#(also if anyone is wondering what podcast i'm doing with the many ppl in the server: it's for the record pod

[equalseleventhirds]

also my phone died at the dmv so i had way too much time to think, and

if i were to like. put together a discord server of amateur/wanna-be podcasters, to like, share resources, brainstorm ideas, motivate each other/have workshops together, possibly find cast & crew amongst other amateurs, etc etc

would that be like....... something ppl would be interested in?

bcos yeah there's like five billion blog posts out there about 'how to start a podcast!!' but those can be intimidating and filtering out what works for you is hard, so having other ppl sharing resources that worked for them can help narrow things down a bit

and i know there's networking amongst ppl who are already podcasting professionals (mostly on twitter), but there is... less for ppl who are just getting started? and don't get me wrong, many podcast pros are very friendly and helpful to ppl just starting out! but if you're, say, looking for amateurs like you to volunteer & practice making podcasts so that you also can volunteer & practice making podcasts, talking to pros is not... the most helpful, necessarily? bcos they're onto like, the stage where they can pay their actors and create podcast companies, so they have more advanced advice than newbies would need.

.......and also i and other ppl have talked a lot abt things like accessibility and representation in podcasts, and some pros have talked abt it too, but they have like, A Platform and can present resources and advice on their platform, whereas a lot of us are just. on personal blogs. so perhaps those personal blogs could consolidate some of that stuff into like Resource & Advice For Sharing With Podcasters.

i mean like, i'm currently in a discord server for a group volunteer-run amateur podcast, and that's been great! they do writing workshops, share 'how to do this thing' stuff, find cast & crew for episodes amongst the people in the server, it's great for ppl who are beginners and want to do like one episode of one podcast!

but also would ppl be interested in like... a bigger version of that? kind of a loose network of creators for different podcasts & potential podcasts, rather than all doing one cohesive thing together?

i mean, ideal world & a lot of growth, ppl who join as beginners would be able to grow and move past the beginner stage and maybe become the sorts of ppl who make money & can pay actors, and who have podcast companies, and who have a Platform For Resources, and all that other good stuff. but also ideally if it did grow that much, new beginners could join and learn and work together, while also having resources from the older group.............. but that's like. a big if and far in the future.

........anyway. like i said i had too much time to think, and i may just be creating projects for myself bcos i'm bored, and also i say i'd make a server but can i even run a server? we'll see. but would this in fact be a thing ppl might be into? maybe? hm.