TLDL. Sorry - even in retirement - ESPECIALLY in retirement - I simply don't have the time to listen to every podcast vying for my attention, largely because of the lack of a reliable method for vetting them. This is one I especially want to examine, but as a policy I never listen to any. Can we PLEASE have a transcript?
TLDL. Sorry - even in retirement - ESPECIALLY in retirement - I simply don't have the time to listen to every podcast vying for my attention, largely because of the lack of a reliable method for vetting them. This is one I especially want to examine, but as a policy I never listen to any. Can we PLEASE have a transcript?
Update! I found a transcript of todayтАЩs episode (at least partial) on a website called therowlinglibrary.com which I will attempt to link to here. I am not sure if there are transcripts of the previous episodes or not.
IтАЩm with Jim here. Additionally, though, seeing the words somehow makes the information more concrete to me. ItтАЩs not uncommon for me to miss a phrase here or there. ItтАЩs about 100x easier to make my eye go back than it is to rewind part of a podcast.
I listened to the first one and I admit it was really quite good. Rowling is almost as good a speaker as she is a writer, which is far from a disparaging comment since her writing is so good.
Perhaps transcripts could be done as a bookтАФa potential source of revenue for TFP. IтАЩd buy it.
I am crying out for a "trans:" cript. I read The FP in the early morning and give myself an hour or two just to concentrate.. podcasts are "cast' aside as I cant concentrate on the topic. the dog barks. the tv is on.. the phone rings. PLEASE let us do what we learned to do in school. READ.. ps. you cant just go back and reread a pod cast. or just cut and paste a relevant section for your friends
I'm just curious--what's the functional difference between a podcast and an e-book? Aren't both just listening to a person speak prose rather than reading it? Or does it need to be a written document that is later read orally, rather than a conversation between two people "off the cuff," so to speak? I'm genuinely curious!
For one thing, the deaf can read ebooks. But it's blindingly obvious why Bari won't give us transcripts. She can't monetize them. She has paid commercial breaks in the podcasts. There you have it in a nutshell.
Brains process voice differently than reading. Different parts of the brain. It is much easier to "convince" someone of anything by voice than by reading, probably for a number of reasons. One, you are trapped in it's flow. When reading you can pause and think, cross-reference with other information, back up and reread, it can be very non-linear. Two, voices have qualities unrelated to the content of the words. We are more easily persuaded by pleasing voices, or voices with complex dynamics, or even deeper or more melodic voices. The auditory processing part of the brain is much older in terms of evolution - more primitive. Less "reasonable".
I almost never listen to podcasts for many of the same reasons Jim Wills stated, but also because I have seen myself convinced of things at times based on documentaries that I later backed away from once I'd had the time and bandwidth to think about it more.
I have listened to several of these podcasts (while driving) and the are interesting, but I too want to read transcripts.
One problem for me is that with books I have a way of vetting them - book reviews, topics of interest, books I've stuffed in my iPad for later listening, favorite authors (VDH and Sowell immediately come to mind, and their books are long enough to use up otherwise lost driving hours.) The podcasts are more difficult to decide among, and there are ongoing dozens of them. As Mason said to Dixon, you have to draw the line somewhere.
Addendum: (HT to Joe Horton) Books-on-tape, Audible type stuff are carefully edited, and I never miss a word; podcasts are free-flowing and occasionally I miss something important. It's very tough to go back and replay a section while driving - not to mention dangerous. You never have to do that with an e-book. Thanks for the question; I really hadn't thought about it.
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Having said all of that: actually, there are so many complimentary comments on this series that I think I'll give it a go. I'm visiting my brother over Easter, and that's a 4-hour trip each way. Appreciate all the encouragement; I love the interview-er and the interview-ee anyway.
Thank you for the detailed response. You're right of course; it's much easier to vet a published book, and once activated, it's at best a pain and at worst unsafe to backtrack and stop playing a podcast/switch to another one while driving a car. Having said all that, I know I'm just a rando guy on a comment board, but the Witch Trials podcast is spectacular, and it's definitely worth your time. I listen to podcasts very sparingly, and this is the only one to date that honestly makes me wish my commute to work and back were LONGER.
Jim, I understand about being able to pause, or replay a section. You can do that on Podcasts. ThereтАЩs a little button that allows you to rewind 15 seconds at a time. Or go forward 15 seconds at a time.
I donтАЩt know if you are on Spotify or not. But check it out I think all of the Podcasts allow you to go back and forth.
Enjoy the series it really is very, very well done.
IтАЩm glad I went back and read the second paragraph. My now-deleted comment was exactly what you said! You have the guarantee of listeners for you to try! Glad you decided to do it! I need to do the same. I love podcasts on walks so IтАЩm looking forward to hearing this. Hope you find it interesting.
I rarely listen to podcasts and get annoyed when people like my sister want to start a conversation around "what podcasts are you listening to these days??" (ugh). I fully intended to ignore this one too, but when episode 3 went up I thought I'd listen for 10-15 min and see what the fuss was about. It drew me in immediately and I listened to all 3 episodes back to back and was annoyed to have to wait a week for the 4th! What I do is put in my AirPods and listen while I'm working in the kitchen or doing other housework. AirPods were a game changer for me, I'd never sit down this long with wired headphones on and just *listen* to something.
Perhaps you can weave in episodes to your e-book listening. I agree with Giovanna that in this case, hearing the voices adds to the experience. We are all rooting for you to give it a try and hope you agree we havenтАЩt led you astray!
TLDL. Sorry - even in retirement - ESPECIALLY in retirement - I simply don't have the time to listen to every podcast vying for my attention, largely because of the lack of a reliable method for vetting them. This is one I especially want to examine, but as a policy I never listen to any. Can we PLEASE have a transcript?
Update! I found a transcript of todayтАЩs episode (at least partial) on a website called therowlinglibrary.com which I will attempt to link to here. I am not sure if there are transcripts of the previous episodes or not.
https://www.therowlinglibrary.com/2023/03/28/j-k-rowling-responds-to-the-most-common-questions-by-her-critics-excerpts-from-the-witch-trials-of-j-k-rowling-episode-7/
Excellent!!
Here are the others:
https://www.therowlinglibrary.com/category/interviews/
Thanks, Renee.
Thank you!!
Being hearing impaired, I never listen to podcasts. But I do read transcripts if I can find them. So, ditto to Jim's request.
You raise an excellent issue. Having both formats would be ideal.
IтАЩm with Jim here. Additionally, though, seeing the words somehow makes the information more concrete to me. ItтАЩs not uncommon for me to miss a phrase here or there. ItтАЩs about 100x easier to make my eye go back than it is to rewind part of a podcast.
I listened to the first one and I admit it was really quite good. Rowling is almost as good a speaker as she is a writer, which is far from a disparaging comment since her writing is so good.
Perhaps transcripts could be done as a bookтАФa potential source of revenue for TFP. IтАЩd buy it.
Excellent idea. Moi aussi.
Yes, the absence of a transcript often keeps me from diving into podcasts that I might otherwise embrace.
I save podcasts for when I am driving in the car. Of course this only works if you spend time driving! Just a thought.
I am crying out for a "trans:" cript. I read The FP in the early morning and give myself an hour or two just to concentrate.. podcasts are "cast' aside as I cant concentrate on the topic. the dog barks. the tv is on.. the phone rings. PLEASE let us do what we learned to do in school. READ.. ps. you cant just go back and reread a pod cast. or just cut and paste a relevant section for your friends
I regularly take long drives - four hours is typical, but I listen to e-books on topics of specific interest.
This one is worth your time.
Yep. That's what they all say, and that's the problem ....
I'm just curious--what's the functional difference between a podcast and an e-book? Aren't both just listening to a person speak prose rather than reading it? Or does it need to be a written document that is later read orally, rather than a conversation between two people "off the cuff," so to speak? I'm genuinely curious!
For one thing, the deaf can read ebooks. But it's blindingly obvious why Bari won't give us transcripts. She can't monetize them. She has paid commercial breaks in the podcasts. There you have it in a nutshell.
yes. I agree.. although I find it maddening when the links are to the NYT or wapo and you have to subscribe ( which I will NEVER do. LOLO)
tor is your friend here. "You" usually get several free reads before the paywall clamps down. Different "you" each time.
Brains process voice differently than reading. Different parts of the brain. It is much easier to "convince" someone of anything by voice than by reading, probably for a number of reasons. One, you are trapped in it's flow. When reading you can pause and think, cross-reference with other information, back up and reread, it can be very non-linear. Two, voices have qualities unrelated to the content of the words. We are more easily persuaded by pleasing voices, or voices with complex dynamics, or even deeper or more melodic voices. The auditory processing part of the brain is much older in terms of evolution - more primitive. Less "reasonable".
I almost never listen to podcasts for many of the same reasons Jim Wills stated, but also because I have seen myself convinced of things at times based on documentaries that I later backed away from once I'd had the time and bandwidth to think about it more.
I have listened to several of these podcasts (while driving) and the are interesting, but I too want to read transcripts.
One problem for me is that with books I have a way of vetting them - book reviews, topics of interest, books I've stuffed in my iPad for later listening, favorite authors (VDH and Sowell immediately come to mind, and their books are long enough to use up otherwise lost driving hours.) The podcasts are more difficult to decide among, and there are ongoing dozens of them. As Mason said to Dixon, you have to draw the line somewhere.
Addendum: (HT to Joe Horton) Books-on-tape, Audible type stuff are carefully edited, and I never miss a word; podcasts are free-flowing and occasionally I miss something important. It's very tough to go back and replay a section while driving - not to mention dangerous. You never have to do that with an e-book. Thanks for the question; I really hadn't thought about it.
*******************
Having said all of that: actually, there are so many complimentary comments on this series that I think I'll give it a go. I'm visiting my brother over Easter, and that's a 4-hour trip each way. Appreciate all the encouragement; I love the interview-er and the interview-ee anyway.
Thank you for the detailed response. You're right of course; it's much easier to vet a published book, and once activated, it's at best a pain and at worst unsafe to backtrack and stop playing a podcast/switch to another one while driving a car. Having said all that, I know I'm just a rando guy on a comment board, but the Witch Trials podcast is spectacular, and it's definitely worth your time. I listen to podcasts very sparingly, and this is the only one to date that honestly makes me wish my commute to work and back were LONGER.
Jim, I understand about being able to pause, or replay a section. You can do that on Podcasts. ThereтАЩs a little button that allows you to rewind 15 seconds at a time. Or go forward 15 seconds at a time.
I donтАЩt know if you are on Spotify or not. But check it out I think all of the Podcasts allow you to go back and forth.
Enjoy the series it really is very, very well done.
IтАЩm glad I went back and read the second paragraph. My now-deleted comment was exactly what you said! You have the guarantee of listeners for you to try! Glad you decided to do it! I need to do the same. I love podcasts on walks so IтАЩm looking forward to hearing this. Hope you find it interesting.
This made me laugh!
I rarely listen to podcasts and get annoyed when people like my sister want to start a conversation around "what podcasts are you listening to these days??" (ugh). I fully intended to ignore this one too, but when episode 3 went up I thought I'd listen for 10-15 min and see what the fuss was about. It drew me in immediately and I listened to all 3 episodes back to back and was annoyed to have to wait a week for the 4th! What I do is put in my AirPods and listen while I'm working in the kitchen or doing other housework. AirPods were a game changer for me, I'd never sit down this long with wired headphones on and just *listen* to something.
As an added benefit, my house is much cleaner now for the same reason!
Perhaps you can weave in episodes to your e-book listening. I agree with Giovanna that in this case, hearing the voices adds to the experience. We are all rooting for you to give it a try and hope you agree we havenтАЩt led you astray!
Don't doubt that it's a great podcast but time is the most limited quantity anyone has. Need transcripts.
Please take the time to listen to the podcast. So much would be lost without hearing directly from Jo and Megan. You will not be disappointed.
Transcripts don't have commercials. Podcasts do. There's the reason for the podcasts.
So what? Fast forward thru them.
I wasn't objecting to them. I was pointing out the probable reason when there are no transcripts.