Creator Spotlight: Ben Mason and David Knowles

Introducing Ben Mason and David Knowles

With podcast, period, Ben and David hash out the latest drama in tech and pop culture, and urge any aspiring podcasters to not overthink it and just go for it.

You can check out podcast, period here: https://campsite.to/podcastperiod

Tell us about your show!

The show focuses on technology and entertainment. We cover news stories, review TV shows and movies (and sometimes music), and react to the latest trailers.

Why did you start your podcast?

We created it as a way to create something and put it out for people to hear. We hoped that people would find us either informative or entertaining, hopefully both!

What's been your biggest challenge?

Our biggest hurdle has been technology malfunctions so far. Sometimes the video or audio side of the podcast gives us challenges when we are setting up, but with a little tech know-how and a lot of Google-fu, we can usually figure it out!

How has podcasting impacted your personal and professional life?

The biggest benefits have to be the way that it has helped us become a little more outgoing. It's seems counterintuitive in that we are only talking to each other every episode, but being forced to articulate thoughts that would have previously been unspoken has been a huge thing for us.

What advice do you have new podcasters?

If you're thinking about starting a podcast, just do it. The hardest thing is starting. You can figure out the recording stuff and the social media stuff later. If you never start, you don't know what it could evolve into!

Anything else you'd like to share with world?

We feel like we've already put everything out on the record, but if we had to say something it would be that we think that "The Orville" is better than "Star Trek"!

How has Podium improved your workflow?

Podium has increased the quality of our show notes tenfold and helped craft perfect tweets to announce the episodes to our audience.