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Sudden, massive rise of hyper-niche weird podcasts

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Audiences are completely abandoning slick, celebrity-hosted talk shows in favor of incredibly specific, unpolished podcasts about local cryptids, retro gaming history, or bizarre crimes. This thirst for raw, authentic obsession cuts straight through the highly produced noise of mainstream media. If you are deeply weird about a subject, millions of people want to listen.

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