We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Jeramy Kahle a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Jeramy, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Do you wish you had started sooner?

I think we started our podcast at a great time, but I do wish I would’ve focused on releasing video content much earlier. When we started in 2013, it really wasn’t difficult at all to get our podcast going. Podcasting wasn’t new in 2013, but it was just starting to get a name for itself. Getting guests was a breeze and our downloads kept climbing, so despite people recommending we make video content as well, I never felt the need to evolve.

Now a few years later, video is how most people are enjoying their podcasts. Most people we tell about our show want to watch instead of listen. So in the past year and a half, I’ve been building our Youtube page and making sure all new episodes have a video and audio release. I’ve also been releasing the video versions of past episodes that only ever had an audio release.

Now, our YouTube is beginning to grow and build a new audience. I don’t know why I waited so long to evolve to video!

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

My name is Jeramy Kahle and I am the host and producer of the show Canned Air: A Tribute to Pop Culture. Canned Air is a nostalgic pop culture, comedy podcast on the Evergreen Podcast Network that is also hosted and produced by Jack Dougherty and Randy Hardenbrook. Since the show’s premiere in 2013, we have hosted a wide variety of conversations and special guests, featuring comic book writers and artists, movie and television producers and directors, musicians, and voice and screen actors.

We’ve welcomed guests like Wil Wheaton (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Big Bang Theory), Billy West (Ren & Stimpy, Futurama), Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters), Michael Winslow (Police Academy, Spaceballs), Charlie Adler (Cow & Chicken, Tiny Toons), Emily Swallow (The Book of Boba Fett, The Mandalorian), Tara Strong (Loki, Voice of Harley Quinn, Powerpuff Girls), and so many more.

We just celebrated our 11 year anniversary and the experiences we’ve been lucky enough to have creating this show are just as rewarding as when we started. We’ve always said, “We’ll stop making this show when it stops being fun to create.” After all these years, we’re still having a blast and intend to keep going until we aren’t enjoying ourselves anymore.

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

Doing this show has been rewarding in so many different ways. We’ve got to meet many of our heroes, we get invited to amazing conventions and events, we just recently were asked to be extras in a few independent movies, plus the rapport built with my co-hosts, Jack and Randy, having experienced all of these things together is a reward in itself. These are just a few of the many rewarding aspects that come to mind.

I’ve always described the experience of doing this show like being on a 11 year field trip. It’s still just as exciting to be producing this show as it was 11 years ago, so as long as these rewards keep coming, I’m going to keep making Canned Air.

What can society do to ensure an environment that’s helpful to artists and creatives?

That’s a hard one to answer. There are so many creatives out there striving for the same spotlight and accolades. I guess just pay attention to what you’re listening to or watching. If you like it, let the person creating it know! Either with a DM, subscribing to their channel, a like, or just an emoticon.

I realized, as a creative who was frustrated by the fact I wasn’t getting comments or likes on something we posted, that I had never done the same with someone else’s content I watched regularly on Youtube. A specific show comes to mind, I’ve watched for years, never ONCE did I comment or say “Thanks for making this!” So I made sure I went back and let them know how I felt.

It might seem silly, but those little gestures mean more to a creative than you know. One personal comment or new subscription means so much and makes me want to keep making my product the best I can. So, if society can do anything for creatives, just let them know when you like what they’re doing!

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