[fb-exchange] A whole new way to experience audio
- From: "Dominique Farrell" <dominiqueafarrell@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2023 15:53:13 -0000
Who knew listening could be so delightful?!
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Probably no big surprise here, but I'm a pretty big fan of the written word.
I like reading. I like writing. And I'll almost always choose one of those two
activities over listening or talking, given the choice.
Even so, I'm constantly finding my interest piqued by podcasts. I enjoy
listening to 'em at times and have a few I keep up with semiregularly (with an
extremely loose definition of the prefix "semi").
But more than anything, what I find myself doing is saving interesting-seeming
podcasts to queues that I never come close to catching up on. There's just too
much out there, and unlike the skimming-friendly nature of the written word,
most of it inevitably takes a chunky time commitment to get through.
Or so it seemed. I recently discovered a really interesting tool that
completely changed the way I think about podcasts. And whether you're a podcast
avoider, a podcast-curious dabbler like I am, or a full-fledged podcast
aficionado, this thing can completely change the way you think about
experiencing audio.
Let me show you.
JR Raphael
Author of Android Intelligence
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Your audio experience — remixed
My fellow aural adventurer, allow me to introduce you to a nifty little
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Hark.
➜ Hark is a cross-platform app that's almost like a magazine editor for the
spoken word — or a personal mixtape creator for the types of discussions you're
bound to find captivating.
At the risk of overdoing the analogies, it's also kind of like YouTube Shorts
or Instagram Reels for podcasts — a carefully curated collection of short,
snappy audio clips organized into thematic playlists around your favorite
topics.
⌚ The service will take you two minutes to install or explore on the web,
though fair warning: You may end up spending much longer within it once you get
going.
The main idea of Hark is that, as we were saying a second ago, there are tons
of podcasts out there — and whether you're a frequent listener or a
rare-to-never dabbler, it can be overwhelming and oftentimes impossible to keep
up and decide what to try.
So every day, Hark creates new playlists filled with quick clips from different
podcasts that add up to form a cohesive, thematic listening experience. Each
clip is typically only a few minutes, give or take, and each playlist could
range anywhere from 15 minutes to half an hour.
The topics go from broad — "the best podcast moments from today," for instance
— to delightfully niche and specific:
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The origins of pizza
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The fascinating history of board games
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The chaos at OpenAI
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Why we should be thinking about the Roman Empire more often
The list goes on and on. And on. (And on.) And new collections get added
constantly.
It really is a fascinating new way to think about the experience of enjoying
podcasts — and that's true whether you enjoy 'em already or not.
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for Android or
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via the Hark website.
💰 Hark is completely free to use, with the potential for occasional ads
interjected into a playlist.
🕶 The service doesn't require any unusual permissions and doesn't share data in
any disconcerting way. You can sign in with your email address or Google
account if you want to save stuff and personalize your experience, but you can
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