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1:30 Update on the Rode Rodecasterpro

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9:30 Backpack studio

16:55 Changing Your Brand

21:29 The history of Dave's gray hair

23:05 Should I release more episodes per week?

31:00 Thanks to our Awesome subscribers! see www.askthepodcastcoach.com/awesome

32:42 Common perks of Patreon 

34:28 Patreon has been kicking people off of their platform 

https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/qvqeev/crowdfunding-site-patreon-is-purging-far-right-figures

Link to response from Patreon

46:50 Thoughts on 2019?

49:20 I can't find my why, should I start a podcast?

53:00 Tip on using Zoom.us with auto record

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Today Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting is joined by special co-host Monica Rivera from the You Wanna Do What? podcast to talk a bit about her time after doing a fellowship with NPR

8:40 The Secrets of Dynamic Communication

11:48 Using Transcriptions to speed up your editing (check out otter.ai ) also mentioned www.temi.com 

15:28 Episode numbers in your show

19:30 Marketing for Podcasters

22:03 Making marketing materials

23:40 Headliner for making audiogram

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30:05 How to ask that better - NEW SEGMENT. When did you get into podcast vs When did you know you wanted to be a podcaster?

32:00 Checking stats, the good, the bad, the ugly.

37:00 Apple Popularity indicators in Apple iTunes

39:00 Monica's absolute favorite podcast

42:00 Find Monica at www.youwannadowhat.com 

43:00 A great indicator that your audience is engaged (Monica's recent surgery)

48:55 How many episodes are a season, and how long a break should you take?

52:47 Dave is getting ready to binge the Book Marketing show

 

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1:30 The best money I've ever spent on Podcast was ....

7:08 Is this many downloads good for my show?

11;45 Starting off your show with a mistake got Dave a ton of "engagement."

12:55 Should I upgrade to a Sure SM7B with a Cloudlifter? or Should I go DBX286? Also, see a Fethead

17:00 Wordpress 5 is out with Gutenberg is a bit of a culture shock and you can install the classic editor

20:15 Is Dave a Wet Blanket? Mentioned: Samson Q2U

24:06 What is shaping Dave's attitude towards Chartable.com see article

31:15 Thanks to our Awesome Supporters. We want to have one more patron that we did last month. You can join for $1 at www.askthepodcastcoach.com/awesome

33:00 Cool Patreon Tip from Tom Merrit (see the webinar with by being a $5 Patron.

34:09 The old "get things in writing" and working with co-hosts topic

39:50 Restarting a podcast/YouTube channel where do I start my episode numbers?

44:40 Focus on doing a few episodes first.

48:40 Apple discussion on how important it is?

50:35 Do people listen to podcast trailers??

53:00 Ask the Podcast Coach Stats

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10:50 Is Anchor the New YouTube?

15:51 Celebrity in Podcasting

19:00 Global Audience Agency

25:00 Does all the garbage block good shows?

26:50 Doing a show like Joe Rogan

38:00 Cross promotion after 235 episodes and WEB RINGS

39:53 Thanks to ALL of your Supporters see www.askthepodcastcoach.com/awesome

45:00 Ann Murray, Mikey Dolenz, Alice Cooper, and John Lennon see picture

51:00 Do you have a link in your signature?

53;15 Jim's cool podcasting story. "Is that the podcasting guy?"

56:00 Dave's new computer update

Mentioned on the Show

Dave's new "Anchor Sucks" show 

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Dave Jackson and Jim Collison gather for a post-Thanksgiving Food Coma induced episode of Ask the Podcast Coach

Cracker Barrel to Go Was Delicious

3:48 Should I take time off for the holidays and skip some episodes

7:25 What email address should I use, my name or something generic like "Feedback?"

11:15 Facebook groups rarely give you a usable answer ( and can't take a yes or no answer)

15:13 Does speeding up playback make them sound like Chipmunks

16:10 Bedtime Fan App

17:35 Podcast Numbers - Nobody Cares

23:05 Custom Tracking Codes at Libsyn

26:50 Podcharts? Are you using? Stats Obsession

28:30 Feedback vs Downloads

33:04 Our Awesome Supporters

35:00 Things you planned on doing, that you didn't get to...

37:28 Automating a newsletter (works with most providers like Aweber, Mailchimp and Convertkit

38:22 Cleaning Your Studio can boost creativity

42:35 Simplify your process to make it easier on yourself, and think about outsourcing

46:00 Throw out things you don't need - the clutter adds stress

47:00 What is podcasting clutter - Make a folder structure

48:50 Alexa fail on remembering stuff.

50:18 As podcasting takes "so much time" the more organized you are the less time it takes

52:30 The Importance of backing up your computer. Dave uses Backblaze to back up his PC

53:30 Black Friday Deals?

57:25 Dave decided to just upgrade iJingle for playing clips and such.

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1:33 The importance of Goals

3:25 Stitcher's Podcast Group

6:25 Do podcast numbers change during the holidays?

10:35 Should I do a daily show?

17:34 What day should I release on?

20:15 Jim's Favorite clip from the Networking episode from the School of Podcasting

22:00 Handing Explicit issues (should I go back and change episodes)

25:10 Getting blocked by YouTube from something in the video (NFL)

26:38 Little things that sound easy but they are not

31:50 Our Awesome Subscribers THANK YOU

33:10 iJingle just quit working for no reason

43:12 Rodcaster all in one podcast recorder may be the coolest tool to come out on podcasting.

38:45 Dave bought a Behringer U-PHORIA UMC404HD USB Interface

This unit is $129 and has inserts if you want to add hardware like a DBX 286

Dave likes the Focusrite 2i2 that he got when Focusrite sponsored the School of Podcasting

42:00 Dave forgot to record again 

43:00 Pandora has jumped into podcasting

51:55 Are you on Spotify? 

School of Podcasting Amazon Alexa Skill 

54:45 Saturday Night Live the Poddy's Parody (

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Today I am joined by Super Joe Pardo who is a podcaster, author, and the man behind Podcast Mid Atlantic. Van Halen is a band that was huge in the 80's. They are a huge Hall of Fame band. Yet they do not communicate with their audience AT ALL. You never really know who is in the band, are they recording, are they touring, etc. They are radio silence and with the new wave of people getting kicked out of Apple, with many people wondering how many downloads does it take to get stats, is Apple the Van Halen of Podcasting?

2:29 Sales won't save your business? What you talkin' bout Joe?

4:45 Big Interview leads to small downloads, why?

10:17 Fixing volume issues when someone is too quiet. See auphonic.com

13:10 Your Studio is on fire, what can you grab? - backup systems like Backblaze

16:44 Napodpomo.org ?

20:36 Recording a year in advance?

25:20 How has podcasting changed in 10 years?

27:03 What phrase does it take to have you lose respect for someone (for them to lose their credibility)

30:03 Dave's Video about New and Noteworthy

33:44 Joe uses the Rode Video Micro to record his video and then strips the audio

34:52 How long until Apple loses their influence

37:56 How many downloads does it take to have stats show in podcastsconnect.apple.com

40:28 an ATR2100 microphone didn't work for a second and it took a reboot to fix

43:30 THANKS TO ALL OF OUR SUPPORTERS

48:45 Emily at Harvard says the content creators need to teach people how to subscribe

50:00 Dave is speaking at DCPodfest

50:54 Does Dave feel constrained working for Libsyn? Do I feel I am limited? (get a free month using the coupon code sopfree at libsyn.com

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Jim's appearance on the Podcast Engineering School Show

3:22 The Joys of Coming Home

4:48 Austrailia Reflections There are No Kolala Bears - Know Your Audience

12:54 Are Charts Healthy? Do We NEED Podcast Charts?

16:52 Jim discovers its best to be yourself

21:04 Podtrac and their "industry charts"

22:45 Don't Get Bitter Get Better

23:46 Latin Podcast Awards were last night

24:40 Our Awesome Subscribers 

26:24 Facebook Group Dedicated to Feedback for Your Show

33:46 Emily's Book is ON THE SHELVES!

39:46 Do you read? Jim is doing more YouTube

43:48 Being Real works

47:06 Get the keywords out of your podcast title, and your author fields

49:20 Podcast Rodeo Show to Go International on Monday's

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Today on episode 230 we are joined by Emily Prokop who has her book "The Story Behind" launching next week and is the host of the Story Behind Podcast and an editor at Epodcast Productions

Reminder: No Show Next week

Dave binge listened on Making Oprah (now renamed Making Obama)

4:42 Are there too many podcasts?

10:43 If you borrow a style of someone who is no longer doing a show.... (the Led Zepplin approach)

12:00 Emily's new book "Drops" on Monday ORDER TODAY

16:30 Do we need episode numbers in our podcasts?

20:10 Dave is going to Australia and keeping up with all the events

26:30 Can I have a domain point at this website?

29:00 Domain Fever and Privacy in Domains (see www.coolerwebsites.com )

33:10 Can I just record with a compressor limiter gatelike the DBX286 

40:00 Our AWESOME SUPPORTERS

42:08 Some slight issues with my Mixpre-6 (their support is AWESOME)

44:50 Are Mixpre-3's? Plug and play?

45:52 Best Recorder for Beginners?

47:06 Why Emily Uses Reaper Software

48:00 I'm getting infatuated with Adobe Audition with their new tools

50:40 Audacity has a new version. What software should beginners learn

56:36 A million ums, or a Cave?

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Today we are joined by John Bukenas from Audio Editing Solutions

2:50 Finding your saved Facebook posts are at www.facebook.com/saved

3:52 Audiograms?

8:50 What do I put in the author tag for Apple?

12:10 the Band Hammer from Apple

15:36 What do you do with TV shows?

23:08 Underdog Podcasting - Condensor vs Dynamic Microphones

24:0 Do I need a mixer, what is a mixer

25:20 Podcast Experts: Is this a bad word?

26:14 Monthly Squats don't mean anything

29:52 Are Podcast Gurus being rude when answering? What is mansplaining?

34:51 Thanks to ALL of your supporters

41:35 What gets you banned? Is the Low Cut podcast about Cleavage?

43:49 Hate to Weight Podcast

47:25 Podcast Fails

48:19 Belive.tv was not a driver issue. It must be my computer

49:58 John was Back in Black

51:02 Dave's Digital Resume Fail

53:27 Something's on Fire... 

55:37 Robert Plant should trademark the word Moma See Video

57:00 Catch John on Brilliant Observations podcast Hate to Weight, and She Podcasts, and he edits audio for you are www.audioeditingsolutions.com

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