Praise is a weird thing, isn't it?
Evo Terra:I mean, we know it makes other people feel good to receive it, but many
Evo Terra:of us get shy or feel awkward when we are the recipients of the praise.
Evo Terra:I'm right there with you.
Evo Terra:And I guess I kind of need to get over it.
Evo Terra:Hello, and welcome to another Podcast Pontifications with me, Evo Terra.
Evo Terra:In case you missed the big news, it was recently announced that I was to be
Evo Terra:inducted into the Podcasting Hall of Fame, which is kind of cool, if I'm honest.
Evo Terra:Now, the award ceremony is taking place this March at Podcast
Evo Terra:Movement Evolutions in Los Angeles.
Evo Terra:Good thing I bought a ticket, huh?
Evo Terra:This year actually marks the return of the Podcast Hall of
Evo Terra:Fame after a several-year break.
Evo Terra:The prior ceremony was back in 2018.
Evo Terra:So it's been a minute.
Evo Terra:I'm going to come off like a posturing dirtbag here, but I'm
Evo Terra:not really an award-seeking person.
Evo Terra:Am I stoked and honored that I've been chosen to join the ranks of
Evo Terra:other podcasters who've been inducted into the Podcaster's Hall of Fame?
Evo Terra:Absolutely.
Evo Terra:Will I proudly feature the award in my studio and in the background of every
Evo Terra:single video call I do from now on?
Evo Terra:You know it.
Evo Terra:Will I tweak my social profiles and add it to my website and probably even
Evo Terra:my email signature line because yes, I still have an email signature line?
Evo Terra:I can't imagine not doing those things.
Evo Terra:But I'm still going to tell you that I'm not really an awards-seeking person.
Evo Terra:Now, I greatly appreciate the validation and I feel incredibly
Evo Terra:honored to receive this award.
Evo Terra:That my work in the space of podcasting is recognized by my peers is both
Evo Terra:heartwarming and confidence-inspiring.
Evo Terra:And also very, very cool.
Evo Terra:Oh, and there's this.
Evo Terra:You see, I'm sharing this with you today to say, simply, thank you.
Evo Terra:Thank you for listening to or watching or reading me think out loud, if
Evo Terra:you will, about podcasting, both the present of podcasting and the future of
Evo Terra:podcasting for some nearly 600 episodes of Podcast Pontifications since 2018.
Evo Terra:If you've received any inspiration or found a way forward because
Evo Terra:of my words and thoughts, I'm really glad to have played a part.
Evo Terra:And thank you for your engagement on Twitter, the Advancing Podcasting
Evo Terra:community's Discord server, and asking me to be a part of your show
Evo Terra:to talk about, well, podcasting, that's what we're talking about.
Evo Terra:If that has helped you become a better podcaster or made you understand
Evo Terra:the realities and why we need to make podcasting better overall, I'm
Evo Terra:very happy to have helped with that.
Evo Terra:And thank you to those who listen to the podcast 3 Clips where I am the host
Evo Terra:of the second season of the program.
Evo Terra:Thanks to all of you who engage with the various properties of Sounds
Evo Terra:Profitable where I serve as the editor and oversee strategic operations.
Evo Terra:And thanks to the hundreds of authors-cum-podcasters who took a
Evo Terra:risk on making a podcast version of their books with Podiobooks.com.
Evo Terra:That seems like a lifetime ago, but your efforts taught me that podcasting has the
Evo Terra:power to both give voice to the unheard, or perhaps better stated under-heard,
Evo Terra:and also do something really cool with this space that hadn't been done before.
Evo Terra:Thank you very much for your trust and your willingness to go
Evo Terra:on that grand experiment with me.
Evo Terra:And a huge thanks to my friends who've really followed my strange, tangled,
Evo Terra:wandering path through podcasting that started all the way back in
Evo Terra:2004, when me and one other dork with a microphone thought we'd give
Evo Terra:this whole podcasting thing a go.
Evo Terra:Thank you very much for following me from show to show, suffering through my
Evo Terra:months-long breaks and putting up with my never-ending existential crises that
Evo Terra:caused me to change directions on a dime.
Evo Terra:None of that, by the way, is the best idea when it comes to building an
Evo Terra:audience, for sure, but it has certainly made me a lot of friends along the way.
Evo Terra:So thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Evo Terra:Thank you very much.
Evo Terra:And I shall be back after the weekend with yet another Podcast Pontifications.
Evo Terra:Cheers!
Evo Terra:Podcast Pontifications is written and narrated by Evo Terra.
Evo Terra:He's on a mission to make podcasting better.
Evo Terra:Links to everything mentioned in today's episode are in the notes
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Evo Terra:A written-to-be-read article based on today's episode is available at
Evo Terra:podcastpontifications.com where you'll also find a video version and a corrected
Evo Terra:transcript, both created by Allie Press.
Evo Terra:Podcast Pontifications is a production of Simpler Media.