Big Podcast Playbook - Grow Your Podcast. Build Your Audience.

I've talked about "cancel culture" before. I get why it's a thing, but also feel that it's dangerous for free-thought and podcasting due to how quickly people jump on things, oftentimes without having the entire story. 

I get wanting to be liked, I get not wanting to offend people, and I get wanting to be sensitive to different cultures and situations. But I also get that people make mistakes and the problems that come from such high pressure to be "perfect."

How is this affecting your podcast (and your message)? More thoughts on this episode...

Don't Let Your Podcast Be Ignored - Download my free "Audience Attraction Cheat Sheet" to get 25 podcast episode (and segment) templates.

I've talked about "cancel culture" before. I get why it's a thing, but also feel that it's dangerous for free-thought and podcasting due to how quickly people jump on things, oftentimes without having the entire story. 

I get wanting to be liked, I get not wanting to offend people, and I get wanting to be sensitive to different cultures and situations. But I also get that people make mistakes and the problems that come from such high pressure to be "perfect."

How is this affecting your podcast (and your message)? More thoughts on this episode...

Don't Let Your Podcast Be Ignored - Download my free "Audience Attraction Cheat Sheet" to get 25 podcast episode (and segment) templates.

This episode was recorded on the brand new, 3rd Gen Focusrite Scarlett 2i2. The reason why is I'm currently in the middle of recording the audio version of a big ass book on podcasting and I've flipped everything over to that setup (for reasons I explain in this episode).

Also in this episode:

• A new podcast file format – think about it
• Podcasting advice form a gay politician
• Are you gay? Remember this.
• Christian? Do this.
• Atheist? I've got something for you too.

Mentioned: 11 Rules For Podcasters

Don't Let Your Podcast Be Ignored - Download my free "Audience Attraction Cheat Sheet" to get 25 podcast episode (and segment) templates.

This episode was recorded on the brand new, 3rd Gen Focusrite Scarlett 2i2. The reason why is I'm currently in the middle of recording the audio version of a big ass book on podcasting and I've flipped everything over to that setup (for reasons I explain in this episode).

Also in this episode:

• A new podcast file format – think about it
• Podcasting advice form a gay politician
• Are you gay? Remember this.
• Christian? Do this.
• Atheist? I've got something for you too.

Mentioned: 11 Rules For Podcasters

Don't Let Your Podcast Be Ignored - Download my free "Audience Attraction Cheat Sheet" to get 25 podcast episode (and segment) templates.

Chris Curran is back with Part Two of this series (here is Part One) on how to make your podcast sound better.

Chris is an audio engineer who, like me, started in the music business. He runs Podcast Engineering School and can be heard of his own podcast about podcasting, Podcast Engineering Show.

On this episode, we focus on equipment. And how to spend $100 (if that's all you've got) or $1000 (if you want to spend more).

Don't Let Your Podcast Be Ignored - Download my free "Audience Attraction Cheat Sheet" to get 25 podcast episode (and segment) templates.

Chris Curran is back with Part Two of this series (here is Part One) on how to make your podcast sound better.

Chris is an audio engineer who, like me, started in the music business. He runs Podcast Engineering School and can be heard of his own podcast about podcasting, Podcast Engineering Show.

On this episode, we focus on equipment. And how to spend $100 (if that's all you've got) or $1000 (if you want to spend more).

Don't Let Your Podcast Be Ignored - Download my free "Audience Attraction Cheat Sheet" to get 25 podcast episode (and segment) templates.

Chris Curran is an audio engineer who, like me, made the switch from the music industry to podcasting. He runs Podcast Engineering School and can be heard of his own podcast, Podcast Engineering Show.

I'm in the process of tracking the audio version of my book, Big Podcast, and went to Chris to make sure I don't end up with hours of tape I can't use. He was very helpful in reviewing my recording setup, so I'm bringing him here to talk about easy things you can do with your recording setup to make your podcast sound better. In this episode, our focus in on improving your podcast recording space.

This is Part One of a two-part series.

Don't Let Your Podcast Be Ignored - Download my free "Audience Attraction Cheat Sheet" to get 25 podcast episode (and segment) templates.

Chris Curran is an audio engineer who, like me, made the switch from the music industry to podcasting. He runs Podcast Engineering School and can be heard of his own podcast, Podcast Engineering Show.

I'm in the process of tracking the audio version of my book, Big Podcast, and went to Chris to make sure I don't end up with hours of tape I can't use. He was very helpful in reviewing my recording setup, so I'm bringing him here to talk about easy things you can do with your recording setup to make your podcast sound better. In this episode, our focus in on improving your podcast recording space.

This is Part One of a two-part series.

Don't Let Your Podcast Be Ignored - Download my free "Audience Attraction Cheat Sheet" to get 25 podcast episode (and segment) templates.

Cable television networks want ratings. That means warm bodies in front of their screens.

Or does it? The way we measure television ratings is more accurate than it's ever been, but it's still not as accurate as the way we measure podcast ratings (or the results we get for those who advertise with us).

Podcasters need something a little more specific – we need people to actually consume our content and actually buy things from us, not just listen to ads we run.

So never ever ever take advice on how to put your show together from cable television... 

Don't Let Your Podcast Be Ignored - Download my free "Audience Attraction Cheat Sheet" to get 25 podcast episode (and segment) templates.

Cable television networks want ratings. That means warm bodies in front of their screens.

Or does it? The way we measure television ratings is more accurate than it's ever been, but it's still not as accurate as the way we measure podcast ratings (or the results we get for those who advertise with us).

Podcasters need something a little more specific – we need people to actually consume our content and actually buy things from us, not just listen to ads we run.

So never ever ever take advice on how to put your show together from cable television... 

Don't Let Your Podcast Be Ignored - Download my free "Audience Attraction Cheat Sheet" to get 25 podcast episode (and segment) templates.