"The first question to confront when considering The Pete Davidson Show, a new Netflix series that the streamer is calling a "video podcast," is: What is a podcast? The term can be a little difficult to pin down; what initially referred to downloadable audio files you ported onto your iPod is today used for most online radio. Now the notion of a podcast is transforming again to include filmed entertainment."
"A cynic might wonder if branding The Pete Davidson Show a "podcast" is just a way for the streaming empire to avoid paying for the kind of unionized crews and production staff a talk show demands. Or perhaps, if I am being more charitable, Pete Davidson's effort is considered a podcast because it's imitating the stripped-down aesthetics of one. The host sits in a fairly bare garage, with a couple of paint cans stacked between two comfy armchairs."
Podcast originally described downloadable audio files for iPods but now broadly denotes online radio and is evolving to include filmed entertainment. Netflix markets The Pete Davidson Show as a "video podcast" while offering it only as a video series on its platform without a dedicated audio feed. The program adopts stripped-down, lo-fi podcast aesthetics— a bare garage set, minimal furniture, and casual celebrity guests— yet lacks typical talk-show elements like bands and green rooms. The branding raises questions about production costs and labor practices. The series enters an already crowded field of celebrity chat programs that often imitate successful lo-fi interview podcasts.
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