Call me old-fashioned but I like the long form of communication. It's the opposite of what we usually see today in interviews on shows like the today show. In those small segments with five minute interviews we usually see the highlights and the punchlines and the marketing techniques come to life. We don't get in-depth. And I like to get deep...
I like to see how people live and how people deal with different things in their lives. What habits, tricks, techniques, did people implement to cope with all the different things that happen in life? How do people become good fathers? How do people become physically fit? Not just in a vacuum, but in the midst of a life that is like a whirl wind most of the time.
I found that podcasts do this relatively well. They go on for an hour/ hour and a half/ two hours sometimes, and they go in depth with the people that are on the podcast. It's like being a fly on the wall, listening to the Giants just talk it out. The Giants are billionaires, athletes, chess prodigies etc.
For podcasting I would recommend the Tim Ferris show as well as the Ted radio hour.
These shows, and others, have really provided a lot of value and insight to me. It has replaced most of my book reading fact.
These podcasts capture conversations between experts in just about any field you can think of. For example, I came across and listened to a podcast about pens and journals. The guy was an expert on ink pens and paper. He talked for about a half an hour about moleskin notebooks, field notes, and different kinds of notebooks and pens that are best for different situations. Who would've thought?
The availability of knowledge from experts is really quite amazing. And it's very portable as well.
I hope you can find one that you like! Happy listening.
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