After I finished my first round of conversations for the podcast project, I got a number of emails and social media mentions suggesting I talk to Jesse Thorn, the self-described proprietor of MaximumFun.org and host of the hugely popular Bullseye with Jesse Thorn radio show and podcast.

So that's exactly what I did

I caught up with Squarespace CEO Anthony Casalena in late March to talk to him about his company's new commerce platform, as well as how he thinks web publishing platforms have changed since he started Squarespace back in 2004 with money borrowed from his father. We also talk about why they've always pursued a premium strategy, Squarespace 6, Tumblr & Wordpress and much more. Download this podcast or can get this and other NextMarket podcasts through one of the following channels: iTunes, Stitcher, RSS or Soundcloud.

In this conversation I talk to Jeff about Earwolf's evolution, the podcast advertising market, the creation of his new advertising platform, the Midroll, why landing blue-chip big brands isn't always desirable and where he sees this market going.

In this podcast I talk to one of JASH's managing partners, Mickey Meyer, about the origins of JASH, how the YouTube channel effort differs from other more traditional and web-channel productions, the plans for JASH going forward and more. For those of you who are interested in YouTube's channel efforts, this is one you want to listen to.

Jack Conte, one half of the band Pomplamoose, recently launched a new funding platform in Patreon. Patreon is a patron-based funding platform where anyone creating digital works can ask their followers or fans to give to them on a recurring basis. I talk to Jack about how Patreon differs from other funding platforms like Kickstarter, how he came up with the idea and where he sees it going in the future.

In this podcast, Adam talks about his views on podcasting, how he runs his business, why nothing is "free" if you're running a podcast business, how and why he pulled the plug on his father's podcast, why selling Mangria is easier than running a podcast business, and where he sees Carolla Digital going in the future

Leo Laporte is one of the giants of podcasting, and perhaps one of the first to make a successful standalone media company built around podcasting. Part of the larger podcast project, this conversation features Leo's thoughts about the word podcast itself, the growth of TWiT, how TWiT has performed on emerging platforms such as Roku, Leo's thoughts on podcasting advertising and more.

Scott is a former standup comedian who has been creating his very funny webcomic, 'Basic Instructions' (which can be found at basicinstructions.net) for over a decade, and recently published his first novel, 'Off to Be the Wizard'. Scott and I talk about his comic, getting discovered by Dilbert creator Scott Adams (and how the subsequent traffic swallowed his site for 48 hours), his novel, working at DisneyWorld and the sheer weirdness of Florida.

Rob Greenlee is the go-to guy for podcasts on Xbox and Windows Phone. I talk to Rob about the history of the podcast at Microsoft, how he's seen podcasting evolve, where he thinks it's going and, oh yeah, Joan Rivers (she has a new podcast, after all).

In this conversation, Mike talks to Rob Walch, the VP of podcaster relations at Libsyn, the world's biggest podcast host. If you've ever wanted to know how the podcast world breaks down in terms of iOS vs. Android, or how many podcast downloads the typical podcast gets, or just want to hear lots of other great data about the podcast market, this is a must listen.