They Release 60 Podcasts in 30 Days?!: Justin Mason of Friends with Fantasy Benefits - BTP 015

Justin Mason is the lead fantasy writer and analyst for Friends with Fantasy Benefits (https://www.friendswithfantasybenefits.com)
⏲️Time Stamped Show Notes
0:25 – DJ's introduction to today's show
1:00 – How Justin has creatively grown his audience through competitions
3:30 – Why Justin is working on plethora of different shows right now
4:30 – How they've grown during an unexpected rise
5:00 – Why one of his shows recently won a prestigous award
5:45 – How their team all met in a Facebook group for another podcast
7:00 – Why it took him three years to truly hone his voice as a podcaster
9:00 – How the production side of things takes more time than you think
10:30 – Why they do 60 episodes in 30 days each January
12:00 – How he onlys sleeps two or three hours per day
12:30 – Why they have found ways to hack iTunes rankings
15:00 – How they came up with the idea to publsh a ton of content in a short window
18:00 – Why their tactics work best for a short period of time
20:00 – How he's been invited to the best expert fantasy leagues
23:00 – Why he's been able to gain access to the industry's top talent through the podcast
25:00 – How he's transitioning into making the podcast a full-time gig
27:00 – Why he writes 20k word articles in addition to the podcast
29:30 – The driving force that keeps Justin going when things get hard
35:00 – How he views legalized sports gambling in the future
41:00 – Why they have tried to be liberal with the guests they bring on
44:00 – How they get 5k to 10k listens per episode at peak season
47:00 – Where he sees podcasting going in the future
50:00 – How to stay in touch with Justin going forward
51:30 – The Final Five

About Justin:
Justin is the lead fantasy writer and analyst for Friends with Fantasy Benefits. He is a founder and co-owner of FWFB. He is a huge San Francisco Giants fan. In addition to his work at FWFB, he also writes at Fangraphs. In real life, he is a certified addiction specialist and counselor. Justin was born and raised in Washington DC and currently resides in San Francisco, CA. You can follow him on twitter @JustinMasonFWFB.
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