Yeah, I get that a lot of people prefer listening to reading. Hopefully after listening a bit, you'll become interested enough to do some deeper reading. ***[This](https://steemit.com/steemit/@teamsteem/the-ultimate-guide-to-steemit)*** is a good guide to read through, if you get the urge. After that, if you're really stoked, you might dig into the official ***[whitepaper](https://steem.io/SteemWhitePaper.pdf)***.