As you will note, we have published our first podcast this morning. This raised several questions for the Funding the Future team regarding how we might present some of our YouTube content on this blog in the future. The discussion focused on two new types of content we are planning.
The first of these is podcasts. I find reading podcast transcripts unhelpful as a means of blog communication. I know some people do produce transcripts reflecting the flow of conversations in their podcasts. Paul Krugman does so, for example, but I have given up reading them because I find them unhelpful.
We have, as a consequence, decided not to produce a transcript and to, instead, produce a summary of the discussion, reflecting the opinions that were shared. This is what we have done this morning. Overall, we believe this will result in content of more manageable length, with the added benefit of summaries, action points, and glossary points.
We then reviewed the history of economic thought series that I am planning to produce in this light, as we are now reaching the stage where recording of this will start soon. Here we have provisionally decided that it might be useful to present the material in a slightly different form from that we have usually used. This will be recorded as audio-only content in any case, although it will be published as video content. In that case, we have decided not to produce a strict transcript but to instead smooth the presentation so that it can be better read when published here. We believe this will lead to more valuable content.
I am curious to hear your thoughts on this. So, there are two polls:
What should we produce for use here when we publish podcasts?
- A summary of the discussion (56%, 124 Votes)
- A transcript (24%, 53 Votes)
- I will just listen to the podcast (11%, 25 Votes)
- I don't mind (9%, 21 Votes)
Total Voters: 223
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How should we publish the transcripts of audio only videos?
- Lightly edited versions to improve readability (82%, 151 Votes)
- Strict word-for-word transcripts (9%, 17 Votes)
- I don't know as yet (9%, 17 Votes)
Total Voters: 185
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The opinion of the person you’re doing the podcast with should also be taken into account.
It was, throughout. John and I furiously agree on all this – which is why the conversation was it is in this case.
Thanks for asking.
Increasing deafness means I rely completely on transcripts. There are a number of good podcasters I can’t follow for this reason.
I am afarid the poll confirms most people do not use the transcript. We will however ensure there are captions on YouTube.
As far as I know YouTube automatically captions speech on videos; it seems to be pretty accurate unless the speaker perhaps is a non-native English speaker or uses a great deal of idiomatic language.
I’m happy to listen to podcasts/YT content, it’s already how I consume content from the people in your area that I follow, Gary Stevenson, the Rest is Politics, etc – it’s great walking-around content on bluetooth headphones and allows a follow up later if there’s been anything of particular interest, so I will do that now with your initial offering.
Thanks
So far… I don’t usually watch your YT videos but read transcripts here.
BUT… in a podcast I don’t like transcripts, due to length and keeping up with who says what – the font is the same whoever is speaking whereas on the video I can tell the speakers apart.
But I dont listen to/view many commercial podcasts, as their usual format irritates me, lots of repetition, lots of dramatic effects and 10 minutes of new content padded out to make a 45 minute podcast, a bit like cheap reality TV channels.
I have watched you & John C today & you did NOT make those mistakes – no padding noticeable – and I thoroughly enjoyed it – and even more important, it was clear that both of you enjoyed it too!
KUTGW!
Thank you
Very good friends who have been through a lot together should click.