"The Big 12 may look back at this deal as necessary survival in a restructured college athletics landscape. Or it may look back at it as the moment it decided an energy drink was worth more than its soul."
"Audiences aren’t sitting around wondering whether they’re consuming a podcast, a video show, a digital broadcast, or creator content. They’re just hitting play."
Podcasting grew up outside the system — no FCC license required, no Nielsen ratings to chase, no program director standing between a creator and their audience. That renegade spirit isn't just lore. It's baked into the DNA of the format.
"What ends up happening is when advertisers are deciding whose budget this is to come out of, there's oftentimes a tug of war, or it gets orphaned, because nobody knows."
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"This opportunity is something I’m not taking for granted. It’s cliche, but it’s a lifelong dream of mine since I was old enough to realize what goals are."