Director Kevin Smith says podcasting medium became 'a waste,' lost its soul when it became political

Director Kevin Smith, an early pioneer of podcasting, told Fox News Digital the medium has lost much of its soul and originality after becoming too inundated with politics in his view.

Launching "SModcast" in 2007 with his friend and fellow director Scott Mosier, Smith said he considers himself a "Johnny Appleseed for podcasts," encouraging other artists to create their own podcasts and teaching them the ropes along the way.

As the years went by, Smith noticed that the "layer of intimacy" podcasts originally offered had faded...