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01:12  Sponsor: podcastbranding.co
02:34  Mug Shot: basedonatruestorypodcast.com
03:55  Mic Technique
12:42  The Evergreen steps of a Podcast Launch
15:55  Attention Span
24:49  Are You Bored With Your Podcast?
32:13  Awesome Supporters
36:45  Clifton Strengths
45:53  100 Hours Really?
46:37  How to Start
54:25  Guest Street Cred
56:27  What's Coming Up

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Today we are brought to you by Jim's generator. We talk a little about Joe Rogan, New Podcasting, and more.

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Joe Rogan Quote:
What I tell people about podcasting is you can't make money in podcasting if you're trying to do podcasting to make money. But if you want to do a good job, just want to make great podcast and you just keep doing it, I can't guarantee, but you probably will make money.

TOPICS

01:05 Sponsor: Podcast Branding
02:54 Jim's Generator Saves the Day
07:08 Is Podcasting Success Impossible?
27:30 Getting Started Podcasting
40:05 What to Do With Bad Audio

Mentioned In This Episode Dog Podcast Network Adam Curry on Joe Rogan  Jim's Twitter  Dave's Book   

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Today Dave shares some of his insights and experiences from attending and speaking at the Spark Christian Podcast Conference. 

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TOPICS:
00:44 Hey It's FRIDAY!
02:03 Sponsor: podcastbranding.co
03:18 Dave Reflects on First In-Person Event in Years
05:28 Dave Gets a Cool Shout Out
08:04 Different Takes on the Same Subject
11:49 Good Upgrade Mic
15:47 Price Increases Coming?
20:06 If You're Happy Quit Looking at Gear
22:38 PR40 Issue with Mixer
24:53 Where in the world is Mike Phillips?
26:16 How to Get Your Creative Juices Flowing?
30:43 Non-Edits That People Don't Notice
32:12 Zoom Mics Any Good?
34:00 Reject Bad Audio From Your Guests
36:09 What To Do With Old Gear?
37:33 The Awesome Supporters
40:51 Getting an Advertiser
42:12 Tone of Podcast (sound)
49:50 Should I Take a Break?

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The Awesome Supporters

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M-Audio Solo
https://supportthisshow.com/maudiosolo

Audio Technica AT2005
https://supportthisshow.com/at2005

Zoom M1 Dynamic Microphone
https://supportthisshow.com/zoomm1

The Chosen
https://watch.angelstudios.com/thechosen

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Today Dave shares some behind the scenes of his recent Adam Curry interview. We also talk about downloads and when they do and do not matter. 

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Profit From Your Podcast

Zoom Podtrak P4 Recorder/Interface

Samson Q2u

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Dog Podcast Network

TOPICS

00:01:59 Sponsor: Podcastbranding.co
00:03:58 Behind the Scenes of the Adam Curry Interview
00:07:24 Rock and Roll Geek Show
00:08:17 EU Changes Threaten Podcasting
00:11:19 Juneteenth Clarification
00:12:45 Question on Stats
00:14:33 Using Your Web Host as a Media Host
00:18:58 Second Podcast with a Potential Co-host
00:25:05 Your Advice Worked!
00:27:53 Bad Pitches
00:29:17 Awesome Supporters
00:32:33 When do downloads matter?
00:40:23 Example of when downloads don't matter
00:41:57 The birds and the bees of podcasting
00:46:19 Title of Episodes
00:47:15 Equipment for Starting a Podcast
00:51:54 EQ Questions
01:02:16 Tips for Starting a Podcast With a Co-host

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Today we get a question about bringing traffic to your website (but with the wrong tool). You might try something like Mango Tools to boost your SEO.

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https://www.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/behind-the-desk-the-story-of-late-night

Tom Webster Podcast
https://tomwebster.media/archive/no-one-likes-pizza/

Tarzan Economics
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Podcast Magazine hot 50
https://podcastmagazine.com/hot50

Timber
https://timber.fm/

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Podcast Rodeo Show

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TOPICS

00:45 Sponsor: podcastbranding.co
02:39 Players That Build Traffic?
05:25 Behind the Desk Podcast
08:03 Your Stats May Fluctuate As We Go Back to the Office.
10:15 Three Things To Not Discuss
11:56 Are We Stressed Out?
16:07 Waiting Too Long To Ask For Feedback
18:55 Podcast Rodeo Podfade
23:05 Consitent Value More than Schedule
28:47 Microsoft Nerd Out 1
30:31 Our Awesome Supporters
34:10 Live Broadcast From the Middle of Nowhere
37:47 Starlink Nerdout 2
39:25 Podcast Magazine Hot 50
40:44 Timber
45:50 Should I Mix Long and Short Content
57:25 What's Coming Up?

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Apple has finally stuck its head out of its hole and gave us an update. Hooray. 

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TOPICS:
01:21 Sponsor: podcastbranding.co
03:16 Apple Update
12:33 Handling Negative Comments
19:56 People Are Stealing Shows
28:18 Thanks To Our Supporters
32:41 Speed Up Editing
36:38 Using Video With Your Podcast
40:03 Separate Video Tracks
43:25 When Does It Make Sense To Pay Someone To Do It
46:27 Zoom H6 Vs Zoom P4
48:46 What's Next For Podcasting?

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Today Dave is back (and healthy) and Jim is using the Audio Technica BPHS1 Headset. We talk Music in podcasts, LLCs, and more.

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TOPICS

00:00:33 Update on Dave's Health Scare
00:01:56 Sponsor: podcastbranding.co
00:03:36 Knocking the Rust Off
00:04:29 Jim Is Using a Headset
00:10:50 Spilling Drinks on Mixers
00:11:50 Uncle Martin on Music Rights
00:21:09 When To Form an LLC
00:27:51 Thanks To Our Awesome Supporters
00:31:09 This is uhhhh Your Pilot Speaking
00:33:54 Podcast Checklist
00:37:18 Post Release Evaluation
00:41:41 Airmeet Discussion
00:45:18 Dave Might Do Another Test Show
00:47:05 Podcasters and Domains?
00:50:08 Whoava App

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podnutzpro.com

unclemarv.com

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After fielding questions all week about why episodes weren't showing in Apple, Dave is a little frazzled and impatient for Apple to get this fixed. 

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02:37 NEW PATRON: occupiedpodcast.com
05:46 Mark's Podcast - Resourceful Designer
06:00 Power Rant: Apple is Still Broken
13:10 Spotify Removal
13:50 Twitter Spaces and Audio Tweets
18:05 Spotify to Facebook Tool
18:55 Two Feeds - Issue?
22:31 askthepodcastcoach.com/awesome
25:22 Relaunching with Kajabi
33:49 How to Make a Decision
34:50 Podpage - Episode Signature
https://www.schoolofpodcasting.com/learnpodpage
37:35 EMR Decision Making
40:08 Podcasters Hate Spammers
45:01 Alan Alda - Teaches Mike Farrell How to Subscribe
46:27 Dave and Jim Podcasting at Age 90

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The podcast space is still buzzing with more platforms promising to make it easy to pay for subscriptions. Today Dave and Jim talk about it with a lovely chat room adding their 2 cents. 

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TOPICS:

 

00:01:27 Spotify Subscriptions

00:07:35 Getting People Comfortable Paying Podcasters

00:08:14 Lessons From Taylor Swift

00:10:53 Patreon Wishlist and Insights

00:14:51 Apple's Tech Issues

00:17:59 Boo Apple Boo

00:26:37 Noisy Neighbors

00:28:42 You Rock!

00:29:48 Alway Use Two Devices

00:30:23 Guesting on Other Shows

00:33:32 Monetizing Too Soon

00:37:43 Youtube Disclosures

00:41:11 Nascar is Stories over Horsepower

00:42:30 The Masked Singer is Sad

00:43:25 Jim Repuposes Content

00:47:08 Hyper-Local Podcasts

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Apple announced podcast subscription options coming in May. This means you can sell your podcast on Apple podcast. There is an entry fee and they take 30%. There are a lot of confusing areas, and frustration as podcastsconnect.apple.com is broken. 

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TOPICS:

01:01 Sponsor: podcastbranding.co
02:25 Apple Subscriptions
09:16 What Does this Mean?
12:40 What About Android
14:36 Patreon Vs Apple?
15:33 YouTube Verbiage?
16:38 API Stuff?
19:49 Step One of Monetization?
23:07 Removed Podcasts
24:28 Spotify Follow the Money
26:03 Payments and Fees
27:18 Stat Obsession
28:32 Awesome Supporters
32:02 Cost to Join
33:32 Himalaya Moving Away From Podcasts
34:43 Clubhouse: 57 Rooms of Nothing
37:54 Why Isn't Dave on Clubhouse More?
40:05 Chris Nesi on Clubhouse
45:47 Clubhouse For Branding
47:40 Will Clubhouse Post COVID Take a Hit?
49:44 More Apple Stats

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