Pods Like Us

Another packed look back at Marv's week since the previous Chronicles episode.

1. Intro
2. Lazy Sunday researching and recording the podcast When They Was Fab
3. #Soundbite from my discussion with Phil Better of The Podcast Mogul's Playbook
4. Listener reviews
5. Consolidation, Sodajerker On Songwriting, Song Exploder, and more recording
6. #Soundbite from my discussion with Rod Gordon of This Must Be Talking Heads
7. Completing the newsletter and editing episodes
8. #Soundbite from my discussion with Bee France of INXS: Access All Areas and Listen Like Fans
9. Substack articles by Tobiloba Suliamon about AuTrans, and Dave Campbell asks "Is a 30-Second Podcast Play Meaningful? Why Podcast Analytics May Need A Rethink."
10. Quick mentions - preparing for the podcast Toppermost of the Poppermost and a phone call with Sam Sethi of TrueFans.
11. Outro

Special thanks to RSS.COM for distributing and sponsoring Pods Like Us.

Go to www.themarvzone.org for the links on the opening screen.

In this episode Marv talks about what's happened with his podcasting journey between Sunday the 7th of June and Saturday the 13th of June.

There are also clips from future episodes with Helen Quigley and Hannah Puddefoot of Harry's Home, RSS.COM founder Alberto Betella, and podcast producer, mentor and presenter Matthew Bliss.

1 Intro

2 Journal 1 - Finishing off editing, creating music, scammed out of an account on X, and a small win.

3 Journal 2 -Talk about his conversation with Jonathan about a lack of awareness of aphasia, with his film and podcast On The Tip Of My Tongue

4 Clip of Hannah Puddefoot talking about trying to write a realistic family with Alzheimer's

5 Journal 3 - Dave Campbell's Substack post ‘If Your Podcast Was A Car, Would It Be A Manual Transmission Or A Self Driving Tesla.’

6 Journal 4 - Talk about his conversation with RSS.COM founder Alberto Betella

7 Clip of Alberto Betella talking about AI in podcasting

8 Journal 5 - Talk about his conversation with Rod Gordon about This Must Be Talking Heads

9 Journal 6 - Talk about his conversation with podcast producer, mentor, and presenter Matthew Bliss.

10 Clip of Marv and Matthew Bliss discussing a new audience that could be catered for using video in podcasts

11 Journal 7 - Bits not mentioned yet - recording the music show Toppermost of the Poppermost, moving Pods Like Us distribution to RSS, and a noisy phone call with Sam Sethi of TrueFans.

It's a little bit more produced than last week's first ever episode of the Chronicles episodes, so I would love to hear what people think of it.

Does it work with the different segments? Are the musical interludes okay, or would a bit of electronica, rock, or something else have worked better? Does it matter?

Technically there are six elements to this episode, and here they are;

00:00 Introduction

00:21 Podbites newsletter and Patreon updates

04:09 Postponed recording, experience kicks in

09:43 A conversation with Andreea Coscai about the new eurowaves.eu dedicated website

16:30 A conversation with Tobiloba Suliamon about the new translation software AuTrans, which is particularly useful for transcribing different African languages and dialects

26:03 More Pods Like Us updates and show outro

Marv gives some initial quick take aways from discussions that he has had with guests from recordings for future episodes.

1. Mike Davis - Founder of Stag Films, Writer, Producer, Director, and Archive Footage Advisor.

2. Hannah Puddefoot and Helen Quigley, the writer and the producer respectively of audio drama Harry's Home, which looks at the subject of Alzheimer's.

3. Phil Better - Podcasting Advisor and Podcaster Extraordinaire.

Marv recorded quick chats with three people at the event to find out what it is that they love about The Podcast Show London 2026. Over 6000 people in attendance!

Marv recorded quick chats with three people at the event to find out what it is that they love about The Podcast Show London 2026. Over 6000 people in attendance!

In preparation for The Podcast Show in London, I got my portable handheld Tascam recorder out and Louise thought it would be a great idea to test it, so that I know what I'm doing when I get there.

With that in mind Louise thought that it would be good to record an off the cuff interview with me.

At the beginning Louise is too close to the device, which is why you can hear the air coming out of Louise's mouth interfering with the words.

None of this rehearsed or scripted, so neither of us knew where it was going!

Two lifelong Queen fans. One song at a time.

Stephen and Paul Nicholson — brothers and co-hosts of the acclaimed Trimming the Musical Fat music podcast — join Marv on Pods Like Us to talk about their brand new weekly podcast Sheer Pod Attack, where they're covering every single Queen track in chronological order in under 10 minutes per episode. 

Whether you're a hardcore Queen obsessive, a casual fan rediscovering the catalogue, or a podcaster looking for format inspiration, this episode is packed with insight, nostalgia, and genuine passion for one of music's most genre-defying acts. 

ABOUT PODS LIKE US Hosted by Marv (Martin Bel). New episodes on all major podcast platforms. Find us on Patreon, Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok and Bluesky.

An update to let people know what's happening with the show - it's a little unplanned hiatus.