Responding To Criticism, Dating With Self-Awareness, and Evolving As Podcast Hosts:

Today, I sit down with Chris and Hafeez, founders of The Roommates Podcast, a worldwide community of people who are united on “becoming,” emotional and spiritual health, kindness, togetherness, and thirst for knowledge. Chris and Hafeez have interviewed prominent guests like Robert Greene, Gary Vee, Hasan Minhaj, Jonathan Haidt, and Charlamagne The God.

In this episode, we discuss experimenting and evolving as podcasters, cultivating self-awareness on the dating scene, the realities of building a podcast from scratch, monetization, and more. Without further ado, please enjoy this wide-ranging conversation with Chris and Hafeez of The Roommates Podcast.

Here are a few highlights from the conversation:

Responding to criticism (5:00)

“As a podcaster, you have to be willing to experiment and also show yourself. If you’re NPR Nathan be NPR Nathan. If you’re Ratchet Randy, be ratchet Randy. Whoever you are, portray that and walk in that.” (9:15)

Logan Paul’s Podcast Dynamic (11:00)

Going after a niche versus a wider audience (15:00)

Discovering yourself and what you want through dating (17:00)

“One of the ways you can stand out across the board in dating and relationships is being self-aware.” (18:30)

The power of dating apps (20:00)

Cultivating a culture of men being open about their feelings and problems (22:00)

“The better bet for individuals looking to grow their brand is to spend most of their resources giving people tangible and engaging short-form content. Then, as you build trust with your brand, you can transition your audience to the long term content later on. The initial long term content will not be sustainable for the majority of people.” (27:00)

“The medium of podcasting does not invite virality.” (27:45)

Making money off of podcasts and the reality of starting from scratch (29:00)

Evolution as podcast hosts (34:00)

Thinking twice about releasing the episode with Chris Broussard (39:00)

Battling your ego as a podcast host and dealing with different guest personalities (42:30)

The Way Of The Superior Man (50:40)

Some Things and People Mentioned In The Conversation:

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