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After nearly three years of quick-hit podcasting tips in under 60 seconds, One Minute Podcast Tips is evolving.

In the next few weeks, I’ll be shifting from this micro format to a bi-weekly livestream on YouTube, where you can join me live for deeper conversations, community Q&As, and real-time podcasting advice.

Subscribe to my YouTube channel for the live streams: Danny's YouTube channel

Note: these may contain affiliate links, so I get a small percentage of any product you buy when using my link.

My equipment:

• RODE NT1-A large diaphragm condenser mic
• Rodecaster Pro II audio production studio
• Sony MDR-7506 Studio Monitor Headphones
• Elgato Wave Mic Arm Low Profile

Recommended resources:

• Captivate.fm podcast hosting, distribution, analytics, and monetization
• Boomcaster remote recording and live streaming
• Hindenburg Pro recording and editing
• Auphonic AI assistant for audio post production
• Beehiiv email marketing

If One Minute Podcast Tips has helped you improve your podcast, you can support it with a one-off tip.

No subscriptions, no commitment - just a simple way to say thanks. Show your support here.

If you enjoy the show, I'd love for you to leave a rating or review on your favourite podcast app!

And please let your friends and other podcasters know they can listen for free on Apple Podcasts, their preferred podcast app, or online at One Minute Podcast Tips.

Winner of the Best Podcast Tips Podcast in the 2024 Ear Worthy Independent Podcast Awards.

Today, June 27 sees 5 Random Questions turn one, so here's a quick thank you message from me to you.

Note: these may contain affiliate links, so I get a small percentage of any product you buy when using my link.

My equipment:

1. RODE NT1-A large diaphragm condenser mic
2. Rodecaster Pro II audio production studio
3. Sony MDR-7506 Studio Monitor Headphones
4. Elgato Wave Mic Arm Low Profile

Recommended resources:

1. Captivate.fm podcast hosting, distribution, analytics, and monetization
2. Kit email marketing
3. Boomcaster remote recording and live streaming
4. Hindenburg Pro recording and editing
5. Auphonic AI assistant for audio post production

5 Random Questions is an entertainment podcast brought to you by Danny Brown.

If you enjoy the show, I'd love for you to leave a review and let other potential listeners know why they might want to check the podcast out.

And if you have friends that would enjoy the show, tell them they can listen for free on Apple Podcasts, their preferred podcast app, or online at 5 Random Questions.

Winner of the Best Interview Podcast at the 2025 Ear Worthy Podcast Awards.

All questions provided by ConversationStarters.

If you're not using Reddit as a podcaster, you're missing out on some great opportunities. Here's why.

Additional reading and listening:

• What podcasts are much better at the beginning, but have let you down after awhile (& why?)

Note: these may contain affiliate links, so I get a small percentage of any product you buy when using my link.

My equipment:

• RODE NT1-A large diaphragm condenser mic
• Rodecaster Pro II audio production studio
• Sony MDR-7506 Studio Monitor Headphones
• Elgato Wave Mic Arm Low Profile

Recommended resources:

• Captivate.fm podcast hosting, distribution, analytics, and monetization
• Boomcaster remote recording and live streaming
• Hindenburg Pro recording and editing
• Auphonic AI assistant for audio post production
• Beehiiv email marketing

If One Minute Podcast Tips has helped you improve your podcast, you can support it with a one-off tip.

No subscriptions, no commitment - just a simple way to say thanks. Show your support here.

If you enjoy the show, I'd love for you to leave a rating or review on your favourite podcast app!

And please let your friends and other podcasters know they can listen for free on Apple Podcasts, their preferred podcast app, or online at One Minute Podcast Tips.

Winner of the Best Podcast Tips Podcast in the 2024 Ear Worthy Independent Podcast Awards.

That's a wrap on Season 3 of 5 Random Questions, so here's a short, bonus episode to say thank you for becoming a valued listener, and when to expect Season 4.

Further reading for this episode

• Review 5 Random Questions
• Mercury Podcast Network

Note: these may contain affiliate links, so I get a small percentage of any product you buy when using my link.

My equipment:

1. RODE NT1-A large diaphragm condenser mic
2. Rodecaster Pro II audio production studio
3. Sony MDR-7506 Studio Monitor Headphones
4. Elgato Wave Mic Arm Low Profile

Recommended resources:

1. Captivate.fm podcast hosting, distribution, analytics, and monetization
2. Kit email marketing
3. Boomcaster remote recording and live streaming
4. Hindenburg Pro recording and editing
5. Auphonic AI assistant for audio post production

5 Random Questions is an entertainment podcast brought to you by Danny Brown.

If you enjoy the show, I'd love for you to leave a review and let other potential listeners know why they might want to check the podcast out.

And if you have friends that would enjoy the show, tell them they can listen for free on Apple Podcasts, their preferred podcast app, or online at 5 Random Questions.

Winner of the Best Interview Podcast at the 2025 Ear Worthy Podcast Awards.

All questions provided by ConversationStarters.

When you edit for where your listeners actually are - and not where you wish they were - you create a better experience for them.

Note: these may contain affiliate links, so I get a small percentage of any product you buy when using my link.

My equipment:

• RODE NT1-A large diaphragm condenser mic
• Rodecaster Pro II audio production studio
• Sony MDR-7506 Studio Monitor Headphones
• Elgato Wave Mic Arm Low Profile

Recommended resources:

• Captivate.fm podcast hosting, distribution, analytics, and monetization
• Boomcaster remote recording and live streaming
• Hindenburg Pro recording and editing
• Auphonic AI assistant for audio post production
• Beehiiv email marketing

If One Minute Podcast Tips has helped you improve your podcast, you can support it with a one-off tip.

No subscriptions, no commitment - just a simple way to say thanks. Show your support here.

If you enjoy the show, I'd love for you to leave a rating or review on your favourite podcast app!

And please let your friends and other podcasters know they can listen for free on Apple Podcasts, their preferred podcast app, or online at One Minute Podcast Tips.

Winner of the Best Podcast Tips Podcast in the 2024 Ear Worthy Independent Podcast Awards.

On this week's 5 Random Questions, Mandy Kaplan talks about her need for frequent showers, why she's not afraid to be alone in the house, how she ended up biting a teenager, and much more.

Answering the questions this week: Mandy Kaplan

Mandy Kaplan is an actress, vo artist, singer, writer, podcast host and stinky cheese addict living in LA. Her voice can be heard in hundreds of commercials/video games/website videos and more. Onscreen, she can be seen starring in the feature film 30 Nights of Sex to Save Your Marriage available on Tubi (and other streamers). She also co-wrote and produced the movie and blames it for the total loss of respect her family now has for her! Her hilarious cabaret Miscast: Right Singer, Wrong Song has been running in LA for 14 years raising money for Project Angel Food. Her podcast Make Me a Nerd chronicles her exploration of nerd culture that she has been afraid of her whole life. She is also in development on several projects as a tv/screenwriter. Crap, she forgot to mention her husband and amazing son who--

@Mandy_Kaplan_Klavens on Instagram

Mandy's Facebook page

Mandy's Website

Further reading for this episode

• Hot Sauce, by a chili head, for a chili head.
• For Intensely Caramelized Gravy, Give Chicken the Bhuna Treatment
• Cajun Food and Collecting People: Dave Campbell's Unique Experiences - 5 Random Questions
• Shower Bellies, Hot Sauce Hijinks, and More with Lauren Passell - 5 Random Questions

Note: these may contain affiliate links, so I get a small percentage of any product you buy when using my link.

My equipment:

1. RODE NT1-A large diaphragm condenser mic
2. Rodecaster Pro II audio production studio
3. Sony MDR-7506 Studio Monitor Headphones
4. Elgato Wave Mic Arm Low Profile

Recommended resources:

1. Captivate.fm podcast hosting, distribution, analytics, and monetization
2. Kit email marketing
3. Boomcaster remote recording and live streaming
4. Hindenburg Pro recording and editing
5. Auphonic AI assistant for audio post production

5 Random Questions is an entertainment podcast brought to you by Danny Brown.

If you enjoy the show, I'd love for you to leave a review and let other potential listeners know why they might want to check the podcast out.

And if you have friends that would enjoy the show, tell them they can listen for free on Apple Podcasts, their preferred podcast app, or online at 5 Random Questions.

Winner of the Best Interview Podcast at the 2025 Ear Worthy Podcast Awards.

All questions provided by ConversationStarters.

When it comes to working with sponsors, make sure you're sharing the full picture of your audience, so you can charge your full value as opposed to just part of it.

Note: these may contain affiliate links, so I get a small percentage of any product you buy when using my link.

My equipment:

• RODE NT1-A large diaphragm condenser mic
• Rodecaster Pro II audio production studio
• Sony MDR-7506 Studio Monitor Headphones
• Elgato Wave Mic Arm Low Profile

Recommended resources:

• Captivate.fm podcast hosting, distribution, analytics, and monetization
• Boomcaster remote recording and live streaming
• Hindenburg Pro recording and editing
• Auphonic AI assistant for audio post production
• Beehiiv email marketing

If One Minute Podcast Tips has helped you improve your podcast, you can support it with a one-off tip.

No subscriptions, no commitment - just a simple way to say thanks. Show your support here.

If you enjoy the show, I'd love for you to leave a rating or review on your favourite podcast app!

And please let your friends and other podcasters know they can listen for free on Apple Podcasts, their preferred podcast app, or online at One Minute Podcast Tips.

Winner of the Best Podcast Tips Podcast in the 2024 Ear Worthy Independent Podcast Awards.

On this week's 5 Random Questions, Bob LeDrew talks about why he'd be a great ambassador to welcome aliens, how slapstick shaped his outlook, a teenage event that changed his life, and much more.

Answering the questions this week: Bob LeDrew

Bob LeDrew is a recovering podcaster... and lots of other things. After a long career in the word game doing journalism, PR, and social media, he's now helping to manage a fair trade store and working on poetry and fiction projects. And he's known Danny Brown since before he was a rapper.

@ledrewbob on Instagram

Bob's Facebook page

Further reading for this episode

• A Poem a Day - Bob LeDrew
• One-Stop Marketplace for Ethical & Sustainable Shopping
• ‎Watch Shrinking - Apple TV⁠+
• Synchronicity 40th Anniversary Editions - The Police Official Website
• THE LEAKEYS — LOUIS, MARY, RICHARD AND MEAVE | Facts and Details
• Voyager 1 - NASA

Note: these may contain affiliate links, so I get a small percentage of any product you buy when using my link.

My equipment:

1. RODE NT1-A large diaphragm condenser mic
2. Rodecaster Pro II audio production studio
3. Sony MDR-7506 Studio Monitor Headphones
4. Elgato Wave Mic Arm Low Profile

Recommended resources:

1. Captivate.fm podcast hosting, distribution, analytics, and monetization
2. Kit email marketing
3. Boomcaster remote recording and live streaming
4. Hindenburg Pro recording and editing
5. Auphonic AI assistant for audio post production

5 Random Questions is an entertainment podcast brought to you by Danny Brown.

If you enjoy the show, I'd love for you to leave a review and let other potential listeners know why they might want to check the podcast out.

And if you have friends that would enjoy the show, tell them they can listen for free on Apple Podcasts, their preferred podcast app, or online at 5 Random Questions.

Winner of the Best Interview Podcast at the 2025 Ear Worthy Podcast Awards.

All questions provided by ConversationStarters.

When it comes to attracting new listeners, being able to describe your show effectively can be key. So how many words would you need to describe your podcast?

Additional reading and listening:

• Piecing It Together Podcast
• Why You Need a Strong Elevator Pitch for Your Podcast - One Minute Podcast Tips

Note: these may contain affiliate links, so I get a small percentage of any product you buy when using my link.

My equipment:

• RODE NT1-A large diaphragm condenser mic
• Rodecaster Pro II audio production studio
• Sony MDR-7506 Studio Monitor Headphones
• Elgato Wave Mic Arm Low Profile

Recommended resources:

• Captivate.fm podcast hosting, distribution, analytics, and monetization
• Boomcaster remote recording and live streaming
• Hindenburg Pro recording and editing
• Auphonic AI assistant for audio post production
• Beehiiv email marketing

If One Minute Podcast Tips has helped you improve your podcast, you can support it with a one-off tip.

No subscriptions, no commitment - just a simple way to say thanks. Show your support here.

If you enjoy the show, I'd love for you to leave a rating or review on your favourite podcast app!

And please let your friends and other podcasters know they can listen for free on Apple Podcasts, their preferred podcast app, or online at One Minute Podcast Tips.

Winner of the Best Podcast Tips Podcast in the 2024 Ear Worthy Independent Podcast Awards.

On this week's 5 Random Questions, Evo Terra talks about ska punk, haggis versus poutine, why owning a beer bar isn't bad work, and much more.

Answering the questions this week: Evo Terra

Evo Terra is an award-winning podcaster and member of the Podcast Hall of Fame. An author of both Podcasting For Dummies and Expert Podcasting Practices for Dummies, Evo had the 40th podcast ever, published in October of 2004.

Evo's Website

Evo's Facebook group

Evo's Facebook page

@fuckZuckerberg on Instagram

@fuckMusk on X

Evo on YouTube

Further reading for this episode

• The Good Liars

Note: these may contain affiliate links, so I get a small percentage of any product you buy when using my link.

My equipment:

1. RODE NT1-A large diaphragm condenser mic
2. Rodecaster Pro II audio production studio
3. Sony MDR-7506 Studio Monitor Headphones
4. Elgato Wave Mic Arm Low Profile

Recommended resources:

1. Captivate.fm podcast hosting, distribution, analytics, and monetization
2. Kit email marketing
3. Boomcaster remote recording and live streaming
4. Hindenburg Pro recording and editing
5. Auphonic AI assistant for audio post production

5 Random Questions is an entertainment podcast brought to you by Danny Brown.

If you enjoy the show, I'd love for you to leave a review and let other potential listeners know why they might want to check the podcast out.

And if you have friends that would enjoy the show, tell them they can listen for free on Apple Podcasts, their preferred podcast app, or online at 5 Random Questions.

Winner of the Best Interview Podcast at the 2025 Ear Worthy Podcast Awards.

All questions provided by ConversationStarters.