Rob Greenlee works to document early podcasters whose contributions shaped the medium but are largely forgotten by newer generations. He argues that preserving these stories is essential to bridging the knowledge gap and honoring the community that built the industry.
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It's emotional, Rob. I was watching that, I was sitting at my desk here in my accounting office, and one of my secretaries walked by. She's like, are you all right? I'm like, yeah. I said, this is just an emotional thing. And that's one of the coolest things about podcasting. Like, this community that we're in is absolutely amazing. They really are great people. And, and just about everybody I've met has been like that. And what a, what a great, what a great organization you've built there. And that for you to have the, uh, with the shepherding of that now, you're doing a great job, Rob, and it really comes through. Well, thank you.
Thank you, Ralph. I appreciate that. You know, it's a heart thing. It's a passion thing. So, you know, I'm wanting to recognize people that had early contributions to this medium that were substantial and significant that really shaped the industry. And that's what it's all about, you know, for me. And that's what I try and drive every year in that. And so I want to build it out and make it, make it more, more substantial and more, more significant out there. Because I think we've reached a point in the industry where we've got this, this churning of generations that are coming into the medium, younger people that don't really have an understanding of who, who was before, right? And, and how, how, how the medium has shaped shaped and shifted over the years. And this is a way for some of these early creators to share that story. And that, that's why it's so important
