I never understood the boom given the economics of the space. Pretty much all the podcasts I regularly listen to are part of a larger brand/media ecosystem so

I never understood the boom given the economics of the space. Pretty much all the podcasts I regularly listen to are part of a larger brand/media ecosystem so they clearly aren't intended to make money as a standalone. Mostly a mix of guys with day jobs blowing off steam talking to people they find interesting, or media people with full time jobs on radio/tv or in print/etc. Bloomberg for example puts out a lot of interesting ones.