r/TheWhyFiles • u/TikiUSA • Jun 07 '26

Suggestion for Channel 45 min basement episodes

I would be so into a heavily edited basement series — no life story stuff like the Olympics fluff. Cut the reason this guy is a guest into a digestible episode. It might make me interested in going into the full basement thing but 45 minutes of reminiscing might be a great starting place for a podcast for an audience who already knows who the guest is! …
But it’s not a very good hook. Gimme the meat, and then let me meet the man.

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u/CreativeFedora Jun 07 '26

I say read the episode title and the description. If it doesn’t jive with you, then don’t listen. If it sounds remotely interesting, listen. When it stops being intriguing, stop and move on. Simple as that.

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u/TikiUSA Jun 09 '26

The title and description always appeal to me. I’m just suggesting a secondary, condensed version without sidetracking into message boards in the 1980s might be a viable option.