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I really don't understand why they went with this podcast style. Sure, it makes an impression the first few times, great for a showcase or an announcement. The problem though is that it soon becomes pretty annoying, especially because the hosts go back and forth between knowing nothing and knowing everything about the topic. They should at least choose randomly which one does the explaining to whom.

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Absolutely agree with you, we ran into the same issue. Our company actually tried using it for our software documentation and user onboarding, hoping it would be a helpful and engaging format. But the podcast-style delivery just didn’t fit our needs. It’s fine for a quick showcase or intro, but for ongoing support or business-oriented material, the format became distracting. If only they offered alternative styles—something more structured and professional—we might have stuck with it.

You should check new features - like asking questions as a listener.

I don't use it a lot, but it's useful when you want to have an engaging audio interface to long (50p+) reports, which you wouldn't normally read because it's not your area of expertise or you don't have time, but you can listen while doing some cardio or chores.

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