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Andy83n t1_iy08iqw wrote

And three worth listening to

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GodspeedNibbles t1_iy09a1u wrote

So... would you say it's a bad time for me to start a podcast?

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Davidrussell22 t1_iy09ild wrote

Unfortunately, I was blessed with a 1200 baud brain.

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Gytarius626 t1_iy0a6kz wrote

The market became oversaturated with crap podcasts from opportunists thinking people cared about what they have to say

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isayyouhedead16 t1_iy0a6sb wrote

I co-host a podcast with one of my best friends. It's a great way to have a creative outlet for me and even tho we are not popular or making money it's really fun. I'm assuming like 80% of that 2.8m figure is just people like us, having fun.

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TheClayroo t1_iy0bc8f wrote

Replying to rxneutrino (#714,109)

He's being hyperbolic in saying that it's mostly crap, but he's right. Everyone thinks everyone wants to listen to them even though they have nothing worth saying.

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phillyspecial95 t1_iy0ca1n wrote

Replying to TheClayroo (#714,474)

Seriously dude how pompous does one have to be to think people actually want to listen to them and their friends having casual conversation.

Cause that’s exactly what it is, casual conversation. I know of 2 different groups of guys in my area (worked with both) that do a “podcast” which consists of them drinking and having conversations, nothing groundbreaking haha.

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phillyspecial95 t1_iy0crf5 wrote

Replying to isayyouhedead16 (#714,291)

What kind of stuff do you discuss? I guess what I’m trying to ask without sounding like an asshole (bc I’m genuinely curious) but how does the podcast help you creatively? Like are you a musician that discusses different music in the world and that helps you write better songs?

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GESNodoon t1_iy0crkn wrote

The average podcast then has less than 50 episodes. I know of at least 3 that are in the 1000s of episodes so that is pretty bad for the others.

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isayyouhedead16 t1_iy0dod8 wrote

Replying to phillyspecial95 (#714,709)

Hey that was pretty close actually. We review and discuss music, most often new releases. Creatively it helps me write (I've been writing reviews for a while), designing different shows (we are about to release a three part series on The Scene of warped tour era bands and what impact it had societally and we are working on our albums of the year shows). Designing a website, opening up my mind to different types of music, and learning how to review music that may not be my cup of tea while also appreciating it has been fun and rewarding.

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isayyouhedead16 t1_iy0f9oi wrote

Replying to phillyspecial95 (#715,023)

Thank you! Hopefully you find us interesting. We are on all the major platforms! Here's our Spotify page. Our weekly episodes revolve around a Spotify playlist that we archive and rotate out with new music every week. Be warned: we talk about everything from r&b to Grindcore.

If you're not on Spotify here's our website where you can listen for free in the browser

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BigBrashT t1_iy0hzhf wrote

History that doesn't suck is really good for American history, starting with George Washington's childhood and the French and Indian war.

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brainsapper t1_iy0jdg8 wrote

Starting a podcast with your friends is a modern day equivalent of starting a band with them.

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ScrubNerd t1_iy0njln wrote

Replying to Gytarius626 (#714,289)

That's why I only listen to one by fans of things that are doing it for the fun/love of the subject. Otherwise it's just like listening to radio where there's 3 mins of ads every 15 mins.

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TLMike t1_iy0pa0c wrote

This means that one in roughly 3000 people has a podcast.

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RogerPackinrod t1_iy0tak5 wrote

Replying to rxneutrino (#714,109)

Dan Carlin's format hit it out of the park for me. Just him, in a clear speaking voice, researched and fully edited. I hate co-host banter especially when I just want to hear about the topic, and even more so if they're trying too hard to be funny or they have grating voices.

So to that end, here are a few podcasts I listen/have listened to;

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Song Exploder

SCP Foundation Database

Jocko Podcast (*sometimes)

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frankybling t1_iy0uyok wrote

I have four of those with a combined listening of 3… oh yeah

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GESNodoon t1_iy0v1wc wrote

Replying to ViolettaHunter (#716,870)

No, they do not equal, but for a podcast to make money it generally has to be pretty good. KATG, Jordan/Jesse Go, some of the true crime podcasts have good production value, quality guests or stories and are just a few rungs above the random group of friends talking in the garage.

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LtSoundwave t1_iy0za1r wrote

Replying to phillyspecial95 (#714,622)

Dennis: “Dennis and Dee Reynolds here. We are talking about the homeless issue here in Philly, that's a big issue these days, and we're here with our friend Cricket, he is a homeless man. Cricket, walk us through a day in your life.”

Rickety Cricket: “Oh, a day in the life...Well, the other morning, I wke up, I find a dog sniffing at my wound. He's fully aroused, mind you. So I'm thinking, "Oh great, what does this jerk want." Of course, I know what he wants. He's lookin' at me right in the eyes. He does not have to say it. Not that he could. I mean, does my scar look like a dog's vagina? I dunno, maybe. I'm not going to sit here and try to get inside the mind of a dog. I mean, that's God's work. Well, not that I believe in God. I don't. Not since that Chinaman stole my kidney.”

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Sdog1981 t1_iy134kh wrote

Who’s more annoying? Obscure podcast snob or obscure music snob?

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Syrairc t1_iy1457p wrote

2,798,775 of them are crime podcasts.

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SEND_PUNS_PLZ t1_iy14jwd wrote

Turns out you can make one about anything. Nothing is impodable

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ShelfordPrefect t1_iy16jbk wrote

I wonder what the average number of listeners per podcast is... how do you quantify the huge number of podcasts with very few listeners? "Half of all podcast downloads are from the most popular 0.1% of podcasts"

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TwoFrontHitters t1_iy1dkvg wrote

I just wanna say that podcasts originally started as audio only for people with ipods through itunes. Why in the Kentucky fried fuck are people calling everything a podcast? Having a series on YouTube is NOT a podcast. Can we eliminate the word podcast now?

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CaptainPajamaShark t1_iy1ubpt wrote

Conan needs a friend is so funny. I busted out laughing way too much on my flight.

It truly is the golden age of radio.

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MD82 t1_iy1ykvq wrote

Replying to ScrubNerd (#716,309)

I tried listening to a Bitcoin podcast and the guy ran 10 mins of ads before each episode. For a guy who thinks Bitcoin is better than USD he sure is a god damn shill.

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ShootYourStar t1_iy2xo6p wrote

135 million episodes! And thats just from Joe Rogan!

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Potential_sentience t1_iy33db4 wrote

"yeah these podcasts are a waste of time" proceed to read reddit's comments for 20minutes

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SirDooble t1_iy3gauy wrote

Replying to GESNodoon (#714,710)

Well, it depends on age of the podcast really, plus the rate that they release new episodes.

There are lots of good podcasts that only release monthly, but of course that means just 12 episodes a year.

I don't know for certain, but I would imagine a weekly release is the most common rate of release. So even for a very successful podcast, if they're only a year old, they'll only have 52 episodes at most.

I guess what I'm saying is that quantity doesn't necessarily correlate to quality. And unless you're very successful and profitable, you probably can't release a high rate (more often than weekly) of episodes and maintain technical quality. Most podcasts are edited and published by the hosts, whereas super successful ones can afford to pay professional editors to edit and release however many eps each week.

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Ill-Organization-719 t1_iy68wxd wrote

Podcasts were better before they became a low effort celebrity promotional circuit.

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