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Pod-Crashing Episode 50
I once had an Operations Manager that got very upset with the on-air terrestrial radio staff because they wouldn\u2019t take advantage of the wide open space provided by the radio stations webpage. There it was! In plain public view! Do what you do! Create an army of followers with your point of view!
Outside of cutting and pasting the personality of the station website laid there nearly silent.
That\u2019s how I was first introduced to Blogging. 2006. Man I hit it hard! Every subject known to man. I wanted to know where people were and how I could get into their circle of conversation. It still wasn\u2019t enough room for what I wanted to say. I mean they were letting us bring things forward whatever it took to drive listeners and followers deeper into our site.
It gave us the ultimate permission to generate conversation beyond the image of the radio station. Why not invest a ton of creative energy into the sport of it?
A couple of years into it I got bored. I needed a new layer of where people were at. I know! Vlogging! Yeah ok for about five minutes.
Ok, what\u2019s all this about? You know what gets old? People that think they have a voice or a reason to bring volume to their beliefs but refuse to build their own podcast and platform. If they governments got you all wrapped up in a larger than life conspiracy that resembles a national takeover don\u2019t get pissed off at the podcasters that don\u2019t want to give you time. Build your own layout and play the game!
I\u2019ve never been a fan of radio listeners becoming a part of the on-air performance. I\u2019m all about the one on one relationship. A listener pops up and can easily steer the entire day in different direction. All of that show prep just went out the door.
For many podcasters who aren\u2019t hooked up to that instant connection to listeners, the voices they get to hear come after the episode. Usually through a text or email. God forbid you take it to Facebook because that\u2019s where enemy lines have already gathered and their waiting for any type of response to pounce on a moment that\u2019s pretty much long gone and forgotten.
First\u2026 I love listeners. Don\u2019t get me wrong. Where the host gets off the path is when an unexpected twist is tossed into a machine that\u2019s been locked on forward motion. I\u2019ve really enjoyed doing these conversations and interviews with all walks of life that have been affected but not infected by the Coronavirus. One problem. The conspiracy tribes are loaded for bear and want to be heard.
Anyone watching news whether it\u2019s globally or local, the headlines are doing their job. They\u2019ve painted this picture of how the United States could easily fall into its darkest days ever. The Stock Market still can\u2019t fully recover and the Unemployment rate is 6 million Americans without jobs. A 3000% increase.
My reasons for wanting to podcast are not linked to politics. I may talk with those making laws but it\u2019s never at the level of trying to chop down their cherry tree. Here\u2019s where I get worried. I know a lot of starter shows begging for any type of attention. The power of saying yes to any guest is more vibrant today than any other time.
We cannot turn the pandemic into Area 51 or a 9-11 planes being controlled by the government.
If this is what you believe create a podcast. Make your voice present. Do the work. Promote it. Put it out there and exercise your freedom of speech. A podcast to study is the most recent season of Slow Burn where we learn the whole east west Hip Hop battle was media generated. He said she said and a lot of it didn\u2019t need to find its story being published.
Choosing how you podcast is part of the growing process. I\u2019m absolutely inspired by the biggest names in the newspaper industry have located their new age paths of putting their investigative reporting to work for them in a podcast. Journalism today is reaching unheard of respect because they weren\u2019t just another voice on a talk radio show or podcast. They made it their own.
Ronan Farrow is a brilliant talent to grow toward because he knew he had a story. The television network wouldn\u2019t air it. He kept pushing the envelope which led to multiple connections he wouldn\u2019t have had if someone didn\u2019t say no.
Coronavirus is an uncomfortable place to hang an uneducated hat. Every new day is a place we can compare our notes to. What we knew four weeks ago is nothing to what\u2019s unfolding today. The information and education continues to gain strength because the most brilliant minds on the planet have united like no other time in history. That\u2019s not an opinion. That\u2019s fact.
A Buddhist priest named Thich Nhat Hahn chose to visit the United States during the center of the Vietnam War. Protesters were angry that he wasn\u2019t raising banners and shouting. His view was completely coming from a different shape of the situation. If he was in the states to bring attention to the war why not do it by exercising the peace living in your soul?
What\u2019s the moral of the story? Be heard on a podcast or YouTube video. Use your words when blogging. Be you. But be aware. Are you trying to create a movement or win a popularity contest? At no time in man\u2019s history on this planet has there been so many different ways to communicate. Why waste your time being just a listener when you can own the stage?
Podcasting is still an infant just as much as Twitter was a baby during the exchange of government change in Libya. Believe it or not Irish Limericks were once used to get the wartime conditions across country lines to outsiders. In Central America poetry was used in the 1980s to help tell the tales which invited new hope and supplies. Country music before it became. You ready. It was the local newspaper. They put the bad times in songs so people would remember the events.
There are a billion podcast books available today to learn new tricks of the trade. If you\u2019ve got a conspiracy driven message that needs to reach out there and be heard make sure you don\u2019t try to make a profit from the potential of generating a large audience. Do it for free. It\u2019ll make you look like a better rebel. May the force be with you!