It’s YouTube music, which is showing popular “podcasts” on its explore page. Must be just because it’s popular because nothing in my algo on either youtube or YouTube music would suggest this shit.

  • utopiah@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    5 hours ago

    for “background noise”

    FWIW there are also radios, including public ones where content (without ads) is delivered via the Internet, usable via cvlc or mpv or even the browser (so nothing to install).

    • ecvanalog@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      5 hours ago

      I am indeed aware of the existence of radios. I dislike radio because I prefer to have some level of control over what I’m listening to. Even with algorithmic slop I can skip tracks if I want.