The comedic and heartfelt adult friendly show, reviewing and analyzing the complete Boy Meets World saga

We had worked together on previous projects and got to discussing our love for Boy Meets World. Jillian had a nostalgic fondness, but wanted to go back and rewatch because there was so much she didn't remember, so Jerry asked if she would want to record her thoughts as she went along and we could make a show out of it and she jumped at the chance. We wanted to do a show about Boy Meets World that WE would want to listen to...Something extremely analytical but with tongue-in-cheek humor too... As if everything we were talking about was lifechanging, So that's what we did. We created The Story of Cory, a podcast that challenged us to analyze and treat the show as if it were real life, trying to explain away any "continuity errors", reflect on jokes and dialogue and discuss the story as a whole and why it meant so much to us. Our listeners are adults over 18, who do not mind foul language and crass jokes. Preferably adults who grew up with the show and loved it so much that it meant the world to them when they were kids. Also, adults who never saw the show before and want to follow along with our journey. People who have a sense of humor, love dark comedy and can get into the same headspace as Jillian and Jerry.
 

Jillian and Jerry both had their own adult Disney podcasts before this as well as collaborated on a short-lived spinoff of one of them. We both got our start in Disney shows, so I guess it makes sense that we would gravitate towards a Disney distributed TV show. Honestly the original motivation was just talking through and deep-diving into the episodes, which is something we would do anyway just for fun. So why not broadcast it for others who agree with us? Jerry started podcasting in 2014 and Jillian a few years later, but we both came together to collab on this project in 2018. We had been in talks for about 3 or 4 months, changing the idea around (for a few weeks this was going to be a Kim Possible show) but no matter what, it kept going back to Boy Meets World because that just made a bigger impact than any of the other ideas.
 

We put out episodes weekly. (We did have a year and a half hiatus due to life complications during the pandemic, but we returned just as fun as always) We just changed our release dates to Wednesdays as that's when we usually record, so it gives us a week to edit and write show notes and all. Episodes used to be 40 minutes or so, but it seems that as the seasons go on, we have more and more to say, which has stretched us out to about 2 hours per episode. Editing takes about double that, depending on the week. So it's a lot of work. Plus, watching the episode while pausing to take notes, research and prep...we spend a lot of time on the show. But it's worth it. We both work day jobs, (unfortunately, according to Jerry, who hates routine and prefers a job that changes every week), so we really can only work on the show on evenings and the weekend. We happily spend $0 on our podcast. We are firm believers in DIY and not spending money on what you can do yourself for free. Every episode you hear is 100% free to the audience, because there are no costs to recoup for us, which is how we want it. So many people sink so much money into their show and then start putting older episodes behind a paywall, as if that's fair to the listener. We don't believe in that and never will.
 

As we said in the previous response, we don't believe in charging people for content we could create for free. We are doing this because we just wanted to have fun while supporting the community by giving back entertainment on a weekly basis. We don't search for sponsors. If someone approached us and offered us something, we could cross that bridge when we came to it, but as long as we don't have to take money from our listeners, we are open to whatever. We don't gain anything physically from doing the podcast, nor do we expect do. This isn't a business. We just do it because it makes people happy, which in turn makes us happy. And at the very least, it's fun.
 

After watching the episode of the week (or movie in certain cases), we do our research and take notes. We call each other on Discord and record ourselves separately. We take turns editing, switching off weekly. If someone has an interesting production idea then they will take it on for that week. In terms of guests, both of us firmly believe that interviews are normally boring...and podcasts that are predominantly interviews just aren't for us. HOWEVER, we have and will take on guests that just want to jump in and talk about any particular episode. It's always nice having someone else's perspective. But this isn't a show that really shines with a guest anyway - listeners are looking to see what our take on the episode will be and what the next ridiculous thing we'll focus on is going to be,
 

We don't really market our show, mostly because it seems scummy. The only legit thing we have really thought about it guesting on someone else's show, but even then, we'd have to sell ourselves to get on that show and that's not what we're about. Buying ads, spamming social media...it's all just...not us. We prefer than people find our show usually by recommends on iTunes, Stitcher, etc. and Word of Mouth, which is the how I find out most of our fans hear about us. I think social media is an extremely useful tool once you are established, but the only way to really promote yourself through those channels is either by annoying people when they are just trying to go about their day OR by giving money to Meta to showcase your page or group, and we have NO intention of doing either of those.
 

Honestly, just do it because you love to do it. Don't look up how to create a podcast or anything like that on YouTube, because all you will get is a bunch of people telling you to sell out your values and ideas. YES, you need to listen to your audience, but not if it will make you second guess your ability. YES, you need to test the waters on what works and what doesn't work, but I'll tell you this...the second you start changing to fit what the audience wants, even though YOU don't necessarily want that, the listenership will drop. I promise you that. If you don't believe in what you're doing, the audience will pick up on it. Do what you love and never quit. Because this way, if you do fail...you'll know that you always had fun. You always did what YOU wanted to do. This wasn't a job. It was everything to you. Forget books, blogs, videos,...you don't need them. They will do nothing but help you to fail. You never want to copy what someone else is doing. Just be yourself. The audience will pick up on that immediately. Or get ideas from other shows you love!! Not the ones that tell you how to podcast, obviously, but the video game show you love or the true crime show you love. Take a podcast from a completely different genre and find out what you like about that and what YOU can do to give others the same feel you got from listening to your favorite shows. You got this. All you have to do is get a good mic and plug it in. (also content...you need content..)
 

http://storyofcory.gq/ is all you need.