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They seem to have replaced radio in a way since the audience is still being directly addressed by the podcaster. There's nothing as intimate on corporate FM radio. You have to hit NPR, Pacifica or college radio for that experience.

And even my favorite podcasts - Writing Excuses and Five Hundy by Midnight are created by people who have "day jobs" - they aren't depending on the podcasts to pay their bills.

So I'm with you that the appeal is there but it unless you're the J.K. Rowling of the podcasting world, I don't think it's a steady source of sufficient income. Just my humble opinion, of course.