Preserving podcasting as a platform for free speech. Adam Curry and Podcasting 2.0
Today I am blessed to interview the man who helped invent podcasting. Many people know him from his time as a VJ on MTV but there is so much more to Adam than his leather jacket and golden locks of hair.
- Born in Va but moved to the Netherlands when he was 7. He built his first transistor radio when he was 15, and by 16 was a station announcer for a hospital. He later worked on Dutch Pirate Radio, and Radio Decibel in Amsterdam.
- He's also worked part-time in a computer store where he built his own modem.
- Yes, he was on MTV as a DJ from 1987-1994.
- Seeing the power of the Internet he started OnRamp which turned into Think New Ideas. 1996 Adam Curry served as CTO of Think New Ideas. He built websites for Budweiser, bud light, and put together the first Live Stream of the Grammys. (the sponsor was one of the first digital cameras).
- Podshow (a podcast network, later renamed Mevio) was launched 2004 to 2014. It focused on selling ads for a cast of podcasters.
- In 2005 hosted a show on Sirius Satelite Radio that spotlighted podcasts.
- In 2007 he launched the No Agenda Show with John C Divorak which uses the value for value model.
He's part pirate, part broadcaster, part nerd, and part businessman, he's the Podfather, and today we are talking podcasting 2.0
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Topics Covered With Adam:The problem with podcasting networks ( 7:20)
The history of the No Agenda Show (14:50)
What is Podcasting 2.0 and how to get started (27:05)
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00:00 - Untitled
00:21 - How to Book a Big Guest
02:13 - Show Introduction
05:51 - Adam Curry This is Your Life
07:41 - The Problem With Podcast Networks
08:56 - Birth of Podshow/Mevio
11:28 - Mevio vs Spotify Contracts
11:46 - Brand Safe Ruins Everything
12:29 - The Birth of Promo Codes
13:13 - Adam Exits Mevio
13:34 - Handling the Talent
14:26 - Advertising is Censorship
15:11 - The History of the No Agenda Show
21:22 - Sponsor: Podpage 2.0
22:57 - Seeing Appreciation for Your Show
23:24 - Gamifying Giving
24:16 - From My Podcast to Our Podcast
27:26 - What Inspired Podcasting 2.0
31:10 - Netcasts vs Podcasts
31:55 - Add More Features to RSS
33:10 - A Way For Podcasters To Get Paid
36:00 - From Open to Closed Systems
37:59 - Hot Namespace Talk
38:59 - Cloud Chapters
43:10 - NewPodcastApps.com
44:38 - How To Get Started
45:45 - Documentation is Coming
48:39 - Older Millennials Get It
50:46 - Podping Fixes Slow Updates
53:50 - It's Not Just Nerds
55:00 - Even Cartoons Aren't Safe
56:08 - What Makes a Good Podcast?
58:35 - Podcast Math
01:00:07 - Learning = Uncomfortable
01:01:30 - Reflections on Interview
01:02:47 - Question of the Month
01:04:01 - Bloopers
