Ali Abdaal

The next podcast I did was with an Israeli who is anti-Zionist. That did really well on my podcast feed. Guess how it did on YouTube? Not so good because I had this massively like Zionist audience listening to the anti-Hamas guy and the guy who was like pro-Palestine. Well, that didn't jibe well with the last viewers of the last video. So it was my most disliked video. My YouTube team goes, wow.

The next podcast I did was with an Israeli who is anti-Zionist. That did really well on my podcast feed. Guess how it did on YouTube? Not so good because I had this massively like Zionist audience listening to the anti-Hamas guy and the guy who was like pro-Palestine. Well, that didn't jibe well with the last viewers of the last video. So it was my most disliked video. My YouTube team goes, wow.

I've actually never seen this ratio of dislikes this quick. And they were like, I guess because you can't do this and then run it into this next thing. With podcasting, I was getting emails like, so interesting how you had the anti-hemless guy and then you had the pro guy right one after the other. What a cool variety of viewpoints. Really interesting dichotomy. On YouTube, it was just like,

I've actually never seen this ratio of dislikes this quick. And they were like, I guess because you can't do this and then run it into this next thing. With podcasting, I was getting emails like, so interesting how you had the anti-hemless guy and then you had the pro guy right one after the other. What a cool variety of viewpoints. Really interesting dichotomy. On YouTube, it was just like,

I've actually never seen this ratio of dislikes this quick. And they were like, I guess because you can't do this and then run it into this next thing. With podcasting, I was getting emails like, so interesting how you had the anti-hemless guy and then you had the pro guy right one after the other. What a cool variety of viewpoints. Really interesting dichotomy. On YouTube, it was just like,

The algorithm just went, I don't know what to do with you. You're not going to create something that I understand, go into the closet and never be seen or heard from again. It's very frustrating. You have to create for this invisible God, the algorithm. And if you do it wrong, you're screwed.

The algorithm just went, I don't know what to do with you. You're not going to create something that I understand, go into the closet and never be seen or heard from again. It's very frustrating. You have to create for this invisible God, the algorithm. And if you do it wrong, you're screwed.

The algorithm just went, I don't know what to do with you. You're not going to create something that I understand, go into the closet and never be seen or heard from again. It's very frustrating. You have to create for this invisible God, the algorithm. And if you do it wrong, you're screwed.

So I only follow my curiosity and I don't worry about the dollars at all. But this is a privileged position to be in because if you have a small podcast and you follow your curiosity, you better hope other people are curious about the same things. If you have a big podcast, then you can be rest assured that a decent sized percentage of your audience is also curious enough about that same thing. Or

So I only follow my curiosity and I don't worry about the dollars at all. But this is a privileged position to be in because if you have a small podcast and you follow your curiosity, you better hope other people are curious about the same things. If you have a big podcast, then you can be rest assured that a decent sized percentage of your audience is also curious enough about that same thing. Or

So I only follow my curiosity and I don't worry about the dollars at all. But this is a privileged position to be in because if you have a small podcast and you follow your curiosity, you better hope other people are curious about the same things. If you have a big podcast, then you can be rest assured that a decent sized percentage of your audience is also curious enough about that same thing. Or

you've built enough trust with them that they will indulge you on something that looks like they might not be interested in it. And I get emails to that effect all the time. Jordan, I did not think that ship guy was going to be interesting.

you've built enough trust with them that they will indulge you on something that looks like they might not be interested in it. And I get emails to that effect all the time. Jordan, I did not think that ship guy was going to be interesting.

you've built enough trust with them that they will indulge you on something that looks like they might not be interested in it. And I get emails to that effect all the time. Jordan, I did not think that ship guy was going to be interesting.

I did not think that that such and such guy was going to be interesting, but you've surprised me over and over throughout the years I've been listening to your show. And oh my God, that guy was so interesting. YouTube, you don't get that luxury at all. Most of the time, anyway, at least in my experience. Again, you know, way more about this.

I did not think that that such and such guy was going to be interesting, but you've surprised me over and over throughout the years I've been listening to your show. And oh my God, that guy was so interesting. YouTube, you don't get that luxury at all. Most of the time, anyway, at least in my experience. Again, you know, way more about this.

I did not think that that such and such guy was going to be interesting, but you've surprised me over and over throughout the years I've been listening to your show. And oh my God, that guy was so interesting. YouTube, you don't get that luxury at all. Most of the time, anyway, at least in my experience. Again, you know, way more about this.

And my sponsors don't get to choose what kind of episode they go in either. So I don't have to worry. Podcasting discoverability is hot garbage, right? If you have a new show, like no one's going to surface it unless you sign up with Spotify and they like you and they put you in everybody's device. You're screwed otherwise.

And my sponsors don't get to choose what kind of episode they go in either. So I don't have to worry. Podcasting discoverability is hot garbage, right? If you have a new show, like no one's going to surface it unless you sign up with Spotify and they like you and they put you in everybody's device. You're screwed otherwise.

And my sponsors don't get to choose what kind of episode they go in either. So I don't have to worry. Podcasting discoverability is hot garbage, right? If you have a new show, like no one's going to surface it unless you sign up with Spotify and they like you and they put you in everybody's device. You're screwed otherwise.