Free and Open Podcasting: A Conversation with Rob Greenlee - Part 1

<p><em>“And it surprised me that it took so long for people to adopt the on-demand aspects of audio. It’s been a very, it’s been kind of a slow adoption curve is what I’ve seen. I think that the on-demand side of video grew much quicker, which I think is an interesting case, even as it applies today as we look at the podcasting space. We’re still, you know, we’re still chipping away at it, as they say.” -- </em>Rob Greenlee</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This episode’s guest is the CEO of Spoken Life Media and host of the Spoken Life Show. He’s also the co-founder and advisor to <a href="https://www.podcastez.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PodcastEZ.com</a>, and has worked in senior roles with <a href="https://www.podbean.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Podbean.com</a>, Libsyn, and Advertisecast. He’s a well-known public speaker, technologist, evangelist of the podcasting industry and its potential, and a trainer for podcasting globally. And he’s a founding Board of Governors member, and former founding chairperson of the Podcast Academy (which is responsible for the <a href="https://www.ambies.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ambies Awards</a>). In 2017 he was inducted into the Academy of Podcasters Hall of Fame, and is a current chairperson of the Induction Committee for the eight-year-old “<a href="https://podcasthof.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Podcast Hall of Fame</a>.”</p><p>Along with Todd Cochrane, who’s also been on this podcast, he co-hosts the 10+ year running New Media Show at <a href="https://newmediashow.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NewMediaShow.com</a> and hosts the “Spoken Life Show” at <a href="https://www.podpage.com/spokenlife/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">podpage.com/spokenlife/</a>. His accolades are numerous, and his background, extensive. He’s even a former college basketball player at Pacific Lutheran University and is also a Guinness Book of World Record holder for building the World’s Largest Glass of