The Producer Becomes the Guest! Inside Podcast Junkeez with Ben Castro

This week on We Tawk Funny, things don't exactly go according to plan.When the scheduled guest can't make it, Sharon Pfeiffer and Joe Rubbo pull some strings and land someone who's normally on the OTHER side of the cameras — Podcast Junkeez producer and studio owner Ben Castro. For the first time, Ben steps out from behind the control board and into the guest chair to tell the story of how he found his way into the podcast business.Ben shares his unlikely journey from studying environmental engineering and working in hospitality to learning audio, video and production — eventually leaving his previous podcast studio and helping build Podcast Junkeez Studios. The conversation gets into what REALLY goes into producing a professional podcast, why Ben believes the experience of recording in a studio matters, and how Podcast Junkeez has grown largely through relationships and word of mouth rather than simply throwing money at advertising. Ben also explains why he'll actually turn potential podcast clients away, the red flags he looks for when someone wants to start a show, why buying followers can destroy your organic momentum, and why he refuses to sell people the dream that starting a podcast automatically means fame and money. Plus, Sharon and Joe reflect on nearly 40 episodes of We Tawk Funny, how much the show has grown, and why podcasting has become much more than simply sitting down and talking into microphones. And because it's We Tawk Funny, somehow the conversation eventually ends up involving swingers conventions, tight ear holes, lube, and hearing aids.You know... a normal Tuesday.In this episode:How Ben Castro got into podcastingThe origin of Podcast Junkeez StudiosLeaving a job to bet on yourselfBuilding a professional podcast studioWhy word of mouth has been Ben's biggest growth toolWhy buying followers can hurt your podcastWhat makes Ben turn potential clients awayHome podcasts vs. professional studiosThe future of podcasting and AIBehind the scenes of producing We Tawk FunnyCelebrating nearly 40 episodes of WTFWe Tawk Funny is a weekly podcast hosted by Sharon Pfeiffer and Joe Rubbo that's less about the way they talk and more about what they talk about, entertainment, celebrity, comedy and culture.