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Why would a 3x Super Bowl Champion and Fox Sports TV host making $3M/year create a video podcast? I try to answer that question in a podcast episode, dissecting Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay. You may remember him from another article I posted last year around this time, The Superbowl's Biggest Loser. Whether it’s the multimillion-dollar deals that go to people who could easily afford to self-produce a podcast without outside funding or the subpar audio production quality that goes into these shows, celebrities get a bad rap in the podcast industry. With some inspiration from the folks at Good Tape who curated a celebrity issue, I’ve jumped deep into the celebrity podcast world of gossip to hopefully provide a different perspective to this conversation. If you’re not ready to jump into the celebrity podcast space with a curated list from Earbuds Podcast Collective, may I suggest a few of my favorite episodes from Club Shay Shay if you’re unfamiliar with the show to give you a little background context on the man of the hour (more like 6 minutes):

• John Cena (two middle-aged, single men. Something I am not, so it’s a different perspective.)

• Keke Palmer (she’s hilarious, and this interview was part of her book tour)

• Keith Lee (a vulnerable interview with the introverted food reviewer)

• Sheryl Underwood (two Black former TV personalities)

I can’t speak for all celebrity podcasts, but for this show in particular, I think there’s more than meets the eye.

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P.S. KeKe Palmer’s deep dive was the most requested episode on Linkedin and it went live today! Let me know what you think!

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