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School of Podcasting Episodes

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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Jan. 20, 2020

Glow.fm an EASY Way to Accept Money From Your Audience

TABLE OF CONTENTS 00:00:58 Slow Down When You Talk About Yourself 00:03:08 Podcast Magazine 00:08:50 Glow.fm Interview 00:31:38 Fun with Math 00:42:28 Question of the Month 00:43:26 Podcasting Events 00:45:33 schoolofpodcasti...

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Jan. 13, 2020

What Makes This Podcast Great? Marc Maron Edition

Today we talk about creating great content that people will share, and take a slightly deeper dive into the topic by looking at WTF by Marc Maron . When I reverse engineered the content I consumed, I noticed that no matter if...

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Jan. 6, 2020

Podcast Launch Reality Check

Every January I get people who want to start a podcast and I am glad to help them, but there are some people who have absolutely unrealistic expectations. Today I want to talk about what to expect. Every podcaster starts with...

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Dec. 30, 2019

My Favorite Podcast ( 2019 Edition)

Every year I ask my audience: 1. What is their favorite podcast 2. Why is it their favorite? I also want to know about their podcast if they have one, and where we can find these shows. Time Table: This episode has been creat...

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Dec. 23, 2019

Is it Too Late To Start a Podcast?

01:39 Because of My Podcast 06:33 Focusrite Scarlet USB Interfaces 08:35 Is it Too Late To Start a Podcast? 24:16 Great Podcasts Lead to Binge Listening 26:08 Question of the Month 28:09 Hindenburg Chapters Trick 30:45 The Im...

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Dec. 16, 2019

Different Is Better Than Better

Today I take a lesson from my nine-year-old niece who goes crazy about a Christmas toy that makes absolutely no sense at all. I also have a great conversation with Cole Raven of Podchaser to explain what it is, where it's goi...

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Dec. 9, 2019

Fifty Four Podcast Questions in Twenty Six Minutes - Episode 700

Today I spend a small amount of time remember the past 700 episodes. Then I launch into a "Lightning Round" if you're a new podcaster or seasoned veterans you should get something out of this show. Full show notes at www.scho...

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Dec. 2, 2019

How Clay Groves the Fish Nerd Reeled in a Radio Job

Clay Groves is one of the nicest guys on the planet. I always smile when I see him at an event. I know I'm going to be smiling and laughing soon. He is the host of Fish Nerds , and over the years when I saw him in person he w...

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