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School of Podcasting Episodes

July 6, 2020

Interview Clips At the Start of Your Show

I hear so many podcasts that do interviews and they start their podcast by pulling a clip from the interview. Today we talk about why this may not be the best strategy. The interview snippet should build anticipation Piques t...

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June 29, 2020

The Ripple Effect of Podcasting

Today we hear stories of different people who have had doors open due to their podcast. Your podcast typically is not a business. It is a business card. Your podcast can be used to network with other people and companies, hel...

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June 22, 2020

Podpage: Quick and Easy Podcast Websites

If you hate WordPress but want something a little more powerful than the built-in website that comes with your media host then you might want to check out Podpage. Today I interview the create Brenden Mulligan Learn Podpage f...

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June 15, 2020

30 Strategies To Grow Your Podcast Audience

I've been holding "podcast happy hours" during the pandemic. This is a place when some of us just wanted to talk to someone besides the cat. In one of those sessions, Scott Johnson from What Was That Like? shared how he ad su...

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June 8, 2020

Every time I podcast something good happens - Andrew Lewin Interview

As a Marine Biologist, Andrew Lewin from Speak Up for the Ocean Blue podcast (available in directories like Apple , and Google ) just wanted to talk about treating the ocean better and keeping it safe. That was less than 10 y...

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June 1, 2020

Fixing a Mistake in Your Podcast Episode

My last episode had a typo, and a mistake in the audio ( I said the deadline for June's question of the month was in February). Today we're going to talk about how to fix things when you make a mistake in your podcast. SPONSO...

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May 25, 2020

The Power of a Mighty Network

Question of the Month: Focus Groups 01:43 Currently, I'm obsessed with focus groups. Why? Because every time I hear someone talking about growing their audience the absolute last thing they mention is their content. So I aske...

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May 18, 2020

Full Time Podcaster Daryl Grove of the Total Soccer Show

While many podcasters create content as a hobby, today we talk with Daryl Grove (who along with his cohost Taylor Rockwell) create the Toal Soccer Show. Today we talk with Daryl to go over how they make their show, how they i...

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May 11, 2020

Using LinkedIn for Your Podcast

You hear alot about LinkedIn (and other social networks) and you may be wondering, should I be using LinkedIn to help grow my podcast? Today I talk with LinkedIn Guru Karen Yankovich who is also a podcaster. If you're new to ...

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May 4, 2020

Get and Manage Interviews with Poddit - an Interview with Brent Besham

Last year I met Brent Besham and She Podcast Live and hear about Poddit. In this interview, you'll learn what Poddit is, and how you can use it. Full show notes at www.schoolofpodcasting.com/721 Time Table 03:03 Poddit Inter...

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April 27, 2020

What Do You Use To Create Your Podcast?

Because of My Podcast Kevin from the AP Professor Check out Kevin's book " Pandemic Tracking: A survival Guide for College Faculty ." Check out Kevin on the Podcast Review Show Contributors Arnie Chapman _ Football History Du...

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April 20, 2020

300 Percent Growth in Business Revenue - Wealth Without Wallstreet In…

Podcasting Goes Over 1 Million Active Podcasts According to the Site My Podcast Reviews, there are now over 1 million active podcasts. They define “active” as any podcast that has published at least one episode in the last 90...

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April 13, 2020

They Said, "Why Not" Now Look at Them!

As a podcast consultant and coach, my biggest struggle is not getting people to pick a name, or artwork, or finding the right gear. Those are all a walk in the park. My hardest part is getting people to start. First I need th...

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April 6, 2020

What podcasters can learn from the Tiger King

The Train Wreck That is the Tiger King is in the Top 10 of Netflix After the fourth person had asked me if I had watched the Tiger King on Netflix I decided to give it a try. It's not good. I got about halfway through and onl...

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March 30, 2020

Three Reasons Why Radio Personalities Should Be Podcasting

I thought it would be a good idea for Radio Personalities (DJs) to have a podcast. I know that they often lose their jobs due to the consolidation of stations, automation, genre changes, and more. However, I only thought it w...

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March 23, 2020

What Does Bad Audio Sound Like?

What do people mean when they say "Bad Audio" well I made some. You will hear where some strategies DO create bad audio and others (using your phone may not be horrible). SPONSOR: Focusrite Focusrite is giving away a $2300 st...

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March 16, 2020

Emergency Podcasting For Teachers

The Corona Virus Closed My School and I Need a Podcast NOW Across the US (and the world) schools are closed to try to reduce the number of people spreading the Carona Virus. This makes it very hard for teachers who still need...

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March 9, 2020

Give Yourself Credit With Ronsley Vaz

Today I am recording from Podfest Multimedia Expo 2020 and I capture a conversation with Ronsley Vaz in the hallway after he shares an amazing story about listener loyalty. Sometimes we are our own worst enemy. When we don't ...

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March 2, 2020

A First Look at Descript Software- Transcriptions and Audio Editor in…

Descript is software that transcribes your episode and then you can go to the transcript and when you removed it from your transcript, it removes it from the audio. You can fade in and cuts that are a little rough to smooth t...

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Feb. 24, 2020

15 Things Podcasters Can Learn from Joel Osteen

I was in Houston for the Spark Christian Podcast Conference where I was speaking. It was a great event for the first time out of the gate and I met some really cool people. My buddy Sunny from the IPN asked me if I wanted to ...

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Feb. 17, 2020

How Does Your Podcast Compete Against Giant Shows?

Table of Contents 01:29 How Do You Compete Against Large Networks? 06:44 25 People Vs 1 09:42 Two Things That Kill Podcasts 11:52 Buying an Audience 15:32 Life Without the School of Podcasting 17:01 So How Do You Compete? 19:...

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Feb. 10, 2020

Podcast Reviews Automatically Delivered To Your Inbox

Today we introduce a new segment, "I told you so!" I also have a great conversation with Daniel J. Lewis from My Podcast Reviews. get a special deal at www.schoolofpodcasting.com/mpr Watch Quick Demo Mentioned in this episode...

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Feb. 3, 2020

Shaping Your Unique Voice with Eric Nuzum

Audience Engagement In a previous episode about Glow.fm I talked about how hard it is to obtain an engaged audience and you might be lucky if you get 5% engagement. This week on the finale of The Good Place they mentioned the...

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Jan. 27, 2020

Doing Something Different

Every month we have a "question of the month" and this month it's what are you going to do differently in 2020 with your podcast? Because of My Podcast Lee from the Covert Nerd podcast was trying to speak at a panel. He was s...

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