Better Podcasting

Convention/event season has begun and you might be considering attending one in your niche for your podcast. During this episode we'll discuss what you may want to consider before attending and how to maximize the audio if you're electing to go that route. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we'll discuss a recent interview conducted by Blubrry with Blubrry CEO Todd Cochrane about Blubrry's "Own Your Own Podcast Feed" Credo. Finally, in Better Podback we'll discuss your podcast even experiences as well as a couple of topics you may want to check out over on The Podcast Forum (ThePodcastForum.com). Not familiar with Better Podcasting? We talk about podcast tips, tools and best practices to help you succeed with your podcast! Just like you we podcast purely out of the love and the fun of it. Podcasting is our hobby and we love that it is yours too! We always encourage your questions and feedback and you can find all of our contact information at betterpodcasting.com. If you want to follow us els

We've talked before about how it's important to prepare for a show, but what does it take to make a good set of show notes for you to work off of? During this episode we discuss different styles of Show Notes, the pros and cons that come with them and tips for making them fit your show. During the Better Podcasting Download we'll share with you the way iTunes Podcasts Connect has been a pain in the butt for Stephen. Finally, in this week's Better Podback we'll discuss the latest happenings in YOUR podcasting world. Not familiar with Better Podcasting? We talk about podcast tips, tools and best practices to help you succeed with your podcast! Just like you we podcast purely out of the love and the fun of it. Podcasting is our hobby and we love that it is yours too! We always encourage your questions and feedback and you can find all of our contact information at betterpodcasting.com. Stephen Jondrew and Stargate Pioneer thank you for listening, downloading and subscribing to Better Podcasting. We hope you come

This week we're please to have an interview with Mathew Passy of podtopod. We'll discuss Mathew's experience and history in both broadcasting and podcasting. We'll also discuss the New DMR/Texas A&M 'Download On Podcasting' advice for podcast newcomers and Stephen will also tell you about how his experience with some In-Ear Monitors. Finally, Stephen and SP are redoing their Rode Procaster test - find out why. Not familiar with Better Podcasting? We talk about podcast tips, tools and best practices to help you succeed with your podcast! Just like you we podcast purely out of the love and the fun of it. Podcasting is our hobby and we love that it is yours too! We always encourage your questions and feedback and you can find all of our contact information at betterpodcasting.com. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/contact or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com. The full back catalog can be found at https://www.betterpodcasting.com.

This week we have a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT for a project that has been on our minds for a very long time - one that we hope will help the entire podcast community. BUT BEFORE WE GET THERE, today we're going to discuss some places where you can discuss podcasting and the pros/cons that comes with them. We'll also tell you about some changes that have been made with Google Search and how it affects your podcast and website. Finally, we'll also follow up about one specific listener's podcast promotion we previous discussed. Not familiar with Better Podcasting? We talk about podcast tips, tools and best practices to help you succeed with your podcast! Just like you we podcast purely out of the love and the fun of it. Podcasting is our hobby and we love that it is yours too! We always encourage your questions and feedback and you can find all of our contact information at betterpodcasting.com. Stephen Jondrew and Stargate Pioneer thank you for listening, downloading and subscribing to Better Podcasting. We hope you come

During this week's show Stephen and SP discuss how to build a podcast checklist for your show. Whether you're doing one show or many, building a custom list is sure to help you keep organized. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, the topic is the 2017 Edison consumer research and what it means to you as a hobby podcaster. Finally, in the Better Podback, listener of the show, Scott Smith, tells you about his experience using Facebook Live as a promotion tool. Not familiar with Better Podcasting? We talk about podcast tips, tools and best practices to help you succeed with your podcast! Just like you we podcast purely out of the love and the fun of it. Podcasting is our hobby and we love that it is yours too! We always encourage your questions and feedback and you can find all of our contact information at betterpodcasting.com. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/contact or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com. The full back catalog

We've often spoken about how it's important to keep in touch with the latest in podcasting, but it's also important to keep up with how people are consuming podcasts. This episode we run down a variety of changes that both directly and indirectly podcast consumers. First though, we have to get to a HOW I SAVED MY PODCAST story involving a domain fiasco. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we're please to say that we've finally answered a problem we previously discussed about Skype video. Finally, in this week's Better Podback we'll discuss how your life has changed in the podcast world over the last 5 years. Not familiar with Better Podcasting? We talk about podcast tips, tools and best practices to help you succeed with your podcast! Just like you we podcast purely out of the love and the fun of it. Podcasting is our hobby and we love that it is yours too! We always encourage your questions and feedback and you can find all of our contact information at betterpodcasting.com. If you want to follow us e

It's a very full episode today as we run down a WHOLE BUNCH of different services and software options available for recording your podcast (bonus, we even have some for video shows too). During this week's Better Podcasting Download we'll discuss the SiriusXM Podcast service and what you need to know as a hobby podcaster. We've also got information that you want to know about before purchasing your next Audio-Technica ATR2100. Finally, in Better Podback, we'll take a listener question about our self-hosting episode. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/contact or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com. The full back catalog can be found at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Check out our companion shows at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Want to join in to some geeky chatter? Check out the BEST geek community around on the GonnaGeek Discord Server at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/discord/. Not familiar with Better Podcasting? We talk a

Special guest Emily Prokop of The Story Behind podcast joins us this week to discuss the topic of conducting research. Among Emily's endless amount of advice for researching topics for your podcast, she'll also share what it was like to end a podcast as well as converting to a solo short-form podcast. During the Better Podcasting Download, we'll give you the latest information about SoundCloud and what it might mean for you. Finally, we'll take your feedback to discuss what keeps you listening to a podcast. Not familiar with Better Podcasting? We talk about podcast tips, tools and best practices to help you succeed with your podcast! Just like you we podcast purely out of the love and the fun of it. Podcasting is our hobby and we love that it is yours too! We always encourage your questions and feedback and you can find all of our contact information at betterpodcasting.com. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/contact or email podcast

While there may be a lot (and we do mean a lot) of similarities starting your second podcast as there were you first, there's also a variety of additional considerations and best practices too. This episode Stephen & SP discuss how you can maximize the launch of your second podcast, including leveraging your existing fan base. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we discuss how it's really easy to drive away your audience by using polarizing topics within your show. Finally, in Better Podback we take your feedback in addition to providing an ATR2100 vs ATR1500 vs AT2005 Microphone Shootout. Not familiar with Better Podcasting? We talk about podcast tips, tools and best practices to help you succeed with your podcast! Just like you we podcast purely out of the love and the fun of it. Podcasting is our hobby and we love that it is yours too! We always encourage your questions and feedback and you can find all of our contact information at betterpodcasting.com. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you c

A lot has changed in the world of podcasting since it first began - one area is the competitive factor. Whether we wish it were elsewise or not, podcast has become a competitive hobby and this week we're going to discuss how it's become this way and how you can be aware to minimize the impact on your show. In the Better Podcasting Download we'll discuss a recent article on the basics of what you need to start podcasting and in your feedback we'll discuss your inspirations for starting podcasting. Not familiar with Better Podcasting? We talk about podcast tips, tools and best practices to help you succeed with your podcast! Just like you we podcast purely out of the love and the fun of it. Podcasting is our hobby and we love that it is yours too! We always encourage your questions and feedback and you can find all of our contact information at betterpodcasting.com. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/contact or email podcast@betterpodc

Have you ever considered self-hosting your podcast RSS and/or media? During this show Stephen and Stargate Pioneer talk about the controversial topic that is "self-hosting" your podcast. There are definitely both pros and cons to going this route and we'll discuss both along with best practices and also some hosting providers you can use. If you're about to launch your podcast, we suggest you take a listen to this episode before you submit your RSS feed as it might make you reconsider which RSS feed you want to index. Not familiar with Better Podcasting? We talk about podcast tips, tools and best practices to help you succeed with your podcast! Just like you we podcast purely out of the love and the fun of it. Podcasting is our hobby and we love that it is yours too! We always encourage your questions and feedback and you can find all of our contact information at betterpodcasting.com. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/con

Stargate Pioneer and Stephen are pleased to have special guest Bandrew Scott (from his Podcastage YouTube Channel and The Bandrew Says Podcast) to get his insight on podcasting while learning about his history taking his hobby to a professional (or if you'd prefer "hobbyist plus") level. Topics include the difference between commercial/professional and hobby podcasting, how he manages his schedule and some of his favorite experiences with his over 100 microphone tests and reviews (not to mention his 200+ videos). During this week's Better Podcasting Download the three discuss the question of building a two-person podcast setup on a $300 budget. Not familiar with Better Podcasting? We talk about podcast tips, tools and best practices to help you succeed with your podcast! Just like you we podcast purely out of the love and the fun of it. Podcasting is our hobby and we love that it is yours too! We always encourage your questions and feedback and you can find all of our contact information at betterpo

SP and Stephen wrap up their guest arc by discussing ways you may have to adapt to your guest. BUT before we get there, let's take a moment to find out how one podcaster SAVED THEIR PODCAST with a little creativity. In this week's download we've got a hot topic posing the question about hobby podcast standards. Finally, we'll take your feedback about your week in podcasting. Do you have something to say about the art of hobby podcasting? Do you want to chime in on an episode of Better Podcasting? Not familiar with Better Podcasting? We talk about podcast tips, tools and best practices to help you succeed with your podcast! Just like you we podcast purely out of the love and the fun of it. Podcasting is our hobby and we love that it is yours too! We always encourage your questions and feedback and you can find all of our contact information at betterpodcasting.com. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/contact or email podcast@betterpod

Stephen and SP continue their arc discussion guesting - this time talking about setting expectations (both for your guest and for you). We also discuss some of the changes within the podcatcher world and what they mean for you. In Better Podback we take your feedback on what your first topic was, as well as where you get your source of podcast industry statistics. Finally, we'll close up the show with Stephen sharing a story of a purchase that he podgrets (ie. a podcast regret). Not familiar with Better Podcasting? We talk about podcast tips, tools and best practices to help you succeed with your podcast! Just like you we podcast purely out of the love and the fun of it. Podcasting is our hobby and we love that it is yours too! We always encourage your questions and feedback and you can find all of our contact information at betterpodcasting.com. Stephen Jondrew and Stargate Pioneer thank you for listening, downloading and subscribing to Better Podcasting. We hope you come back for more Better Podcasting! If

Welcome to the first 2017 episode of Better Podcasting. We'll kick off our show this week discussing some of our more frequently downloaded episodes (have you checked them out yet?) and then of course we'll get right to the draw for our Audio-Technica ATH-M40X headphone give away! We'll also kick off our guest arc, this time discussing the considerations you have when preparing to accommodate a guest on your show. Finally, we'll run through a bunch of fan feedback with topics including your inspiration to podcast, what services you use to podcast, your ideal podcast studio and a whole bunch of other podcast related feedback. Not familiar with Better Podcasting? We talk about podcast tips, tools and best practices to help you succeed with your podcast! Just like you we podcast purely out of the love and the fun of it. Podcasting is our hobby and we love that it is yours too! We always encourage your questions and feedback and you can find all of our contact information at betterpodcasting.com. If you want to f

During our final episode of 2016, we continue on our discussion of our gear purchases of 2016 - this time with Stargate Pioneer's list. SP discusses not only his buys but also the decision factors that came with them. He's got quite the list, but some of them may make you think about some of the indirect changes you may make to keep up with your hobby. In Better Podback we'll close the year with a voicemail submission from a listener for our ATH-M40X headphone give away contest. As a friendly reminder, we will be away next week, but we'll return the week after. Not familiar with Better Podcasting? We talk about podcast tips, tools and best practices to help you succeed with your podcast! Just like you we podcast purely out of the love and the fun of it. Podcasting is our hobby and we love that it is yours too! We always encourage your questions and feedback and you can find all of our contact information at betterpodcasting.com. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at ht

With this episode we officially begin a Better Podcasting annual tradition - closing our year talking our podcast purchases. While we believe you don't need a lot of gear to podcast, the reality is that we do seem to acquire a fair amount through the year; however, we do think through our purchases before we make them and we want to walk you through our decision process. This episode we'll run down Stephen's list of 2016 and share what he purchased and why he purchased the items. In the Better Podcasting Download, we'll tell you all about why you want to be aware if you use a Netgear product. Finally, we'll take some audio feedback from one Better Podcasting listener. Not familiar with Better Podcasting? We talk about podcast tips, tools and best practices to help you succeed with your podcast! Just like you we podcast purely out of the love and the fun of it. Podcasting is our hobby and we love that it is yours too! We always encourage your questions and feedback and you can find all of our contact informati

We know that last week SP teased you talking about free food samples, so we had to deliver this week! This show we share some actual samples of different styles of audio processing you may want to consider within post-production - including some that are "don't do this". We'll discuss noise reduction, audio gating, equalization, rough cuts vs soft cuts and even some deverb. In the Better Podcasting Download we'll tell you why there's more writing on the wall about the future of SoundCloud. Not familiar with Better Podcasting? We talk about podcast tips, tools and best practices to help you succeed with your podcast! Just like you we podcast purely out of the love and the fun of it. Podcasting is our hobby and we love that it is yours too! We always encourage your questions and feedback and you can find all of our contact information at betterpodcasting.com. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/contact or email podcast@betterp

We kick off our two part arc on Editing and this episode we're discussing a few methods you may use for your show. We'll provide some pros, cons and best practices to help you maximize these techniques. In the Better Podcasting Download we'll tell you why your Christmas break my be a bust for launching your podcast entirely. Finally, we'll take listener feedback about hitting up the podcast circuit this year, an update from an iTunes listener AND an update about SP's switches. Not familiar with Better Podcasting? We talk about podcast tips, tools and best practices to help you succeed with your podcast! Just like you we podcast purely out of the love and the fun of it. Podcasting is our hobby and we love that it is yours too! We always encourage your questions and feedback and you can find all of our contact information at betterpodcasting.com. Stephen Jondrew and Stargate Pioneer thank you for listening, downloading and subscribing to Better Podcasting. We hope you come back for more Better Podcasting! If yo

In the final installment of our planning 2017 arc, Stephen and SP discuss Podcast Infrastructure & Promotion Planning for the year. The crew have some considerations for you if you're looking at how to promote your show in 2017 including appearances, website changes, patreon and a few others. Since this episode was recorded on Black Friday, it would make sense for our Better Podcasting Download to be all about sale shopping this holiday season. Finally during Better Podback we take a question about whether or not to be excited about being syndicated on another site. Not familiar with Better Podcasting? We talk about podcast tips, tools and best practices to help you succeed with your podcast! Just like you we podcast purely out of the love and the fun of it. Podcasting is our hobby and we love that it is yours too! We always encourage your questions and feedback and you can find all of our contact information at betterpodcasting.com. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our soci