrupting them too often. 2) Don't add noise like "uh-huh, yeah, etc." during the conversation. 3) Are constantly aware of the listening experience and ensure it's smooth. P.S. Can I coin LX now?

😏 Yt L. Point number two reminds me of Kara Swisher. She's constantly uh-huhing. I find it very aggravating and almost impossible to listen to her cause I keep thinking about how annoying it is.

🧉 Martin I know it's something we often do in conversation (where it bothers me much less), but it's so much more jarring in a podcast. And of course it adds nothing but noise for the listener... it's merely an indulgence of the host at the cost of a smooth listening experience.

Burensasub I listened to a podcast episode once where the host talked about the necessity of having a "podcast voice" separate from a regular speaking voice when recording a podcast.

🧉 Martin If by that they meant a different role (as the facilitator of a conversation for the sake of listeners) I like that idea, and agree that one (in lots of cases) should.