This star-studded list of podcasting pros and promising newcomers continually support our efforts at Podchaser to build the central destination for podcast search and discovery.
To showcase the brilliant minds behind our wonderful world of podcasting, we asked them questions about their current projects, how podcasting has changed their personal and professional lives, and where they see podcasting headed in the next decade.
On this list
Please enjoy hearing from our good friends by clicking on their names in the list below (in no particular order).
- John Dryden — Panoply
“I believe fiction podcasts is in its infancy and that increasingly complex stories will emerge.” - Dan Franks — Podcast Movement
“Refrigerator, play my favorite podcast.” - Jessica Stahl — Washington Post
“…as an industry we still haven’t perfected discovery, analytics or advertising for our existing platforms, and here comes something totally new to change the game.” - Ma’ayan Plaut — RadioPublic
“I built my first home into podcast land at the intersection of curation and community-driven discovery.” - Brendan Hutchins — Podcast Playl.ist
“Short form, mobile, transcription, automation, and so many more recent innovations make it clear podcasts are here to stay and will keep growing.” - Kc Wayland — We’re Alive
“If one builds an engaging and entertaining show, listeners will follow.” - Ashley Lusk — The Bello Collective
“If we want to continue making these stories at the scale and scope that we are today, we will eventually have to figure out a sustainable way to fund this work.” - Rachel Downey — Share Your Genius
“In the next ten years, podcasting will become the norm when it comes to a strategic marketing plan.” - Evo Terra — Simpler Media Productions
“The trending separation of “passable” vs “purposeful” content construction will continue, so long as discovery platforms can recognize the difference and reward the latter.” - Bradley Davis — Podchaser
“Lastly, when I die, hopefully my soul can be transformed into a podcast.” - Arielle Nissenblatt — EarBuds Podcast Collective
“We simply need a way to weed out the podcasts that don’t interest us and to jump right on the ones that strike us.” - Cat Blackard — Consequence Podcast Network & Nerdy Show
“With audio dramas you can make blockbuster scale stories for a fraction of the price and they’ll be even more engaging because the listener is filling in the blanks in their mind — creating an individualized experience.” - Jeremy Collins — Podcasts We Listen To
“I met my fiancé, Deana Marie of the TwistedPhilly podcast through podcasting.” - Nick Howell — Orbital Jigsaw
“The independent hobbyist boom of shows that has erupted in the past couple of years has sparked new interest in the medium from Hollywood, and has driven sales of prosumer audio gear and services to new heights.” - Erik Jacobson — Be My Guest & StartupMixtape.fm
“There are more than 200 million radio listeners in the US alone, and over the next 10 years they will all move to podcasting as their primary platform for audio consumption.” - Sarah Cotenoff — The Bite Agency
“I’ve failed pretty hard, but my biggest wins all have had one thing in common — collaboration with some of the brightest and most creative minds from a variety of backgrounds, industry vets and newcomers alike.” - Dave Keine — Uncover Studios
“By 2028, half of all podcasts consumed will be created by AI.” - Kevin Goldberg — Discover Pods
“Hopefully with these advances, we’ll become less reliant on mainstream podcasts and we see the rise of — or at least equality — of niche, special-interest, and indie podcasts.” - Pam Getchell — Audiotainment News
“Getting stuck in traffic just meant I had more time to listen to great shows.” - Ray Hilbert — Bottom Line Faith
“Creating and hosting a podcast has been an incredibly fun, educational, and rewarding experience for me.” - Andrea Jablonski — Talk of Shame
“Having a dialogue in this kind of space has helped make us some really great new friends.”