Guest Post: What is Podcasting?

This is a guest post from Myke Hurley, the podcaster at 5by5 with the British accent.


Over the last three and a half years, I have grown from hobbyist to semi-professional podcaster.

Most podcasters produce their shows in their spare time; there are very few podcasters who are currently making a passable living from this. However, this is changing. More money than ever is available to podcasters with popular shows.

Personally, I expect to be making enough money within the next year to be able to do this full time and leave my job.

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‘Because Podcasts Are Awesome’

While I’m not at XOXO this year, my Twitter stream blew up yesterday afternoon when Marco Arment took the stage to announce Overcast, his new podcast app and service.

In his presentation, Marco flashed this slide:

Photo via this turkey.

I couldn’t agree more. 1 The Prompt is my third podcast endeavor, and I finally have a show that’s a success. While my co-hosts deserve more credit than I do, The Prompt is a huge success.

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