It&apos;s never too late to start podcasting. Both myself and my guest, Jen Vertanen (<a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/be-dare-create-your-best-damn-life-w-jen-vertanen/id1764838839'>Be. Dare. Create.Your Best Damn Life</a>podcast), are over 50 and doing the damn thing! In this episode, Jen (she/her) talks about why podcasting is a true labor of love. We also dive into the permission she gave herself to stop podcasting when it simply wasn&apos;t fun, and the permission she gave herself to come back to it when she was ready.  She also shares the importance of allowing yourself to have fun, play, and figure out what lights you up as you create your podcast.Join us for a chat about our podcast processes, challenges with microphones and sound, and going with the podcast flow.Recorded: October 2024  mentioned in this episode:<ul><li>Logitech Brio webcam</li><li>CastMagic</li><li>Descript</li></ul>Follow Jen Vertanen: <a href='https://yourbestdamnlife.com/'>jenvertanen.com</a>. Also, check out the <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-3-feeling-the-self-doubt-doing-the-damn-thing/id1764838839?i=1000670266669'>episode of Jen&apos;s podcast</a> when I was invited to be her first guest.  <a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2402938/open_sms">👉🏽 Click HERE to send me a message!</a> <a href='https://www.instagram.com/angbriones.mp3/'>Follow me on Instagram</a> <a href='https://thankyouforjoiningme.substack.com/'>Join Thank You For Joining Me on Substack</a> <a href='https://www.thegaypodcastforeveryone.com/'>Listen to my other podcast: The Gay Podcast for Everyone</a> music for episodes 12+: (1960&apos;s 2 house) by mobygratis

<description>&lt;p&gt;It&amp;apos;s never too late to start podcasting. Both myself and my guest, &lt;b&gt;Jen Vertanen (&lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/be-dare-create-your-best-damn-life-w-jen-vertanen/id1764838839'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Be. Dare. Create.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;Your Best Damn Life&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;podcast)&lt;/b&gt;, are over 50 and doing the damn thing! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this episode, Jen (she/her) talks about why podcasting is a true labor of love. We also dive into the permission she gave herself to stop podcasting when it simply wasn&amp;apos;t fun, and the permission she gave herself to come back to it when she was ready. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She also shares the importance of allowing yourself to have fun, play, and figure out what lights you up as you create your podcast.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join us for a chat about our podcast processes, challenges with microphones and sound, and going with the podcast flow.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Recorded: October 2024&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;mentioned in this episode:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Logitech Brio webcam&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;CastMagic&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Descript&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Follow Jen Vertanen&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a href='https://yourbestdamnlife.com/'&gt;jenvertanen.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Also, check out the &lt;a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-3-feeling-the-self-doubt-doing-the-damn-thing/id1764838839?i=1000670266669'&gt;&lt;b&gt;episode of Jen&amp;apos;s podcast&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; when I was invited to be her first guest. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2402938/open_sms"&gt;👉🏽 Click HERE to send me a message!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/angbriones.mp3/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Follow me &lt;/b&gt;on Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://thankyouforjoiningme.substack.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Join&lt;/b&gt; &lt;em&gt;Thank You For Joining Me&lt;/em&gt; &lt;b&gt;on Substack&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.thegaypodcastforeveryone.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Listen to my other podcast:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;em&gt;The Gay Podcast for Everyone&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;music for episodes 12+: (1960&amp;apos;s 2 house) by mobygratis&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

It's never too late to start podcasting. Both myself and my guest, Jen Vertanen (Be. Dare. Create.Your Best Damn Lifepodcast), are over 50 and doing the damn thing!  In this episode, Jen (she/her) talks about why podcasting is a true labor of love. We also dive into the permission she gave herself to stop podcasting when it simply wasn't fun, and the permission she gave herself to come back to it when she was ready.   She also shares the importance of allowing yourself to have fun, ...

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6. Podcasting in your 50's: a chat with Jen Vertanen, host of Your Best Damn Life

6. Podcasting in your 50's: a chat with Jen Vertanen, host of Your Best Damn Life

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