Sure, microphones and book narrators have been around a long time. But with a $60 microphone, a computer, a bit of egg crate foam, an Internet connection, and a glass of water and we can record--and distribute--our audiobooks ourselves.
If you have a podcast, you have some, well, power, authority, credibility. Just like if you have a book, you instantly have some leverage...
For Pepper
My only concern with using dictation is how my mind, and how my imagination, will adjust to it.