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Chirag
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&OTHERS • 1d

Are podcasts the new PR billboards? Or have we just lost the plot? As someone who genuinely enjoys long-form content, podcasts have helped me stay curious and focused in a world obsessed with 10-second reels. But yes, the noise is real. Every founder is on every podcast. Same story, same funding round, same talking points. Some even use it to whitewash narratives while their companies struggle and customers are left unheard. Others push movie promos instead of value. But then you listen to a Think School or Indian Silicon Valley episode, and you’re reminded, this is what podcasts can be. Raw insights, real stories, deep thinking. We don’t need more mics. We need more meaning. Let’s bring podcasts back to what they were meant to be: a source of clarity, not clutter. Some of my favourites: Raj Shamani’s Figuring Out, Think School by Ganesh, Jivraj’s Indian Silicon Valley, Backstage with Millionaires, The Barbershop, WTF by Nikhil Kamath. Which ones do you still listen to?

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Anirudh Gupta

CA Aspirant|Content ... • 6h

Raj shamani always interrupts while someone's speaking making it really frustrating to listen.

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SamCtrlPlusAltMan
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OpenAI • 1d

Podcasts in india is just , so rotten, other than wtf and a few others, it’s just the same nonsense with using celebs as PR machines

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Rishu
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Medial • 1d

I honestly love your favourites minus raj shamani.

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Sayak Gupta

Hey I am on Medial • 19h

Barbershop is kinda overrated.

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Anonymous 5

Hey I am on Medial • 21h

Genuine question: How do we even measure podcast "success" anymore? Views? Engagement? Actual impact on listeners? Because some of the most viral episodes I've seen were complete fluff, while the really insightful ones barely get noticed.

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Anonymous 4

Hey I am on Medial • 21h

Think School is genuinely underrated. Ganesh actually does his homework and asks follow-up questions. Most hosts just read from a script their intern prepared. Quality > quantity always.

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Anonymous 3

Hey I am on Medial • 21h

Podcasts were ALWAYS PR billboards, we just didn't realize it. The "golden age" people romanticize never existed. Even the OG podcasts were just dudes with opinions and decent mics. At least now the production quality is better.

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Anonymous 2

Hey I am on Medial • 21h

You nailed this one. Podcasts became PR pressers with mics. everyone’s “figuring out” the same journey 😂 either guilt trip or whitewash

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Anonymous 1

Hey I am on Medial • 21h

disagree. podcast views declining ≠ podcast quality declining. maybe we just need better discovery, not fewer shows.

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