<p>Podcasting used to be relatively simple. You recorded some audio, uploaded it somewhere, and hoped another human being voluntarily listened to it.</p><p>Now podcasting apparently includes Netflix shows, vertical video clips, content funnels, algorithm strategy, six-camera YouTube setups, and at least one person online insisting you need a specific microphone before you’re allowed to speak publicly.</p><p>This week on <em>Monetize This!</em>, David talks with audio fiction creator Jonathan Marsh about the strange modern universe surrounding podcasting — a place where nobody can fully agree on what a podcast even is anymore, but everyone still seems very confident about the rules.</p><p>The conversation wanders through expensive microphones, Netflix “podcasts,” RSS evangelism, Reddit legal advice, creator economy panic, and one surprisingly intense reaction to the phrase “fair use.”</p><p>Somewhere underneath all the chaos is a quieter question:</p><p>What if podcasting was never supposed to become this complicated?</p><p>Jonathan Marsh is the creator of <a target="_blank" href="https://afterlightfictions.buzzsprout.com/"><em>Afterlight Fictions</em></a><a target="_blank" href="https://afterlightfictions.buzzsprout.com/">,</a> an audio storytelling podcast featuring original fiction and public domain adaptations.</p><p><strong>Follow Monetize This!</strong></p><p><em>Monetize This!</em> is a lighthearted, contrarian podcast about podcasting culture, creator advice, guru nonsense, and the increasingly bizarre economy surrounding “content creation.”</p><p>Subscribe at <a target="_blank" href="https://monetizethispodcast.com/">monetizethispodcast.com</a></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://monetizethispodcast.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">monetizethispodcast.com</a>