Incredibly High Quality Podcasting
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“I’ve been listening to ATP for a little over five years now. I stumbled across them randomly when someone referenced the show on one of the technology subreddits I follow (probably /r/Apple, but I don’t recall). I enjoy these guys a LOT. Let me talk about why.
———
1) They’re Apple Fans, But Not Fanboys
This may seem self-evident, but I note it because it’s a major component of the show. Obviously, they live and breathe Apple products. With that in mind, they’re often critical of Apple, both of their products and the company as a whole. I appreciate this. Liking and enjoying something doesn’t mean you find it flawless and ATP properly reflects this stance.
2) Understanding and Articulation
A lot goes into the creation of a product or a service: design, intent, usability, scalability, pragmatism, demographics—you name it. There’s a lot of nuance in the world of technology and ATP goes beyond having cursory knowledge of it; they demonstrate a breadth of understand from both the user and business perspectives without sacrificing the depth of their understanding. I love hearing angles or perspectives that I hadn’t considered myself.
All of the understanding in the world is useless without the ability to convey it effectively, and that’s my point about articulation. My ability to appreciate discussions on ATP is fundamentally because the individuals are well-spoken and eloquent. Depth and detail are provided while always being easy to follow.
3) Tech Outside the Tech Circle
Something important to me is understanding the effects of technology beyond the confined space of the online tech “circles”. It’s fun to geek out about the latest devices or software implementations, but it’s important to recognize what technology does to the world. ATP will cover a variety of social, cultural, political, and economic topics (to name some), often linking back to tech in some way (whether this be the products and services themselves or how the companies offering them are operating).
Some of the reviews commented about this being a negative. I understand that this is subjective, but I personally disagree. I like that ATP doesn’t silo itself within the realm of technology and abstain from discussing what’s happening in the world. I’m not looking for an escape from reality.
I don’t agree with every perspective the hosts put forth, but I think they generally handle this well. I always appreciate hearing other opinions, especially when they differ from mine.
4) Fantastic Audio Quality
I’ve listened to a lot of other podcasts and interviews and most of them have acceptable or good audio quality. ATP spoils me by putting those to shame. Obviously, it’s all spoken audio and not music or ambient sounds, but it really stands out how crisp and clear each host sounds. This really became apparent when I heard some of the ATP hosts on other podcasts.
I’ll give an example. There was an episode of The Talk Show with John Gruber earlier this year that featured one of the ATP hosts, John Siracusa, as a guest. I noticed there was a decrease in the usual crispness and clarity I’m used to hearing John (Siracusa)’s voice in while listening to that episode. Not that the audio quality was bad—it was great, in all honesty. But there’s a difference between great and outstanding, and I definitely notice this when I listen to other shows.
Also, I’m not trying to criticize The Talk Show or John Gruber. It just happened to be a recent point of comparison.
5) Chapter Markers
It’s a smaller thing, but it makes a difference for me. Sometimes, there are topics I’m not interested in and decide to skip. For example, I’m not a car guy. I do not care in the slightest about cars, so I’m inclined to skip these segments when they come up.
More important, though, is being able to come back to a specific segment after listening. It’s nice to be able to reference something for my own sake or to share with a friend.
I cannot, for the life of me, understand why more shows do not do this.
———
And that’s it! I’m clearly biased when I say this, but I enjoy this show a lot and recommend it to tech enthusiasts all around (especially if they’re into Apple stuff). Hopefully, my long post here was helpful for someone out there! And, of course, subjectivity is implied.”
Jassu323 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/30/21
More reviews of Accidental Tech Podcast
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“Poor Casey can barely get a word in, though.”
El Saul via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/24/13
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“Step 1. Marco says something reasonably intelligent/insightful/observant with a generally pro-Apple slant.
Step 2. J-Sir puts a much finer and technically involved point on the topic.
Step 3. Casey concurs.
If you know and like these guys, you will enjoy this podcast. Don't come here if...”Read full review »
JesseLane via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
04/21/13
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
borisyurkevich via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/15/13
Do you host a podcast?
Track your ranks and reviews from Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more.
See hourly chart positions and more than 30 days of history.
Get Chartable Analytics »
See hourly chart positions and more than 30 days of history.
Listen now
Artwork or description wrong?
Request an update »
Updates may take a few minutes.
Do you host a podcast?
Track your ranks and reviews from Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more.
See hourly chart positions and more than 30 days of history.
Get Chartable Analytics »
See hourly chart positions and more than 30 days of history.
