I’ve never really broken this down before, but, in movies, you almost have no connection to fans. And if you do TV, you’re kind of connected, but they know you as the TV name not your real name. If you do radio, there’s more of a bond there. And then if you do a podcast it’s like you’re literally inside of your fans.

Carolla contrasts entertainment media by how intimate and reciprocal the audience relationship feels. Film stardom can be distant and impersonal; television offers familiarity but often through a character or “TV persona.” Radio, by contrast, builds a steady, voice-driven companionship that can feel personal to listeners. He argues podcasting intensifies that intimacy: on-demand listening through earbuds and long-form conversation creates the sensation of a host being physically close—“inside” the listener’s space and routines. The quote also reflects a creator’s perspective on audience-building: the more direct, frequent, and unfiltered the medium, the stronger the parasocial bond and the more durable the fan connection.