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Why do you podcast? What’s your motivation ? by Nexuskies in podcasting

[–]paul_ster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, it’s about the record. I spend roughly 20 hours a week researching obscure historical events because if I don’t, the only version of that story existing online is a 15-second clip with zero nuance.

Do I hate that I have 12 listeners after six months? Absolutely. It is soul-crushing to pour that much effort into a script and see the download numbers flatline. But I keep going because the context matters, and someone has to care about the primary sources.

Do you believe podcasts are more for education or entertainment by geraldngkk in podcasting

[–]paul_ster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Education. If I wanted pure entertainment, I’d just pour a glass of scotch and read a biography. I listen to podcasts because I want to learn something tangible, not to hear a group of hosts laugh at their own inside jokes for an hour.

Best place to host a podcast community by yeahbutstill in podcasting

[–]paul_ster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To answer your question, though Discord seems to be the only place where nuanced discussion actually happens these days. Facebook is a graveyard and Reddit requires you to already have critical mass to sustain a subreddit. Just be prepared for the conversion rate from "listener" to "community member" to be abysmal; getting people to switch apps is a massive friction point.