<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Before podcasting became trendy, some of us were hacking it with hand-me-down radio gear and prayers for steady power. In this episode, I share how one brand, Rode, earned podcasters' respect not with hype but by building tools that felt like they were made for </span><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">us</em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">. It's part tribute, part quiet callout, and a reminder that sometimes the most meaningful gear isn't what you buy. It's what you build around.</span></p>
