Pandemic Podcasting: The Sound Quality and The Fury
Microphone Settings Are Making Me Crazy.
As I discussed a few weeks ago, I have a podcast and it’s taken over my life. I’m a little embarrassed to admit this, since roughly nine tenths of the American population now have podcasts and are apparently able to juggle that work with other responsibilities. But I’m not always the best monotasker, let alone multitasker, so every day is a battle to not completely screw up in some way.
With the U.S. population at approximately 333 million, my above-cited data would suggest that 33.3 million people do not yet have podcasts. Among those, approximately 29 million have contacted me asking if I think they should start one.
What’s the most challenging part of doing an interview podcast, they ask? Is it hard to find guests? Do you have to spend a lot of time preparing? Are you worried that rivals like Joe Rogan and Marc Maron might catch up with you and overtake you in popularity? Was happens if you accidentally book Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen for the same slot and have to reschedule one of them?
My answers, in order: No. Yes. No. Hey, shit happens.
No, it’s not hard to find guests. (One of the pleasant surprises of this endeavor is the number of people who are clamoring to be guests.)…