Podcast Junkies w/ Harry Duran

On this episode of the Audience podcast, Matt talks with Harry Duran from Podcast Junkies and his podcast production company (Fullcast). From mobile app developer to his ah-ha moment at New Media Expo, he talks about his journey into podcasting as well as his thought experiment which led to the Vertical Farming Podcast. Harry shares his expertise in the industry as the discussion moves from hyperfocusing on niches and the importance of building partnerships with sponsors.

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Today you’ll learn about:

Vertical Farming Podcast and hyperfocusing in different niches
- Knowing what you want from day one
How can creativity bridge your show with the sponsors’ expectations
Sponsors “experimenting” with podcasts vs traditional sponsorships
- Give-and-take relationships
- Bringing sponsors onto your show for their expertise
Podcast Junkies
- Origin story and how it led to Fullcast
- Lessons learned
Private podcasting
The future of the podcasting industry
- The twist in the Spotify subscription model (vs. Apple)
- Facebook allowing embedded players
- Breez and Podfriend

Resources/Links:

Podcast Junkies: https://podcastjunkies.com/

Fullcast: https://fullcast.co/

Notion landing page for listeners: http://fullcast.co/castos

Vertical Farming Podcast: https://verticalfarmingpodcast.com/

Podnews: https://podnews.net/

Podcast2.0: https://podcastindex.org/

Breez: https://breez.technology/

Podfriend: https://www.podfriend.com/

Castos Academy: https://academy.castos.com/

Castos, private podcast: https://academy.castos.com/private/

Castos, website: Castos.com/