Hey, everybody. Welcome to Podutyand the News for Saturday, September
25th. We're trying a new format. I've got Maria Daniels joining
me today. We've got six live news
podcasting stories coming your way right after the theme
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Hey, everybody, can you still hear me? That I can.
Oh, I can hear you, too. I didn't know you were moving to the stage.
I made a switch. I didn't tell anybody. I went from behind the
scenes to the main stage. We'll switch it up so you can see
both Maria and I. Oh, maybe. There we go.
Maria Daniels, welcome back to the show. I'm
happy to be here. Well, maybe not this show, but you've been on
every show I think I've ever produced. There's been a Maria Daniels
element to that show. I'm excited that this one's in the
morning, though. I would like to go ahead and submit my approval for this because
usually you want to do like 8pm I'm like 8, and the PM is not
for Maria, but this is. Is great. I love morning shows. That's
true. All my shows are like 7pm And Maria's like, I'm done for the day.
I've been up since 4. Yeah, yeah. Usually you can tell because I'm like,
like, half melting in my chair and drooling. And yeah,
morning. Morning. Maria is a whole different person. So we're still. We're still awake at
this time, so it's good. Well, this is a new format we're trying out for
Poduty and the News. It's called Poduty and the Crew. We got a
little morning crew joining me. We'll have some rotating panelists.
Instead of me just reading you the stories, I'd like to get some
feedback on these stories because this podcast was started to
showcase all the things that are happening in live news
or live podcasting. There's so many stories every week that
I've been finding and scratching. I go through about a thousand different articles a
week to find six to ten pretty good stories about live
podcasting, and they're happening week after week after week in
America, in the UK and Australia, and they
just keep coming. And we want to share that because we built what you're seeing
me sit on here as a podcast stage for producing
live podcasts. It's the first. The world's first, I believe nobody's challenged me
on a year. The world's first podcast theater.
So it's Poduty. It's outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in a town called
Tarentum, Pennsylvania. And we celebrated our
first year in business. I've been saying, the world's first podcast theater.
And I'm gonna stick to it.
If somebody challenges me, I can always add a qualifier. It's the world's first podcast
theater on Corbett street in Tarentum, Pennsylvania. I think
it's perfect. I mean, that flies.
That works. We also are calling us morning coffee with
Poduty and the Crew. And here in Tarentum, we have a nice little
coffee shop called Harvest Moon. I'm having some Harvest
Moon dark roast this morning. I went down right before
showtime, got a fresh cup, and they. They recognized me. I was pretty excited. Like,
how's it going down at the theater? You gotta bring them on.
I'm thinking about doing that. Maria had a great idea. I think it was two
years ago. We did a, like a Christmas market. We had like
10 vendors come on and showcase, you know,
their businesses, showcase what they sell. I think about taking
Maria's idea, doing it locally this year. You should. Yeah,
do like a whole. Like a local. I think that would be awesome.
Awesome. Are you ready to get into our first story? I am. I'm excited. I
love Titanic. So let's. Let's go with it. Spoiler alert.
Yeah, let's go to that first story. All aboard the
Titanic tour. This comes to us from Hot Press, the
award winning podcast. The Rest is History is setting
sail for the stage with a live tour dedicated to one of the most
famous ships in history, the Titanic. Hosts
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook will bring their sharp wit
and storytelling to Belfast, Dublin and Cork. Or
to Belfast comma, Dublin and Cork this April.
Tackling the myths, mysteries, and monumental legacy of the
doomed liner. With more than 700 episodes under their
belt and recognition from the British Academy itself,
this UK podcasting powerhouse is proving that history, it doesn't
just belong in the books, it belongs in front of live audiences
too. And you know, I would open with this thing about podcasting
and live theaters. And here's a show
recognized by the British Academy. They've produced 700 episodes.
And what are they doing now in 2025? They're
taking it on tour. They're hitting three cities,
which is just incredible. Belfast, Dublin, And Cork and
Marie, you mentioned you love Titanic. Would this be a show you'd seek
out if it was here in the States? Absolutely. Well, and I think it's really
cool, like, even though it's not in the States, and I would love to be
able to see it here in the States, I think it's awesome that
they're going to be doing that in the area where the ship was built. You
know, it's almost like visiting like a ghost hometown or something. I
think that's, that's a really cool concept, in my opinion.
Yeah, I love it. I love taking it on the road, going to where the
history happened and, and, and re. You know, reminiscing. What's that?
112 years later they'd be doing a tour.
Imagine trying to explain to people on the Titanic that in 112
years there'll be a podcast where two people come on and talk
about the Titanic. Yeah, absolutely. Well, and I think that,
like, I think this shows just how
podcasting isn't just that typical podcast thing that we thought it
was, because, and even, you know, lots of people are starting to figure
out that, you know, like, even, like kids and, you know,
teenagers and, you know, elderly, like, everybody is getting
news and music and everything from creators that are creating these
podcasts. And so I think this is a really cool concept because
podcasting is kind of like today's radio, which I know I have friends who work
for radio. They're probably argue with me about that, but I'm, I'm still saying it
because it's on demand, it's niche, it's creator led, and it's kind of
giving these different angles and again, taking something that's become
like a cultural obsession for us. Titanic, you know, we keep
coming back to the story because I think even if we're not history
bus, which I am a history buff, I love history. It's that unknown,
that mystery, right. That keeps us kind of pulled in. And, you know,
when the Titanic movie came out, and I want to say it was like, what,
96, 97 or something? It was late 90s, you know, obviously that
was a huge hit. Even though I, I
want to bring this up real quick, if they're going to be doing this,
you know, this Titanic thing, are they going to like,
finally settle that door debate? Like, I don't know where you stand on that,
because I am here to say that there was plenty of
room on that door. Physics agrees, science agrees,
my inner child agrees that there was plenty of room on that
door. Just saying. Yeah, it wasn't a good look for her,
honestly. You know, if you really like somebody, you know, you might want
to try to, you know, help them survive. I, I would agree with that.
She didn't even try. She's, like, laying across the, the whole door instead of, like,
balancing out. Like, come on, we could, like, the Dora would have been buoyant enough
if they would have balanced the weight. So I'm just saying that I feel like
they need to kind of tackle that debate. That's a big one. And imagine if,
if he did survive, like, how awkward the holidays would be. Like,
like, absolutely. All you got me was a bowie
knife. You almost let me die in the Atlantic Ocean. Yeah.
So that, that, that same bugs me. You had a great
segue already. To our second story. We're talking about radio.
We're going from TikTok to talk radio. This comes to us from Radio
Info. This isn't quite a podcast. This was a, a conference. But
look at what they're talking about. At Radio Days Asia, Daniel,
Ahem. Of ABC Australia delivered a reality check.
Young audiences aren't waiting around to grow into traditional
media. They're already tuned into creators.
Ahem. Explained TikTok is
their discovery feed, YouTube is their TV feed, and
podcasts are the radio. By training creators like
historian Aslan Pahari and art expert Mary
McGillivray, the ABC has racked up
over 120 million views, mostly from under
34s. Add Jakarta's Mustang
88.0. Giving teens the mic Deutsch.
Well, training youth podcasters worldwide. And
the message is clear. The future of radio and podcasting
belongs to creators who meet young audiences where
they already are. And this might not be something we, we think
about too often, Maria, but if, if we know that these
kids are going to TikTok, they're going to YouTube, they're
streaming podcasts now on YouTube more than maybe downloading in an app
or subscribing in an app. That's a big bubble
that is probably going to have some effect on traditional media if
they don't pivot in 20 years. Absolutely. Well,
and like I said earlier, I don't think that
radio, you know, has to be dead. I think it just needs to
transition the way that podcasting is kind of working again with that, that
Live on Demand creator fed. And we're discovering,
you know, a lot of our favorite podcasts on,
you know, tick tock or YouTube shorts. And, you know, it's, you know,
we're surfing and seeing these little clips and then going and really, you
know, finding some of our favorite shows. There's ones that I've found that I didn't
even know existed, and I found them from shorts. Yeah.
The amount of creators, I mean, I guess the access to
being a creator this time, the barrier is so low
that so many people can jump in and get started. It's not like
20 years ago when we had to go to a television station
or you had to go to the radio station to broadcast your media.
You can do this from your basement now. Yep. You can do it
on a phone from your basement. And I think that's. That's the thing to kind
of think about that, you know, podcasting is actually radio now, but
better because, again, it's niche, it's on demand, it's way
more personalized. You don't have to have a big fancy
like radio, you know, broadcasting studio. You can, you know,
put together your own things or you can go use your podcasting studio that you've
got there, you know, pti, of course. But, you know, I, I
think it's. I think it's. It's so much more open
to just creators who are wanting to create, even if they don't know
every single aspect of, you know, that broadcasting world,
which I, I think is huge. Yeah.
I'm, I'm just amazed that how much this caught me off guard when I
read it, that they're having conferences already preparing
for. What are we going to do when these kids reach maturity,
age the. The 30s and the 40s if they're not supporting
us now? What. What happens 20 years from now
where we. We have a problem? Well, it does make me wonder,
though. I wonder if, like, the, the next, like, Walter Cronkite will be
somebody with like a ring light and like a cat in the background or something,
you know? Yeah, just a live feed of a
cat on green screen.
Well, we talked radio. We're going to Rebel Force.
Rebel Force Radio podcast brings us a live performance.
The Force was strong in California as Rebel Force
Radio broadcast live from Rancho Obi Wan,
home of the world's largest Star wars memorabilia collection.
Fans gathered under the stars with Steve
Sansweet and Newman and surprise guest puppet
Lando for a night of laughs, nostalgia and galactic fun
with Billy Mack Baby Belushi and a room full of die hard
fans. The event wasn't just about Star Wars. It was a fundraiser
to support Rancho Obi Wan and the Saga Museum, a
perfect reminder that fandom, when brought together live, can
keep the galaxy far, far away thriving
right here on Earth. Sometimes AI likes to sneak in
a pun or two. This one
right here, I was like, oh, no, we're going to be talking because this always
gets a lot of booze from people. I've fully watched even one Star
wars movie. I can't make it through it, which I know, boo
Maria. But I do, I will say about this,
obviously, I'm the minority on that. Most people love it. And
so, you know, the fact that people, you know, geek out
on this and it's, you know, it's a probably a billion dollar
franchise. I like that they're doing the.
The soul of that, of that fandom and turning it into like a
fundraiser. I think that's pretty cool. Yeah, a big podcast.
I don't have the total kind of episodes that they've done, but I believe they've
been doing it for a while. And this is an example, I think, of.
You've created a community. You've connected with people who like
what you're doing. They like the same things. And like, hey, why don't we meet
up in a live environment and have a special celebration? Let's embrace
our fans. And we got a little puppet guy, a little Lando puppet
guy, and let's have some fun. Let's. Let's celebrate each
other while we like this thing. And I think that's exactly what
these types of events are for. They're to bring your community together.
I do have questions, though. I mean, it doesn't mention. I mean, do they have
like a puppet Leia, do they have a, like a puppet Han Solo? Do
they have a. Maybe a puppet Vader that's like wheezing dramatically into a mic
somewhere? Like, I have some questions.
Yeah, I feel like they should.
So we will send our crack part. Part crack pot of
reporters and investigate, and we'll be back next week with
the answers. Maria needs to know. I would love
that. Like, they. Somebody needs to get back with me on that. At least. They
at least need to have Vader because, like, that's. They feel like he's very important
part. Of that crackpot Vader. Love it.
All right. One of my favorite things I've watched in the last week
or so. Billy Corgan has his
own podcast called the Magnificent Others. And Devo sat down.
And Devo also now has a documentary on Netflix that's
phenomenal. If you get a chance, check out what they did. This
was recorded live in front of a live audience, and it's from Chicago's
Madame Zuzu's Tea Shop. Billy Corrigan sat Down with the
legendary band Devo for a live taping of the magnificent Others.
The night mixed humor and history, covering everything from their infamous
78 SNL debut to Neil Young collaborations,
MTV Mayhem, and even the role of AI in music.
Between General Boy Tales and whippet nostalgia,
Devo reminded the crowd why their playful subversion still
resonates across generations. It was part rock
history, part comedy, and all
Devo, I. I can't decide.
How I feel about this. Like, I don't know what's weird or Billy Corgan talking
about AI or Devo talking about Neil Young. Like, I don't know.
I don't know how feel about that. I mean, I do think, I do think
it's cool that Billy Corgan is kind of like leaning into this role of,
I guess, like a rock historian now. And. But it's still,
that's, that's so interesting to me. It's like. And I think again, that's
why this world is so interesting is because nobody could have like,
guessed that, that nobody could have scripted that that was going to be a thing
like. Nope. Like, you would have written that down 10 years ago. People would be
like, what? No. Yeah, on my 1990 bingo
card, wasn't Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins would interview Devo?
No, it, like, wait, I don't. It's just strange. But, you
know, I, I do think that, you know, that idea of stories
being told live, especially general boy stories being told live, kind of feels,
you know, very Devo. But I don't know, it's very
interesting. I don't know. I do feel like this is such an interesting,
like, world we're living in now. Just as all of
these creators from the past that didn't have these platforms,
you know, are now kind of coming together to be able to talk about some
of these, like, things in a live taping. You know what I mean? It makes
me wonder, like, what other bands, like, what other bands should do that. Like,
like, like imagine, like maybe like the Beastie Boys and
Dolly Parton.
It would be funny. I think you're exactly on point. And one of the things
about a style like this, a podcast that's, you know, these two
musicians. I think what we would have done 20 years ago
is maybe read this in Rolling Stone or Spin
magazine. This would have been an in depth interview with
photos and maybe backstories, and this would have been an article
that we read. But now, you know, through what Billy Corgan's
doing with these artists, they're bringing almost like
a magazine article to life. They're documenting this
history in real time. They're telling their stories. And you're not just reading the words
on a page anymore. You're hearing from Devo, hey,
this is what we did. This is what we were trying to do. This is
what I think we accomplished and this is what we wanted to accomplish, but nobody
ever got it. And you're getting this perspective that you wouldn't have got
just reading an article. And I really think that this is kind of that
replacement to those great magazine articles we used to read.
Yeah. And I think it's so much better because again, you're hearing it
literally from their mouth, in their tone, their
emotion. I think it's a pretty cool concept. Really
awesome. And speaking of, I don't have a transition for this one, but
we have an accountant going on a
tour with his podcast the Advisory Amplified
Accounting Hits the Road. The source here is Blake Oliver. Blog
and Advisory Amplified. Forget week long
conferences and sky high travel costs, the Advisory
Amplified tour is bringing practical learning to your backyard.
This fall, six cities will host one day events focused on
streamlining client work, raising margins and rethinking
the future of accounting. Each stop is capped at 100
people with a cost of just $99. And raps with
a live taping of the accounting podcast.
With hands on sessions, curated tech partners and fresh voices
from across the profession, it's making education more
accessible, impactful and dare we say,
actually fun. I like how that's like a question because that was my thing. When
I first seen that I was like, wait, what? I mean, because let's
all at least agree on this. Even if you're accountant, we can at least agree
that accounting is not a sexy, you know, thing. Right?
It's. And even as an accountant, typically when you're talking about like education, you're talking
about like week long hotel conferences with like badge
scanners and sad chicken salad lunches or something. You know, it's not like
typically like something we think of as super fun. But
that being said, I do think that, you know,
this is kind of again, kind of that wave of the future, especially in the
professional world, because you know, it's practical, it's like a one
day event, not like some massive terrible week
long thing. It's affordable. There's not like massive
travel costs, you know, and they're bringing like all the stuff you need to
know to you. I think, I mean, I think it's practical and I think it's,
it's a good idea. Right? Yeah, I love the idea of almost
doing like a training session during the day. And what are
they capping it off with? They're going to record their podcast live from
that city. So this is almost like a twofer. They're going on tour,
maybe they'll bring on additional clients. It's a great business
strategy to host a podcast or an event to bring on clients. I know
Maria can definitely speak to that. But you're also now
you're in a position for six cities to have different guests
to get different perspectives for your podcast. So they're
capping off this tour at each stop with a recording
podcast, but you're going back to that business strategy.
Have you ever seen businesses Maria, use podcasts to
generate new clients? Yeah, a couple of times. Yeah. I mean,
as you know, I mean that's kind of one of the things that I've, I've
done like not, not directly like this as much,
but like, definitely that is kind of one of our focuses. But
you know, it also I really like that they're pulling everything
into kind of, I hate to say like a happy Meal because I'm like
very health food, but kind of that idea, right. That, you know, people
want to be able to kind of get more out of their time. Right. If
I'm going to go spend three hours somewhere, let's make that
three hours count. I don't, I didn't look see how long it was. We're just
going to pretend that it's three. But, you know, I think let's make it count.
Right. And I like the idea that, you know, that
they're kind of packing a lot of stuff into one time. And I'm wondering
if we're going to start seeing more industries doing this. And honestly, I think we
should. Right the, the bite size accessible events instead of these big
ticket conferences. Because if you've been in the business world, like I know
we have those conferences, I feel like I can recite
what's going to be said. I already, I already know what's going to be said.
I already know. Even the, you know, the, the VIP after hours that you pay
extra for already know that as you're rubbing like basically all the
conversations. I could probably write a script for all of that.
And all of us know it, but we go because it's kind of like this
expected thing or whatnot. You know, continue our education, continue our networking. So it's not
that it's all bad. It's just become so
monotonous that I think this would, you know, flip
it a Little bit. Right. And again, making that a little more bite size. And
I mean, 99 is a steal, right? Like live learning, a
taping of it. Like, I mean, like 99 bucks is like a no brainer.
Yeah, it's a great thing. And you mentioned conferences and
you've seen things like this at conferences. And one of the things I've been
noticing in the past six months since doing this podcast is
conferences as part of their entertainment aren't just
booking bands, aren't just bringing in like magicians and public
speakers, some of their main stage events.
Our podcast from within their industry. So, you know, this is a
miniature version of that kind of model where your business has already
found its people. It's connecting through, you know, a
bunch of accountants in different towns. But there's probably accounting conferences,
and because they now have this experience, they could
start doing their shows at accounting conferences and those people
will pay to have you there. It's a, I think, a great strategy for a
podcast. No, I agree with that. You know, and I think that
again, if you're going to be doing this work and saying all these amazing things,
I mean, how many times? Because, I mean, I know I've done this and I'd
say you have to. Have you been somewhere and had this, like, amazing conversation, you
think back like, man, I wish this was recorded. That was gold. And
so, you know, they're, they are kind of like thinking ahead on these things. Right.
That, you know, they're wanting to kind of capture some of that
excitement of, you know, what's going on live and being able to kind of
share that, you know, on. On a different platform, a different
medium. Yeah. I've also done some stories where people have just
snuck in their podcasting equipment to their booth
and they do a live podcast at their booth of conferences. So something
to keep in mind, especially for businesses, there's a lot of opportunity
out there to connect with an audience that needs what
you're servicing and selling. Absolutely. Yeah. And I mean,
I think the sky's the limit, you know, once, you know, we start realizing
that, you know, a lot of this media connection is
actually in our hands, like anybody can be a pod podcaster. They really
can. Now, we could talk about how not necessarily everybody should be a podcaster.
That's another story for another day. But anybody could be right.
Absolutely. Going from the smartest people in the room to
the smart less people in the room comes to us. This was an
exclusive on Variety magazine and the comedy
trio Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes
are taking Smart List to the Hollywood bowl this November,
marking the iconic venue's first ever live podcast
taping. With 17,500 seats, it
could become one of the largest US audiences for a
podcast recording. True to form, the guest lineup
remains a surprise even to some of the hosts. But
with past visits ranging from John Mayer to Bill Gates,
fans can expect big names and bigger laughs. As the
host put it, the Beatles played here, and now
somehow, so are we. Sorry, history.
Well, you can't go wrong with this lineup. I love all of them, and
I can imagine how funny, you know, this show will just be.
It's. It's interesting. Just again, we
were talking about earlier about how, you know, one of the perks of
podcasting is that it is. It is niche, you know,
but I think this kind of flips that to say, you know,
it really actually starts to show how big podcasting really has become,
because it's not only just niche anymore, it's not only
just the small creators anymore that people are literally buying
concert tickets to watch people talk on stage. You know,
it's. I mean, and. And banter back and forth with each other that it's not
like, you know, just this, like, scripted, curated stuff
anymore. I. I don't know. I find that interesting and intriguing. Yeah,
it's incredible how especially post Covid comedians and
actors, people already have a base. They're now filling
up theaters and arenas and in these large places,
which tells us that this is something that the public is
doing. The public is going to see these live events, but
99% of podcasters aren't filling arenas. They
don't have that type of audience. What is the middle ground between
recording in your home studio and recording at Madison Square
Garden? And I think places like, you see that I'm sitting in now, and places
around Maria, they're doing live podcasts for
smaller, independent audiences, and it's happening. So
that's what the purpose of this podcast is, to show you this is a
viable way to podcast for most people.
Absolutely. Well, and I love that the guest is a surprise. I think that
adds kind of a cool element. Like, you know, you could get like, John Mayer,
or you could get like, Bill Gates, or you get, like, someone's weird neighbor.
It's. It's kind of chaotic, and I kind of like it there.
There was a documentary they did. They've. They've done tours before. They did
one two or three years ago, might be on Hulu, and
they had like. Like two great shows. And then like, the
third guest was Like a scientist that the audience didn't know.
And in that moment, you can see the audience just turn
on them. They were walking out. They were disappointed. They wanted their
money back, so they did. I mean, they are three A
level celebrities. These three. Yeah. And people who go to see
them expect A level celebrities. Not that a scientist isn't. But
in America, you know, we want to see the Arnold Schwarzeneggers, and I.
Don'T know, I would want to see the scientists, but Maria's a closet nerd. I
really am. So you would have stayed? I would be there with my. With my
secret microscope. I'd be like, yes, I really have a microscope and goggles,
so I would be there for it. But no, I. I also,
like, I don't remember what you said. I don't have it in front of me,
but what was the line like? Sorry, history or something like that.
The Beatles played here, and now somehow, so are we.
Sorry. That sounds like a Will Arnett quote. I know.
It's so funny. Like, I mean, that line's perfect. Like the Beatles walk. So Bateman
could ramble. You know, I just find that. I
find that perfect. Like, that should be like a shirt. I would. I would buy
that shirt. From smartless to shameless,
Shameless plugs. The Pittsburgh Podcast meetup is back
October 4th at the Poduty Podcast Theater. Each month, local
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podcast questions answered. This time, we're taking it up a notch
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Pittsburgh's growing podcast community. This one's
a plug for me, obviously, And I've done seven of these now. We
get about 20, 25 people per event. We have a good time. We spend
an hour networking, eating pizza, drinks, and then
an hour to two hours of answering questions. You can submit questions.
You'll be able to do that live on Saturday, October 4th.
Maria's been here for a different type of event, Poduty Fest,
which you. You got to at least experience the stage
and the environment in here. It's amazing. Yeah, it really is amazing. Like, and
I. And I love that. The. The whole meetup concept, because,
I mean, it's. Well, number one, I'm sure you get a lot of people just
because, like, I mean, who doesn't love pizza? But,
you know, other than that, like, they're able to kind of get that,
that you know, face to face networking. Because you're not going to get that kind
of support just in like a Facebook group. It's hard to, you know, do that.
I mean, I'm not downing. Facebook groups are great, but that face to
face is, you know, huge. I wonder if anybody's gonna be brave enough to ask
like some spicy questions, though. Like, like, like, I'm only getting like
two downloads. How do I make it better? You know, something like that. Oh, yeah,
we get some good ones. I like to, like,
I would prefer to start with like the basics, but I. Almost every
single time the first question is, how do I make money? Like, how do I
get sponsors? How do I get some money? How do I do a solid. Yeah,
no, I mean, and I think that's an important thing. Like, there's nothing wrong with
that. Like, I always tell people there's more than one way of obviously monetizing a
podcast there. And, you know, I think that's a,
that's a big part because at very bare minimum, I really think that every
podcast should at least like, like, recoup what they're
spending on the podcast. Right. Even if it's not like a direct money making strategy
that you have. But no, I mean, I think those are realistic questions. And I
love that it's small, it's accessible, you know, there's in person,
you know, and again, kind of going off of what we were saying, even with
the accounting thing, like, it's not this big,
huge, you know, conference. It's, you know,
personalized. It's small, it's bite sized. Yeah, it's
about podcasting. It's about helping podcasters get
started. And I would say 65, 70% of the attendees
are just dipping their toes in the water. They're just trying to
figure out what a podcast is. Things have changed so much the
definition of a podcast in the last five years that I think people are confused
between video and audio. And is YouTube a podcast? And yeah,
there's a lot of people who are curious. They just don't know where to
go or where to start or how to get started. So events like this, they
happen all over the country. I'm not the only one doing podcast meetups.
PodFest does them all over the country. Take a
look. There's probably something happening in your local neighborhood. Go to a
meetup. Meet 10 to 20 podcasters. You'll be so
excited that you made these connections because you'll realize, oh, my
goodness, they all have the same questions. I Have they
all have the same hang ups I have. And you can start to bring
these brains together and solve these problems and build off it?
Absolutely. Well, I mean, and there's literally no
excuse. It's free. Free tickets. Free tickets, free carbs. I mean,
where did you, where are you going to go wrong? That's right.
Surprisingly, Little Caesars is the most popular pizza that I ordered.
I've done foxes and J and S. I've done local places.
But for some reason, people go crazy over Little Caesar. So if you're listening, Little
Caesars, don't be afraid to send some pies our way
October 4th. And you can. I'll throw in for Little
Caesars only. This is the Little Caesars ten dollar a shirt
special. We just got new Poduty shirts in four colors,
five sizes, small through double X. I'm doing them
for 10 bucks through the end of the month. Let's try it out. Let's see
if we can get some patootie on the street. Oh, wait, I got one more
story and then we're gonna go. Let's go to Maria first. Maria,
obviously I'm always so grateful that you're able to join me.
I'm glad that I moved at the 10am that's more your time slot. So I
might, we might get to have you grace our presence more often.
But Maria, tell us about your podcast, your local business and
some of the things that you're doing around the area, not just in podcasting, but,
you know, what's new with Maria? Well, my main
podcast is successfully chaotic and, and honestly, like we,
I was even talking to you this before we went live. Like, I'm in the
process of kind of like changing some of the format that I'm doing just because,
well, number one, I'm wanting to kind of touch things from a different level. But
number two, I've got a couple of people that are wanting to come on board
and kind of do the podcast with me. I got really huge and I got
really weird because I can see myself, but that's fine. So anyway, yeah,
successfully Chaotic is my primary show. We talk. It's kind of that behind the
scenes. I, I do own several small businesses. I'm a mom,
I'm a wife. You know, I got toes dipped in a couple of different areas.
And one of the reasons for doing that show is just kind of
to talk about that, that balance between, you know,
business ownership and real life. It's that peek behind the curtain. It's that real,
you know, connection because, you know, I At the time before
I started my show, I was getting a whole lot of, you know,
shows that I was listening to or, you know, people that I were following that.
It just. I felt like they were just, like, walking on clouds of awesomeness all
the time. Like, they never had any problems. And I'm like, oh, my God. Because
I felt like my whole life was a giant, giant dumpster fire all the time.
And so when I decided to start the show, it wasn't to say that business
can't be great, life can't be wonderful, because it definitely can be. But
it's to say that it's not perfect and, you know, and that's okay. Perfection's
not the goal. That real raw, messy, that's. That's real
life. And so my. My thing was to try to showcase all sides of that
and be able to kind of give people tips. Not that I'm perfect or,
you know, an expert in everything, but the tips on things that I've learned
that's helped me along the way and that real world, look into it. To say,
like, yeah, you' going to fall in your face, like, probably a lot. And if
you're like me, you're going to fake quit like once or twice a week, but
you're going to kind of stand up and go, okay, well, this worked really well.
Let me do some more of that. And so that's kind of. Kind of the
idea behind the show I mentioned. I do have several small businesses.
I have a marketing consulting company. I own a
coffee shop and a few other things too. So,
yeah, I'm happy to be here. And I always love doing anything with
old Jeffers. And I do want a patootie shirt, so I'll buy one of those
from you. Coupon code. I have a stack of
them ready to hand to you. We will not disclose your location
next week, but there are Podutyi shirts in the works
for. So, yeah, I'll be. I'll get one of those from
you because definitely want to support. So. And
we. We should make Phil get one too, since he didn't show up today.
So everybody tag Phil and time to get up a duty shirt.
He's got to cover international shipping. I don't know if I have that kind of
budget. Yeah, that's true. Or make him come down like, hey, come
pick it up. The
successfullychaotic.com resetbusinessconsulting.com check out.
Maria's business and podcast are phenomenal.
There's 13 seasons, I believe, of successfully chaotic 12
or 13. And there's just a ton to go back through and
catch up with Maria. And for next week, these are some stories
that we're working on. Things may change before or after we got
Dua Lipa's service 95 book club goes live at
the New York Public Library. Pretty interesting to see a major
celebrity who would have known celebrities reading books. Never thought that was
a thing. We have a live podcast that happened during SIM
Gaming Expo 2025. The Toy Business Forum
2026 spotlights AI, retail and global toy
trends. Guess what they had at that conference, Maria?
Live podcasts. Did they really? Okay, I was like, I don't know. Toys.
And we also have a live podcast that Concordia emphasizes
student influence in politics. We'll have some great
stories coming your way next week. September
27, 2025 For Maria Daniels, I'm
Jeff Revilla. This is we are the Poduty and the Crew today. This has been
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Po duty. Poduty. It sounds so much like
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Poot. Lilith. Po dude. Or is
it Lily? Lily. Like I need to be drinking my tea with pinkies up when
I say po duty. Well, thank you everybody who joined us. This is
the first. This is the 22nd episode of Poduty and the News, but the first
one with the co host. I love this format. Way better
than just dreary old Jeff reading your headlines. It's nice to have a
discussion. It's nice to get Maria's wisdom and point of view on these stories.
I think it really brings a new element to the show that I'm looking forward
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