I never said 'make it big' and I'm under no illusions that can happen right now.
My point was it's the future, and it would have a better future if innovators
like Howard would at least not shit on it.
In reply to "dargo" who wrote the following:
> On Wed, 06 Apr 2016 21:37:01 GMT, Beelzabozo <satan@hell.org> wrote:
>
> I listen to podcasts all the time but Howards point is valid you can't
> make it "big" in podcasting. Anyone who makes money in podcasting like
> Adam Curry or Leo Laporte or Adam Carolla came from radio no one who
> started in podcasting has "'made it" big.
>
> > First of all, I love Howard. I love the show. I listen to every new show.
> > This
> > isn't another stupid "Howard sucks now" rant. Normally, if I disagree with
> > Howard on something, it doesn't bother me at all. He's funny; I'm
> > entertained
> > and I don't have to agree with everything he says. Fine.
> >
> > My problem is when he goes off on podcasting. This is one area where he just
> > doesn't get it. He hasn't kept up on what's been happening with podcasting
> > and
> > he somehow fails to see it's potential. I think he's just blind by the fact
> > he's
> > been doing it most of his life, against all odds, and managed to stay on
> > top. He
> > took a major risk going to Satellite but he proved that people will pay for
> > good
> > entertainment, and even adopt a new medium. Podcasting wasn't really a thing
> > until a little later.
> >
> > That's why it's so strange when he talks about podcasting. It's really the
> > next
> > most logical evolutionary step of broadcasting. Of course everything is
> > going to
> > the internet. Just like with the record business, distribution and
> > production
> > are no longer the realm of professional studios and multi-million dollar
> > broadcasting equipment, special licenes and stupid censorship. I think the
> > terminology also presents a perceptual problem. These days "podcasting" just
> > means "internet based show." I think if it were dicussed on those terms,
> > Howard
> > might be more open to the idea.
> >
> > If things had worked out differently and kept Howard on terrestrial radio
> > for
> > say, another 10 years, who knows? Maybe he would have chosen to go the
> > internet
> > route. It's where everything is heading. Satellite radio is great but it has
> > no
> > real future. As internet gets more available to more people for less money,
> > expensive to maintain systems like satellites lose their market value pretty
> > quickly.
> >
> > So I think it's partly a form of jeaoulsy (understandably so) that it's now
> > just
> > a matter of how good you are and how compelling your content is. You don't
> > have
> > to toil, working for $97 a week on a shit radio station for 20 years before
> > you
> > can gain an audience. Now it's a matter of how much effort you put into
> > production, and self promotion. It's possible now to make a living creating
> > YouTube videoes. It doesn't mean you'll make $500 million a year but I can
> > see
> > how that might be more attractive than a regular 9-5 flipping burgers.
> >
> > We don't need the resources of a big corporation anymore. That of course
> > means
> > there will be a lot more garbage out there, but that also means there's the
> > potential for a lot more really good stuff. I've found several podcasts that
> > are
> > on par with HSS when it comes to production quality. They may not have a big
> > crew and all their resources, but just as Howard proved what he proved when
> > he
> > went to satellite, podcasters have proven their medium is just as legit as
> > any
> > other and is objectively the future of broadcasting.
> >
> > Howard has always been an innovator and a risk taker. It's disheartening to
> > hear
> > him lambast something that is right in line with the ethos that made him the
> > King of All Media.
> >
> > I usually just pass it off. It's Howard Stern but it's still just one man's
> > opinion, and I thought he was pretty much the only one who had that
> > position.
> > Now that I heard this guy Brent, who sounds like a pretty together guy, spew
> > the
> > same ignorance as Howard on the subject. Podcasts aren't going anywhere? Um,
> > no,
> > "Brent" you're wrong.
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