#1 Starting from Nothing

Bill Hynes and co-host Meg Jones introduce themselves in the opening episode of the podcast and explain why they decided to start it. The conversation serves as a first meeting with the two hosts, putting their own introductions and reasons for making the show at the center. Rather than beginning with a named outside guest or a separate specialist subject, this installment focuses on the people who are starting the conversation and the decision to create a podcast together.

The title, Starting from Nothing, places the emphasis on a beginning. In that setting, the episode’s two stated purposes are closely connected: introducing Bill and Meg and explaining why the podcast exists. The format gives their own account of starting the show priority over an outside topic. For someone beginning with the first installment, the subject is the introduction itself, including who the hosts are and what led them to launch the podcast. It establishes the show through the voices of its host and co-host discussing their reasons for starting.