I'm assuming that this was added because of feedback on the "Gut Check" episode, for people who may be getting the episodes through other means than the Pseudopod site. It's cool that you're responding to feedback, but I'm hoping that the super-long version that's there now can be axed.
You're assuming entirely incorrectly. The warnings have been on the way for months, but due to me moving house, town and job, they didn't make it on until this week. I, bluntly, loathe having to explain their positioning but if you assumed, then others will so I'll record a clarification.
It says in the content warning that Pseudopod doesn't provide content warnings. Is there a rationale to avoiding content warnings like Podcastle and Escape Pod do that usually take something like 5 seconds and only when there's something that really pushes a boundary, and replacing it with a couple-minute warning that goes on the front of every episode even if no particular boundary is pushed?
It's a horror show. We've wanted to do this for a while. Shorter versions of the warning are coming. See previous house, town, job comment.
From a production standpoint it's probably easier to just plop that segment in and you don't have to add specifics or select which episodes it's in, and I get that and that makes sense. But if that's the way you want to go, could we pleeeeeeeeeeeeasse replace it with something shorter? Something like "Warning: Pseudopod does not provide episode content ratings. If any episode is getting under your skin in a way you don't enjoy, please do turn it off."
As I said, shorter versions are coming.