How to Podcast by PodcaSTAR with Mel Sargeant

Did you have a boring guest dear? Oh gosh it can be quite the problem. Do you dump them and ruin a relationship or dump them on your audience and damage the relationship with your audience.  I've got a few sneaky tricks that will get you through the actually rather common scenario of a boring as batsh*t guest.  Most podcasts go nowhere because they lack a roadmap.  We take the drive...

Lana was an up and coming radio star at Nova Sydney then her Mum passed away she became a full time carer for her grandparents and her child and things changed for her. She decided she needed to get creative. She came up with a brand called MILF Life, it took off and got posted by Kelly Rowland. When Lana went to deliver her a 'freebie' of some merch she had $1 to her name. Kelly then posted her,...

Podcasting is so much effort, you have to be on and you have to be feeling it! You're going to have days when you're not in flow. When you'd rather hide in the kitchen cupboard rather than show up to a microphone and a guest with a smile.  Here's my advice on what to do when you just don't feel like it.  Most podcasts go nowhere because they lack a roadmap. We take the drivers seat and g...

I know one of the things holding you back may be that you don't want to look and sound bad as a podcaster. I get it! No one wants that, that's mainly why they come to Newcastle Podcast Station or create a brand with PodcaSTAR but here in this episode I'm going to give you a tonne of advice on sounding great. I hope you enjoy it along the way, I tried to make it fun.  Mel Sargeant :-)  We...

I remember once having the most extraordinarily fun Christmas with Dave McClung, we worked together at Nova and week after week he won the 'Super Nova' award which was a bottle of Moet. One Christmas he cracked them out in my lounge room and we drank them with some fresh prawns, what an extraordinarily good time.  David is a wonderful on air talent but he's versed in all aspects of programmin...

I think this pod might not be necessary but time after time clients are still coming to me and they record in an adhoc fashion or they record weekly to release the next week. Let me ask you this, if you had a tree, would it make sense for you to get your gardener to prune it one leaf at a time every day of the year? It doesn't make sense for you or the gardener. It's the same with podcasting, get...

Maz is an Aussie star of the TV screen and the radio airwaves. She started at MTV and has worked for SCA and Nova for most of her career.  Learn how to find your effective and believable voice on air, how to share from the heart without being cringy, the difference between podcasting and piece to camera (tv, insta lives). Also Maz is really sober, like 100% sober, she talks candidly about it,...

Do you say HEY GUYS at the start of a pod? Don't. It's really important these days to get your audience to love and trust you. Trust is hard to come by these days so stuffing that up from the outset isn't a great idea.   Lots of people make basic mistakes that create a divide between them and the beautiful souls listening. Find out how to respect people and make them love you more.  We'd...

Last time I saw Andy he was on stage doing back up for Cher! This guy is an absolute legend and an uncompromising artist. He's done stacks of TV and Radio but his heart lies in stand up, he's done acclaimed stand up shows worldwide and his heart lies in live performance.  Honestly it's a little bit of shits and giggles we didn't get too serious but there is some useful chat in here about what...

Ben Wood is an absolute champion, talented, good looking and a super humble guy. What a combo?! He heads up Woodwork Digital Studio and does Drive at Hot Tomato on the Gold Coast in Australia. He has a tonne of good advice for you so listen in.  We'd love to create an extraordinary podcast brand for you that works. Come to one of our PodcaSTAR Branding Retreats at powder snow mecca Nozawa Ons...

If I had a dollar for every time I've heard 'I've got a great idea for a podcast' on a Sunday morning I'd be a rich woman. People typically get on the cans on a Saturday night then call me and yabber on for half an hour or so about their great idea for a podcast. I don't always answer the call because 9 times out of 10 it's not a serious proposition and they won't be producing a high value, high r...

Jackson is an absolute dream boat. He's originally from Australia by calls LA home now. He's worked in radio in both Australia and in LA he worked with KIIS and some other networks but then swung sideways into new media. I should also mention he is an extraordinary photographer @thatisjackson on instagram and owns a fleet of boats (his partner is a hot diver who used to dive for Pearls then bought...

When I started working with lots of people and needed words to describe different podcast styles and formats, I started making words up! I even ran a Podcasting Festival with words that I'd made up as titles to lectures and no one batted an eyelid, how cool is that?  One of my favourite words I've coined in relation to Podcasting is 'Solocasting' where you podcast with you guessed it - yourse...

So you want to be a PodcaSTAR? We are here to help. Tune into entertainers, producers, podcasters and radio stars to discover the secrets to being a cut above.  Alex Dalrymple is legend. He has a new media brand called 4 Wheels and a Seat where he gets to review the latest cars (dream job) he's also an actor with multiple TV credits and has worked on some of the biggest radio shows in the pas...