Latest Hobbyst Podcast Episodes
Better Podcasting #237 - Preparing For The 2020 Year End / Holiday Season
Better Podcasting - November 02, 2020 03:03 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsThis week we talk about how your end of the year plans may look different, and how that might impact your podcasting. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, SP runs down a bunch of news points from the last couple weeks. In the Better Podback, we have someone who doesn't like a popular p...
Better Podcasting #236 - Continuing Education
Better Podcasting - October 19, 2020 04:36 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsThis week we talk about different ways to continue your education in relation to your podcasting endeavors - while sticking to a hobby podcaster budget. We'll talk about a variety of ways that you can help yourself continue to grow as a podcaster, while still having fun. In this week's Better ...
Better Podcasting #235 - Buying A Domain Name For Your Podcast / SP's First Thoughts On Zoom H8
Better Podcasting - October 05, 2020 03:17 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsThis week we talk about buying a domain name (also known as a URL, website address, etc). We'll discuss what a domain is, why it's a bit difficult these days to buy a domain, issues that you may encounter, and some of the recommendations we have for balancing your budget when buying a domain nam...
Better Podcasting #234 - Podcast Takeovers
Better Podcasting - September 21, 2020 03:53 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsThis week we talk about participating in "podcast takeovers". We'll discuss what a podcast takeover is, some recommendations we have if you're going to participate in a takeover, and some recommendations for if you're going to have someone take over your podcast. In this week's Better Podcasti...
Better Podcasting #233 - Measuring Your Growth
Better Podcasting - September 07, 2020 04:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsThis week in the show we discuss ways to measure your podcast growth. We'll cover the technical side of this and the non-technical methods as well - and what we think is the happy middle for hobby podcasters. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we talk about IAB Stats removing Apple Watc...
Better Podcasting #232 - Spin-Off Podcasts
Better Podcasting - August 23, 2020 22:28 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsThis week in the show we discuss the concept of creating a spin-off. We'll discuss reasons why you may consider doing a spin-off podcast, different types of spin-off podcasts, and how to determine what type of spin-off podcast you may consider. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we'll g...
Better Podcasting #231 - Multi-Functional Podcasting Space
Better Podcasting - August 10, 2020 03:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsHobby podcasters often have multiple uses for their podcasting space, and this can offer additional challenges when trying to podcast. We'll discuss some of the different types of configurations podcasters have, as well as some challenges and benefits to these. In this week's Better Podcasting D...
Better Podcasting #230 - Unreleased Content
Better Podcasting - July 27, 2020 02:19 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsThis week we discuss unreleased podcast content - reasons you may have it, as well as what you can do with this. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we ponder if the RSS feed is on its way out? Finally, we take listener feedback including asking listeners when they edit their podcast. PLUS...
Better Podcasting #229 - Publishing Delays
Better Podcasting - July 13, 2020 03:05 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsSometimes there are things that come up that delay you from publishing your podcast on the timeline you had set. This week we discuss a variety of challenges that can cause publishing delays, and some of the ways that we've been able to help minimize the impact of these delays. In this week's ...
Better Podcasting #228 - Adding Gimmicks To Your Podcast
Better Podcasting - June 29, 2020 05:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsThis week in the show we talk about adding gimmicks to your show, how you can use them, and In this week's Better Podcasting Download we talk about the latest Apple announcements out of WWDC and what is relevant to podcaster. We also say farewell to Mixer. Finally, we take listener feedback,...
Better Podcasting #227 - What You Can Accomplish As An Average Hobby Podcaster
Better Podcasting - June 15, 2020 05:16 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsThis week in the show we talk about all the things that you can accomplish as a hobby podcaster with an "average amount of downloads" - there's a lot. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we talk about how IMDB could possibly be getting in to podcasting, as well, Mixcloud is getting in to...
Better Podcasting #226 - Treating Old Episodes
Better Podcasting - June 01, 2020 03:14 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsThis week in the show we discuss treating your old episodes. We'll discuss reasons you may want to go back and treat old episodes, reasons you may want to leave them alone, and some ways to consider what extent you may want to go on treating your old episodes. In this week's Better Podcasting ...
Better Podcasting #225 - Listener Interactions
Better Podcasting - May 18, 2020 04:01 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsThis week in the show we discuss listener interactions, and more importantly, how you can interact with listeners in a positive manner. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, SP closes the chapter on his data recovery saga. Finally, in this week's Better Podback, there is all sorts of d...
Better Podcasting #224 - Knowing When It's Good Enough
Better Podcasting - May 04, 2020 04:33 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsThis week in the show we discuss why it's important to know when something is "good enough" for your podcast, as well as many situations where we think you can apply this strategy. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we do a quick demonstration and give our first thoughts on the NVIDIA...
Better Podcasting #223 - Showing Appreciation For Your Listeners (Corrected)
Better Podcasting - April 20, 2020 04:28 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsThis week we talk about the importance of showing appreciation for your listeners. We'll discuss why it's mutually beneficial and different ways to show appreciation for your listeners. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we discuss what we can learn from a recent Whooshkaa pricing change....
Better Podcasting #222 - Starting A Podcast Due To Self-Isolation
Better Podcasting - April 06, 2020 02:04 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsWith much of the world being in self-isolation, one way that people are occupying time by creating a podcast. In this episode we talk about whether or not you should start a podcast right now, if you're going to some considerations you may have, some usual recommendations that we feel that you c...
Better Podcasting #221 - Making Podcasting Easier (And The Manual Work That Comes With It)
Better Podcasting - March 23, 2020 05:38 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsThis week in the show we discuss some ways that we have automated/simplified our process to make podcasting easier. We'll talk about some of the work that we had to put in to get these processes implemented, and some of the manual work that we have to ongoing to keep these in place. In this w...
Better Podcasting #220 - Upgrading Your Microphone
Better Podcasting - March 09, 2020 04:44 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsConsidering upgrading your podcast microphone? In this episode we discuss some the decision tree that we'd recommend when you're considering upgrading your podcast, some reasons why you we'd recommend against upgrading, and some ways you may be able to save some money. In this week's Better P...
Better Podcasting #219 - Rebooting a Podcast
Better Podcasting - February 24, 2020 02:36 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsThis episode we discuss the concept of rebooting a podcast. We'll go over some of the different methods to reboot a podcast, some of the challenges, considerations, and whether or not we think it's worthwhile to reboot a show. We'll also discuss how rebooting a podcast can breathe new life in yo...
Better Podcasting #218 - Finding Motivation
Better Podcasting - February 10, 2020 02:44 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsThis week we talk about some of the ways that you can motivate yourself when you happen to be feeling a little unmotivated. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we talk about an article that analyzed listening to podcasts on faster speeds. In our Better Podback we talk about someone ...
Better Podcasting #217 - Creating Supplemental Content / An Announcement About Our Future
Better Podcasting - February 03, 2020 02:18 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsIn this episode we discuss the idea of creating supplemental content related to your podcast's topic. We'll discuss some ideas of things that you may want to create, some considerations before you create extra content, and some ways that you can use it to compliment the content within your podca...
Better Podcasting #216 - Multiple Distribution Destinations
Better Podcasting - January 26, 2020 23:41 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsRecently there was a debate about whether Spotify or Apple was the leader in podcast distribution. This sparked a bit of a topic of conversation with us - what are some benefits, challenges, and considerations of distributing your podcast through multiple locations? This episode we discuss this....
Better Podcasting #215 - Making a critical change in your podcast setup
Better Podcasting - January 20, 2020 04:37 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsOccasionally you may need to consider making a change to a key part of your podcast setup that could potentially lead to a disaster, today we discuss some ways you can handle some of these situations to help make the change go more smooth. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we have a...
Better Podcasting #214 - How To Be Likable To Your Audience
Better Podcasting - January 13, 2020 04:43 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsWe kick off our 2020 by talking about a variety of ways that you can be likable to your audience. While there may not be a one-size-fits-all formula, we hope that this episode helps you consider some of the thing that could potentially help with your particular show. In this week's Better Pod...
Better Podcasting #213 - Our Gear 2019: SP Edition
Better Podcasting - December 30, 2019 00:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsIn this episode we conclude our annual 2-part tradition of running down our gear/podcast configuration changes of the year - this episode it's all about SP. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we talk about one way that Podcaster artwork is being eyed up by copyright holders. Finally...
Better Podcasting #212 - Our Gear 2019: Stephen Edition
Better Podcasting - December 23, 2019 08:04 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsIn this episode we start our annual 2-part tradition of running down our gear/podcast configuration changes of the year - this episode it's all about Stephen. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we talk about two changes to Alexa compatability for podcast consumers. Finally, we have ...
Better Podcasting #211 - One Goal For 2020
Better Podcasting - December 16, 2019 05:45 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsThis week in the show we round up some listener/viewer feedback about what their one goal is that they've chosen for their podcast for 2020. In this week's Better Podcasting Download there's some new research that could indicate that podcasts might be getting a little shorter. Finally, in...
Better Podcasting #210 - Sound Treatment
Better Podcasting - December 09, 2019 02:41 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsThis week we discuss a variety of ways that you can do sound treatment for your sound. We discuss both sound treatment and full soundproofing ideas. In the Better Podcasting Download we discuss a recent report on news-based podcasts. Finally, we have some listener feedback on how they're ...
Better Podcasting #209 - Working On Your Podcast While Taking A Break
Better Podcasting - December 02, 2019 07:05 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsThe winter holiday season is coming and that means some people will be taking a break from their podcast. In this episode we discuss some of the ways that you can keep working on your podcast while you still take a break from podcasting. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we highlight ...
Better Podcasting #208 - Considering Podcast Revisions
Better Podcasting - November 25, 2019 04:09 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsThere are often occasions where you may want to consider implementing some changes to your podcast. In this episode we discuss some of the reasons you may consider revising your show, some of the benefits to doing so, and some of the best practices that we recommend. In this week's Better Po...
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