Today there's a new section in this blog. It's called Meet the Podcaster. I chat with great hosts to get insights on how they run their shows. The first guest is Emilio Cano. Enjoy!

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I'm Emilio Cano aka Emilcar. I'm Spanish and I'm the founder of the podcast network Emilcar FM.

The need of sharing my thoughts and experience in technology with people around the world. In 2005 I bought my first iPod and it opened my mind to a whole new world called podcasting. But I need to say that my first podcast, started in 2006, was not about tech. It was about Renaissance and Baroque music.

Unfortunately, at the moment it's very difficult to be a full-time podcaster in Spain, but I'm trying my best! I work as an accountant in the town hall. I have learned from my North American colleagues that you can earn money from ads in podcasting but Spanish advertisers prefer not to risk money in a new and not very popular media. I know that ads in podcasts is not about big audiences but about influence, but unfortunately Spanish advertisers and agencies don’t understand it yet.

Oh yes, of course one podcast is enough. Sometimes I remember when Dan Benjamin was beta testing his podcasting platform Fireside. He sent a poll in a newsletter asking how many shows we had. One of the answers was along the lines of: “I’m running a network and I wish I did not”. Running a network is hard because you always feel you are not paying enough attention to all the shows. But it’s very rewarding to see my home page and look at all those wonderful shows published under my brand.

When I'm recording my daily podcast I use my iPhone 7 Plus with the app BossJock Studio and a Zoom IQ6 microphone. In my house I have a Mac Mini with Hindenburg Pro, connected to a Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 and with a Shure SM57. I also have a bunch of Behringer mics for recording group podcasts like Lactando or Están locos estos romanos.

Podrover, of course, with Spreaker, FeedPress and Zencastr, composing the Poker of the podcasting tools. Those tools that provide you a lot of extra information are specially useful if you are leading a podcast network. For example, all our podcasts use Zencastr when they have an interview. Also, we have connected Podrover reviews to a channel in our Slack group. Needless to say it's the most popular channel :-D

Passion. Maybe you are not a great specialist in your topic, but if you have passion you will pass it to your audience. Besides passion you need a good sound quality, because we are in 2017 and not in 2007. And finally, you need a schedule. Choose whatever you want (daily, weekly, monthly) but be sure to stick to the commitment you made.

Of course I would say one the awesome podcasts in Emilcar FM, but in addition I'd choose Hablo Geek a podcast in Spanish by Federico Hatoum for 5by5. In each episode Federico tackles one subject (mostly technology related) and makes it accessible to everyone. Federico is the only podcaster I know who is able to speak about adhesives for an hour without boring the audience.

I think that I am doing a great job with Emilcar Daily, talking directly to the heart and mind of my listeners. Some of them told me something like: "I feel like you are part of my family, because I already know your opinions and preferences. You share so many personal details that I feel we are very close to each other". A daily podcast is a very special way of podcasting and people are very grateful.

If you are lucky, it’s possible that you are going to run a podcast for many years so you need to feel comfortable and happy recording and editing your show. Choose wisely the topic, the length of your episodes and the frequency of your podcast. And commit to your choices. Your audience will appreciate it.