Topics covered in this episode:​

• Spreading your podcast: Learn how to make it beneficial for others to spread your message and ways to use people to promote your podcast.
• What would mother nature do?: How podcasters can apply this lesson to their podcast promotion strategies.
• DIY Podcast Touring: Discover the benefits of doing in-person events to build an audience, and learn tips for organizing and promoting successful live events.
• Feign ignorance and other interviewing tips from NPR: Get insights from NPR on how to conduct engaging interviews, including the technique of feigning ignorance to encourage detailed responses.
• How to decide what to cut or not in an interview: Learn strategies for editing interviews and deciding which parts to keep or cut to ensure the final content is engaging and concise.
• Podcast bait and switch: Explore the concept of podcast bait and switch and how it can be utilized to surprise and engage listeners.

Episode Timestamps:​

[00:05:42] The DIY Podcast Tour – Behind-the-scenes story and how to do it yourself

[00:06:48] Live events bring people together and connect

[00:12:51] Podcaster feeling like an outsider in radio

[00:14:31] Treat your podcast like a vinyl record

[00:18:06] Fake Podcasts! Sales calls and paid podcast interviews ...

[00:22:31] Big Podcast AMP - Audio Monetization Program

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About this episode of Build a Big Podcast:​

This is the audio companion to Issue 149 of Big Podcast Insider. If you're interested in more info on what I talk about on this episode and also links, that's where to go. On this episode, I dive into where the money is made in podcasting. how to get more reviews (and subscribers) for your podcast, podcast hosting, and more.   ​

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