This is the audio companion to Issue 93 of Big Podcast Insider. If you're interested in more info on what I talk about on this episode and also links, that's where to go.   Big Podcast Insider is a weekly newsletter on podcasting. If you like the content of this episode, you can subscribe here – it's free and you can unsubscribe at any time with a single click. Topics:

• When is a Podcast Ready to Launch?
• Google's “Helpful Content” Algorithm = Helpful for Quality Podcasts
• A $400 Mic Stand for $60?!
• How to Make Your Live Streams Sound Better
• Before you talk about your new mic, know this ...
• Advertising to Gen Z? What you need to know ...

Links to Things I Talk About:

• Big Podcast Insider - Podcasting Newsletter

This episode is brought to you by Riverside ...

Riverside is online recording software that makes it easy for podcasters to record studio-quality interviews from anywhere. Try it free and, if you like it, get 15% off any membership plan when you use the code BIGPODCAST.

     

This is the audio companion to Issue 92 of Big Podcast Insider. If you're interested in more info on what I talk about on this episode and also links, that's where to go.   Big Podcast Insider is a weekly newsletter on podcasting. If you like the content of this episode, you can subscribe here – it's free and you can unsubscribe at any time with a single click. Topics:

• Hooray for Everything? No.
• Podcast Psychology – Why Do People Listen to a Podcast?
• 10 Podcast Episode Ideas (Using Your Existing Knowledge)
• My audio engineer told me a funny story ...
• $100,000/day on TikTok?!
• 34 Ways to Make Money as a Podcaster (with Examples)

Links to Things I Talk About:

• Big Podcast Insider - Podcasting Newsletter
• 101 Podcast Episode Templates – Powerful, Done-for-You Episode Templates to Grow Your Podcast Audience

This episode is brought to you by Riverside ...

Riverside is online recording software that makes it easy for podcasters to record studio-quality interviews from anywhere. Try it free and, if you like it, get 15% off any membership plan when you use the code BIGPODCAST.

     

Ben Shapiro walks into a podcasting convention ... Topics:

• White Guys in Mississippi
• Racist Music
• Gun Shows
• Old School Rednecks
• David Duke
• Bikers
• Right Wing Media in Nashville
• How to turn $10,000 into $1,000,000 worth of publicity
• "Classic Good Manners" and Other Revisionism
• Will the real Podcast Movement please stand up?
• What happened to that guy from that 80s sitcom?
• The best way to kill nine years hard work of work is 15 minutes.

Links to Things I Talk About:

• Too Little Too Late, Podcast Movement

     

This is the audio companion to Issue 91 of Big Podcast Insider. If you're interested in more info on what I talk about on this episode and also links, that's where to go.   Big Podcast Insider is a weekly newsletter on podcasting. If you like the content of this episode, you can subscribe here – it's free and you can unsubscribe at any time with a single click. Topics:

• Don't Follow the Money
• You Are the Podcast "Scene"
• Your biggest opportunity for podcast growth ...
• A Feedburner Alternative
• What Podcasters Know ...
• How to Ask for Payment (Politely)

Links to Things I Talk About:

• Big Podcast Insider - Podcasting Newsletter
• 101 Podcast Episode Templates – Powerful, Done-for-You Episode Templates to Grow Your Podcast Audience

This episode is brought to you by Riverside ...

Riverside is online recording software that makes it easy for podcasters to record studio-quality interviews from anywhere. Try it free and, if you like it, get 15% off any membership plan when you use the code BIGPODCAST.

     

This is the audio companion to Issue 90 of Big Podcast Insider. If you're interested in more info on what I talk about on this episode and also links, that's where to go.   Big Podcast Insider is a weekly newsletter on podcasting. If you like the content of this episode, you can subscribe here – it's free and you can unsubscribe at any time with a single click. Topics:

• Are You (or Your Podcast) Stuck?
• Want More Podcast Downloads? Try This ...
• Free Music for Your Podcast
• Zoom PodTrak P4 Multitrack Podcast Recorder
• Editing Your Podcast is No Joke!
• 7 Podcast Monetization Methods (with Examples!)

Links to Things I Talk About:

• Big Podcast Insider - Podcasting Newsletter
• 101 Podcast Episode Templates – Powerful, Done-for-You Episode Templates to Grow Your Podcast Audience

This episode is brought to you by Riverside ...

Riverside is online recording software that makes it easy for podcasters to record studio-quality interviews from anywhere. Try it free and, if you like it, get 15% off any membership plan when you use the code BIGPODCAST.

     

This is the audio companion to Issue 89 of Big Podcast Insider. If you're interested in more info on what I talk about on this episode and also links, that's where to go.   Big Podcast Insider is a weekly newsletter on podcasting. If you like the content of this episode, you can subscribe here – it's free and you can unsubscribe at any time with a single click. Topics:

• Is a Bigger Podcast Really Better?
• First 10,000 Subscribers in 30 Days – Here's the How ...
• Casey Neistat's 10 Stoic Practices (For Productivity)
• Is Your Podcast Making Your Grandmother Sad?
• Why Companies are Ditching Influencers for Real People
• This is why companies pay for podcast ads ...

Links to Things I Talk About:

• Big Podcast Insider - Podcasting Newsletter
• 101 Podcast Episode Templates – Powerful, Done-for-You Episode Templates to Grow Your Podcast Audience

This episode is brought to you by Riverside ...

Riverside is online recording software that makes it easy for podcasters to record studio-quality interviews from anywhere. Try it free and, if you like it, get 15% off any membership plan when you use the code BIGPODCAST.

     

This is the audio companion to Issue 88 of Big Podcast Insider. If you're interested in more info on what I talk about on this episode and also links, that's where to go.   Big Podcast Insider is a weekly newsletter on podcasting. If you like the content of this episode, you can subscribe here – it's free and you can unsubscribe at any time with a single click. Topics:

• How to Never Miss Your Release Date
• Short Videos > Long Podcast Episodes?
• The Trade-Up ... or How I Survived on $0.01 for 30 Days
• Stranger Things is Being Edited Retroactively by Netflix
• Time-Shifted Interviews? This Will Help!
• Are Female Podcasters More Supportive Than Male Podcasters?
• Guests are Paying Up to $50,000 to Appear on Popular Podcasts

Links to Things I Talk About:

• Big Podcast Insider - Podcasting Newsletter
• 101 Podcast Episode Templates – Powerful, Done-for-You Episode Templates to Grow Your Podcast Audience

This episode is brought to you by Riverside ...

Riverside is online recording software that makes it easy for podcasters to record studio-quality interviews from anywhere. Try it free and, if you like it, get 15% off any membership plan when you use the code BIGPODCAST.

     

This is the audio companion to Issue 87 of Big Podcast Insider. If you're interested in more info on what I talk about on this episode and also links, that's where to go.   Big Podcast Insider is a weekly newsletter on podcasting. If you like the content of this episode, you can subscribe here – it's free and you can unsubscribe at any time with a single click. Topics:

• This is why people will subscribe to your podcast ...
• Amazon (Like Podcasting) Has a "Trust" Problem
• How to Build Trust in Relationships with Smart Content Marketing
• How I Got My First 2000 Subscribers
• YouTube Band's Partnership Ends in Supreme Court

Links to Things I Talk About:

• Big Podcast Insider - Podcasting Newsletter
• 101 Podcast Episode Templates – Powerful, Done-for-You Episode Templates to Grow Your Podcast Audience

This episode is brought to you by Riverside ...

Riverside is online recording software that makes it easy for podcasters to record studio-quality interviews from anywhere. Try it free and, if you like it, get 15% off any membership plan when you use the code BIGPODCAST.

     

The previous episode of Build a Big Podcast was a "Side Car" Episode built around content from Doc G from Earn and Invest and Dave Jackson from School of Podcasting.    Then things got interesting ...   Dave Jackson took my "Side Car" and attached it to this episode of his podcast, School of Podcasting.   This is a great example of what happens when you combine resources and skills with another podcaster in your space and it's something that you can easily get going for your podcast, starting with your next episode. And it gets even bigger than what Dave and I did ... I talk all about that on this episode. Links to Things I Talk About:

• School of Podcasting
• Riverside
• 101 Podcast Episode Templates – Powerful, Done-for-You Episode Templates to Grow Your Podcast Audience

This episode is brought to you by Riverside ...

Riverside is online recording software that makes it easy for podcasters to record studio-quality interviews from anywhere. Try it free and, if you like it, get 15% off any membership plan when you use the code BIGPODCAST.

     

It's not uncommon for even moderely successful podcasts to to get 20-30 guest pitches per week. These pitches are often listeners who have a related story they'd like to tell.   But are these potential guests and stories a good match for your podcast? And if not, what's the best way of handling this?   How to select guests (and stories) for your podcast and how to turn down the ones that aren't a match is the topic of this episode. If you're pitching yourself (or another potential guest) for a podcast, you can flip this info to learn how to be more successful at it.   NOTE: This is an example of a "Side Car" Episode and features content from Doc G from Earn and Invest and Dave Jackson from School of Podcasting. For more episode templates, check out 101 Podcast Episode Templates – Powerful, Done-for-You Episode Templates to Grow Your Podcast Audience. Links to Things I Talk About:

• School of Podcasting
• Earn and Invest
• Riverside
• 101 Podcast Episode Templates – Powerful, Done-for-You Episode Templates to Grow Your Podcast Audience

This episode is brought to you by Riverside ...

Riverside is online recording software that makes it easy for podcasters to record studio-quality interviews from anywhere. Try it free and, if you like it, get 15% off any membership plan when you use the code BIGPODCAST.