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Rob: It is absolutely healthy, I can't tell you how many times I've heard that we're what people need to hear. People are dying to hear honest open no punches pulled broadcasting. It's a dying art, which seems so odd to me. Freedom of Speech is dying, my friends, and if it dies off in podcasting as well, it will emerge somewhere else.
Slim: This is healthy. All you have to do is look at what has happened to radio. Once you get these big company's in controlling and organizing things you start limiting creativity.
Brickhouse: The Rob & Slim Show just celebrated it's 100th show. That's a huge milestone in the podcast world. What was the driving force to get you guys to this incredible milestone?
Rob: Psychosis, caffeine, nicotine, and liquor.
Slim: The love of doing it. I have serious commitment issues when it comes to projects and just about everything in life. The fact that we have done this 100 times is incredible to me!
Brickhouse: What are some of your favorite topics and guest from the first 100 episodes of the Rob & Slim Show?
Rob: There have been a plethora, almost too many to choose from. Our Executive Intern Pete a.k.a. The Slamborghini though is one of my favorites. It started when he did a power hour of beer shots, moonshine, and 4 loko called "Slam Time" where he got so belligerent, he yelled at some shitty guests for an hour and slapped a hole in the wall and got dubbed "The Samboghini." Since then, he does "Slam Time" about twice a year, has debated lots of presidential candidates including Vermin Supreme and the Prohibition Party's Jim Hedges, and now does a weekly bit called "Slambo Sings" where he reads top 20 song lyrics which has been a lot of fun.
Brickhouse: Do you believe that the influx of new podcasters will oversaturate the podcasting industry?
Slim: Yes I think it already has.
Rob: I believe that has always been the case. You just have to be the turd in the toilet that floats above the rest. Just put out good solid content and your hard work will pay off. Twitter has been a vital resource in finding fans, interviews, and for finding networks and stations to host our show, as well as the amazing #PodernFamily movement I have been extremely proud and fortunate to be a part of from almost the beginning.
Brickhouse: Currently the podcast industry is similar to the wild west as there are no rules and regulations. Do you think that this is healthy for the industry, or do you think in order for it to thrive there has to be organization at some point?
lim: When we decided to go into podcasting. I had no knowledge of how to set up a podcast, so I took to google. I got a Samson go mic and downloaded audacity. That's how our very first show back before we were even calling our selfs the Rob and Slim show was recorded. We sat around a table with one mic in the middle. The issue with that was it wasn't big enough. From the very beginning we both wanted it to be bigger. Problem was alot of the things we wanted to do weren't what other podcasters were doing at the time. So the information for what we wanted to do wasn't a google search away. Their was alot of trial and error that went into getting the show to be what it is today. Some of my early methods of accomplishing the things we do were incredibly tedious and how we ever survived without some of the programs and methods we have today is an incredible achievement in itself.
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