Podcast Junkies

07:13 – Chhavi’s educational background and the genesis of her podcast journey

11:35 – Blazing a trail for podcasters in India 

19:00 – What motivated Chhavi to start podcasting and observations she has made about the podcast industry 

26:56 – Chhavi speaks to podcast trends in India 

31:05 – Chhavi’s background and roots 

33:28 – Where Chhavi gets her drive and motivation 

36:33 – Chhavi’s passion for books 

40:54 – Chhavi recalls her first experiences in the U.S. 

44:04 – Chhavi shares her greatest support system, her father 

45:44 – What is something that Chhavi has changed his mind about recently 

48:51 – What is the most misunderstood thing about Chhavi 

49:46 – Harry thanks Chhavi for joining the show 

50:30 – Where listeners can follow Chhavi

“Absolutely, it is a gateway drug and I’m more than happy for people to come to podcasting however they come to it.” (23:06)

“Independent podcasters unite!” (29:51)

“’Understand that this is wrong but in the exam you will be tested on this. So, you have to produce the wrong answer.’ And this was our professor telling us this. And, I remember being locked. I was just thinking, ‘I can’t do this. I can’t do this anymore.’ So, I just felt so betrayed by the system that I really started to feel so confined and wanted to get out.” (35:58)

“I’m pretty indiscriminate. I’ll read anything. I’ll read a box of shampoo bottles if there’s nothing to read…I just want to like the story, like the protagonist, learn something and be transported.” (37:49)

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Podcast Movement

The Murrow Boys: Pioneers on the Front Lines of Broadcast Journalism

Transcription: A Novel

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t

03:38 – Harry welcomes to the podcast, Sachit Gupta

04:27 – The genesis of Sachit’s podcast journey

07:02 – The decision to move to San Francisco

09:26 – A fun story about ball bearings and how Sachit became an entrepreneur

14:59 – Harry and Sachit discuss culture shock

17:19 – What Sachit learned from working with Andrew Warner on his show, Mixergy

22:24 – Branching out to work with other podcasters

26:55 – Lessons Sachit has learned from collaborating with a wide array of podcasters

32:12 – The moment Sachit realized he wanted to become a podcaster

34:15 – The process of constructing a show name, concept and guests for Sachit’s podcast

37:37 – Sachit’s interview preparation process

41:45 – What motivates and drives Sachit

45:06 – What Sachit has learned as he proceeds with his show, Conscious Creators Show

49:04 – Mentors that have been influential in Sachit’s life and career

50:10 – Sachit shares three tactical strategies for increased success

51:46 – What is something that Sachit has changed his mind about recently

54:01 – What is the most misunderstood thing about Sachit

54:41 – Harry thanks Sachit for joining the show

54:58 – Where listeners can follow Sachit

“One thing I would add to that is also just growing up in India and moving to the U.S., the more you do it [move] the more you get used to it. And I think that actually translates a lot to the work that I do because when you move from one place to another, it questions a lot of assumptions that you have.” (15:31)

“People miss that the creators that you are passionate about, they actually like hearing stories of people using their stuff.” (25:10)

“What I realized is that people who are the top or the best, they know what they’re good at and for everything else they find people who are good at what they do, and then they give them the room to do it.” (29:03)

“I think it’s the idea of being prepared. To me, when I see people who aren’t prepared I’m like, ‘That’s one thing that’s under your control.’” (43:59)

“It’s (podcasting) just so early where I think people think that everyone has the answers. They don’t. Most people are still experimenting and what’s going to be pioneered in the next five to ten years, is gonna be insane.” (52:25)

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Podcast Movement

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01:39 – Harry thanks today’s sponsor, Focusrite 2i2

02:13 – Harry welcomes to the podcast, Colin Morgan

03:12 – Harry thanks the second sponsor of today’s podcast, FullCast

04:28 – How Colin got into podcasting and decided on a format for his show, The Daily Grind

06:39 – Colin discusses his professional golf career

12:58 – The value Colin places on consistency when putting out a podcast

14:43 – How Colin identified guests that would resonate with his audience

17:43 – How Colin honed and refined his interviewing skills

20:20 – What Colin has learned from over four hundred interviews with successful entrepreneurs

24:20 – Transforming a podcast into a business and focusing on the current guest

27:56 – Colin talks about his book, _The Podcast Revenue Generator: Make Money Podcasting _

33:08 – Colin’s entrepreneurial process and how he interacts with his client base

41:20 – Building strong client relationships

44:25 – Colin takes a deep dive into how he prices ad space

47:00 – Measuring the impact of podcast ads

48:51 – Colin speaks to the reception of his book

49:44 – What excites Colin the most about the future of The Daily Grind Podcast

52:10 – What is something that Colin has changed his mind about recently

55:30 – What is the most misunderstood thing about Colin

56:38 – Harry thanks Colin for joining the show

57:54 – Where listeners can follow Colin

59:04 – Harry invites listeners to reach out and connect with him

59:53 – Harry reads another interview review

1:01:39 – Harry reveals this episode’s retention hashtag

“I knew from a young age I wanted to do something myself. I did not want to go into work. I did not want to hold a job. I wanted to be independent and have freedom.” (06:20)

“I was the one who was at the golf course early. My parents would drop me off and they’d have to pick me up after dark cause I didn’t want to leave. And, I’d be at home daydreaming of, ya know, hitting the final putt at The Masters to beat Tiger Woods. It was everything I’d ever wanted.” (11:30)

“Habits are so, so important. People who perform at high levels and who have successful businesses, what they do when no one’s looking is different than everyone else.” (20:59)

“About a year in, instead of focusing on the next guest, I started focusing on the current guest.” (25:33)

“The more times you advertise, the more people are gonna trust in you because they’re gonna realize that I [Colin] trust in you.” (40:45)

“You work so hard to get what you ultimately dreamed of getting, but we’re never taught how we’re supposed to act when we get there.” (53:04)

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01:01 – Harry thanks today’s sponsor, Focusrite 2i2

01:43 – Harry welcomes to the podcast, Mark Sullivan

02:37 – Harry thanks the second sponsor of today’s podcast, FullCast

04:56 – Mark talks about his affinity for snowboarding

10:42 – The concept of ‘Kaizen’

14:44 – Mark discusses the current state of print and his experience running a magazine

19:59 – Mark’s professional career as a commentator

21:16 – Mark’s experience at the last Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang

27:19 – What it takes, in Mark’s opinion, to become an Olympic-caliber athlete

31:24 – How Mark honed and refined his interviewing skills

37:53 – Mark recalls how he got into podcasting and what surprised him about the medium

48:28 – How Mark decided on the format of The Snowboard Project Podcast and feedback he gets from his Tip Line

52:04 – What excites Mark the most about trends in the snowboarding industry

54:51 – What is something that Mark has changed her mind about recently

55:58 – What is the most misunderstood thing about Mark

56:50 – Harry thanks Mark for joining the show

57:07 – Where listeners can follow Mark

59:37 – Harry reveals this episode’s retention hashtag

“I’ve always had this kind of thread of entrepreneurship as well as trying to also push myself – always kind of use that idea of constant progression.” (10:33)

“Certainly, I’ve always had some kind of relationship with the [Olympic] athletes. And I think that’s reflected, ya know, in the people that are in the podcast too.” (26:51)

“I would say that the guys who actually excel as athletes are guys who are about the process of learning and less about the reward. They’re not about the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow; they’re about the rainbow.” (27:50)

“A print interview in a magazine is essentially a transcription of a twenty-minute conversation. And so, what I realized is even an hour interview that’s three times as long as a major interview in a magazine. So, it’s [podcasting] a different kind of format.” (39:11)

“Right now, I feel like we’re at a point, at least with podcasting, where you can literally just go in all different directions and see what works. And that, to me, is exciting.” (50:40)

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01:05 – Harry wishes the audience a Happy New Year and his resolution to simplify his work and life

02:16 – Harry thanks today’s sponsor, Focusrite 2i2

02:50 – Harry welcomes to the podcast, Amira Valliani

04:04 – Harry thanks the second sponsor of today’s podcast, FullCast

05:03 – Amira’s first recollections and experiences growing up immersed in technology

10:26 – Major Influences in Amira’s worldview and life

18:25 – How Amira and her family were impacted as Muslim Americans post-9/11

24:12 – Amira’s early career and co-founding Glow

32:46 – Early challenges and obstacles with Glow and how Glow works

37:13 – How Glow’s technology works, and technical obstacles Amira encountered along the way

41:56 – What excites Amira the most about the future of Glow

47:15 – What is something that Amira has changed her mind about recently

49:47 – What is the most misunderstood thing about Amira

51:11 – Harry thanks Amira for joining the show

51:45 – Where listeners can follow Amira

“I think it’s why I gravitate so much towards storytelling. I think so much of the world is about being able to tell a story and take someone else’s experiences and communicate them in a way that is easy for other people to internalize.” (13:07)

“What we [the Muslim community] should have been doing, I think proactively, is going out and telling our story and talking about the values that we preach that I think are very American values and finding ways to engage with the community more and more.” (20:08)

“What I realized is, one of the things I really excel at is going out to find scrappy ways to get it done, seeing a problem, coming up with different solutions, experimenting.” (28:33)

“For the podcasters out there, or for anyone, Glow is designed to be the best way for podcasters to be able to let listeners pay them directly. And, it can either be for listener support or to actually charge for content.” (34:36)

“I’m just really excited to help give podcasters a new way to make money. My personal goal is I want to be able to create a thousand new podcasting entrepreneurs.” (42:12)

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02:11 – Harry welcomes to the podcast, Scott Gurian

04:32 – Scott’s education and background in radio

11:28 – Scott recounts his travels that brought him from New Jersey to Oklahoma and back to New Jersey again

16:12 – What Scott learned by reporting on Superstorm Sandy

25:00 – How Scott started his Far From Home Podcast

35:45 – Concerns Scott had with podcasting in foreign countries

41:50 – Scott talks about editing and reediting the footage from his trip to produce his podcast

48:54 – The initial response to Scott’s podcast

50:21 – Scott speaks to a second season of his podcast and what he’s learned about the differences between radio and podcasting

55:11 – What is something Scott has changed his mind about recently

57:23 – What is the most misunderstood thing about Scott

1:01:57 – Harry thanks Scott for joining the show

1:02:13 – Where listeners can follow Scott

“I think the goal should be to just sound like a normal human being talking, and not to sound like you’re performing.” (07:19)

“It [Superstorm Sandy] was the most amazing reporting experiences I’ve ever had. I feel bad saying that, but it was really cool to be thrown in the middle of something like that.” (17:52)

“I don’t think I ever really felt in danger. As you mentioned, it was just bad timing in the summer of 2016. We ended up at the border to enter to Turkey six days after the attempted coup.” (36:13)

“I try to be as visual as possible. They talk about radio or podcasting being a visual medium, which sounds weird, but in some ways it really is. It’s way more intimate than television or video.” (44:08)

“People who’ve told me just like over the course of a weekend or whatever I listened to all twelve hours of your first season, it just warms my heart. I love hearing that kinda thing cause that’s why I made it.” (49:52)

“I think audio’s important. You can have the most interesting content in the world, but if it’s recorded poorly I just can’t listen.” (54:46)

“So, I’m just trying to let people know, I think, through all of my stories that yes the world isn’t a big bad scary place, and that wherever I go people are people and people are generally good.” (1:01:33)

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01:25 – This episode is sponsored by Focusrite 2i2

07:08 – We learn how Eric got involved in the podcast industry

22:33 – What is Eric shares his unique approach to finding and attracting guests to his podcast

26:40 – The biggest fears Eric had overcame as a podcast host

27:25 – How Eric prepares for his guest and other secret tactics he utilizes

29:29 – Eric walks us through a typical interview flow

34:15 – Why researching your guest is so critical as a podcast host

43:50 – The important of building relationships with your audience and guests

45:14 – Eric’s motivation to continue his podcast and how he’s grown as a host

52:18 – Eric talks about his second podcast, Portmanteau

1:07:38 – How listeners can connect with Eric

“I finally got motivated enough [to start a podcast] because I got annoyed with somebody.” (19:28)

“I almost was ok if he [Jordan Harbinger] never came on because just the fact that he was going to come on gave me the confidence, gave me the courage to go after other people.” (26:05)

“A lot of it is I have a hook, ya know. I’m trying to find a way to get to the guest. And by that I mean not to irritate them necessarily, but if I can get them to either laugh, startle them, confuse them, or do something I will have engagement.” (31:45)

“While I want to ask a probing question or a difficult question, it is always in the service of the overall interview.” (44:09)

“I would like this [podcasting] to become my actual gig. I love it that much. I love the communication. Every interview is a dance. Every interview is also uncomfortable. But that’s good.” (45:33)

“Ironically, I enjoy talking to somebody in a pub equally as much as an interview.” (48:39)

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Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It

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TWEETABLE QUOTES

“There’s something that we’ve learned which is when you build a tool that has elements of magic, people start expecting the entire thing to be magic.” (09:36)

“‘Deep Fake’ is the broader term that people use to talk about A.I.-generated media that’s simulating a person somehow.” (13:09)

“My job as a CEO is not to have ideas. I feel like I’m doing my job well when I don’t have any good ideas and they’ve all been covered by the team.” (20:21)

“That’s the most fun part of the company is trying to figure out, ‘How can we make the workflow of our customers even more efficient and faster? How can we make this tool even more expressive?’” (24:59)

“Let’s just say there’s a checkered history of pre-launch companies raising thirty, forty, fifty, a hundred million dollars. That would terrify me. I like the idea of doing something that’s kinda small and getting out there to get market validation before you are responsible for that much of someone’s money.” (29:57)

“I’m a believer in not polluting the world with more random opinions from people who don’t matter.” (32:28)

“Audio is the easiest form of content to create; you just open your mouth. But it’s probably the hardest to edit, and Overdub will change that.” (37:11)

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02:25 – Harry welcomes back to the podcast, Stefanie LaHart

03:03 – How Harry met Stefanie

09:08 – Social media, veganism and gaming

12:34 – Where Stefanie honed her digital skills

14:33 – Stefanie talks about getting involved in vampire and gothic chat rooms on the Internet

16:07 – A gaming nerd at heart

20:11 – Stefanie recalls favorite books from her childhood

25:14 – The power of pets as influencers

29:37 – Moving from Philadelphia to Los Angeles

32:47 – Stefanie’s experience working as a reporter in the music industry

37:03 – How Stefanie got involved in podcasting

42:34 – The genesis of Stefanie’s Tradigital podcast

49:15 – The natural evolution Stefanie has undergone as a podcast host

51:28 – Stefanie speaks out against the current social engineering scams

56:05 – Why Stefanie has been listening to privacy podcasts

58:11 – Stefanie recommends some podcasts to the audience

1:02:01 – Phone porting, explained

1:05:05 – What is something Stefanie has changed her mind about recently

1:06:01 – What is the most misunderstood thing about Stefanie

1:08:53 – Where listeners can follow Stefanie

“I loved realizing that my fantasy world could be a reality. Because I read a lot as a kid. I was always a reader. I mean I was one of the kids that would stay up until like 5 am because I had to finish a book and then have to be up for school and be exhausted.” (19:47)

“We all have the fairy tales in our heads too about Hollywood and L.A. So you kinda get off the plane with this stardust in your eyes.” (30:49)

“Podcast killed the video star.” (41:22)

“I’m Stefanie. My podcast is The Tradigital Podcast. It’s the intersection of where traditional PR meet digital marketing, and people are like ‘Oh my God, tell me more!’ And that’s how it all started.” (45:37)

“We do have so much information about ourselves out there that we’re all potential targets for social engineering now.” (52:00)

“The two ways that you can instantly trigger people is through fear factors of money or death.”

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Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

The Wolf and the Dove

Outlander

The Social-Engineer Podcast

The Privacy, Security, & OSINT Show

02:18 – Harry welcomes back to the podcast, Patrick Keller

02:44 – Patrick talks to Harry about being a recurring guest

04:22 – Patrick talks about his show, Big Séance

07:03 – Patrick’s opinion on having return guests

09:41 – How the conversation changes between Patrick and his return guests

12:53 – The importance of attracting diverse guests

14:23 – Building a community with a podcast

18:20 – How Patrick’s podcast listening habits have changed

21:32 – Harry and Patrick share their thoughts on the impact podcasts have on our brains

26:26 – The genesis of Patrick’s paranormal podcast

30:50 – Harry provides his opinions on the paranormal connection to our world

33:51 – Patrick discusses paranormal topics he’s covered on his show

34:55 – The natural evolution Harry and Patrick have undergone as podcast hosts

38:58 – Feedback Patrick has gotten from the LGBT community

41:45 – Patrick’s thoughts on expanding his podcast and becoming a speaker

43:31 – Patrick talks about possibly writing a book in conjunction with his podcast

44:21 – Imposter Syndrome

47:43 – The future of Big Séance Podcast

51:20 – Patrick picks the retention hashtag for this episode of Podcast Junkies

51:51 – Harry thanks Patrick for being a super fan of Podcast Junkies

53:10 – Patrick takes a moment to thank Harry as well

54:06 – What is something Patrick has changed his mind about recently

55:56 – What is the most misunderstood thing about Patrick

57:15 – Patrick provides some movie recommendations

58:31 – Where listeners can follow Patrick

59:46 – Intro music from Patrick’s podcast

“I’ve always said that my podcast was anything that pops up in my paranormal world.” (09:10)  

“Are we ever gonna find that having podcasts nonstop in our ears at two times speed or three times speed is scrambling our brains or preventing us from focusing? Is it adding to the whole can’t put the phone down?” (23:18)  

“There has been what I call a paranormal craze that lasted I think about fifteen years and it’s probably still going but I feel like it’s fading out a little bit.” (27:49)  

“I like to say that I’m fifty percent skeptic on just about everything.” (37:24)  

“I got really passionate about telling a story and having the podcast be kind of like an arc.” (48:40) 

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The Uninvited

The Changeling