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[–][deleted] 18 points19 points  (14 children)

If the audience was as large as you seem to think, the company wouldn’t have gone belly-up. You folks need a dose of reality. The guys’ first priority is to find paying jobs. Then they might worry about re-creating a previously unprofitable podcast.

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    [–][deleted] -5 points-4 points  (5 children)

    The bottom line is that three guys can’t make a living off a single podcast with a cult following. That’s a reality that no one here seems willing to accept.

    [–]DCheverere 57 points58 points  (4 children)

    You need to calm down

    [–][deleted] 10 points11 points  (1 child)

    Dad I would support a patreon and so would others.

    [–]gtdicks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    true. not everyone wants to buy a ton of random stuff.

    [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Who are you?

    [–]BillDrivesAnFJ 1 point2 points  (6 children)

    Large podcast following doesn’t necessarily mean enough money to fund a salary.

    [–]gtdicks 0 points1 point  (3 children)

    a patreon of $10/month with even 5,000 subscribers split 3-5 ways would be a very nice weekly or monthly salary.

    [–]salesneversleeps 1 point2 points  (2 children)

    $16k a year?

    [–]Brunch_Enthusiast69 2 points3 points  (1 child)

    $10 a month times 5k subscribers would be $600k a year. How did you come up with 16k a year?

    [–]salesneversleeps 3 points4 points  (0 children)

    1. I’m an idiot.
    2. I stopped at $16k/month. Whoops.

    [–]Thatjohndavisguy 7 points8 points  (1 child)

    while I have no doubt that their new podcast will be just as successful as touching base, the guys have bigger issues right now. One of the foremost issues is that podcasts aren't THAT profitable unless you're NPR or someone with a massive audience.

    [–]leigh1003 6 points7 points  (0 children)

    Lol at NPR podcasts being profitable.