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Story: Austin, Texas (CNN) -- Podcasting saved Kevin Smith's career. 

So said the filmmaker (and you can throw a few slashes after that title these days) at the South by Southwest festival here on Monday during a panel called, appropriately, "The Business of Kevin Smith." 

"I had no idea, but that would become the f---ing center of everything I'm doing now," said Smith, who broke into moves after making 1994's indie hit "Clerks" for roughly $25,000. 

"The ultimate freedom that allowed me to walk away from the 'heroin' [money] of the movie business -- what gave me the strength to walk away -- was [expletive] podcasting." 

Smith said he was working on "Zach and Miri Make a Porno," which he wrote and directed, when he realized the passion that led him to make movies like "Dogma" and "Chasing Amy" was gone. 

"For a while I became a filmmaker and for a while a professional director," he said. "But I really felt like I'm an artist." 

Smith said he decided to take advantage of his access to celebrities and gift of gab to launch a new project. And he deployed a technique he said has always served him well: do what you love and what you're good at, then figure out how to make money doing it. 

And that led to "SModcast," a weekly podcast that he and friend/co-producer Scott Mosier launched in 2007 and do to this day. 

It was free. But as its online audience grew, the opportunities to make money arose. 

Question: What was the event called?
Answer:South by Southwest

Question: Where was Kevin Smith speaking?
Answer:On a panel

Question: What was it called?
Answer:"The Business of Kevin Smith."

Question: What's his podcast called?
Answer:SModcast

Question: How often is it published?
Answer:Weekly

Question: Who else is on it?
Answer:Scott Mosier

Question: When did it start?
Answer:2007

Question: Does he make money on it?
Answer:Yes

Question: How?
Answer:Opportunities to make money arose.

Question: What did he make use of to start it?
Answer:
Access to celebrities