Though Stephen Eley initially promised that “state of the podcast” podcasts would be provided a few times a year, only three have been released as of November 2008.
List of Escape Pod: Metacast episodes:
Probable time involvement: Less than half-an-hour per episode.
Escape Pod: Metacast 001 to Escape Pod: Metacast 025
#1 (2005-09-27)
#2 (2006-05-09)
#3 (2008-03-11)
Steve discusses changes since 2006 which include: a
six-fold increase in episode downloads; why Escape Pod is second
only to Analog's as a genre market; how Pseudopod is doing;
when PodCastle is expected to come out; how the finances of Escape
Artists, Inc. work out; his personal life and its impacts on Escape
Pod, Pseudopod, and PodCastle; future plans for Escape
Artists, Inc.; donator incentive programs; promotional bookmarks; and job
openings at Escape Artists, Inc. The metacast ends with a song by
George Hrab.