Better Podcasting

This week we talk about ways that you can help making your podcasting experience more enjoyable. We'll discuss some of our experiences that we've had making the podcasting experience more fun. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we discuss a change with YouTube's ad service. Finally, in our Better Podback we'll run down listener feedback Acast, Behringer creating a new product and a possible...

This week we talk about a variety of different ways to record your podcast including Software, Hardware, Mobile and Online Recorders. We'll discuss some of the benefits to each, some of the cons, and how you might determine which is best for your circumstances. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we discuss what the recent IAB certification of Anchor means for a hobby podcaster. Finally, in...

This 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 podcast production software. Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at http...

This 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 Podcasting Download, we talk about how there's a new IAB certified podcast host. In the Better Podback, we...

This 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 name. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, SP provides his first thoughts after trying the Zoom H8 -...

This 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 Podcasting Download, we discuss international equipment releases, and the impact in can have on the joy...

This 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 Watch stats, and why we think it's an important move. In the Better Podback we take a question about hooking u...

This 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 give our first thoughts on OBS.Ninja. Finally, in this week's podback we take feedback about listening to p...

Hobby 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 Download we'll discuss Amazon Music / Audible's terms of service for podcasters. Finally, in this week's...

This 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, Stephen kicks it all off with a HOW I SAVED MY PODCAST story about last week's Better Podcasting Live...

Sometimes 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 Download we talk about Scripps exploring the sale of Stitcher. Finally, we take listener...

This 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, including a couple in relation to the Better Podcasting: Live episodes. Find full episode information inclu...

This 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 streaming. Finally, we take listener feedback and we have a correction to make based on an emai...

This 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 Download we talk about Joe Rogan's recent podcast change, and what we feel it means for hobby podcasters....

This 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 discussions about podcast hardware. Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode...

This 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 RTX Voice AI cleanup tool. Finally, in this week's Better Podback, we thank one of our listeners...

This 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. Finally, in our Better Podback we have someone talk about a new podcast mic arm. Find full episode info...

With 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 can forfeit, and why we think it's totally fine to only podcast during this time. In this week's Better P...

This 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 week's Better Podcasting Download we talk about this year's Infinite Dial report and what we think the highl...

Considering 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 Podcasting Download, we talk about how there's a brand new podcast microphone in town (well sort of). Finall...

This 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 your show. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we round up several podcast related stories includin...

This 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 who needs a new apple podcast review notification plugin. Find full episode information including links refere...

In 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 podcast. Instead of a Better Podcasting Download, this week we have a special announcement (begins at 17:20)...

Recently 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. In this week's Better Podcasting we discuss a recent conversation between the heads of Podnews and Blub...

Occasionally 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 reddit post from a user who has some tips for future podcasters. Finally, we run a poll about how many epi...