I've never admitted this publicly but I've never listened to a podcast. I've heard snippets, saw clips, but never heard one from beginning to end. 

I've always been suspicious of them and their effect on discourse. 

Anyone else feels the same?

New York correspondent for Haaretz, Israel's oldest daily

I love podcasts as background conversations while I'm:

driving (solo)
folding laundry 
cutting veggies/food prep
walking in the woods

I never sit down to actively listen, but I've learned so much from podcasts filling in these otherwise empty spaces.  

I do need to make sure I find time to let my brain sit in silence and wander though