Podcast Pontifications
610 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★ - 30 ratingsTHIS SHOW IS CURRENTLY ON HIATUS - PLEASE ENJOY THE ARCHIVE OF CONTENT FOCUSED ON MAKING PODCASTING BETTER.
Where plenty of podcasts about podcasting (PAPs) tell you what to do, Podcast Pontifications gives you what to think about in podcasting.
These insightful forward-looking episodes have one central tenet: Podcasting needs to be made better, not just easier.
Designed for the working podcaster, these short-form episodes get you thinking about the future of podcasting and how you can better prepare yourself -- and your shows -- for the future. The goal is simple: help you develop critical thinking skills needed to make the best future-proofed podcast you can with the tools of today. Plus a few sneak previews of what might be coming tomorrow.
Hosted by Podcast Hall of Fame Class of 2022 inductee Evo Terra.
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4 Questions To Help Predict Your Podcast's Success
February 09, 2022 16:55 - 10 minutes - 9.67 MBNot every podcasting idea is a great podcasting idea. At least not beyond the person who had the idea. How predictable is your next podcasting project’s success (or failure)? And would you bet on it?If your next podcasting project will take serious resources in time, treasure, or talent to get off the ground, is there a litmus test you can put your idea through before you make that investment? Not one with any accuracy. But there are four questions you can ask to help triage your idea and ...
Podcasting Is A Numbers Game You Don't Have To Play
February 08, 2022 16:55 - 9 minutes - 9.1 MBFor as creative a pursuit as podcasting is, it sometimes looks like a math equation with so many numbers being tossed around. Numbers that we're told should be important. But... says who? As podcasters, we get pretty twisted up by numbers we're told are important to podcasting and to our podcasts. Downloads. Listeners. Social media followers. Drop-in audio attendees. Paying supporters. Satoshis streamed. Advertisers. Episodes produced per year. Audience demographics. Creator demographics....
Have Best Practices In Podcasting Made Us Boring?
February 07, 2022 16:55 - 10 minutes - 9.88 MBThere may not be a formula for success in podcasting, but there are many established best practices that we dutifully follow as we work to perfect our craft. But does that come at the cost of our creativity? I'm afraid I'm making boring podcasts. I'll take it a step further and say that I'm afraid we're all making boring podcasts. By design, actually. Not that we intended to make boring podcasts. But in our quest to reduce imperfections and increase the consumability of our episodes, we ma...
Changes To Podcasting Mean Changes For You
February 03, 2022 16:55 - 10 minutes - 9.39 MBWhen you started podcasting, things were different. Maybe a little. Maybe a lot. At some point, those differences are going to start adding up and you won't podcast the same way ever again. And that's OK. Change comes for all of us at some point, and podcasters like you and me are not immune. Neither are those individuals who run companies that provide services to podcasters like you and me. The same goes for those providing services to podcast listeners. They aren't immune either. In rea...
Prioritize Community Building With, Not For, Your Podcast
February 02, 2022 16:55 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBAudience building and community building in podcasting are two very different things, though we use the terms interchangeably. And tend to ignore the latter. But true-community building has its own rewards. As a podcaster, it's often considered important to grow your audience. And I agree with that. But it's also important to do actual community building, where you and your podcast play an active role in helping build out or support the community in which you and your podcast belong. Why? ...
Making High-Concept Podcasts On A High-Value Budget
February 01, 2022 16:55 - 10 minutes - 9.25 MBThere's something to be said for making a high-value podcast, which is why many continue year after year. But making a high-concept show can also be rewarding. Do you have time to make both? https://podcastpontifications.com/episode/making-high-concept-podcasts-on-a-high-value-budget Broadly speaking and missing a whole lot of nuance to make a point, podcasts are either news/talk or high-concept. We know listeners like to listen to both kinds of podcasts. But we also know most podcasters ...
Should Your Podcast Get Drawn Into The Spotifight?
January 31, 2022 16:55 - 10 minutes - 9.7 MBSpotify has long faced criticism while buying its way into having a larger slice of the podcasting pie. At all levels. But that criticism is reaching a crescendo and podcasters are taking action. Should you? If you need a catchup on the Spotify-Neil Young-Joe Rogan spat, I recommend Podnews' excellent primmer before you continue. Also: As with any Podcast Pontifications episode, I'm giving you things to think about, not telling you what to think. Groovy? Groovy. For The "I'm A Podcaster An...
Two Paths To Podcasting Leaves No Middle Ground
January 27, 2022 16:55 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBThe future comes at every industry hard, including podcasting. Should you learn bleeding-edge skills you hope will emerge in the future, or relevant-now skills you hope will still be relevant in the future? I've made the bold statement that podcasters like you and me are the last generation of podcasters to use DAWs at the center of our creation process. The next generation will take a completely different approach, putting text-based editing tools at the center of their creation process. ...
The Not So Sad World Of Podcast Follower Remorse
January 26, 2022 16:55 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBYour podcast is followed by lots of people who don't listen. So is mine. So is everyones. Is that a problem to be solved? Or just a reflection of the complex relationship people have with on-demand content? I wonder how many of the subscribers to or followers of your podcast have followers remorse? And by your followers and subscribers, I of course mean my followers and subscribers as well. By followers remorse, I mean someone who took the time to add your podcast to their listening app.....
Are You Teaching How To Podcast Or A Podcasting MFA?
January 25, 2022 16:55 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBAs an experienced podcaster, it's only a matter of time before you're called on to teach what you know. But what will you teach? And is it designed to make the next generation of podcasters better? From time to time, I've been asked to "teach" podcasting. Often as a guest lecturer but also in workshops, seminars, and other tightly-focused programs I've been involved with over the last 17 years. Because of when I learned how to podcast—at the beginning of podcasting—everything I know abou...
Do We Need The Zillow Of Podcasting?
January 24, 2022 16:55 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBBuying a house and finding a new podcast have more in common than you'd think. You aren't always in the market for both, and there's a problem if you have too many of either. Can lessons from one inform the other? I remain skeptical that anyone will ever build the YouTube of podcasting. But the Zillow of podcasting? Now that's an interesting proposition, weird as though it may sound. Zillow flipped the script and put would-be homebuyers in complete control of the "discovery" part of home b...
Content Strategies For Your Podcast's 3 Different Audiences
January 20, 2022 16:55 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBSuccessful podcasters know the importance of making content your audience loves. But your podcast has more than one audience—audiences with different needs. Are you making content for all of them? Business-minded podcasters often have a binary concept of a listener: A person is either a listener or they are not. It's how a lot of businesses think about their customers; Someone either is a customer or they're not. But taking this simplistic view of a podcast's audience often leads to poor ...
Solving Your Audience's Problems With Your Podcast
January 19, 2022 16:55 - 12 minutes - 11 MBWe don't often think of listening to podcasts as problem-solving, but it happens. A smart podcaster knows how to present solutions to their audience, as well as who else is helping solve their same problems. Problems, broadly speaking, fall into one of two camps: acute problems and chronic problems. Acute problems for podcast listeners might be things like needing just the right information to file their taxes this year. Or that their facing an 8-hour flight and need to be entertained or...
Focus On The STORY Of Your Podcast's Episodes
January 18, 2022 16:55 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBMany podcasters say they want to improve their shows. One easily overlooked area of improvement is you. Specifically, your ability to tell better stories with your episodes. This mnemonic device can help. One of the most crucial skills a podcaster must possess is the ability to tell stories. Your ability to tell stories is more important than the timbre of voice, your equipment stack, and your marketing efforts. Fortunately, storytelling is a skill that can be acquired, with many practiti...
Selfish Reasons To Listen To Your Own Podcast
January 17, 2022 16:55 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBAppealing to the needs of your listener base is key to making a successful podcast. But there's one listener who has slightly different needs than the rest. Make sure you're fulfilling their needs too. What is it that you get out of experiencing your own show as a listener? If your answer is "I don't listen to my own show like a listener, just as I produce the episode, and that's enough.", then I'm afraid we can't be friends. For those that do: why do you do it? What itch does it scratch...
The Case For Making Private Podcasting Data Public
January 13, 2022 16:55 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBFor as public a medium as podcasting is, a lot of information about specific podcasts is private. But private doesn't necessarily mean secret. How different would podcasting be were we more forthcoming? #podcasting Photo by Adeolu Eletu on Unsplash https://podcastpontifications.com/episode/the-case-for-making-private-podcasting-data-public How would the podcast industry change if podcasting better embraced transparency, making currently-private information public? Let's start with ...
Can Podcasters Get Paid For Their Attention?
January 12, 2022 16:55 - 10 minutes - 9.72 MBIf you've ever snail-mailed a friend, you've paid to get someone's attention. In the future would you allow your listeners to pay you to get your attention, podcaster? Spoiler alert: you probably already do. More often than not, podcast tech always seems to be looking for a way to get podcasters paid. And many podcasters are keen to try out new monetization options. But the idea of monetizing a podcasters attention, if you will, tends to be a pretty polarizing topic. If you see this as an ...
Will We Ever Get Better Podcast Engagement?
January 11, 2022 16:55 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBFew things make podcasters happier than a slew of emails from deeply engaged listeners filled with praise for the latest episode. Good work if you can get it. But should you expect and encourage it? Do you want more engagement from your listeners? Sure. But do your listeners want to engage with you? Well... Keep in mind that for almost every type of creator—books, tv shows, movies, Michelin-rated chefs—engagement with their audience is rare. And engagement during the time of creation is ...
Giving Your Podcast's Listeners A Public Voice With PodInbox
January 10, 2022 16:55 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBIt's the rare podcaster who doesn't want more engagement or feedback from their listeners. But getting people to do so has been historically hard. Maybe the incentives need to change? Many podcasters try to get their listeners to leave a voicemail. And it's an incredible pain in the butt to do so! PodInbox is trying to change all that. They're using the power of voice—both for the listener and the podcaster—to actually increase podcast engagement. PodInbox is the Branded Benefit Sponsor fo...
Writing Your Way To A Successful Podcast
January 06, 2022 16:55 - 14 minutes - 12.8 MBYour podcast is more than just your audio file. And as podcasting continues to mature, the not-just-audio parts of your show will become more important factors that influence your podcasting success. https://podcastpontifications.com/episode/writing-your-way-to-a-successful-podcast Did you make a resolution to get more serious about your podcast? If so, I've what may seem like an odd place to focus: copywriting. Why writing? Because we collectively need to "grow up" when it comes to maki...
A Brands-Eye View Of The Podcasting Industry
January 05, 2022 16:55 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBNearly twenty years in, and many podcasters still have trouble thinking of podcasting as an industry. But our problem does not plague cash-flush brands looking to enter our industry. Who's perspective will win out? Image credit: Grand View Research Do you know the value of the podcasting industry? You heard people talk about the $1 billion U.S.-based podcasting is projected to earn from advertising income this year. Make that almost $1.4 billion if you look at the rest of the world too....
2022: The Year Podcasting Says "Hold My Beer!"
January 04, 2022 16:55 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBMy Long Winter's Nap is over, and the podcasting landscape has never looked brighter. And maybe a little different? No, a lot different. I'm convinced the changes are just getting started. Hold onto your butts! I'm back, baby! As happens some significant changes have happened to my relationship with podcasting while I was been away. All positive! Let me start with the one that has the biggest impact on more than just me: I am no longer an advisor to Captivate.fm because Captivate was acqu...
Episode Drop! PodCraft
December 17, 2021 16:55 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBNo, my Long Winter's Nap is not yet over. Almost. Just a few more weeks. I promise! While you wait, I wanted to let you know about another podcast for podcasters that I think you'll be interested in. Podcraft is the show I'm featuring today, and it's designed to help you to create a better podcast. Your hosts are Colin Grey and Matthew McLain from The Podcast Host, an organization helping folks all around the world start and grow a successful podcast since 2007. The episode I've selected ...
Episode Drop! Between 2 Mics
December 10, 2021 16:55 - 35 minutes - 32 MBMy long winters nap is soon coming to an end - just a few more weeks! Today, want to let you know about another podcast I think you'll be interested in. Between 2 Mics is the podcast for podcasters presented by the cofounders of Squadcast and friends of the show; Zach and Rock. What I love most about Between 2 Mics is that it's not a 30-minute long pitch for Squdcast. Instead, it's podcasters talking podcasting, with fun tips and tricks along the way. The episode I'm about to play features...
Planned Podcasting Breaks Are The Best!
November 16, 2021 16:55 - 6 minutes - 5.99 MBLike all creators, serious podcasters need to take care of themselves. Sometimes that means taking time for yourself. Sometimes it means adjusting priorities to make the creative process better. I'm doing both! Hello and welcome to the announcement of my Long Winter's Nap away from Podcast Pontifications with me, Evo Terra! If you're brand new to the podcast; welcome! This is a very special episode letting you know what long-time listeners of the show know already: I'm on a scheduled mid-...
Facebook Ads for Podcasts: Good Money After Bad Math
November 04, 2021 16:55 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBIt’s said that money can’t buy happiness. Well...it can’t buy podcast listeners either, according to the data generated from a Facebook Ad experiment I funded for 76 days and have just terminated. Over the last 2.5 months, I spent $360 of my hard-earned cash on Facebook Ads to prove something I already knew: Facebook Ads are not a great choice for podcasters looking to grow the audience of their podcasts. But to get my negativity and bias out of the mix, I contracted with a firm that spec...
Podcast Like A Celebrity With 5 Easy Tips
November 03, 2021 16:55 - 8 minutes - 8.18 MBCelebrity podcasts are killing it, and plenty of podcasters wonder if there’s a secret to podcasting like a celebrity. As it turns out, there is! But is it relevant to podcasters who aren’t celebrities? Even seasoned podcasters can be caught up in the hype surrounding celebrity podcasters. Some look for shortcuts, seeing how listeners don’t seem to mind the low-quality, often rambly episodes put out by celebrity podcasters. So today, on the penultimate episode before I go on my mid-season...
What Podcasting Can Learn From Apple TV+
November 02, 2021 16:55 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBStreaming services like Apple TV+ are changing how television and movie content are created, consumed, and classified as successful or not. Changes an agile medium like podcasting can learn from. I’ve been watching a lot of Apple TV+ recently. And as I am wont to do, I’m relating a lot of what I see to podcasters like you and me. Specifically, I think there are four key lessons Apple TV+ can teach podcasters and podcasting in general. 1. Make a manageable amount of bets. You don’t have to ...
Indie Podcasting Does Not Mean Poor Podcasters
November 01, 2021 16:55 - 10 minutes - 9.5 MBThe romantic notion of the struggling artist runs deep in indie podcasting. But while every indie podcaster struggles to get their production to the world, not all struggle to make ends meet. Today a topic that just about everyone considers sensitive. Independent podcasters even more so. And that topic is…money. Money earned by your indie podcast. And money spent on your indie podcast. Let me rip off the bandaid right away and say this: Indie podcasting doesn't mean poor podcasters. Being...
4 Questions To Uncover Your Podcast's Unique Point Of View
October 28, 2021 16:55 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBYour podcast is unique. Just like every other podcast. Or just like every other podcast tries to be. The truth is figuring out your show’s unique point of view is hard. Asking these four questions can help. My friend and community-building powerhouse Pam Slim uses these questions when workshopping with her business consulting customers. I find them to be excellent questions that podcasters can also use to help nail down what it is that makes their show special. So here they are, with an e...
Breaking Your Podcast's Format Isn't Always A Bad Thing
October 27, 2021 16:55 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBConsistency is often key in podcasting, and your show’s format is part of that. But your format is simply a tool that helps you better tell the story to your audience. Sometimes, a different tool may get better results. Today's missive is for podcasters who adhere to a format. I’m one of them demonstrated on over 500 episodes thus far, my short form, single topic, monologue episodes. But here's a reality check my chosen format, like your chosen format, is just a construct. Chat cast. Head...
Podcasting With A Purpose (Even If It's Your Own)
October 26, 2021 16:55 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBWhy do you podcast? Yes, plenty of selfish reasons are important if only to keep you podcasting. But does it go deeper than that? I asked the community and was blown away by the responses I received. Garret Godfrey says his show, Good Patron, explores “...how we can better support the bands & musicians we love.” Dr. Carrie Gillon says her show, Vocal Fries, exists ”...to highlight the fact that judging language is judging humans in racist, sexist, classist ways, and more.” Susan Ni Chriod...
They're Making Video Podcasts A Thing Again… Again And It Might Just Work This Time
October 25, 2021 16:55 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBOn the whole, podcasting hasn’t been kind to video content producers. And video hasn’t been kind to podcasters’ wallets. But four developing trends could change how podcasters think about video in the future. In the beginning, there were audio podcasts. And then about 13 seconds later there were also video podcasts. But the bifurcation of audio podcasts and video podcasts was relatively short-lived, thanks to Google’s acquisition and promoting the hell out of YouTube. Since that time, sev...
Making Your Podcast Better By Controlling The Narrative
October 21, 2021 16:55 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBFar too many podcasters cede control of the narrative of their episodes to their subject. Here’s how to take that power back, make better episodes, and wind up with even more content to share. Lots of podcasters struggle with content creation, especially as deadlines approach. When an episode has to get published, less-than-strategic approaches show themselves in an interview that feels forced or an angle on a topic that seems out of place and quite different in a not-good way to the audien...
You Can Be An Expert On Your Podcast Without Being A Jerk About It
October 20, 2021 16:55 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MB“Just the facts, ma’am,” said no podcast listener ever. Yet, the podcasting directories are filled with niched-down podcasters proclaiming their expertise. Is that what your audience truly wants? Ask yourself: Are you an expert, or are you a guide? A better way to ask that question might be; does your audience want you to be an expert, or do they want you to be a guide? Yes, there are plenty of examples of podcasts where the audience does in fact want to hear expertise from an expert. ...
Moving Past The Full-Time Podcast Income Fallacy
October 19, 2021 16:55 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBMost successful podcasters don’t make most of their income from their podcast. So why do successful people, from celebs to business leaders, keep investing in their own podcasts? Legitimacy and access. For every successful podcaster I know who makes most, if not all, of their income directly from their podcast, I know a hundred more successful podcasters who see very little direct income from their podcast. Yet each and every one of the successful podcasters I know credits their podcast as...
Authentic Podcasting Is The Best Self Care
October 18, 2021 16:55 - 10 minutes - 10 MBWorrying about growth, new tech, and other podcasting distractions can cause you to forget that your audience is your audience, not a nameless pool you have to fight for week after week. Lean into them. I'm not a big fan of the word authentic. It’s become overused and often used incorrectly. But there’s one place where I’ve no issue with hearing the word, and that’s when talking about your authentic self. I’m incapable of being anything other than my authentic self for more than a dozen m...
Don't Be Afraid To Showcase Your Podcasting Talents
October 14, 2021 16:55 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBConflicting advice plagues podcasters. Be yourself, but also follow this exact format, or you won’t have a successful show. Resolving that conflict isn’t easy. But it starts by trusting your talents. Society whispers at us all the time... no one likes a showoff. At the risk of offending my late grandmother who was the physical embodiment of that notion, that doesn't really cut it in podcasting. Today, I'm going to ask a challenging question for you to ponder over the weekend: Are you s...
From Free Podcast To Exclusive Podcast & Back Again
October 13, 2021 16:55 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBSome once-exclusive podcasters are challenging the notion that you can never go home again. They assume their audience will be happy to see them. But reality may not line up with those assumptions. Podcasters who’ve gone exclusive do the calculus on moving back to free and wide distribution by making three assumptions. Assumptions that could do with some challenging. Assumption #1: My existing listeners will keep listening when the podcast is no longer exclusive. Yes, I think that assumpt...
Showcasing The Best Episodes Of Your Podcast
October 12, 2021 16:55 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBYou can’t judge a book by its cover. But our podcasts are judged by a single episode—our most recent. It’d be better if we were judged by a collection of our best episodes. But how would we do that? There are a number of untapped opportunities for podcasters—and podcasting—if we knew the relative popularity of podcast episodes. Here are three quick ones: A “Start Here” collection for new listeners. What better way to ensure new listeners have a great experience than letting them first lis...
Listening To Podcasts Is An Easy Habit To Break
October 11, 2021 16:55 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBConsistently releasing episodes on a set schedule is a good idea to keep your overall audience happy. But that doesn’t mean that every individual listener is listening to every individual episode. Is that OK? Last week, I didn't get to listen to any new episodes of any podcasts. Why? Because I was exploring the jungles and beaches of Belize, that’s why! After six days of neglect and on the ride home, I started listening again. But I didn’t start at the top of my listening queue. Not with ...
Blame The Beach For This Interruption
October 04, 2021 16:55 - 7 minutes - 6.84 MBThere are those who would have podcasters believe that they have to grind out episodes, day after day, week after week, month after month, and never take a break. I am not one of those. ‘Cuz that’s dumb. If you’re a brand new or an infrequent listener, this episode is going to sound unusual. I’m not producing episodes this week because I’m on vacation, exploring some of the beaches of Belize in Central America, and enjoying the warm Caribbean ocean right outside my hotel room. But I prom...
International Podcasting Day 17 Years In The Making
September 30, 2021 16:55 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBIt’s International Podcast Day! A day when podcasters around the globe celebrate their craft and their journey, regardless if they’ve been podcasting for 17 days or 17 years. Speaking of that last one… I’m going to break down the +17-year journey of one podcaster—me!—if only to prove that, for many of us, podcasting is quite a tangled path. My official entrance to podcasting started in October of 2004 with The Dragon Page. Soon after that we launched Slice of Scif, followed quickly by Wing...
Podcasts Tend To Get The Audience They Deserve
September 29, 2021 16:55 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBPodcasting is easy. For like five minutes. Then reality sets in. The reality of making great content that people can’t help but share. Podcasting doesn’t come with guarantees. So is it worth it? Chat with me about growth marketing for podcasts, and it won’t be long before I utter the phrase “Podcasts tend to get the audience they deserve.” Those eight words have become part mantra, part axiom for me. Because they do accurately represent my overarching worldview of podcasting. My axiom has...
Avoid These 4 Bad Habits Of Bad Podcasters
September 28, 2021 16:55 - 12 minutes - 11 MBIt’s hard to predict which podcaster will be successful. But it’s fairly easy to see who won’t make it for long just by looking at their actions. Or inactions. Here are some of their bad habits for you to avoid. Not all of the podcasting habits you develop as you get in your groove are good. In fact, bad podcasters tend to accumulate a collection of bad habits. Bad habits you (and I) would do well to avoid. With that... Bad podcasters don’t listen to their own shows. Yes, you might have sp...
A Little Bird And The Future Of Value For Value In Podcasts
September 27, 2021 16:55 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBMicropayments have been touted as the next big revenue source for podcasters since the beginning without much success. But could changes by social media finally herald in our money-flowing future? You let your listeners listen on whatever listening app they want, don’t you? You let your listeners reach out to you on lots of different communication channels, don’t you? So as a smart and savvy podcaster, you’ll take that same attitude for receiving direct payments from your listeners, won’t...
Get Serious About Your Podcast With These 5 Upgrades
September 23, 2021 16:55 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBIt’s true that it’s cheap to start a podcast. It’s also true that the best podcasters don’t often podcast on the cheap. Getting serious about podcasting means selecting serious podcasting tools and services. As is the case with most other creative pursuits; podcasters have options to use a better suite of tools and services that allow them to save time and—in the long run—money by letting them focus more on mastering the craft of podcasting. To that end, I offer you five upgrade paths for ...
6 Training Resources To Make You A Better Podcaster
September 22, 2021 16:55 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBStarting a podcast is easy. But becoming better by following self-serve, learn-at-your-own-pace materials will only get you so far. Sometimes, you need a specialized curriculum to make you a better podcaster. Writing Podcasting for Dummies back in 2005 taught me to love podcasting. Writing Expert Podcasting Practices for Dummies a few years later almost made me hate it. Why? Because the journey to becoming a better podcaster is a thousand or more different paths, each winding in, out, and ...
5 Resources To Help You Think Like A Serious Podcaster
September 21, 2021 16:55 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBWhere does the serious podcaster go when seeking to up their game? The web is lousy with “how to get started in podcasting” resources. Fortunately, there are also some great next-level resources. Here are five: 1. Podnews - The aim of the publication is not to make you a better podcaster. Instead, it’s designed to update you on the latest podcast news. Which, I’d argue, is an important thing for serious podcasters to do. Being informed across a large cross-section of our industry is importa...
Why Learning Podcasting From The Pros Is Bad Advice
September 20, 2021 16:55 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBWho better to inspire fledgling podcasters than a podcaster at the top of their game! But for seasoned podcasters who want to get better, the value of playing follow the leader can quickly fade. Many podcasters want to get better at podcasting. The fact that you're reading this article or have listened to the accompanying audio episode is a strong indicator that you want to get better at podcasting. And if you are actively engaging with the Advancing Podcasting community on Discord, it’s a ...