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Speaker 1: One of the biggest shows on television is NBC's The Voice.

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I've been blessed with the opportunity to share conversations with

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those that have participated since twenty sixteen. Where can you

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get them? Arrow dot net a r Roe dot net

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look for the podcast that's titled That Voice. Hey, my

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name is Errow, host of the weekly podcast pod Crashing,

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four hundred and sixteen episodes that connect listeners to podcasts

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specialists around the world. My goal has always been to

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inform our community with subjects that deal with everything and beyond.

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Podcast hosts are opened and always filled with a spirit

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that spreads their skills as journalists, medical specialists, true crime solvers, gamblers, motivators, spiritualists, actors,

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and even the children of famous people. There really is

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a podcast for every subject. The podcast Podcrashing has been

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around since March of twenty nineteen. The original goal was

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to put focus on helping up and coming podcasts to

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have the right information about hosting as well as surviving.

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That idea went fifty four episodes before I realized why

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am I not talking to the actual podcasters themselves? They

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live it every day. The purpose of Podcrashing one on

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one is to help you build your own platform, promote it,

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and maybe even earn some money. This is Podcrashing one

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on one, episode number four hundred and sixteen. A lot

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of podcasters are filled with fear and vigor when first

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starting out. I mean every podcast ambition and aspiration. It's

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different and truly cannot be compared. Not until burnout sets

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in and the ideas of doing a podcast becomes what

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you once did. You've walked away. Why first, it's completely

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natural to have that urge to step free of a podcast, microphone,

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and studio. Most moments occur not because the talent feels failure.

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What list wiers don't see is the enormous amount of

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weight when it's connected to reality behind the microphone. This

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isn't meant to scare anybody off, but rather say you

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aren't alone. Podcast Hosts that walk out do so for

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multiple reasons. Number one, it is more work than anyone

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ever expected. I mean the research, pr connections, recording, editing, promoting, scheduling,

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and trying to run it like a business requires unbelievable

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amounts of time as well as loyalty. Many start podcasting

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all fired up and excited, then realize, oh my God,

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this is a job and I'm getting how much for it?

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Number two the pressure to keep doing a podcast is exhausting.

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It's extremely difficult to stay engaged with interesting subjects, energetic approaches,

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and being consistent. For many up and coming podcasters, that's

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extremely stressful and it's way too much to invest in. Hey,

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coming up next. It is well written there are one

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million podcasts introduced every week. Why in God's name are

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you going to throw your name into a hat? Hey,

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thanks for coming back to pod crashing one on one.

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It is well written that there are one million podcasts

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introduced every single week. There's just as many podcasts hosts

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dropping out, and the question is why. What are they

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experiencing that would shut down an idea that sounded so

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perfect for listeners. Number three burnout is out of control,

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That feeling of inspiration has totally dried up. This is

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usually caused by taking note of seeing no growth in

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your numbers. So many people or podcasters are motivated by

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dollar amounts. If the listeners aren't there, you aren't adding

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pennies to your pocket. Number four audio issues. There is

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a lot of very poor podcast equipment soul every day

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when it endlessly fails. Guess what, your inner fire begins

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to fade. Rather than invest in better equipment, it's easier

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just to locate a new outreach. Number five personal life changes.

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I can relate with this. A huge corporation kept wanting

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me to join their management team. I can't. I don't

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have just one podcast. I host seventeen different podcasts, and

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it will rob you of any time you have available.

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Number six people drop out of podcasting due to criticism,

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mainly your own criticism. There are a lot of trolls

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out there and they are waiting to take a bite

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out of your business. Number seven, it stops being fun.

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Being a radio guy of forty six years, I can relate,

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but I do hear that a lot. It's just wasn't

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fun anymore. Then I ask myself, are you here for

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the fun of it? Or are you here for the connection?

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That's a big question, and I need you to ask

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yourself that question in the mirror. Are you there for

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the fun of it? Or do you podcast for the connection?

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I'm Maril and that's podcrashing one on one