The point when big corporate starts saying 'big potential for profits in XYZ' is when XYZ starts dropping in quality. I'm a fan of podcasts (audiodramas, audiobooks and educational, not really Men with Microphones) and I'm sure the reason they're so popular is because they're an easy way to consume media while you do other stuff. That's it. But because companies and individuals don't know how to pick their battles, it's an industry that's already being flooded and oversaturated, and in a few years we're going to see the 'what went wrong' documentaries start to pop up like it isn't blatantly obvious. Nothing can be a hobby anymore or for the sake of it, everything has to be a cash grab to get as much money out of it before it inevitably tanks, then the cycle repeats itself.

"it could potentially air shows live" oh... so like TV?

I have to say the last season was disappointing. I only really liked Smithereens. I love it when Charlie scares the living daylights out of me by predicting the future bar for bar, I hope this next season dazzles me like the first three did.