Podwrecked
69 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWelcome to Podwrecked! The podcast that helps you Survive Your Show! Podwrecked is dedicated to helping you survive your podcast. We work through all the challenges that podcasters struggle with and find creative ways to move forward in your podcasting journey. Join your hosts Timothy Kimo Brien and Kyle Bondo as they navigate the uncharted dangers of podcasting and guide you to safer harbors. What you learn will save your podcast!
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Episodes
Ain't No Party Like a Patreon Party
February 20, 2019 17:51 - 51 minutes - 47.7 MBEp.11 - Ain't No Party Like a Patreon Party Tim and Kyle explore how certain podcasts are making sustainable revenue by using Patreon to provide their listeners with bonus content. Episode at a Glance: Tim and Kyle talk about the top Patreon podcasters and how much they are making a month (Spoiler Alert: It's a lot!) We explore why Patreon bonus content works for your audience We dig into the data and see what the most successful podcasters are doing to make Patreon profitable. Wha...
Overnight success and other podcasting myths
February 11, 2019 22:56 - 29 minutes - 1.7 KBEpisode #010 We experiment with recording our podcast from a local coffee shop and discover that people like to ask questions when you put microphones on the table. We dig into the data within Dan Misener’s article that supports why the podcasting long game strategy is STILL TRUE! We explore what behaviors are causing so many podflashes, podfades, and podwrecks. What did we learn? There is no such thing as an overnight podcasting hit. Shows that have big audiences tend...
Overnight Success and Other Podcasting Myths
February 11, 2019 20:16 - 29 minutes - 27 MBEp.10 - Overnight Success and Other Podcasting Myths Tim and Kyle take a deep dive into new data that exposes the overnight podcasting hit myth and reinforces the truth that podcasting requires hard work. Episode at a Glance: Tim and Kyle experiment recording the podcast from a local coffee shop and discover that people like to ask questions when you put microphones on the table. We dig into the data within Dan Misener's article that supports why the podcasting long game strategy is S...
Is Google Podcasts too late or just in time?
January 18, 2019 22:50 - 38 minutes - 2.24 KBEpisode #009 We talk about Google’s June 2018 announcement of their stand-alone podcasting app launch. We do some thinking on why 55 percent of all US users and 86 percent of the world are on phones with the Android OS, but Google Podcasts only account for only 0.9 percent of total listens. Why? What did we learn? The biggest complaint about Google Podcasts is that it’s an app and not native to Android OS like Apple Podcasts is to iOS. Even if someone DOES download the ...
How True is True in True Crime podcasting?
January 14, 2019 22:21 - 56 minutes - 3.34 KBEpisode #008 We explore the rise in True Crime podcasts We ask the question, “What is the difference between a journalist, reporter, commentator, and podcaster?” We talk about the thinking behind how and why podcasters need the same ethical education and standards as journalists What did we learn? Podcasters should take a serious look at Ethical Storytelling and Reporting standards Anyone producing a podcast about news, true crime, or non-fiction should obtain press cr...
Shiny, Shiny Crystal Ball of Podcasting
January 05, 2019 00:40 - 1 hour - 66.8 MBEp.7 - What is in store for Podcasting in 2019? Tim and Kyle think it is going to be a good year for podcasting, but it is not there yet and 2019 will set the stage for what will be the year of the podcast. Episode at a Glance: Tim and Kyle go through all their Podcast Industry predictions for 2019 (so far) Then we include a bunch more we've been thinking about Finally, we do our lightning round of 5 more predictions What did we learn? We think 2019 is going to be a good year for ...
Shiny, Shiny, Crystal ball of podcasting
January 04, 2019 21:48 - 1 hour - 4.25 KBEpisode #007 We talk about what is in store for Podcasting in 2019 Tim and Kyle go through all their Podcast Industry predictions for 2019 (so far) Then we include a bunch more we’ve been thinking about Finally, we do our lightning round of 5 more predictions What did we learn? We think 2019 is going to be a good year for podcasting We also think that 2019 is going to be a good year for starting a podcast We believe that 2019 will show us that podcasting is not there...
Does your teacher have a podcast?
December 14, 2018 21:30 - 52 minutes - 3.06 KBEpisode #006 We talk about how financial and access barriers to educational materials can be reduced by podcasting What did we learn? The number of educational podcasts is growing Open Educational Resources (OER) can now add podcasts to their list of textbooks, streaming video, simulations, courseware, and software Teachers can benefit their students by making lectures, exercises, and examples freely available Teachers can help students learn with content that can be r...
Does Your Teacher Have a Podcast?
December 14, 2018 21:29 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBEp.6 - Does Your Teacher Have a Podcast? Tim and Kyle talk about the influence that podcasts can and will have on the classroom and why teachers need to embrace educational podcasts. Episode at a Glance: Financial and access barriers to educational materials are being reduced by podcasting What did we learn? Open Educational Resources (OER) can now add podcasts to their list of textbooks, streaming video, simulations, courseware, and software OER benefits learning by making lectures...
Do you have the right to be heard?
December 07, 2018 21:22 - 50 minutes - 2.96 KBEpisode #005 You have a right to free speech, but you don’t have a right to be heard We talk about deplatforming content based on what you find disagreeable who gets to decide what is disagreeable What did we learn? Podcasting is one of the last mediums for truly free speech Hate Speech is hard to define If you host podcasts you need to be upfront about your Terms of Service. To keep it fair, if you start banning content on the so-called “Alt-Right”, then you have to ...
Do You Have the Right to Be Heard?
December 07, 2018 20:12 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBEp.5 - Do You Have the Right to Be Heard? Tim and Kyle talk about the light and fluffy topic of free speech rights, banning content, and shutting down extremists, and deplatforming. Episode at a Glance: You have a right to free speech, but you don't have a right to be heard What did we learn? Podcasting is one of the last mediums for truly free speech Hate speech is hard to define When you start deplatforming content based on what you find disagreeable, where does it stop? And who...
Your Podcast is as Long As It Takes and No Longer
November 30, 2018 22:24 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBEp.4 - Your Podcast is as Long As It Takes and No Longer Tim and Kyle talk about how long your podcast should be based on some recent research on overall podcast lengths in the industry. The answer takes longer than you think but shorter than you would expect. Episode at a Glance: What is the ideal length for your podcast? What did we learn? Podcasts are getting longer overall Why they are getting longer overall is still unknown The podcast length is based on content and what your...
Your podcast is as long as it takes and no longer
November 30, 2018 19:15 - 1 hour - 3.53 KBEpisode #004 What is the ideal length for your podcast? What did we learn? Podcasts are getting longer overall Why they are getting longer overall is still unknown The podcast length is based on content and what your audience wants Podcast length is highly dependent on the content Additional Reading I analyzed 10 million podcast episodes to find the average length Is There an Ideal Length for Podcast Episodes? – TAP305 Fewer Words = Better Podcast Support the Show...
To Pay or Not to Pay for Podcasts
November 24, 2018 03:16 - 53 minutes - 42.9 MBEp.3 - To Pay or Not to Pay for Podcasts Tim and Kyle talk about what podcasting from a "walled garden" model really means to indy podcasters and how subscription model podcasting could mean for the future of podcasting. Episode at a Glance: What does it mean if podcasts can only be listened to via a paywall subscription? What did we learn? Exclusive content will go the Netflix route That content will be highly targeted People are tired of having to navigate multiple paid content ...
To pay or not to pay for podcasts
November 23, 2018 20:56 - 53 minutes - 3.11 KBEpisode #003 We find out what it means if podcasts can only be listened to via a paywall subscription What did we learn? Exclusive content will go the Netflix route That content will be highly targeted People are tired of having to navigate multiple paid content providers Additional Reading What’s next for podcasting subscriptions and exclusives Support the Show Every episode is a work of passion that requires a lot of coffee! We research, read, record, mix, edit, a...
Panoply Abandons Ship on Content Creation
November 16, 2018 21:27 - 54 minutes - 43.7 MBEp.2 - Panoply Abandons Ship on Content Creation Join Tim Brien and Kyle Bondo talk about the wreckage left from Panoply abandoning ship on content creation and learn how iHeartRadio plans to innovate their podcast chops through acquisition. Episode at a Glance: We talk about how the word "panoply" is impossible to say and mispronounce it about 50 times We explore why Panoply -- the company -- fired all their podcast staff We come up with some conspiracy theories of how and why Malc...
Panoply abandons ship on content creation
November 16, 2018 18:24 - 54 minutes - 3.17 KBEpisode #002 We talk about how the word panoply is impossible to say and mispronounce it approximately 50+ times We explore why Panoply — the company — fired all their podcast staff We come up with some conspiracy theories of how and why Malcolm Gladwell is leaving Panoply We give our perspectives on what we think the iHeartRadio acquisition of Stuff Media means What did we learn? Don’t let something get too big that if it were to end or walk away it would destroy your...
Can Amazon Wreck Havoc on Podcasting?
November 07, 2018 00:05 - 59 minutes - 47.8 MBEp.1 - Can Amazon Wreck Havoc on Podcasting? Join Tim Brien and Kyle Bondo as they navigate the uncharted dangers of podcast news and guide you through the wasteland of podcast failure to safer harbors. Episode at a Glance: We talk about what Podwrecked is about We explore reasons and solutions behind why podcasters Pause, Padfade, and eventually Podwreck We give our perspectives on what we think the infamous "600,000 active podcasts" really means Tim-Radamus' Trend Forecast: #1 -...
Can Amazon wreck havoc on podcasting?
November 06, 2018 17:52 - 59 minutes - 3.47 KBEpisode #001 We talk about what Podwrecked is about We explore reasons and solutions behind why podcasters Pause, Padfade, and eventually Podwreck We give our perspectives on what we think the infamous “600,000 active podcasts” actually means We get into what it would mean if Amazon suddenly started hosting podcasts What did we learn? We can co-host a podcast AND produce our personal podcasts too. Two are better than One. Tim (aka Tim-Ra-damus) makes a prediction say...