Long voice notes as podcasts

I have something contentious to say:
I love a long voice note.

As long as it’s from one of my besties.

Here’s why:

– I hate phone calls. Despise them to my very core. A surprise phone call is one of the worst things you can do to me.

– I love the lack of interruption. I just finished reading Time to Think, in which the author extols the virtues of finishing your thoughts uninterrupted… Voice notes to and from my besties offer that peace.

– I either listen to music or voice notes while I’m driving. It’s like a podcast in which I’m deeply invested in both the characters and the plot, and it makes driving so much more fun.

– I can listen in my own time, no pressure (guaranteed. They’re my besties.)

What about you?
Voice notes as slice of joy or bane of modern existence?