Listeners are producers. Thank you for getting the show out.I reflect on my own podcast listening: helpful with insomnia, and a lifeline during tough times. Write me hereReading a wide range of listener notes, I respond and explore personal themes:vulnerabilitythoughts on how to engage usefully with attachment theory, to go looking for the things we don't want to saythe two breakdown eps from Joe and Alivoyeurism: when is it okay to listen to people spilling about intense experiencesI say it's because people pod with honesty, because they want to be seen and accepted, flaws and all, so you're helping. If it's feeding something exploitative, you'll feel it.Themes around speaking, activism, expression:the half-informed should speak, while being honest about their level of understanding, otherwise we will only hear from the powerful and the uninformed, who are never honest about their level of understandingmiddle-class white women do speak up a lot, but should continue to do soa brief history of middle-class women as key activistsI encourage a writer who listens, to start a show, and offer support and advice to anyone curious about getting startedNetworked communal media not subject to the algorithmthe communal, horizontal, networked experience of podcasts (listeners become producers, or step up to speak, in a mutually supporting way) audio over RSS: the last medium not to have been completely overrun by ads and algorithmsopen nature of podcast distribution via RSS feeds, Really Simple Syndication, contrasting it with highly vertical, platform-dependent media (LOCKED SYSTEMS = serfdom)commercial radio thrived on podcast-ish values before becoming a bloated ad beasta call for community support and contribution, reinforcing the collaborative spirit of podcasting listeners as producers, who contribute to the content and continuity of podcastsValue for Value, decentralisation: the philosophy we need for sustainable media in the age of closed platformsthe importance of fearless feedback in all directionsthe democratizing power of podcasts under techno-feudalismCreators & Guests Sam Ellis - Host Art by https://www.instagram.com/schinacoy/(00:00) - The Life-Changing Power of Podcasts (01:11) - Podcast Listening Habits (02:07) - Podcast Listeners as Producers (03:38) - Exploring Attachment Theory Through Listener Feedback (06:21) - The Open Nature of Podcasting vs. Centralized Media (24:18) - Embracing Vulnerability and Listener Connections (25:06) - The Power of Envy and Personal Growth (25:36) - Podcasting as a Form of Expression (30:02) - The Impact of Listening and Speaking (32:27) - Exploring Faith and Listener Feedback 00:00 The Life-Changing Power of Podcasts01:11 Podcast Listening Habits02:07 Podcast Listeners as Producers03:38 Exploring Attachment Theory Through Listener Feedback06:21 The Open Nature of Podcasting vs. Centralized Media24:18 Embracing Vulnerability and Listener Connections25:06 The Power of Envy and Personal Growth25:36 Podcasting as a Form of Expression30:02 The Impact of Listening and Speaking32:27 Exploring Faith and Listener Feedback