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Video formats dominate basic audio platforms

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Ironically, the platforms built to save us from screen time are forcing us right back to it. Major audio streaming services are heavily prioritizing video podcasts, realizing that audiences prefer watching people sit at a table wearing headphones over simply listening to them. We reinvented talk shows and just slapped a new label on it.

Video formats dominate basic audio platforms
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