I’ve pushed some funds to Escape Pod before, but not enough; they deserve a lot more for all the fine work they do. I listen weekly to every podcast they put out and they do great work - the hosts are amazing, the stories consistently great and the narrators for the most part are good too (though sometimes I feel these could be vetted better - nothing ruins a great story like a bad narrator or cheap mic). They deserve support!
That said, I think they need to do a bit better job of generating revenue. Follow the NPR model and have drives, rather than asking constantly. Offer some great member rewards, from t-shirts to Alastair Stewart’s voice on members voicemail - shit, I’d pay $20 for that alone! How about a custom song from Norm Sherman, or being written in to his next wacky story as a character? What about actually selling me some of this Podcastle Ale I keep hearing about? C’mon, podpeople, time to get creative!
