Why a Podcast?

Over the last five years, the number of weekly podcasts has grown exponentially with around one in five young adults now listening to podcasts every week. 36% of listeners listen to podcasts between three and ten hours per week, with a further 12% listening to ten hours or more. — 7DNews.com

PodcastInsights.com also reported on some data released during 2018 and 2019. In one of the data reports, Apple confirmed that as of Summer 2019, there are over 750,000 shows available (up from 550,000 the year prior). Smartphones appear to be driving this growth, showing a 157% increase in smartphone usage since 2014.

Podcasts are a great way to educate and entertain, especially in a fast-paced world full of multi-taskers. Some people who might be turned off to reading a blog article might be happy to listen to the same content during a commute or even cooking a meal.

Now that I think about it, I’m a bit surprised that there aren’t more podcasts out there that are specific to one altcoin in particular. I had expected most cryptocurrency projects out there to have a podcast to match, but there just weren’t many out there. When I noticed this last year, I thought launching a podcast for ARK would be a great way to give crypto enthusiasts who already love podcasts a way to get to know the ARK blockchain project better. When I brought this up to Chairman of ARK.io Matthew DC in the Summer of 2018, I was surprised to learn he was actually an avid podcast fan and had been trying to get an ARK-themed podcast put together for some time. The rest is history, and over fifty episodes later, it’s time to discuss the future of the ARK Crypto Podcast.