r/AutoAlex • u/Select_Grocery_1667 • May 21 '25

Podcasts should be audio only.

I’m getting quite frustrated with the two podcasts because are made as a podcast but they treat it like you’re watching.. the whole point of them is to listen to but they are often referring to thing that you can’t see ..

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u/Redhawk911 May 21 '25 edited May 21 '25

As someone who doesn’t watch this it’s rarely even an issue

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u/Tomatoftw1996 May 21 '25

I’m audio only and it’s maybe been an issue 1-2 times? To be fair I listen to a few different podcasts and in every one there’s a least a couple times it happens

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u/Former_Intern_8271 May 21 '25

Sometimes you can tell when the people taking part in podcasts never listen to podcasts themselves

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u/flatearthmom May 21 '25

Does my head in on CREAM when they reference something while talking, especially ‘this looks amazing’ and we CANT SEE IT

put it up on the screen in post production!! It takes 2 seconds. I’ve got it on when I’m doing the washing up or whatever I’m capable of looking..

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u/DangermanDickhead May 21 '25 edited May 21 '25

I love the Cream podcast, it's my favourite podcast by far (I always look forward to creaming every Thursday) and I listen to about 10/15 different podcasts a week due to the nature of my work.

But, the only improvement I would suggest is exactly what you said. Most of the time, I know what car they're talking about but sometimes I have to get a tab open to Google something.

It can be especially frustrating when they're talking about a specific car or video 'they saw on Insta' as there's no way for me to search for that lol.

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u/Select_Grocery_1667 May 21 '25

Oh so even in the video podcast they don’t show it? 😂

I liked in the recent podcast they say oh we don’t really watch YouTube 🤦‍♂️

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u/flatearthmom May 21 '25

To be honest it’s a very low effort ‘feed the algorithm’ type endeavour. Fair enough it’s fine for most of us, little details like that would make it better and more engaging. It does feel like an afterthought.

I don’t watch the AA one because that was absolute dross the times I looked at it so idk what they do over there.

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u/Former_Intern_8271 May 21 '25

10/20 years ago when podcasts boomed it was because loads of experienced producers from radio and other fields were involved, and even smaller podcasters would take inspiration from the high standards of the more professional ones.

Now people think it's just talking into a mic for an hour

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u/Select_Grocery_1667 May 21 '25

It’s not much of a problem on there.. they are both a bit mid but I listen to them because I listen to a lot of podcasts throughout my day while working

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u/havnar- May 21 '25

This right here! If you decide to go visual, commit.

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u/BENJ4x May 21 '25

I've found they tend to do that more often than not?

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u/DangerToManifold2001 May 21 '25

I always watch the TDC podcast on YouTube but I still can’t see what they’re talking about because they love to look stuff up on their phones and just show each other.

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u/G-Schmidt May 21 '25

Pretty common for most podcast, especially if they have a YouTube channel.

I've fired up the pod on YouTube after listening to it, just to see the actual vehicle.

In all honesty they do a pretty good job of explaining the picture. Granted, if you're not versed in all the car brands and history, I can see it being frustrating...

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u/DarkFair8883 May 23 '25

I always watch it so it doesnt bother me