Something I like about podcasts is the storytelling. Information is better digested in a story. A news article about x event is okay, but it often is a horserace set of facts intended to thread the needle of accuracy vs first. Breaking news doesn’t typically contain context and meaning.

Podcasts and TikTok content creators often get into the context and meaning. They take the story of the day and wrap it with why it matters and what it could affect. This facilitates understanding. Knowing it happened without why seems counter-productive.