So I have to ask you though, and you may not even want to speak to this, but I'm just
curious, what do you see as the future of podcasting?
Well, I mean, let's just be realistic.
I think you're going to see more of the bigger fish get involved, bigger
organizations, bigger celebrities.
Um, there's, that's, I think it'll be a trend.
I don't see it as a bad thing.
Um, those people are going to probably get more attention just cause they already
have attention because they already have massive platforms and things like that.
Um, but for the people who are creative, for the people who are niche and the
people who are willing to, to take this seriously and run with it, I still think
those people have as good a chance as anyone.
Uh, so podcasting will continue to see new opportunities and technology.
We'll see new innovations, new opportunities to engage with audience live, live
streaming will be even more relevant than it is now.
I see a number of ways that podcasting can continue to develop.
And I think that it will, uh, the haves will continue to have and the have
nots, uh, may continue to kind of linger a little bit, but, but for those that
are niche and those that are focused and really creative, I think the sky's the
limit, the opportunities absolutely there.
It can happen.
It's not too late to start a podcast.
Um, you know, the wagon hasn't left.
So the train hasn't left.
You can still start a podcast and still have success.
It takes work and it takes creativity.
And I do think, uh, being in a very specific ditch is a good thing, uh,
that will likely help you.
So I think that's the future.
I think we'll, we'll, we'll just see more opportunities for these big fish.
And then we'll see, uh, people continue to step up and be creative and have fun
ways to do shows and new ideas and innovative ways of presenting themselves.
And then, uh, they'll get on the radar too.
So I think it's, it's open, wide open.
Anybody could do it.
So why not?
And you don't need a massive audience, depending on what your goals are.
Uh, if you're just trying to help key people, you know, you just start
sharing what's on your mind and what's on your heart.
And, uh, you'd be surprised.
I've gotten emails from my podcast.
My podcast is not a professional podcast.
Just want to do for fun that I've been doing for several years.
And I gotten emails from people in other countries.
Like a guy was telling me I was on a, you know, they were on an eight hour
road trip, listening to my podcast.
And I kind of chuckled at that.
I was like, sometimes my wife won't even listen to me for eight minutes.
So I was like, how did you listen to my podcast for eight hours?
Uh, but you know, those things happen.
So I encourage people that are on the fence or thinking about it, you know,
there's, it's really not that brutal to start a podcast and there's plenty of
tutorials that are free out there and you don't even need to spend a lot of money
on equipment and you can almost do everything from a mobile device, if
that's what you want.
And, um, if, if you've got something on your mind or something on your heart,
so you want to talk about something that you love, you're passionate about,
give it a try, you know, you don't have anything to lose.
Go ahead and test it out.
I'd say if you are going to test it out, maybe consider the Netflix seasonal
approach, maybe just say, Hey, I'm going to do eight episodes.
I'm going to do 10 episodes.
And then I'm just going to kind of evaluate and we'll see what people say,
see what kind of feedback feedback I get and then test it that way.
Hence the saying, Hey, I'm going to just do this ongoing show for forever.
Cause that can burn you out.
So I'd say maybe just start with a few episodes and then try to get some feedback.
And then if you decide to do some more episodes, you'll have an idea of what you
need to change and what you need to adjust and, um, or you may realize, Hey,
okay, that topic is not the one I want to keep doing.
And so you can, uh, change it up.
You can say April fools, right?
Exactly.
And then that's exactly how I started is by I committed to 10th.
I committed to 10th.