In this bonus episode, I talk with someone you may recognize - me! This comes after receiving a few emails from listeners who were curious as to whether I'd ever spoken about my own podcaster journey.

In this short episode, I share how long I've been podcasting and what it means to me, as well as details about two other shows of mine that I'll be relaunching in the new year.

I also share some details you might not know about me, including a fun story about Sean Connery, and my time as a fairy godmother, costume and all!

As we get ready to close down for the holidays, I want to thank you for listening to the show each week, and making Podcaster Stories a part of your regular podcast listening schedule.

I hope you have a wonderful holiday season, and manage to relax, recuperate, and spend some quality time with those that matter the most. Here's to 2021 being a better year for all.

Contact me: danny@podcasterstories.com

My equipment:

• Samson Q2U Mic
• Focusrite Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen Audio Interface
• TRITON AUDIO Fethead In-Line Microphone Preamp
• Denon DJ HP-1100 Over Ear Headphones
• RockJam MS050 Adjustable Mic Suspension Boom
• Dragonpad Pop Filter

Recommended resources:

• Captivate.fm
• Aweber email marketing
• SquadCast remote interviewing

Hi, and welcome to Podcaster Stories each episode we'll have

a conversation with podcasters from across the globe and share

their story. What motivates them, why they started to show

how they grew in the show and more will also

talk about their personal lives and some of the things

that have happened that made them the person they are

today. Now here's your host. Danny Brown. Hi, and welcome

to a special bonus episode of Podcaster Stories this week,

I'm talking to myself, this comes from a couple of

emails that I received over the last month or so

where people were, you know, sharing an enjoyment of the

show and the guests I was speaking to, but they

were curious if there'd been any episodes where I'd, you

know, either chatted about my own podcast or journey if

you like, or been on other podcasts.

So I thought I'd put this one together as a

bonus episode, as I wind down 2020 into the holidays

and ready for the continuation of Podcaster Stories in January.

So I am Danny obviously, and I have been podcasting

on and off since 2010, but giving it the right

amount of focus since 2018, I currently host this show,

Podcaster Stories, and I have two other shows I will

be relaunching in the new year after a hiatus last

year, whilst my wife and I moved home, brought our

kids up north, et cetera. So these shows are A

Downsized Life, which charts my family's decisions to move from

a big city to a little village, about three hours

North, and looked to lead to a simpler life. The

other show is called Mental Health and Me, which I

cohost with my wife.

She used to do it herself, but we've decided to

make it a cohosted show as we relaunch it. And

this looks to talk about dealing with mental health issues

from a family point of view. My wife suffers from

both depression and anxiety. I was diagnosed with both of

them a couple of years ago, and our young son

also has anxiety. So between the three of us, we've

got a lot of, you know, things that A) we

can cover together, but B) helps us understand some of

the issues that, that we go through and may help

you if you have your own mental health issues. So,

as I mentioned, they'll be relaunching probably mid to late

January next year. Some of the things that you may

not know about me include the fact that James Bond

used to deliver milk to my grandmother.

Back when Sean Connery was a young man, he worked

as a milkman in Fountainbridge, which is a, sorta, little

place, It's like a, a suburb of Edinburgh, if you

like, back in Scotland, where I come from, as you

can probably tell. And a milkman's role was to deliver

milk to customers. And you'd go around in like a,

a horse and cart and dropping off the milk bottles,

to customers way early in the morning. So my grandmother

was one of these customers. And used to love to

tell us how James Bond always gave her a special

delivery each day, make of that what you will. I

was also the Fairy Godmother in my school plan of

Cinderella, complete with wand and big puffy dress. And I

can play any tune you give me, using just a

pencil and my teeth, as long as I know what

the tune is. When it comes to podcasting, for me,

it's an amazing medium to share stories, connect with people,

and learn about the things that you may never have

heard of otherwise.

Because of the spoken voice format, it feels more intimate

than say blogging or video. And because of this, lets

a podcaster, and the listener really connect. And I think

that's why I have really moved in the last couple

of years, ah, to really focus on podcasting as opposed

to the, the weekly blog newsletter that I used to

do. It's also led to me joining the Captivate FM

team, which means I'm really fortunate enough to be doing

something I really love with people that are genuinely nice

and want only the best for fellow podcasters. This includes

the Captivate FM, you know, podcast hosts services, podcast websites,

a Rebel Base Media team, et cetera. So it's been

really awesome to join the team this year and see

what they've got coming out, you know, for next year.

And I guess I should say "we've" got coming out

now that I'm part of the team. Anyhoo, this has

been a bonus episode of Podcaster Stories. Like I said,

I will be taking a short break over the holidays

so I can just sort of switch off, enjoy my

time with family, and sort of look back over, on

what's been a, a really weird year in a lot

of ways, but a really enjoyable year in many, many

other ways. They'll be a couple of these special 'year

end episode roundups' for next week and the week after.

The show will be back to its usual chat format

in January, but until then, take care, stay safe, and