Quit my $95K job to start a podcast nobody listened to

I had a stable software engineering job with benefits. But I kept hearing about people making millions from podcasts. I quit, bought $4,000 worth of audio equipment, rented a small studio space, and launched "Tech Bro Confessions" (ironic, I know). After 6 months and 42 episodes, my most-downloaded episode had 23 listens. I burned through $38,000 in savings before crawling back to a job that now pays $78K.