Foojay Podcast #100: Java Podcasters on Why They Started, What Broke, and What They Learned
Foojay Podcast hits episode 100. No plan, no roadmap, it just happened. To mark the occasion, I turned the microphone around and invited other podcasters from the Java community to answer the same three questions I usually ask my guests: why did you start, what broke, and what did you learn?
For this milestone episode, I talked with Adam Bien (airhacks.fm), Jennifer Reif (Breaktime Tech Talks), Kadi McKean and Steve Poole (10xInsights), and Oumaima Zerouali (JCast).
What we talked about
- Why each guest started their own podcast
- The setups, tools, and habits that broke along the way
- Lessons learned from years of recording and publishing
- A quote from James Gosling on what keeps a community talking
- What keeps podcasters going without a fixed schedule or master plan
Why it matters
A hundred episodes is a good excuse to look back, but the more interesting story is what five different podcasters learned from doing the same thing in five different ways. Every show started for a different reason and broke in a different place, yet the lessons all point the same direction: show up, keep it honest, and the community does the rest.
See the Foojay Podcast #100 episode page for all info, shownotes, links, etc.