David Pierce

And he wrote this blog post a couple of weeks ago about taking a sabbatical from podcasting. The part of it that I'm really thinking about right now are the new rules he set himself for doing it because basically he was getting bored. One of those rules was no book launch episodes because this is what everyone does, right?

And he wrote this blog post a couple of weeks ago about taking a sabbatical from podcasting. The part of it that I'm really thinking about right now are the new rules he set himself for doing it because basically he was getting bored. One of those rules was no book launch episodes because this is what everyone does, right?

And he wrote this blog post a couple of weeks ago about taking a sabbatical from podcasting. The part of it that I'm really thinking about right now are the new rules he set himself for doing it because basically he was getting bored. One of those rules was no book launch episodes because this is what everyone does, right?

If you have something to promote, maybe you used to do the TV junket, but now you do the YouTube and podcast junket. Or there's this set of people whose entire job is now just kind of podcast speaker where they're like someone you've heard of mostly because you heard them on some podcast and they make the rounds and they show up everywhere.

If you have something to promote, maybe you used to do the TV junket, but now you do the YouTube and podcast junket. Or there's this set of people whose entire job is now just kind of podcast speaker where they're like someone you've heard of mostly because you heard them on some podcast and they make the rounds and they show up everywhere.

If you have something to promote, maybe you used to do the TV junket, but now you do the YouTube and podcast junket. Or there's this set of people whose entire job is now just kind of podcast speaker where they're like someone you've heard of mostly because you heard them on some podcast and they make the rounds and they show up everywhere.

And Tim basically said he's not sure he wants to do any of those things anymore because he feels like he used to be able to do interesting stuff because he wanted to. And now it all just feels like a big grind. And so I wonder, as you talk about with politicians and so on, if we're going to see them start to be really choosy and strategic about where they go and who they talk to.

And Tim basically said he's not sure he wants to do any of those things anymore because he feels like he used to be able to do interesting stuff because he wanted to. And now it all just feels like a big grind. And so I wonder, as you talk about with politicians and so on, if we're going to see them start to be really choosy and strategic about where they go and who they talk to.

And Tim basically said he's not sure he wants to do any of those things anymore because he feels like he used to be able to do interesting stuff because he wanted to. And now it all just feels like a big grind. And so I wonder, as you talk about with politicians and so on, if we're going to see them start to be really choosy and strategic about where they go and who they talk to.

If podcasts are going to lose some of that magic thing that people like about them, which is just that sensation of two people sitting there chatting together, can we have both of those things at the same time?

If podcasts are going to lose some of that magic thing that people like about them, which is just that sensation of two people sitting there chatting together, can we have both of those things at the same time?

If podcasts are going to lose some of that magic thing that people like about them, which is just that sensation of two people sitting there chatting together, can we have both of those things at the same time?

If you're running a company or running a campaign or something right now, you have a brand you need to make people like in some way, shape or form. Is the move to launch stuff or to go to this new place where the audience is, at least for right now?

If you're running a company or running a campaign or something right now, you have a brand you need to make people like in some way, shape or form. Is the move to launch stuff or to go to this new place where the audience is, at least for right now?

If you're running a company or running a campaign or something right now, you have a brand you need to make people like in some way, shape or form. Is the move to launch stuff or to go to this new place where the audience is, at least for right now?

Thank you to Vulture podcast critic Nick Kwa for joining me in the show, and thank you for listening. Really hope you enjoyed it. Really glad I got to be here again. If you have thoughts about this episode or stuff you'd like to hear more of, or you just wanna finally explain to me what a podcast is, you can send a message to decoderattheverge.com. The team really does read every single email.

Thank you to Vulture podcast critic Nick Kwa for joining me in the show, and thank you for listening. Really hope you enjoyed it. Really glad I got to be here again. If you have thoughts about this episode or stuff you'd like to hear more of, or you just wanna finally explain to me what a podcast is, you can send a message to decoderattheverge.com. The team really does read every single email.

Thank you to Vulture podcast critic Nick Kwa for joining me in the show, and thank you for listening. Really hope you enjoyed it. Really glad I got to be here again. If you have thoughts about this episode or stuff you'd like to hear more of, or you just wanna finally explain to me what a podcast is, you can send a message to decoderattheverge.com. The team really does read every single email.

Nilay is also gonna be answering some reader questions for the last show of the year, so if there's anything you wanna ask in the whole world, make sure to send your question as soon as you can. Also, find us on TikTok. Check out our TikTok at DecoderPod. It's a lot of fun. It's just a lot of Nilay yelling, which I very much enjoy.

Nilay is also gonna be answering some reader questions for the last show of the year, so if there's anything you wanna ask in the whole world, make sure to send your question as soon as you can. Also, find us on TikTok. Check out our TikTok at DecoderPod. It's a lot of fun. It's just a lot of Nilay yelling, which I very much enjoy.