EP21 · Tools · first published 2020-05-29
Futucast and the Podcast Community | William von der Pahlen and Isak Rautio | Neuvottelija 21
Futucast hosts William von der Pahlen and Isak Rautio tell Sami Miettinen how a podcast started as a by-product of content marketing grew into radio, the Slush stage and Finlandia Hall. The episode considers Elon Musk's neural link vision and the world of Iain M. Banks's Culture novels as a precursor to conversation moving onto an interface faster than a keyboard. The discussion compares the Finnish podcast scene with the early years of stand-up comedy and asks why Finland lacks the American culture of cross-channel guest appearances when podcasters have no shared meeting place. It closes on the role of improvisation and intuition in long form conversation and why video deserves investment.
Futucast and the Podcast Community | William von der Pahlen and Isak Rautio | Neuvottelija 21
Summary: Futucast hosts William von der Pahlen and Isak Rautio tell Sami Miettinen how a podcast started as a by-product of content marketing grew into radio, the Slush stage and Finlandia Hall. The episode considers Elon Musk’s neural link vision and the world of Iain M. Banks’s Culture novels as a precursor to conversation moving onto an interface faster than a keyboard. The discussion compares the Finnish podcast scene with the early years of stand-up comedy and asks why Finland lacks the American culture of cross-channel guest appearances when podcasters have no shared meeting place. It closes on the role of improvisation and intuition in long form conversation and why video deserves investment.
Key Themes
- Isak’s and Vili’s paths from philosophy to entrepreneurship: Discussed from 00:00 onward.
- The stand-up years and Futucast starting without a plan: Discussed from 02:00 onward.
- Elon Musk Iain M Banks and humans conversing with AI: Discussed from 04:00 onward.
- The keyboard as too slow an interface and podcasts as a precursor: Discussed from 06:00 onward.
- Words as the limit of thought and what to share online: Discussed from 08:00 onward.
- From radio to Slush and guests who listened first: Discussed from 10:00 onward.
- American cross-channel visits and hoping for the same in Finland: Discussed from 12:00 onward.
- The meeting place stand-up had that podcasters lack: Discussed from 14:00 onward.
- The battle of formats Spotify YouTube and text: Discussed from 16:00 onward.
- The fake community meme and over-defining the serious podcast: Discussed from 18:00 onward.
- Improvisation intuition and investing in YouTube: Discussed from 20:00 onward.
- The most memorable episode Hannu Lauerma at Turku prison: Discussed from 22:00 onward.
This episode was recorded in the same session as Futucast’s own episode and does not replace it. Sami Miettinen’s appearance on Futucast — The role of podcasts in public debate #87 — covers the subject at full length.