Guy Who Listens to Podcasts at 2x Speed Thinks Everyone Sounds Rushed and Incoherent

Local marketing coordinator Tim Poe has recently become disillusioned with the current state of digital audio, noting that nearly every podcast host today seems completely incapable of articulating a single clear thought.“I love the medium, but the production quality has fallen off a cliff,” Poe said, adjusting his AirPods as he queued up a three-hour interview about macroeconomic theory. “Everyone just sounds so incredibly rushed and incoherent. It is like they are racing against a clock. They barely take a breath between sentences, and half the time the guests are just stepping all over each other’s words in a high-pitched squeak.”Poe, who exclusively listens to all audio content at 2x speed or faster, says he cannot understand why modern conversationalists refuse to pace themselves. He often finds himself frustrated when hosts cram complex geopolitical analysis into rapid-fire, chipmunk-like bursts of sound.“I tried listening to a 10-minute meditation and mindfulness podcast…