The Most Contentious Podcasting Topic Ever: One-earbud Listeners LOL

The title of this post is a joke, but there are some (very few) people who listen to podcasts using only one earbud in one ear (because they’re at work, etc.), and some podcasters/producers refuse to pan any audio left or right because that would ruin the listening experience for the one-earbud listeners. Other podcasters/producers simply produce their audio however they want and don’t take the one-earbud listeners into consideration at all.

Personally, for regular interview podcast episodes I split the difference – I only pan voices a bit away from center so that one-earbud listeners will still be able to hear everything well, while regular listeners get a better listening experience with enhanced separation and clarity between participants.

What are your thoughts on this divisive topic? Comment below!

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