Go! Tell it on the mountain!

[zvi]

fandomfan asks what's so great about podfic?. I'm not sure that it's particularly useful to have that discussion with someone for whom the mere concept hits her embarrassment squick, but, in the more general case, why do you like podfic? Why do you like listening to it, why do you like making it, why do you like manipulating it (if you make covers or podbooks or work on one of the archives), why do you like teaching other people to do it, why do you like discussing it here?

And, even more so, what do you say when someone who doesn't already get it asks these questions?

Comments

[fandomfan]

I think during amplirecathon some people discussed that with depressing stories, especially, listening to the podfic made them feel less alone with the story.
Ah!

This makes *total* sense to me, and I'd never have thought of it on my own.

There have been plenty of moments with sad/depressing/dark stories where I've felt pretty miserable and isolated by the end of them, and I think you and the original poster are probably right that a human voice 'keeping me company' would likely lessen that feeling.

Thanks for chiming in.