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What's the difference between a "video podcast" and a "talk show"?


A video podcast is distributed over RSS like any other podcast, unlike a talk show which is distributed via television.

Additionally there are far more genres of podcast than one or two talking heads. I wouldn’t call a Dungeons and Dragons podcast a talk show, video or audio.


> Additionally there are far more genres of podcast than one or two talking heads. I wouldn’t call a Dungeons and Dragons podcast a talk show, video or audio.

That's fine with me. In that case, what's the difference between a "video podcast" and a "show"?

> A video podcast is distributed over RSS like any other podcast, unlike a talk show which is distributed via television.

Both of these are obviously false; podcasts need not be distributed by RSS and talk shows need not be distributed by television. Most obviously, radio is well known for the number of talk shows that are distributed over it. Next, podcasts tend to be distributed by providing download links on a web page. Then, talk shows are defined by their content and are distributed via any and all video channels; here's one I follow on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUUc-rp7o3g

That particular video involves asking three guests to discuss the differences between chopsticks in each of their home countries. What would you call it?




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