> We had one of the largest podcasts in the world and the hosting bills were killing us
Was this true even after you launched the payed GB subscriptions? It felt like you guys were the first ones to do something like that and I payed for it and would have payed more at the time, especially if I knew it would keep whiskey independent.
It seems like now other similar people like nextlander and action button are having success doing the same thing with Patreon. That seems like the solution to the problem you describe to me, just let me pay directly for the things I watch, it seems like there is an audience there who is willing to pay for quality.