Justin Mason is the lead fantasy writer and analyst for Friends with Fantasy Benefits (https://www.friendswithfantasybenefits.com)⏲️Time Stamped Show Notes0:25 – DJ's introduction to today's show1:00 – How Justin has creatively grown his audience through competitions3:30 – Why Justin is working on plethora of different shows right now4:30 – How they've grown during an unexpected rise5:00 – Why one of his shows recently won a prestigous award5:45 – How their team all met in a Facebook group for another podcast7:00 – Why it took him three years to truly hone his voice as a podcaster9:00 – How the production side of things takes more time than you think10:30 – Why they do 60 episodes in 30 days each January12:00 – How he onlys sleeps two or three hours per day12:30 – Why they have found ways to hack iTunes rankings15:00 – How they came up with the idea to publsh a ton of content in a short window18:00 – Why their tactics work best for a short period of time20:00 – How he's been invited to the best expert fantasy leagues23:00 – Why he's been able to gain access to the industry's top talent through the podcast25:00 – How he's transitioning into making the podcast a full-time gig27:00 – Why he writes 20k word articles in addition to the podcast29:30 – The driving force that keeps Justin going when things get hard35:00 – How he views legalized sports gambling in the future41:00 – Why they have tried to be liberal with the guests they bring on44:00 – How they get 5k to 10k listens per episode at peak season47:00 – Where he sees podcasting going in the future50:00 – How to stay in touch with Justin going forward51:30 – The Final FiveAbout Justin:Justin is the lead fantasy writer and analyst for Friends with Fantasy Benefits. He is a founder and co-owner of FWFB. He is a huge San Francisco Giants fan. In addition to his work at FWFB, he also writes at Fangraphs. In real life, he is a certified addiction specialist and counselor. Justin was born and raised in Washington DC and currently resides in San Francisco, CA. You can follow him on twitter @JustinMasonFWFB.---------------------► Intro Music Credit: LAKEY INSPIREDTrack Name: "5 Min Call"Music By: LAKEY INSPIRED @ https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspiredOriginal upload HERE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCNLL...Official "LAKEY INSPIRED" YouTube Channel HERE - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOmy...License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported "Share Alike" (CC BY-SA 3.0) License.Full License HERE - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ