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The creator of the Outliers Podcast Festival was referring to the hundreds of thousands of podcasts now in the space. And as he opened his Austin event he said having all the crap out there was one of the reasons he launched The Outliers community and festivals.
Podcasting is going mainstream which is good and bad, according to Gonzalez. “It’s good because a lot of money flows in to help more companies and podcasters. And it’s bad because the barrier of entry is so low that anybody and their mother can start a show. We have seen this and they are crap shows. It clutters all the good shows and we have an issue with visibility in finding the good shows. Where do we go to find them. There is not one good place.”
The reason Ever and his team are hosting the Outlier Podcast Festivals is to look for amazing individuals that have great shows but not necessarily a great following. “There is so much noise out there that a lot of these great podcasts are not being heard. On the bright side, I believe the people who have the low barrier to entry are fading fast. The average is six or seven episodes then they get out because they’re not making money. That is good for the serious podcasters.”
Ever told the Austin crowd that if you are a talented podcaster you will rise to the top, but it takes time. “Maybe not the first or second year, but eventually if you are consistent you do not need a large audience to monetize your show. Is podcasting an art or a business? I think it’s combination of the two. It’s ok if you have a show and it’s hobby or a business. I believe both can co-exist. We want to give these outliers a platform to shine. We’re putting them on a stage and giving them workshops to show who they are and what they do. They can show the world how good they are which we hope gives them a leg up to rise above.”
The next Outliers events are in Denver and Los Angeles
Comments:
Martino -
This is a great article, and I wholeheartedly agree. However, my question is this: What is the OBJECTIVE criteria one should use to determine good podcasts from the “crapcasts”? For example, I know several people who are HUGE fans of a certain popular podcast. I am not a fan. It’s not the type of content I want to listen to in my podcasts. Does that make it a “crapcast”? To me, yes. To others, no. How do we determine and separate the good from the bad?