Yeah, Patreon has been fantastic for a lot of publishers with loyal fans. Aside from the people who donate $1, where a lot of that gets lost in transaction fees, most of the money goes right to the publishers.<p>There are two reasons I dislike donating:<p>1) publishers need to &quot;beg&quot; for money in every episode.<p>2) listeners are forced to have a charitable mindset and consciously&#x2F;subconsciously assess if the publisher <i>needs</i> money (ie: no ads --&gt; publisher can&#x27;t feed kids --&gt; donate)