Podcasting Observations Newsletter

School of Podcasting Episodes

Oct. 12, 2015

Jason Bryant Turned His Experience Into a Career in Podcasting

Why I Switched from the Podcasts App to Overcast The last update from Apple broke their own software, and it left it there for at least a week. Never give your customers a chance to find an (alternative because they will). Th...

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Oct. 5, 2015

Are You Missing the Low Hanging Fruit - International Podcast Day Rec…

Got Feedback? Call 888-563-3228 and get your voice on the show. The top two things I heard from clients consists of: How do I increase interaction How do I grow my audience Increasing Interaction With Your Podcast Audience Sh...

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Sept. 28, 2015

26 Ingredients to Mix Into your Podcast

Are you trying to start a podcast but you can't seem to come up with something that is entirely new? Today we talk about how there are very few items that are entirely new. The iPod was just an upgrade of the Discman. The Dis...

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Sept. 21, 2015

Jeff Bradburry is Changing Lives With His Podcast

I was lucky enough to get to hang out with Jeff Bradburry of the Teachercast network at Podcast MidAtlantic. Jeff is helping teachers utilize technology (like Podcasting) in the classroom. I first met Jeff on a Podcaster's Ro...

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Sept. 14, 2015

Legal Podcast Music Review

Quick Takeaways from Podcast MidAtlantic Patience is a gentle version of courage - Kathy Kelly Special Mouse Podcast Podcasting Changes Live - J eff Bradburry and Scott Swanson Watch other Media Types - Jeff Bradburry and Any...

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Sept. 7, 2015

What Every Podcaster Should Know About Stalkers

What Podcaster's Can Learn from Johnny Manzel I live in Cleveland, Ohio. Out sports teams are not good. We have tremendously talented people like LeBron James and Johnny Manzel, but still we can't win. Last year out football ...

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Aug. 31, 2015

The Most Addicting Social Platform Ever

Periscope and Podcasting Periscope is a live streaming service from Twitter. It's pretty cool. My step-son is at Perdue and last week we got to see his first performance with the band via periscope. I had 36 people watching m...

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Aug. 24, 2015

Tips to Revive Your Dead Podcast

As a podcast consultant I should be telling everyone to start a podcast. I do. I believe there is a lot to be learned from starting a podcast. You learn to: Organize your thoughts Prioritize your goals Speak with confidence W...

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Aug. 17, 2015

Today I share a story about getting outside of yor comfort zone, and …

Today I share a story about getting outside of your comfort zone, and we talk with the Real Brian about how his podcast has lead to him getting paid to host two more. Donnie Pushed Publish On His Podcast. I got this email in ...

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Aug. 10, 2015

Making a Living Talking about Horses - Glen the Geek is Never Boring

Glenn the geek has been podcasting since 2008. He does it full time. He grew his audience by reaching out to leaders in his field and partnering with them. He has a background in sales, and found the right sponsors for his sh...

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Aug. 5, 2015

Word of Mouth Moments From Podcast Movement

I attended Podcast Movement last week, and I am busting at the seems to tell you about it. To keep this short, here are my top memories and take always from Podcast movement. 1. The Door Key Was Branded Yeah, you know the mag...

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July 27, 2015

Audio Technica BP40 - Electrovoice RE320 - Audio Technica ATR2100 USB…

Podcasting News: Midroll Purchased by Scripps - Another shot of legitimacy for podcasting? Ask the Double Rainbow Guy The article mentions CPM (the amount you make per 1000 downloads) of $100. This seems unrealistic to what I...

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July 20, 2015

Podcasting's Most Frequently Asked Questions

Today I will answer the questions that I receive on a regualr basis. Podcasting News: Popular Science has launched a Podcast caled Futuropolis Salary.com listed "On Air DJ" as one of the the top 12th jobs on the brink. Speaki...

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July 13, 2015

Behind the Scenes of the Worst Podcast Ever

In today's episode, (not safe for work) I share clips from a podcast I set out (as an experiment) to be the Worst Podcast Ever . It would: 1. Have F-bombs. 2. Insult the audience. 3. Deliver no value 4. Use Potty humor and be...

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July 6, 2015

Get in Line to Grow Your Podcasting Audience

Podcast Rewind: Spreaker Live show with Rob Greenlee - My Appearance Darren Rowse from ProBlogger (now a podcast) on the New Rainmaker - Dareen started getting new listeners to his content less than 24 hours of launching his ...

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June 29, 2015

Cale Nelson Had a Sponsor Before He Had His First Podcast Recorded

Group Coaching: Castermind Group Coaching I'm starting something new and I have room for three people. I may expand this in the future, but for now as I test this out there will be three people (four including me). We will me...

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June 22, 2015

Fanning The Fan Boys and Girls to Grow Your Audience

There is a great saying, that those who learn from their mistakes are smart. Those who learn from other people's mistakes are wise. Marc Johansen sent in a voicemail stating how another podcasters who has been on the scene fo...

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June 15, 2015

Do the Best You Can and Realize Some People Will Think You Suck

Quick Tip for Crowdfunding When you find a tool to help your fund your audience (Patreon, JoyRide, etc) instead of sending those people to their website, use a pretty link and direct them to the page. Why? Because what if a b...

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June 8, 2015

Are You Aware of the Women in Podcasting?

Today I have the joy of interviewing Jessica Kupferman and Elsie Escobar from the Podcast called She Podcasts and now they have launched a specific Podcasting School of Women ($997). This segregated approach lead some men goi...

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June 1, 2015

Anatomy of a Story - Podcast Listening Party

Today we look at what are the key ingrediants to stories that are used in books, movies, plays, and how some podcasters have used these elements to make engaging content for their audience. If you want to dive deeper into eng...

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May 25, 2015

What Podcasters Can Learn From David Letterman

Today I talk about David Letterman and what we can learn from his retirement. We also talk a little Podcast Movement (use the coupon sop to save at podcastmovement.com ). Some people are NOT going to Podcast Movement because ...

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May 18, 2015

8 Ways a Stranger Can Help You Grow Your Audience

Podcast Rewind I appeared on the Podcasting Success Secrets podcast talking Podcasting for Authors I also appeared on the Podcasters Roundtable talking rebranding your show. What Appears to be Another Great Book on Word of Mo...

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May 11, 2015

Your Words Can Can Change the World

Podcasting News: Spotify and Podcasting? According to an article , "Spotify was reported to be coming out with its own podcasting platform soon as well to corner a slice of the market. It is yet to be known whether this platf...

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May 4, 2015

Do You Have Five Number One Priorities?

I was listening to the Podcasters Roundtable that they recorded live on the NMX floor (I was so bummed that I couldn't attend). They were doing a show with the topic of "podcasting issues" In other words, what were the hurdle...

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