Podwrecked

Tim and Kyle talk about the light and fluffy topic of free speech rights, banning content, and shutting down extremists, and deplatforming.

Episode at a Glance:

• You have a right to free speech, but you don't have a right to be heard

What did we learn?

• Podcasting is one of the last mediums for truly free speech
• Hate speech is hard to define
• When you start deplatforming content based on what you find disagreeable, where does it stop? And who decides what is disagreeable?
• If your hosting podcasts you need to be upfront about your Terms of Service.
• To keep it fair, if you start banning content on the so-called "Alt-Right", then you have to start banning content on the so-called "Alt-Left" too. But who decides? No one knows.
• The solution to hate speech in podcasting is MORE SPEECH, not less
• Nobody is listening to these garbage podcasts anyway, so don't keep giving them more attention.

Additional Reading:

• Podcasts help extremists get their message out
• When Digital Platforms Become Censors
• The untenable tension between freedom of speech and freedom of association

Trend Forecaster:

• See our latest Podcast Industry predictions!

Quotes:

• We have to uphold a free press and freedom of speech -- because, in the end, lies and misinformation are no match for the truth. -- Barack Obama
• There is nothing I can say in this podcast [...] that would infringe upon someone else's freedom [...]. -- Sam Harris
• Countries that censor news and information must recognize that from an economic standpoint, there is no distinction between censoring political speech and commercial speech. -- Hillary Clinton
• There's no fine line between "free speech" and "hate speech": Free speech is hate speech; it's for the speech you hate – and for all your speech that the other guy hates. If you don't have free speech, then you can't have an honest discussion. -- Mark Steyn

Reach out to Podwrecked:

• Email us at -- podwrecked AT GMAIL DOT com
• Website: http://podwrecked.com

Podwrecked is a Gagglepod Production. Learn more at gagglepod.com.

Tim and Kyle talk about how long your podcast should be based on some recent research on overall podcast lengths in the industry. The answer takes longer than you think but shorter than you would expect.

Episode at a Glance:

• What is the ideal length for your podcast?

What did we learn?

• Podcasts are getting longer overall
• Why they are getting longer overall is still unknown
• The podcast length is based on content and what your audience wants
• Podcast length is highly dependant on the content

Additional Reading:

• I analyzed 10 million podcast episodes to find the average length
• Is There an Ideal Length for Podcast Episodes? – TAP305
• Fewer Words = Better Podcast

Trend Forecaster:

• See our latest Podcast Industry predictions!

Quotes:

• “Trying to learn something by making mistakes is a poor way to go. You are in the middle of a million bad habits, and without having someone qualified to teach correcting you, you are just wasting time.” -- Pat Rogers
• “Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.” -- Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

Reach out to Podwrecked:

• Email us at -- podwrecked AT GMAIL DOT com
• Website: http://podwrecked.com

Podwrecked is a Gagglepod Production. Learn more at gagglepod.com.

Episode #004

• What is the ideal length for your podcast?

What did we learn?

• Podcasts are getting longer overall

• Why they are getting longer overall is still unknown

• The podcast length is based on content and what your audience wants

• Podcast length is highly dependent on the content

Additional Reading

• I analyzed 10 million podcast episodes to find the average length

• Is There an Ideal Length for Podcast Episodes? – TAP305

• Fewer Words = Better Podcast

Support the Show

Every episode is a work of passion that requires a lot of coffee! We research, read, record, mix, edit, and produce every episode ourselves.

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Tim and Kyle talk about what podcasting from a "walled garden" model really means to indy podcasters and how subscription model podcasting could mean for the future of podcasting.

Episode at a Glance:

• What does it mean if podcasts can only be listened to via a paywall subscription?

What did we learn?

• Exclusive content will go the Netflix route
• That content will be highly targeted
• People are tired of having to navigate multiple paid content providers

Additional Reading:

• What's next for podcasting subscriptions and exclusives

Trend Forecaster:

• #1 -- Amazon will jump into the podcasting space in 2019.
• #2 -- Companies that invest in podcasting content creation will own the space in 2019.
• #3 -- During the year of 2019 there will be a 10x increase in podcasts -- especially audio dramas -- that become a TV Shows. 

Reach out to Podwrecked:

• Email us at -- podwrecked AT GMAIL DOT com
• Website: http://podwrecked.com

Podwrecked is a Gagglepod Production. Learn more at gagglepod.com.

Episode #003

• We find out what it means if podcasts can only be listened to via a paywall subscription

What did we learn?

• Exclusive content will go the Netflix route

• That content will be highly targeted

• People are tired of having to navigate multiple paid content providers

Additional Reading

• What’s next for podcasting subscriptions and exclusives

Support the Show

Every episode is a work of passion that requires a lot of coffee! We research, read, record, mix, edit, and produce every episode ourselves.

We would greatly appreciate it if you could do two things for us:

1. FEEDBACK: Send us a quick note of encouragement to us. This keeps us going when times get tough!

2. VISIT: If you enjoy this podcast, please consider visiting our website at podwrecked.com!

Thank you for taking the time to listen. You are appreciated!

Start Your Own Podcast

Podwrecked is an Oncetold Production. If you need a partner in telling your podcast story, consider using oncetold.us.

Join Tim Brien and Kyle Bondo talk about the wreckage left from Panoply abandoning ship on content creation and learn how iHeartRadio plans to innovate their podcast chops through acquisition.

Episode at a Glance:

• We talk about how the word "panoply" is impossible to say and mispronounce it about 50 times
• We explore why Panoply -- the company -- fired all their podcast staff
• We come up with some conspiracy theories of how and why Malcolm Gladwell is leaving Panoply
• We give our perspectives on what we think the iHeartRadio acquisition of Stuff Media means

What did we learn?

• Don't let something get too big that if it were to end or walk away it would destroy your entire podcast
• Know what your weaknesses are so that you can work on getting them stronger
• Learn from Malcome Gladwell and brand yourself as a content creator (e.g. books, podcasts, talks)
• Diversify by not letting yourself become one-dimensional by only focusing on one thing (e.g. books, podcasts, talks)

Additional Reading:

• Podcast Industry Shakeup
• Breaking: Shake-ups at Panoply and Slate
• In crowded field, some media companies sour on podcasts

Trend Forecaster:

• #1 -- Amazon will jump into the podcasting space in 2019.
• #2 -- Companies that invest in podcasting content creation will own the space in 2019.

Reach out to Podwrecked:

• Email us at -- podwrecked AT GMAIL DOT com
• Website: http://podwrecked.com

Podwrecked is a Gagglepod Production. Learn more at gagglepod.com.

Episode #002

• We talk about how the word panoply is impossible to say and mispronounce it approximately 50+ times

• We explore why Panoply — the company — fired all their podcast staff

• We come up with some conspiracy theories of how and why Malcolm Gladwell is leaving Panoply

• We give our perspectives on what we think the iHeartRadio acquisition of Stuff Media means

What did we learn?

• Don’t let something get too big that if it were to end or walk away it would destroy your entire podcast

• Know what your weaknesses are so that you can work on getting them stronger

• Learn from Malcome Gladwell and brand yourself as a content creator (e.g. books, podcasts, talks)

• Diversify by not letting yourself become one-dimensional by only focusing on one thing (e.g. books, podcasts, talks)

Additional Reading

• Podcast Industry Shakeup

• Breaking: Shake-ups at Panoply and Slate

• In a crowded field, some media companies sour on podcasts

Support the Show

Every episode is a work of passion that requires a lot of coffee! We research, read, record, mix, edit, and produce every episode ourselves.

We would greatly appreciate it if you could do two things for us:

1. FEEDBACK: Send us a quick note of encouragement to us. This keeps us going when times get tough!

2. VISIT: If you enjoy this podcast, please consider visiting our website at podwrecked.com!

Thank you for taking the time to listen. You are appreciated!

Start Your Own Podcast

Podwrecked is an Oncetold Production. If you need a partner in telling your podcast story, consider using oncetold.us.

Join Tim Brien and Kyle Bondo as they navigate the uncharted dangers of podcast news and guide you through the wasteland of podcast failure to safer harbors.

Episode at a Glance:

• We talk about what Podwrecked is about
• We explore reasons and solutions behind why podcasters Pause, Padfade, and eventually Podwreck
• We give our perspectives on what we think the infamous "600,000 active podcasts" really means

Tim-Radamus' Trend Forecast:

• #1 -- Amazon will jump into the podcasting space in 2019.

Reach out to Podwrecked:

• Email us at -- podwrecked AT GMAIL DOT com
• Website: http://podwrecked.com

Podwrecked is a Gagglepod Production. Learn more at gagglepod.com.

Episode #001

• We talk about what Podwrecked is about

• We explore reasons and solutions behind why podcasters Pause, Padfade, and eventually Podwreck

• We give our perspectives on what we think the infamous “600,000 active podcasts” actually means

• We get into what it would mean if Amazon suddenly started hosting podcasts

What did we learn?

• We can co-host a podcast AND produce our personal podcasts too.

• Two are better than One.

• Tim (aka Tim-Ra-damus) makes a prediction saying Amazon will jump into the podcasting space in 2019

Transcripts

• JSON Transcript

• SRT Transcript

Support the Show

Every episode is a work of passion that requires a lot of coffee! We research, read, record, mix, edit, and produce every episode ourselves.

We would greatly appreciate it if you could do two things for us:

1. FEEDBACK: Send us a quick note of encouragement to us. This keeps us going when times get tough!

2. VISIT: If you enjoy this podcast, please consider visiting our website at podwrecked.com!

Thank you for taking the time to listen. You are appreciated!

Start Your Own Podcast

Podwrecked is an Oncetold Production. If you need a partner in telling your podcast story, consider using oncetold.us.