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I have so many

so many podcast ideas. I keep a running document going of various titles,

concepts and loglines, some more fleshed out than others, but it goes on for pages and pages.

Many of them I'd love to do.

They'd be a joy to work on.

So why don't I?

Well, like most things, it comes down to time and money. I already host five ongoing

podcasts and produce another three. That's a lot. And new podcasts, even really cool ones like

American Criminal, be sure you're listening.

They're rarely overnight successes.

They require investment and work, i.e. money.

And guess what?

No one's really falling over themselves to hand me fistfuls of cash so I can produce my newest pet project.

But maybe if I had a bigger public profile, you know, a string of artistic and commercial successes,

maybe if I had an acclaimed body of work that stretched for decades,

maybe if my style was instantly recognizable individual and iconic, maybe then I get these projects made. But as we're going to find out in today's Saturday

Matinee, even then with all those accolades and advantages, I might still not get too far down

my list of potential projects because this is exactly the situation

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