I skimmed over an article about this earlier today;   it was some Democrat congressman objecting to using the word "spying" and Barr deferred and more-or-less said "OK, then...how 'bout 'illegal surveillance'?"

I've started listening to many of these type videos as you recommended @1.5x speed. Saved a minute and a half on that video, I think, and I comprehended it just fine.

Reminded me of my old Alvin and the Chipmunks records, is all.   <grin>

Thanks Mike. They do sound like Alvin and the Chipmunks but sure helps you cover a lot more territory without wearing yourself to a frazzle.

I say spying, sneaking, coup, planned framing for impeachment boils down to overthrow and treason. Not an attorney but as a citizen that's how I see it from the outside looking in.

Actually the speed increase is done digitally and not just sped up. The pitch of the voices would be twice the frequency if it was just an analog sped up audio video (it would really be mickey mousey) . What I believe the software is doing... is removing pieces of the audio to shorten the time of the audio and then compressing...simultaneously syncing the audio, it has advanced greatly since the company I worked for used these techniques in the 90's. Think of it like this... it isn't analog tape it is digital data completely mathematical. The first chips capable of these D/A conversions were called audio codecs and they would use for eg. an algorithm CVSD continuous variable slope differentiation to translate the analog to digital data.........yes I am boring.

Thanks Jarasan. Amazing info thank you. Even on 2x speed depending on who's talking you can still understand them most times.