The speaker, Morgan Hausal, is encouraged to continue creating podcast episodes due to the positive response received from the first episode. Despite not being a regular podcast listener, the speaker prefers to consume information through reading. However, the positive feedback has motivated the speaker to continue producing podcast episodes, even though there are no commitments regarding the frequency or the survival of the podcast in the long term.
Episode 2: A look at the lifestyles we all choose to live, with an old story I came across that might be my favorite example of living for the approval and applause of other people vs. doing things just because they make you happy.