THIS SHOW IS CURRENTLY ON HIATUS - PLEASE ENJOY THE ARCHIVE OF CONTENT FOCUSED ON MAKING PODCASTING BETTER. Where plenty of podcasts about... more
Introducing: Trailer Park: The Podcast Trailer Podcast is a podcast that showcases podcast trailers. Whether those trailers were made and... more
Not so long ago, it was possible to talk about the future of podcasting in relevant terms for every podcaster.... more
The podcast advertising business is once again taking it on the chin, blasted from inside the industry and out. What... more
Podcasting managed to survive a going-on-three-year global pandemic. But the podcasting industry is starting to feel those economic realities finally... more
If the majority of the world isn't talking about one single must-listen podcast, the industry is dead. Right? Wrong. So... more
Podcasting should be made better, not just easier! That's the motto I started this show with. And I still stand... more
Large podcast conferences are at a crossroads, with the podcasting community wondering how next year's conferences and beyond will be... more
Podcasting is like crack for your ears, many have said. Listen once, and they're hooked for life, right? Well... wrong.... more
It's almost impossible to make a good podcast without listening to great podcasts. But it probably takes more than listening... more
Finding advice on how to make your podcast better is easy. Knowing what advice to take and what to ignore... more
Posting about your podcast on social media without posting ONLY about your podcast can be exhausting. I can't fix that,... more
Podcast discovery isn't broken. It's just not one thing. And it gets a lot easier to improve podcast discoverability when... more
Too many podcasters skip a key step when publishing: the episode details. Or show notes, as you've likely called them.... more
Podcasters have a lot of jobs. One we don't often think of is being ambassadors for podcasting. But it's an... more
Listening to podcasts is like eating a submarine sandwich. Making a podcast is like making a submarine sandwich. But too... more
Growth and monetization are at the top of every podcaster's wish list. At least every podcaster who's yet to achieve... more
Politicians get in trouble for flip-flopping on issues. But for podcasters, changing opinions and approaches is a survival tactic. Think... more
Big Podcasting seems almost designed to collect advertising dollars, with very little left for small to mid-sized podcasts. Rather than... more
Today's podcast landscape is busy. So is it still possible to grow a really big podcast? Yes, but you can't... more
The next few months are looking pretty rough for podcasting. And just about every other industry. Historically, podcasting has proven... more
Big tech provided podcasting's first shot in the arm in the early days. In fact, big tech often provided the... more
Everyone agrees that pre-produced, lifted-from-radio ads suck on podcasts, and that host-read ads are the clear winner. But is that... more
Podcasting's purveyors of picks and shovels—the myriad service providers that make our space an actual industry—are filled with smart people.... more
Fishing where the fish are is a solid strategy, so using similar podcasts to promote your podcast is obviously a... more
One of the ways we make podcasting better is by holding the people who work in podcasting accountable for doing... more
I give you, the serious podcaster, lots of things to think about. Not just about the future of podcasting, but... more
When people complete your latest podcast episode, what do you want them to do? Reflect on your brilliance? Bask in... more
Podcasting is an audio-first medium consumed on devices that have built-in microphones. Yet the listening experience is reliant on eyes... more
More ad dollars flowing into podcasting is generally seen as a good thing. Yet niche podcasters don't see very much... more
Podcast advertising has much greater recall than other forms of ads. But how many times have you forgotten a URL,... more
One of the ways we make podcasting better is by holding the people who work in podcasting accountable for doing better. I'm... more