It seems like all podcasts are hosted and co-hosted by adults. I have run into very few podcasts hosted by teens (two to be exact). I was starting to wonder if they were into podcasting or would ever be into it. Well to my surprise, I find out high schoolers are not into podcasting per say, however, they are into hosting talk shows on BlogTalkRadio. Yes, you heard me right – high schoolers are hosting shows on BlogTalkRadio.
So of course my curiosity level was at its highest and I just had to do an off-the-cuff interview with my 15yr old.
*INTERVIEW BEGINS HERE*
Me: How many of her friends host shows on BlogTalkRadio on a consistent basis?
My Daughter: 10 of my friends hosts shows.
Me: How many shows out of those 10 do you actually listen to on a consistent basis?
My Daughter: 3
Me: Do you ever call in to any of the shows?
My Daughter: Yeah, that’s the best part!
Me: What do your friends talk about on their shows?
My Daughter: They talk about a wide variety of things from fashion, music, all the drama in high school, crazy teachers at our school, what we want to major in at college, what kind of careers we want to have, sex, and friendship. Really, anything….
Me: So, how do you guys tell each other when your shows are going to air?
My Daughter: We just text all of our friends with the show time, topic, call-in number w/code and then recipients pass it on from there. Pretty fancy show marketing right *wink*
Me: Why do you guys use BlogTalkRadio?
My Daughter: Because it’s the first thing everyone found out about. It all started with this boy at my school who calls himself CEO and he was using BlogTalkRadio to play go-go music and to talk about go-go shows and we all used to listen. Then everyone really started getting into it and started hosting their own BlogTalkRadio shows and more and more of us were listening and doing shows. It just became really fun.
Me: So do you think any of your friends would go even further and start an actual podcast?
My Daughter: I don’t know. It’s a lot more work and time invested in doing a podcast. With BlogTalkRadio you just log in, set up your call and text your friends with the info.
*INTERVIEW ENDS HERE*
Pretty interesting stuff. Sounds like BlogTalkRadio is the easiest form of producing a show for teens. The barrier to entry is so easy for them. They don’t have to worry about investing in any of the tools and programs needed to host a podcast. Nevermind the fact they may not have the money to obtain the things necessary to start and manage a podcast. It’s just interesting to hear about them entering this form of media and being so excited and enthused about it all.
Do you know any teens or are you the parent of a teen who’s either podcasting or doing shows on BlogTalkRadio? What do they talk about? What’s their experience been like?
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