WEBVTT 00:00:00.399 --> 00:00:02.159 Hi. This is Daniel J. Lewis. 00:00:02.159 --> 00:00:06.319 This has been a difficult week with the death of Todd Cochran and 00:00:06.319 --> 00:00:10.320 his funeral and also the assassination and martyrdom of Charlie 00:00:10.320 --> 00:00:14.804 Kirk, a conservative podcaster. It's been a very difficult week. 00:00:15.445 --> 00:00:19.125 And this does also raise some issues that are relevant to 00:00:19.125 --> 00:00:20.404 podcasting, I think. 00:00:20.725 --> 00:00:23.445 And so I would like to talk about some of these things, and I 00:00:23.445 --> 00:00:29.000 think they are some somber and potentially controversial issues 00:00:29.000 --> 00:00:32.200 to talk about, but they are related to podcasting and things that 00:00:32.200 --> 00:00:34.920 you might be thinking about or struggling with as well. 00:00:34.920 --> 00:00:38.600 So I would love to have your comments and your questions around 00:00:38.600 --> 00:00:40.920 some of these things just to give you an example of some of the 00:00:40.920 --> 00:00:45.024 things I'm thinking of. Should you podcast during a tragedy? 00:00:45.024 --> 00:00:47.825 Should you even mention tragedies in your podcast? 00:00:48.304 --> 00:00:51.185 How do you podcast after a tragedy? 00:00:51.905 --> 00:00:56.385 What should you do to prepare your podcast and your brand as a 00:00:56.385 --> 00:01:01.640 overall thing if you someday die and you want your brand to 00:01:01.640 --> 00:01:03.879 continue in the podcast to remain online? 00:01:03.879 --> 00:01:05.319 What do you do to protect that? 00:01:05.640 --> 00:01:08.920 Should you address controversies in your podcast? 00:01:08.920 --> 00:01:12.359 Should you address moral or political issues in your podcast? 00:01:12.495 --> 00:01:15.295 Should you talk about those things or reveal where you stand on 00:01:15.295 --> 00:01:16.174 certain things? 00:01:16.734 --> 00:01:20.575 That and some other things like that that are some pretty heavy 00:01:20.575 --> 00:01:21.295 topics. 00:01:21.615 --> 00:01:24.734 That's what I want to get into, and I've had this on my list to 00:01:24.734 --> 00:01:27.375 discuss for many, many years. 00:01:28.150 --> 00:01:31.030 And I think it's time to discuss some of these things because of 00:01:31.030 --> 00:01:33.430 some of these recent very difficult events. 00:01:33.430 --> 00:01:36.790 And although some of these recent events may not affect you 00:01:36.790 --> 00:01:40.390 directly, and you may have your own thoughts on some of them, I 00:01:40.390 --> 00:01:46.515 think still we can learn from this as podcasters to prepare 00:01:46.515 --> 00:01:52.834 ourselves, those around us as well, and to better know how to 00:01:52.834 --> 00:01:56.780 serve our audiences. So I want to hear from you. 00:01:56.780 --> 00:01:59.739 If you have any questions about some of these things or if you 00:01:59.739 --> 00:02:02.619 have some thoughts, opinions, and comments on any of these 00:02:02.619 --> 00:02:08.379 issues, please reach out through podcast feedback dot com slash 00:02:08.379 --> 00:02:08.939 audacity. 00:02:09.655 --> 00:02:12.775 You can send a voice mail through that site or you can write a 00:02:12.775 --> 00:02:15.575 message through that site, and you have the option of being 00:02:15.575 --> 00:02:16.455 anonymous. 00:02:16.615 --> 00:02:20.294 You can leave it blank with no email address on there if you 00:02:20.294 --> 00:02:21.495 don't want to be recognized. 00:02:22.060 --> 00:02:25.099 But if you want to record with your voice or if you want to 00:02:25.099 --> 00:02:27.419 include your name and email address, that's fine. 00:02:27.819 --> 00:02:32.219 And I would love to address some of these things and share some 00:02:32.219 --> 00:02:35.739 of the opinions and and different perspectives on some of these 00:02:35.739 --> 00:02:38.665 things as well. So I would love to hear from you. 00:02:38.665 --> 00:02:44.185 Go to podcastfeedback.com/audacity to ask your questions or share 00:02:44.185 --> 00:02:47.064 some of your own thoughts on some of these somber and somewhat 00:02:47.064 --> 00:02:48.504 controversial issues. 00:02:48.745 --> 00:02:52.025 And The Audacity to Podcast will be back on September 24. 00:02:52.384 --> 00:02:52.784 Thank you.