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School of Podcasting Episodes

Nov. 7, 2016

Lee Silverstein is a Messenger, and Guardian of his Target Audience

Lee Silverstein got a call on New years Eve to let him know he had cancer and needed Chemotherapy. Lee is the man that gave "The Messengers: A Podcast Documentary" film it's name. He is a messenger for his audience. He delive...

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Oct. 31, 2016

Grow Your Audience Using the KFC Approach

Hindenburg Journalist Noise Reduction The latest version of Hindenburg Journalist Software (slowly becoming one of my favorites for people who "Aren't too technical"). They have a new noise reduction feature that is super eas...

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Oct. 24, 2016

How I Got a Sponsor On My Podcast

Today I share my story on how I secured a sponsor for my show. I'm doing this as an experiment as I prepare to update my book More Podcast Money Next year. I also share the behind the scenes of what it was like to take on a s...

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Oct. 17, 2016

Corey Fineran's Podcast Lead Him To Start His Own Business

Comments" Call 888-563-3228 I've spoken about Corey Fineran before and how his Chicago Cubs podcast Ivy Envy helped get a rule changed in Major League Baseball. Corey's boss saw the impact podcasting creates and talked Corey ...

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Oct. 10, 2016

Is It Time for You To Zag?

Today we have some lessons from fast food that apply to podcasting, and I talk about zagging when everyone is zigging, Bernie's Greatest Hits 1:58 My cat is pretty popular on this show as he chimes in all the time. When I wen...

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Oct. 3, 2016

You Never Know Who Is Listening

Today we in this episode: We have a great because of my podcast story that has someone getting paid to do something they would do for free We tackle some of the podcast jargon starting with the A's We revisit the File For Dow...

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Sept. 26, 2016

Are You Ready To Give Up on Podcasting? Why I Believe What I Believe

Becuase of My Podcast - Rick Seizemore of VRStudio Workforce Rick Seizemore from VRStudio Workforce shares how your podcast will help you land guests, and those guests can then point people to your website. Your site then bec...

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Sept. 19, 2016

Awaken Your Confidence - Rachel Smets

Rachel Smets is the author of Awaken Your Confidence and stops by to share some insights into building your confidence. You can find her at Racehsmets.com as well as @rachelsmets and Facebook . and YouTube We talk about overc...

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Sept. 12, 2016

Podcast Mid-Atlantic Relfections

Today I'm fresh back from a trip to Podcast Midatlantic where I spoke on a panel about podcasting. On Sunday I had some time before I flew home so Rob Greenlee and I Went to see the Liberty Bell in Independence Hall in Philad...

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Sept. 5, 2016

Content You Can't Get Any Place Else with Jennifer Briney of The Cong…

Today I am excited to have Jen Briney of the Congressional Dish podcast on my show. Jen reads legislation that is going through the house of representatives. She then reports back to you with no slant on democratic or republi...

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Aug. 29, 2016

Keep Your Audience By Losing the Jargon - Busting Podcast Myths

I can handle some people explaining their strategies of launching a podcast, but there are some things that are just blatantly WRONG. Here are a couple that get my goat. Episodes Get Downloaded When People Subscribe If you si...

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Aug. 22, 2016

Podcast Q & A From Podcast Movement

How Do I Grow My Audience? Know Who Your Audience Is Know What They Want Go Where They Are Make Friends With Them and Bring Value to Your Conversations Tell them About Your Show Make it Is To Find, Share, and Remember How Lon...

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Aug. 15, 2016

What Podcasters Can Learn From Geese, Ringo Star, and Michael Phelps

Today shares his thought on Podcamp Pittsburgh, the death of blab.im, and what geese, Ringo Star, and Michael Phelps can teach podcasters. Comments 888-563-3228 The Messengers Are Coming! If you live within driving distance o...

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Aug. 8, 2016

The Three Things Your Podcast Needs That Have Nothing to Do With Micr…

Today I'm going to share three things your podcast needs to be successful, I'm also going to share some podcasting news, and a product review on a blab.im replacement. Call the Show at 888-563-3228 Blubrry Launches Adverting ...

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Aug. 1, 2016

Great Content: Reverse Engineering a Driveway Moment

Driveway moments are podcasts that have you so captivated that when you get to home instead of going in to be with your family, you sit in the driveway to finish the episode. This week I had such a moment with episode 206 of ...

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July 25, 2016

It Started With a Tweet - The Amazing Troy Heinritz Story

Comments about the show? Call 888-563-3228 At Podcast Movement Kevin Smith said to forget hanging around people who would answer, "Why?" when you said you wanted to try something, and instead hang around people who said, "Why...

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July 18, 2016

Lessons From My First Crack at a Narrative Podcast Episode

What I've Learned From One Episode of a Storytelling NPR styled Podcast I recently started a podcast in a narrative fashion about a documentary called the Messengers, as I've never done this style of podcasting before. Here i...

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July 11, 2016

Podcasting Lessons From the Pizza Parlor

Podcast Movement was a great success as all of the previous events. WOW. The one thing different this year was I was working for Libsyn. I spent pretty much three days talking from about 7 in the morning to somewhere between ...

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July 4, 2016

How Glenn Hebert Does Morning Radio From His House - Couch Cushions T…

Comments? Call 888-563-3228 Join the School of Podcasting today Podcast Movement is Next Week I will be working Libsyn booth all week except for my Q & A Season on Friday at 10:15-11:00 on the Solutions Stage. Please find me...

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June 27, 2016

The Podcast Mindset - Favorite Social Network - New and Noteworthy P…

I was born in Akron, Ohio. I lived in Cleveland, Ohio for 8 years and now moved back to Akron. So when LeBron James join the Cleveland Cavaliers we were all excited. Last year we came close, but we lost (there is a long histo...

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June 20, 2016

Podcasting With Your Kids - Promoting Outside of iTunes

Answering Audience Questions Is a podcast a good way to promote a multi-level marketing (MLM) business? If your sole goal of a podcast is to generate income, you need to realize a few things: Nobody tunes into an infomercial ...

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June 13, 2016

The Power of Meeting Your Podcast Audience Face to Face

Because of My Podcast - I Got to Go To The Largest Event in My Niche 2:05 Cale Nelson from hamradio360.com wanted to go to world's largest Ham Radio event. He wanted to go, but had these pesky things called kids that need sil...

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June 6, 2016

The Ultimate New and Noteworthy - Muhammad Ali - Podcastguests.com Re…

This week I am saddened by the lost of my champ Muhammad Ali. When I was growing up there were two things that were constant in my life. Richard Nixon was President Muhammad Ali was the Greatest Boxer of All Time Today there ...

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May 30, 2016

Yes, You Can Change Your Podcast

Podcast Rewind: Podcasts on Jeopardy This week PODCASTS was a category on Jeopardy. This again shows how podcasting is growing and becoming more and more main stream.Awareness over the last year has gone from 48% to 49 % now ...

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