In this episode, I go way down a rabbit hole that absolutely does not matter to most people, but it matters to me because I am testing and observing how this podcast hosting platform behaves behind the scenes. I noticed the word “processing” when uploading episodes and started paying close attention to what that actually meant.

What began as a casual curiosity turned into a deeper exploration of sample rates, file length, and what may or may not be happening to audio files after upload.

I talk through the differences I observed between uploading longer episodes recorded at 48 kilohertz versus shorter episodes recorded at 44.1 kilohertz, and how processing time seemed to change as a result. I share my assumptions, my uncertainties, and the kinds of technical questions I find myself asking when I am evaluating a platform.

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