Podcast Calculator: Kill Your Dead Time

Your details

Total daily travel time each way added together (walking, driving, transit).
min
Time spent on cooking, cleaning, laundry, and similar tasks each day.
min
Daily workout, run, walk, or gym session.
min
Any other regular daily activity where listening is comfortable: waiting rooms, dog walks, gardening, etc.
min
The typical runtime of the podcasts you follow. The industry average is about 43 minutes.
min
Higher speeds let you absorb more content in the same clock time. 1.5x is a popular balance.
When your mind wanders you tend to rewind or re-listen. A lower focus level reduces effective listening time.
How many days a week you actually have time for podcasts. Weekdays only? Enter 5.
days
Episodes per week
13.1

Complete podcast episodes you can finish each week

Daily listening time81min
Episodes per month57
Episodes per year684
Weekly listening time565min
Yearly listening time490hrs
Commute26min
Chores17min
Exercise26min
Other13min
Commute26
Chores17
Exercise26
Other13

You can finish about 13.1 episodes per week from your daily dead time.

  • Over a year that adds up to roughly 490 hours of podcast listening, or about 684 episodes.
  • That is equivalent to finishing around 68 ten-episode podcast series from start to finish.
  • Listening at normal speed is comfortable for most content.

Next stepYou have strong weekly listening time. A curated playlist or queue manager will help you make the most of it.

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