Meet Women Who Podcast
Women it’s time.
You have something to say.
It’s time we hear it.
You have a voice.
It’s time to use it, and use it loud.
The background
After realising who I was interested in talking to and coming to realise what I stand for and who I want to serve, the Women Who Podcast show has come into being.
When I started Pod Bites I knew I wanted to share podcaster’s stories and encourage more people to podcast and I wanted to do it via short form episodes that people could listen to on a short commute across town.
But now I know my path is leading me to women, especially as podcasting remains a male dominated medium.
The world’s most listened to podcast?
The Joe Rogan Experience, with 11 million downloads per episode.
But did you know that according to All Top Everything the second and third top podcasters in the world are hosted by women?
I didn’t.
They’re Crime Junkie and Call Her Daddy in case you were wondering.
Of all the podcasts in the world 61 per cent are hosted by men with 27% of podcasts fronted by women and the remaining 12% hosted by a mixed sex duo (or more).
Over the past four months I’ve been asking women their podcasting stories.
A common theme I’ve heard is that it’s not as difficult as they thought it might be but that it took courage to start.
Many had to let go of the need to be perfect.
When I tell people I have a podcast - and that I’m starting another - there’s an initial look of surprise and then a comment about how they could never do a podcast, or that I must be exceptionally talented (I’m no, I just have a big mouth).
This is who Women Who Podcast is for - the women who have a podcast and the women who are about to have a podcast.
About Women Who Podcast
It’s a podcast to learn from others, to embrace the messy, to podcast in the way that suits you and not just because a podcasting expert said you had to do it that way.
I listen to those shows, but then I hear podcasts which go against this grain and they are doing just fine.
Do all podcasters want to achieve the heights of Joe Rogan?
No, I don’t think so. Sure success is great but it comes with a price - and we have our own measure of success too.
Do we want to find our 1000 superfans and give them more of what we’re already doing?
I think yes.
I want Women Who Podcast to be the show for women, where they can get real life stories, case studies that give them the proof they need to get podcasting themselves.
What can you expect from me?
More interviews with women who podcast.
Episodes to help you with your podcast
Independent podcasting without the bells and whistles
If this sounds like a podcast you’d like to support please subscribe, leave a review and if you feel called, support me on Patreon.
