I don’t disagree that the Podcast Awards have done some good things. And I’m there every year at the awards — attending, not winning.

I was just trying to address Chris’ point about the basis for an entirely new set of awards.

I don’t disagree that the Podcast Awards have done some good things. And I’m there every year at the awards — attending, not winning.

I was just trying to address Chris’ point about the basis for an entirely new set of awards.

He wants to reach people who don’t listen to podcasts. When he related his experience driving back from PAB, a young lady (senior in high school) didn’t know what podcasting is. She is the next generation and the one that new media needs to reach.

Do you see the fishbowl?

Rewarding podcasts based on the number of new viewers it pulls in isn’t a popularity contest but reward to those people who do the work in getting podcasting recognized outside of the community. Change is what will bring recognition on a larger scale.

Darwin said: “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.”

Awarding podcasters who open the door to people who don’t know or understand what podcasting is increases your audience. Unless that generation is reached on a larger scale, podcasting will fade. This is where podcasting needs to go in order to sustain itself as a medium.

Expand the fishbowl. Change. Grow. One has to evolve in order to survive.

He wants to reach people who don’t listen to podcasts. When he related his experience driving back from PAB, a young lady (senior in high school) didn’t know what podcasting is. She is the next generation and the one that new media needs to reach.

Do you see the fishbowl?

Rewarding podcasts based on the number of new viewers it pulls in isn’t a popularity contest but reward to those people who do the work in getting podcasting recognized outside of the community. Change is what will bring recognition on a larger scale.

Darwin said: “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.”

Awarding podcasters who open the door to people who don’t know or understand what podcasting is increases your audience. Unless that generation is reached on a larger scale, podcasting will fade. This is where podcasting needs to go in order to sustain itself as a medium.

Expand the fishbowl. Change. Grow. One has to evolve in order to survive.

The awards are in their 3rd year we were the original and have recognized the largest number of podcasters and to date have awarded over 12,000 in cash and prizes this year I am expecting to give away over 10k in cash and prizes.

Podcasters that have won have benefited greatly and they are honored at the podcast and new media expo at an awards ceremony in front of all their peers at the biggest podcasting event in the country.

The awards are in their 3rd year we were the original and have recognized the largest number of podcasters and to date have awarded over 12,000 in cash and prizes this year I am expecting to give away over 10k in cash and prizes.

Podcasters that have won have benefited greatly and they are honored at the podcast and new media expo at an awards ceremony in front of all their peers at the biggest podcasting event in the country.

The key here is listener podcaster engagement. No amount of begging for someone to nominate you will help unless the audience is engaged in a show. I get well over 200 emails on each and every one of my shows and it is because they are engaged.

The People’s Choice Podcast Awards are simply that the People’s Choice and while we have a grading process that helps refine the slate we have over 40 people involved in the grading of the shows that will make the final slate of 200+ podcast that will be voted on.

Having the biggest audience does not make it the biggest if you wanted the biggest audience to win you simply give it to the top 20 itunes shows and be done with it. Just because those shows are big it does not mean they are engaged.

I dont need some industry leader telling me which shows are great because they all have internal biases that cannot be overcome, I will leave the nominating and voting to the audience aka People’s Choice and if you dont think the award has not helped podcasters in the past go ask past winners.

The key here is listener podcaster engagement. No amount of begging for someone to nominate you will help unless the audience is engaged in a show. I get well over 200 emails on each and every one of my shows and it is because they are engaged.

The People’s Choice Podcast Awards are simply that the People’s Choice and while we have a grading process that helps refine the slate we have over 40 people involved in the grading of the shows that will make the final slate of 200+ podcast that will be voted on.

Having the biggest audience does not make it the biggest if you wanted the biggest audience to win you simply give it to the top 20 itunes shows and be done with it. Just because those shows are big it does not mean they are engaged.

I dont need some industry leader telling me which shows are great because they all have internal biases that cannot be overcome, I will leave the nominating and voting to the audience aka People’s Choice and if you dont think the award has not helped podcasters in the past go ask past winners.