A reason you might be depressed

Depression can come from having a problem and not knowing how to solve it or even not knowing what the problem is but feeling it's presence.

People paying to make podcasts

I'm very sympathetic to clients, this whole area is so subjective and most things people make aren't going to be a hit (how many books, movies, inventions, and software etc never worked/never heard of...).

I see podcasts as a 'credibility indicator'; a voice in the space or a shorthand sign of authority which are some stepping stones to trust. So the content doesn't have to wow, it just has to exist.