Stopping A Podcast

The podcast explores the story behind Megan Tan's podcast, Millennial, examining its rapid rise and unexpected conclusion. It highlights how Tan, despite lacking formal audio production experience, launched Millennial to document her life in her 20s. The podcast gained significant popularity but was eventually ended by Tan due to the emotional toll of turning personal experiences, including her parents' divorce, into content. Tan describes feeling like a "dementor," extracting emotional content from loved ones to "feed the beast" of her podcast. Despite its success, the pressure of maintaining a bi-weekly production schedule and the blurring of her personal life with her work led to burnout. Currently, Tan works at Gimlet, supporting others in podcast production.