Andrea Dunlop

Negative.

Sophia didn't have cystic fibrosis.

For almost any parent in the world, the news that their child didn't have a terminal illness would have brought tears of relief.

But upon hearing the test results, Hope broke down in tears for a very different reason.

She'd been caught.

Are you thinking about starting a podcast?

I hope that you are and here's why.

Number one, most of you are women and we really need more women in podcasting.

This gender disparity is something our industry is grappling with right now.

I know, shocking, that men are a little more assured that their voices matter.

Can't imagine why that is.

Number two, I hear from a lot of you, so I know how smart, thoughtful, and interesting you all are.

I am truly honored to have the audience I have.

Your takes are consistently good, so go get them on the mic.

Number three, podcasting is so much fun.

My particular niche is challenging in many ways, but I really love this job.

And while the podcasting industry is crazy, it is generally crazy in a pretty fun way.

And there are so many people out there who are making exciting, wonderful, unique, weird stuff that finds a passionate audience in podcasting in a way that just wouldn't be possible in other mediums.

Now, I know it can be pretty daunting to dive in, but I am here to help with that.

I have a new podcasting app called Podcaster Pro with Studio.com that can help you with everything.