Pieter Borremans

Echo Room: I’m Launching a Long-Form Podcast

I’ve been quiet for a while on the podcast side. I took a break from my personal podcast journal back in April, and that break stretched into what felt like skipping an entire season.

But it wasn’t idle time. I was deep in a recalibration phase, spending most of it working with Claude AI and building my first real vibe-coded app.

That stretch reminded me of something I’d been sitting on for a long time. An unfiltered podcast: Echo Room.

Why Another Podcast?

I’ve always wanted to do podcasting. The problem was never motivation; it was format. I’m not comfortable hosting a show with other people, and the idea of conducting interviews makes me want to close my laptop.

That’s just not how I process things. I think out loud, alone, and that’s where the good stuff tends to surface.

My personal podcast journal has been exactly that. Short two-to-five-minute entries, almost like voice notes. Quick dumps about my day, short-term updates, personal life. It serves a purpose, but it’s never had room to breathe.

What I’ve wanted for a while now is something longer, something more serious. A space where I can sit with one idea and follow it somewhere.

What Echo Room Is

Echo Room is an unfiltered monologue about building, creating, and making sense of life.

Each episode is a candid reflection on entrepreneurship, technology, investing, creativity, personal growth, and the ordinary moments that quietly shape the way I think.

Some episodes will be practical. Others will be more philosophical. Some will start with a single question and end up somewhere I didn’t expect when I hit record.

There are no interviews, no manufactured controversy, no carefully rehearsed narratives. Just honest thoughts, real experiences, and the occasional ramble that turns into something worth remembering.

Examples of topics I want to explore:

Why websites still matter
Why consistency wins
Living abroad
University isn’t the only path
We consume too much and create too little

The landing page is live at echoroom.xyz, and it’ll connect directly with my personal blog and YouTube channel at @Pieterborremans and @echoroomshow.

Where Things Stand

I’m currently building out an idea board and shaping the first batch of topics that’ll launch the show. The YouTube channel is already created. The rest , such as distribution, cadence, and the small details, will follow as I go.

I don’t want to overload my schedule. One episode a week feels right for now. Enough to build momentum without turning it into a chore.

Final Word

This isn’t just about adding another channel to a content stack. Echo Room closes a loop I’ve been trying to complete for a while. One that ties together writing, recording, and building into a single creative practice.

It also gives me something I don’t get from writing alone: a way to improve my spoken English over time.

I think and write in English daily, but speaking at length, in a structured way, with something worth saying, that’s a different skill. Recording regularly is the only way to sharpen it.

And there’s something else. I already record stories for Study Brew, so this isn’t unfamiliar territory. But Echo Room is mine in a way that work-for-others isn’t.

Every episode is unscripted, unedited, and 100% human. Not a single drop of AI in the final output. That matters to me. If I’m going to carry the label of content creator, I want it to mean something real.

Pieter Borremans is a writer, content creator, and founder with over two decades of experience in business, digital strategy, and content.

Born in Asia and raised in Brussels, he has spent the last 25 years living and working abroad. An experience that now shapes everything he writes about.

This journal is where he thinks out loud about content, creativity, and building with intention. He also runs a personal audio journal podcast for the things better said than written.