Comments on: Last dedicated UK podcaster forum closing shop

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By: mark - tartanpodcast.com

mark - tartanpodcast.com — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:44:22 +0000

I like ‘greater glory’.

By: neil

neil — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:20:43 +0000

@mark – you killed it then it rose again, phoenix-like – it’s actually a complimentary image as the phoenix usually returns with greater glory. I could have said ‘resurrected’, but that could too easily be connected with religion or zombies

By: james

james — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:58:40 +0000

Should clearly be “pheonix-like”…

By: mark - tartanpodcast.com

mark - tartanpodcast.com — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:33:21 +0000

Phoenix-like?!

By: james

james — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:10:36 +0000

What an excellent response – you have hit both nails on their respective heads, I think.

I think the exclusion issue is often the case with ‘enthusiasts’ – I don’t know how many times I’ve been somewhere that I’ve just felt “I’m clearly not as passionate about this as everyone else” (not least when terms like ‘monetization’ get mentioned.

That said, I can’t help but admit a degree of hypocrisy, since I work for an institution that creates media content, pays my mortgage *and* I have a passion for what it does.. but why is it able to sustain me and my family? Beause it’s established, I guess. I wonder what lessons one could learn from the early days of the BBC.

As for the delegation, you are absolutely right. Moyles doesn’t do his podcast on his own.. in fact, he does next to naff-all save for presenting his normal breakfast show (no editorial comment inserted).

Trev and I have a somewhat symbiotic relationship, since he does most of the writing, and I do most of the production; how the hell the Traces Of Nuts guys manage to organise themselves to create something so breathtakingly brilliant, I just don’t know. Strong leadership, I guess.

Perhaps that’s what UK podcasting needs? Bring on the charismatic evangelists.. let’s start a cult(!)*

*mullets are not compulsory.

j
p.s. Looking forward to it.

By: neil

neil — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:01:35 +0000

The feeling of exclusion is always an issue with forums, sadly, but for some reason in other areas of the net, it is less of a problem and newcomers to a forum are much less inhibited to get involved. Podcasting breaks a number of behavioral conventions with the nature of online activity, very strange.

Leo manages it all because he earns enough from everything that he does not have to do it all himself. Delegation is the key, but I fear the majority of indie podcasters, even if they managed to earn enough to justify some assistance, would be too precious about their baby to let someone else get their hands on it.

Pint or coffee? Absolutely! I shall be in touch.

By: james

james — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:00:33 +0000

I’ll be honest, I visited T&P a couple of times – mainly after tweets from your good self. However, I never posted. Why? I didn’t really feel ‘involved’, to be honest. Sure, I devour podcasts, and I occasionally sling something together to join the marass of others, but I’m not really interested in a social club.. I even signed up for the podcasting convention but decided not to go because it jut seemed too intimidating.

I’m not sure what my point is, but I think my view of podcasting (and my podroll!) has evolved since I first came across the term.. and I reckon, at this moment in time, the only person on my subscriptions list who’s got it even *close* to right is Leo Laporte, with an enormous established audience and quality content.. although I have no idea how he balances family life with 12 different podcasts and a radio show!

Fancy a pint or a coffee sometime to chew the fat? Next time you find yourself in the West End, tweet me