Progress through technology

Progress through technology

From Don't You Dare To Think Out Loud! by Javier Truben

April 29, 2025 · 9 min

About this episode

Javier Truben discusses his unexpected success in podcasting and the challenges of navigating business compliance.

I have news for you, my silent friend of many distances. Since I published last February a podcast about Bob Dylan, dealing with his recent biopic A Complete Unknown , where I argued the many reasons why he deserved the Nobel Prize for Literature, it turns out that I have found an audience in Apple Podcast. All because of a Dylan's fan site called Expecting Rain , which linked my podcast, and suddenly the statistics graph of downloads looked like a rocket on a mighty lift-off in outer space. I, who am as much a theatrical Cyrano de Bergerac as he was, already saw myself back from the States and Empires of the Moon. One never knows when chance of sheer luck might strike, so I keep writing and recording. I had many false auroras before, and my close friends know that. It turns out that Apple Podcast wrote asking for my business compliance, in order to sell all my work worldwide and get nicely paid. I don't know what to do. I never had a business running or gone to the notary. I've been roaming too much to keep things in order and updated. I hope it won't be too expensive. I'm still waiting for the accountant’s bill. After leaving money on the table with the gig economy, I'm…

People in this episode

Host: Javier Truben

Topics covered

  • technology
  • entrepreneurship
  • podcasting
  • literature
  • Bob Dylan
  • business compliance

Keywords

  • podcast
  • Bob Dylan
  • Apple Podcast
  • entrepreneurship
  • literature
  • business compliance
  • Expecting Rain

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Apple Podcast, Expecting Rain

Books & works: A Complete Unknown

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