Podcasts are a great tool at the beginning. At least for me they were, during my first cycle (plus asking a lot of questions in r/BitcoinBeginners
Now I’m much more selective with my time.
I’ve spent too many times one hour listening to a pod just because I respect the person speaking bc of his or her reputation, only to realize, frustrated, that I didn’t hear any new perspective.
That’s no critic to podcasters. They are doing good for onboarding new people.

