I reconnected with a good friend, Stephen Hardiman, today. It’s fun to talk to Stephen because I always get juiced about something new and he has a way of taking my ideas and putting a new spin to them. Today was no exception. He summarized my description of the relationship between Podcast producers and Podcast consumers from my recent posts, Podcasting as a channel for two-way communication and Size matters, using the phrase “asynchronous intimacy”.

What a perfect and concise statement.

To me, the key points of asynchronous intimacy in Podcasting are:

• Podcasting is an asynchronous channel for communication
• Podcasters who extend themselves create an environment that facilitates and encourages two-way communication over the asynchronous channel
• Listeners value the power of permission-based media and the ability to have their voice heard
• A small and engaged community that is committed to its own success is stronger than a community based on numbers alone

Stephen will be my guest on Electric Sky this weekend. I am going to interview him about storytelling as a business tool.