Paying for podcast episodes?

I am still considering putting certain of my content behind some type of pay wall and let people choose to access it or not.

I have considered YouTube memberships on more than one occasion during the year and have pulled back. But I return again and again to the idea of creating exclusive content on certain topics and charging for access.

I started listening to a podcast on my phone this morning and listened to episode #1. No sooner was I hooked into the series than I discovered I had to download the app of the podcast creator and pay a fee to listen to episode #2.

I chose not to pay but would pay for something I was fascinated by, or at least sufficiently interested in.

I do know that people often ask me what my views on a particular issue or case are and I have usually not shared them, relying instead on simply reporting the news.

But opinions matter and there is probably a good audience out there who want to know what you really think about something.

And maybe they will pay for that, and other background information or colour.