When is atmosphere and authenticity more important than bad audio quality?

I'm an audio guy. I like headphones in, walk in the woods with Pepper, and lay those decibels on me. But it's not always...

Have you ever noticed that, after listening to a podcast or an audiobook, you feel like you know the author?  Our ears bring information...

In a nutshell, the answer to Why Now? is because we can. Sure, microphones and book narrators have been around a long time. But...