Deviate

Bestselling author Tim Ferriss on how to create a successful podcast


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“If you never got paid for podcasting, would the skills and relationships you developed be enough to keep you doing it? If the answer is ‘no’, I wouldn’t pull the trigger.” – Tim Ferriss

In the inaugural episode of Deviate, Rolf goes meta and talks about podcasting with bestselling author and lifestyle-design guru Tim Ferriss (@tferriss), whose newest book, Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World, debuts this week.

Update (12/07/17): An abridged transcript for this episode is now available online in blog form, as “Tim Ferriss on his 17 principles for how to create a successful podcast.”

Links:

Podcasting Tools

  • Ecamm Call Recorder (28:04)
  • Zencastr (28:08)
  • ATR2100 USB Microphone (28:38)
  • Zoom H6 Recorder (1:15:24)
  • Zoom H1 Recorder
  • Shure SM7B Mic
  • Audacity (software)
  • Auphonic (postproduction web service)
  • Yellowtec: iXm (self-enclosed mic)
  • Evernote (web application)
  • Other links

    • Rolf Potts on the Tim Ferriss Show
    • Ed Catmull on the Tim Ferriss Show
    • Arnold Schwarzenegger on the Tim Ferriss Show
    • Edward Norton on the Tim Ferriss Show
    • Dom D’Agostino on Ketosis and the End of Cancer on the Tim Ferriss Show
    • Nick Szabo: The Quiet Master of Cryptocurrency on the Tim Ferriss Show
    • Jocko Willink on the Tim Ferriss Show
    • Debbie Millman on the Tim Ferriss Show
    • Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant, by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne
    • 1,000 True Fans,” by Kevin Kelly
    • Joe Rogan podcast
    • WTF with Marc Maron podcast
    • Nerdist podcast
    • James Lipton (interviewer from Inside the Actors Studio)
    • Terry Gross (interviewer from NPR’s Fresh Air)
    • Serial podcast
    • Spirited Away (2001 animated movie)
    • Agaric mushroom
    • Tentacle erotica
    • Show notes:

      • What not to do in podcasting (15:58)
      • Crafting questions (19:58)
      • Learning from previous interviews (24:55)
      • Interviewing techniques (26:00)
      • The benefits of phone interviews (29:40)
      • The decision to start a podcast (32:28)
      • The anxiety of interviewing (40:45)
      • Pre-interview tips (45:20)
      • Editing / producing interviews / podcasts (52:45)
      • Intro music (58:38)
      • Guest selection 1:03:01)
      • Interview strategy (1:12:08)
      • Recording equipment (1:14:50)
      • Building a listening community (1:22:30)
      • Tim’s brand (1:33:25)
      • Building relationships (1:36:00)
      • Podcast logistics (1:43:20)
      • Podcast frequency (1:48:50)
      • The interview introduction process (1:51:35)
      • The preparation process (1:56:15)
      • Monetization (2:05:55)
      • Wrapping up podcasts (2:38:57)
      • Japanamation (2:19:40)
      • Psychedelics (2:27:16)
      • Books by Tim Ferriss:

        • Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
        • Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
        • The 4-Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Living the Good Life
        • The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman
        • The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich
        • This episode was sponsored by the Paris Writing Workshop, an intensive one-month course in the artistic heart of Europe.

          The Deviate theme music comes from the title track of Cedar Van Tassel’s 2017 album Lumber.

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