Game Over!

I want to make one thing clear. You want to start a podcast, start a podcast. You want to write a book, write a book. You want to be an actress, go act. You don’t need permission to chase your dream. You can do any damn thing in this life that you want to do. But also, a word of caution, you might not like it. Maybe you change your dream. Or perhaps, you are not all that good at it. That is a possibility. 

I played basketball growing up. I was damn good on my in-house basketball team up through sixth grade. Oh yes I was! But in middle school, I, a 13 year old kid, realized that many of the kids around me were faster, stronger and yes, better at the game. I continued to play the game. I continued to practice a million jumpers in my driveway at home. But by tenth grade, I got tired of being on the bench and not playing. So I pivoted. I wanted to still be around the game I loved, while knowing I wasn’t going to the NBA. This is when I started getting into broadcasting and the rest is history. I went to school for radio broadcasting and between traditional radio and podcasting, I have been working in the industry for twenty years. Woah. Time flies. I am getting old. 

Let me ask you something… what did you go to school for? I am not asking this question with any animosity. I truly want to know. 

I had this conversation with my wife over the weekend… It irritates the hell out of me when EVERYBODY and ANYBODY thinks they can do a radio broadcast or a podcast now. I told her that this is the equivalent of me offering massage therapy. FYI, she is a massage therapist. I have no formal training, education or background in massage therapy, yet imagine if I just said, sure I can do that and not only that, I am good at it! YEAH RIGHT! You would go to a trusted professional for a relaxing massage. Now am I the utmost professional with a podcast?  HAHA… NO! But you get my point… well hopefully. 

People want to be the celebrity without putting in the work. They invest in the big neon sign for the podcast so it can be shown, but they don’t know how to ask a damn follow-up question. They want to start the merch line. They want to talk. But they don’t know the game. 

Podcasts have jumped the shark. I have been saying it for a minute now. In fact, I’ll go a step further. No signs of life. Podcasts are dead. GAME OVER!