Jonathan asks for feedback on the podcast, so here are my hopefully constructive thoughts:
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This episode (The Abstract!) felt like sort of a cross between a deep dive and Science of Getting Faster. I know that this is the sort of thing a lot of people tune in for, but the detailed science is probably the part I’m most likely to skip. I’d prefer to have one of these dropped into “normal” episodes, as a sort of mini deep dive.
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I understand the need to mix things up, but I’m sort of thrown off by the lack of introduction to the last few episodes. Sure, the old intro (“welcome to the podcast dedicated…”) is wordy, but I would like a “start” to the episode. Even if it’s “Welcome to the podcast, I’m <host>, here with Chad/Jonathan/Nate/Ivy/Hanna/etc.” I don’t think that Jonathan even introduced himself today.
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My introduction to TR was through the podcast. Someone recommended it to me on a group ride, and here I am, a couple years in and loving the program. The thing I liked about the older episodes, where they really leaned into the “ask a cycling coach” part of the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast was that there was always a topic or two that was really accessible. That held true, even as I moved from being a guy who likes to put in random miles on his bike to a guy who rides his bike in a garage and enjoys it, for some reason. I feel like this kind of episode isn’t really accessible; I don’t know what I would have thought, if I’d have jumped into the podcast at this episode.
I totally get that the old format gets kind of redundant, and I’m excited to see where the podcast goes. I also get that you’re going to get feedback from across the spectrum. I mostly want to make sure that those people new to TR don’t get scared away by thinking the show’s all about muscle biopsies, and the like. I’ve said it before, but there are a ton of podcasts out there that are all looking at the same science. This show is the only one that has this specific group of people. I tune in for the people on the show at least as much as the content.
Hope this was helpful, and not too nit-picky. Keep up the good work.