The Relationship Between Podcasts and Video

Is a video a podcast? Should podcasters produce video? Is the emphasis on video damaging podcasting?

These are some of the questions I have noticed swirling about in media discussions. Technically, most of the veteran podcast purists out there point out that a podcast should be available on podcast networks driven via a RSS feed.

I am mostly is the camp that individual creators should be able to present their content in any form that they choose. However, I would concede that the term “podcast” is often over-used and people will slap the term on anything.

Our history with podcasting is with major podcasting platforms such as Apple Podcasts and Spotify, which are audio only. The verbiage has mostly always been that podcasts are essentially on-demand audio programs. We always put an emphasis on audio for everything we do. At the same time, video can also be a very functional tool regarding the distribution of podcasts to a wider audience.

As a side note, much of our programming has begun to cover current events and politics. Recently, we have started a channel for the Billy Dees Podcast on Rumble.