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Making $60k a month from a podcast on software engineering

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Re: Making $60k a month from a podcast on software engineering

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Post by tyldum »

criddell wrote: post #45
joshvm wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Structure is an editing problem, but there are lots of people who listen to podcasts sped up, or with silences removed. Apps like Overcast will do this for you. Some podcasts, like Hardcore History, are worth the 5 hour runtime and they're so rarely published it doesn't really matter.

Any recommendations for podcast apps on Android? I'm carrying around my a junked iPhone 5C and using it just for Overcast. I haven't been able to find any podcast players on Android that work as well for me. If I could find one, I could stop carrying two phones.

I find antennapod decent (and open source). To be honest, it might be wise with something in the cloud that can keep tabs on what episodes you have listened too. Most do it locally and it is easily forgotten when switching devices.

Re: Making $60k a month from a podcast on software engineering

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Post by kinlan »

criddell wrote: post #45
joshvm wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Structure is an editing problem, but there are lots of people who listen to podcasts sped up, or with silences removed. Apps like Overcast will do this for you. Some podcasts, like Hardcore History, are worth the 5 hour runtime and they're so rarely published it doesn't really matter.

Any recommendations for podcast apps on Android? I'm carrying around my a junked iPhone 5C and using it just for Overcast. I haven't been able to find any podcast players on Android that work as well for me. If I could find one, I could stop carrying two phones.

I'm a big fan of player.fm

Re: Making $60k a month from a podcast on software engineering

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Post by astura »

marak830 wrote: post #89
voltagex_ wrote: post #13

>(Work from 9am to 9pm, six days a week.) Jesus. I'm sure this is small business owner hours but still, this person musn't have a family or any other commitments.

I do that, I'm not the owner either. My wife just had a son, so I definitely have a family. Add on top an hour and a half commute each way and it can be a little difficult at times to have family time I'll admit.

"Having a family," as in, relatives that physically exist, is obviously different from "having a family you value spending time with." I think it was clear the GP was talking about the latter.

Re: Making $60k a month from a podcast on software engineering

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Post by criddell »

arvinsim wrote: post #93
buckhx wrote: post #48

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I've been a fan of PocketCasts. Lots of people recommend podcastaddict because it's free and has a million knobs, but I enjoy the comparatively slick interface of PocketCasts.

Another happy customer of PocketCasts. When I moved from Android to iOS, I still find PocketCasts to be superior to alternatives.

I'm going to give PocketCasts a try. Overcast was pretty much a perfect app for me. If I can't find something I like as much on Android, Overcast might be the killer app that makes my next phone an iPhone.

Re: Making $60k a month from a podcast on software engineering

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Post by krageon »

coldtea wrote: post #91
jjeaff wrote: post #68

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The advantage is simply being in a place where you can focus on creating something like a podcast that will not make you (actually will cost you) money for a good long while. Most people without money or support don't have the time and resources to devote to creating something like that.

Are we talking the homeless or third world poor here? Because the average american squanders 2-3 hours on tv and social media every day -- more than enough to start a podcast, even if they also work.

Human beings need a little bit of downtime for general decompression and whatnot in my experience (unless you want to go for that coveted 35yo burnout status). I'm not saying that that 2-3 hours of tv/social media can't be more efficiently spent on a different form of relaxation plus some kind of after-work job/hobby, but I do think it's oversimplifying a bit to say that leisure activities = waste.

Re: Making $60k a month from a podcast on software engineering

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Post by frou_dh »

Myrmornis wrote: post #56

I don’t think podcasts are for me, but maybe I’m missing out on something. I don’t even really know how to play them. Do you stream them or pre-download? People listen to them on their commute do they, or while driving? So requires a cellphone contract with no download limit? I guess you don’t just sit in your living room listening? And you wouldn’t be able to pay attention while cooking right? I don’t think I can ta…

Recall the original iPods. They didn't have network connectivity at all. A desktop computer running iTunes would automatically check for & download new episodes of podcasts subscribed to in it, and they would be synced to an iPod when it was plugged in to charge.

Re: Making $60k a month from a podcast on software engineering

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Post by teekert »

michaelbuckbee wrote: post #59
scarface74 wrote: post #15

Slightly off topic, but he mentioned that he got his start from the software engineering radio podcast that's been around since 2006. I've been binge listening to that podcast for about two months and it re-enforced two things that I always suspected. 1. I made the biggest career mistake of my life by staying at one company from 1999-2008. I missed out on so much of state of the art technology that I spent the next 8…

There are two different podcast listening strategies (which informally seem about equally utilized). 1. Download and listen to every episode of a podcast. For many this would be something like Grubers. Listeners typically keep a much smaller number of podcast subscriptions. 2. Read the title and possibly the show notes for each episode and if it sounds interesting download that specific episode. My listening habits a…

Most podcasts I listen too (Linux Unplugged, Linux Action News, No Agenda) are no longer relevant after a week to a couple of weeks. The value is very much in the now. That would be a third mode then.

Re: Making $60k a month from a podcast on software engineering

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Post by badpun »

jimnotgym wrote: post #92
voltagex_ wrote: post #13

>(Work from 9am to 9pm, six days a week.) Jesus. I'm sure this is small business owner hours but still, this person musn't have a family or any other commitments.

Yeah, I got stuck in that sentence. I know lots of people do these hours, but people from Henry Ford onwards have been finding people are more efficient with less hours. Then again if your job is learning about new tech, cooking and exercise-the sort of thing others are doing in their hobby time, I can see how you can make 12 hours of that a day.

> people from Henry Ford onwards have been finding people are more efficient with less hours.

On average. It's not impossible that there are outliers than can just work crazy hours without productivity decrease.

Re: Making $60k a month from a podcast on software engineering

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Post by thearn4 »

scarface74 wrote: post #15

Slightly off topic, but he mentioned that he got his start from the software engineering radio podcast that's been around since 2006. I've been binge listening to that podcast for about two months and it re-enforced two things that I always suspected. 1. I made the biggest career mistake of my life by staying at one company from 1999-2008. I missed out on so much of state of the art technology that I spent the next 8…

> A daily podcast that lasts an hour? It's remarkable that he can keep up that pace.

I've also been very impressed with Jeff's pace and consistent quality/depth. Joe Rogan is the only other podcaster that I listen to who comes close to that.

Re: Making $60k a month from a podcast on software engineering

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Post by tonyedgecombe »

badpun wrote: post #108
jimnotgym wrote: post #92

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, I got stuck in that sentence. I know lots of people do these hours, but people from Henry Ford onwards have been finding people are more efficient with less hours. Then again if your job is learning about new tech, cooking and exercise-the sort of thing others are doing in their hobby time, I can see how you can make 12 hours of that a day.

> people from Henry Ford onwards have been finding people are more efficient with less hours. On average. It's not impossible that there are outliers than can just work crazy hours without productivity decrease.

I'm sure that's what they tell themselves.
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