# The Other Reasons Why Podcasting is Hot

<https://doc.searls.com/2026/04/24/the-other-reasons-why-podcasting-is-hot/>

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## What Jamie wrote

I listened to this same Pivot episode that Doc Searls comments on here and it seemed the comment on "people actually listen to the ads" rang a little odd to him too. His assessment of what actually makes podcasts great is spot on and no surprise are the same things that make the open web so great — your in control, it isn't owned by one company.

I haven't gotten traction on my [Another Thing](https://another.thingelstad.com) podcast but it is still there and I’m not giving up. I did recently add the option to listen to issues of the [Weekly Thing](https://weekly.thingelstad.com) on the web, which then made a podcast a super simple thing to add. Search your podcast app of choice for Weekly Thing and you should find it.

## Facts

- Kind: [Page](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/kinds/page/)

## Appears in

- [WT346: Weekly Thing 346 / Wuphf, Landsat, Eclipse](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/346/), Notable

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- [Please, United: Don’t Do It. – Doc Searls Weblog](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/0816e53e61cb/) (doc.searls.com, December 4, 2023)
- [If Your Privacy Is in the Hands of Others Alone, You Don’t Have Any – Doc Searls Weblog](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/b3392f6f2964/) (doc.searls.com, February 1, 2024)
- [The Personal Internet – Doc Searls Weblog](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/1a3e36001cb0/) (doc.searls.com, July 20, 2024)
- [Open-Source Journalism – Doc Searls Weblog](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/e9061e74856e/) (doc.searls.com, September 24, 2024)
- [For Public Parks on the Internet – Doc Searls Weblog](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/e230c52cf9ac/) (doc.searls.com, March 3, 2026)

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