TBPN format works because it generates daily content flowing out of the 48-hour timeline zeitgeist that can be cross-posted in video-favoring algos on every major social network. 
 
Weekly podcast is too slow and stale in comparison.

The only live competition is CNBC and they are too slow / boomer / downstream compared to Twitter.

Working on Farcaster and Warpcast. Longer thoughts at https://dwr.email

yep, just wrote abt this. there's something really special about their worldbuilding, niche multi-player audience, and livestreamed medium that works masterfully