In the immortal words of Vanilla Ice, stop collaborate and listen to this new episode of mine.
Where I'm talking about the benefits of working together, collaborating.
To collaborate is to commit to the possibility of producing an outcome greater than the one that would be developed on your own.
I recently collaborated with BBC Hereford and Worcester with the lovely Nina Das Gupta on their upload programme. If you're creating something that is spoken word, comedy, drama or art follow the link to upload it to the BBC and you too might get featured on their show.
http://bbc.co.uk/upload
The fabulous West Midlands Podcast Club founded by Sarah McDowell and Rachael Botfield is a very supportive group, whether you're a wannabe podcaster, just starting out or seasoned podcaster. They've helped me so much on my podcast journey. Here's a link to learn more

Hi Ellen, here's the link to the west midlands podcast club.
https://airtable.com/appe1rAKJLrerkTjV/shrHGdmb6SedBk18o