Jaime Jay, Mark Haffner and Chris McNeill, 3 of the 4 Podcast Professors (http://podcastprofessors.com/) are on PodUp today to talk about their start in digital audio, what they each hope for the future of the industry and what they are looking forward to at Podcast Movement (http://podcastmovement.com/).  Make sure you check out their excellent PHD (Podcast Home Degree) program, blogs, videos, podcasts and more. And make sure to check out their other projects, which are listed below.

This week we also explore some important news stories in the podcasting world, including E.W. Scripps decision to acquire Midroll (http://www.netnewscheck.com/article/42767/podcasts-high-cpms-drive-scripps-midroll-acquisition) and Gimlet Media's Alex Blumberg (https://gimletmedia.com/) hoping to create "the HBO of Podcasting (http://www.niemanlab.org/2015/07/gimlet-wants-to-become-the-hbo-of-podcasting-heres-what-its-founders-learned-trying-to-get-there/)."

Also, as a reminder, if you recently launched a new podcast or are considering one, or just want to be more involved in the podcasting industry, shoot me a note and let's talk about your aspirations right here on PodUp.  Would love to hear from you! You can reach out by following me on twitter @PodUpPodcast (https://twitter.com/poduppodcast)or contacting me through my consulting website MPassyProductions.com (http://www.mpassyproductions.com/).

Jaime Jay - http://www.stopridingthepine.com/ (http://www.stopridingthepine.com/)

Mark Haffner - http://www.MarkHaffner.com/ (https://www.youtube.com/user/MarkHaffnerProd)

Chris McNeill - http://amazingworkplace.com/ (http://amazingworkplace.com/) and @ChrisEMcNeill (https://twitter.com/ChrisEMcNeill)

This week features Mark Moriarty, the founder and creator of Awesound.com, a new podcast hosting tool that aims to make podcast discovery, metadata integration and monetization a lot easier.  We reviewed it previously and I was super excited to have Mark join us to talk about it.  And make sure you check out the whole interview because Mark is creating a special offer for PodUp Fans.

 

Also, as a reminder, if you recently launched a new podcast or are considering one, or just want to be more involved in the podcasting industry, shoot me a note and let's talk about your aspirations right here on PodUp.  Would love to hear from you! You can reach out by following me on twitter @PodUpPodcast or contacting me through my consulting website MPassyProductions.com.

 

Mark - @MbyM or [email protected]

Awesound - @AwesoundApp

This week features Mark Moriarty, the founder and creator of Awesound.com (https://awesound.com/), a new podcast hosting tool that aims to make podcast discovery, metadata integration and monetization a lot easier.  We reviewed it previously and I was super excited to have Mark join us to talk about it.  And make sure you check out the whole interview because Mark is creating a special offer for PodUp Fans.

 

Also, as a reminder, if you recently launched a new podcast or are considering one, or just want to be more involved in the podcasting industry, shoot me a note and let's talk about your aspirations right here on PodUp.  Would love to hear from you! You can reach out by following me on twitter @PodUpPodcast (https://twitter.com/poduppodcast) or contacting me through my consulting website MPassyProductions.com.

 

Mark - @MbyM (https://twitter.com/mbym) or [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Awesound - @AwesoundApp (https://twitter.com/awesoundapp)

This week features Joshua Rivers, podcaster, producer and involved member in the podcast community.  You can check out his podcast "Success Road: Inspiration for Your Journey" on iTunes and Stitcher, and make sure to check out his production site http://www.podcastguy.co/.

 

Before the chat with Joshua, I take a look at a new survey about podcasting from Clammr. There's some sobering data in there which you as a podcaster should check out, TechCrunch did a solid write-up on it.

 

Also, as a reminder, if you recently launched a new podcast or are considering one, or just want to be more involved in the podcasting industry, shoot me a note and let's talk about your aspirations right here on PodUp.  Would love to hear from you! You can reach out by following me on twitter @PodUpPodcast or contacting me through my consulting website MPassyProductions.com.

This week features Joshua Rivers (https://twitter.com/JoshuaWRivers), podcaster, producer and involved member in the podcast community.  You can check out his podcast "Success Road: Inspiration for Your Journey (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/success-road-inspiration-for/id605544475?mt=2)" on iTunes and Stitcher, and make sure to check out his production site http://www.podcastguy.co/ (http://www.podcastguy.co/).

 

Before the chat with Joshua, I take a look at a new survey about podcasting from Clammr (http://www.slideshare.net/clammrapp/20150617-future-of-podcasting-2015-clammr-v-f). There's some sobering data in there which you as a podcaster should check out, TechCrunch did a solid write-up on it (http://techcrunch.com/2015/07/18/the-future-of-podcasting/).

 

Also, as a reminder, if you recently launched a new podcast or are considering one, or just want to be more involved in the podcasting industry, shoot me a note and let's talk about your aspirations right here on PodUp.  Would love to hear from you! You can reach out by following me on twitter @PodUpPodcast or contacting me through my consulting website MPassyProductions.com (http://www.mpassyproductions.com/).

This week features Luis Congdon and Kamala Chambers, a pair of awesome podcasters and just awesome people.  You should check out their podcasts ThrivingLaunch.com (http://www.thrivinglaunch.com/) and LastingLoveConnection.com (http://www.lastingloveconnection.com/).  You should also check out Luis's new resource for podcasters, ThePodcastersSecretWeapon.com (http://www.thepodcasterssecretweapon.com/).  They are also the brains behind the facebook group, Podcast Exchange Group by ThrivingLaunch and LastingLoveConnection (https://www.facebook.com/groups/369858636535059/).

The group is technically closed right now but it's worth watching to see when they reopen because Luis, Kamala and all of the other members really are a fantastic bunch providing much-needed support and love for fellow podcasters.  If you can't join this group right now, I urge you to find a group and become a part of the community, it can only help you in your ventures.

Also, as a reminder, if you recently launched a new podcast or are considering one, or just want to be more involved in the podcasting industry, shoot me a note and let's talk about your aspirations right here on PodUp.  Would love to hear from you! You can reach out by following me on twitter @PodUpPodcast (http://twitter.com/poduppodcast) or contacting me through my consulting website MPassyProductions.com (http://www.mpassyproductions.com/).

This week features Joseph Berman, creator and curator of the PodToPod podcast newsletter.  Which you can sign up for at PodtoPod.com (http://www.podtopod.com/).  Joseph explains why he started this newsletter and his latest thoughts on the industry and the community as a whole.  Super nice guy who I promise we'll have on again.

 

This week's interview was recoreded using the Ringr App (http://www.ringr.us/), which made Joe sound great!  Me not so much, but I explain why that happened.  It's not Ringr's fault.  Its mine.

 

Also this week I take a look at a new podcast hosting platform called Awesound (https://awesound.com/) that is definitely worth checking out, especially if you are new to the podcasting industry.  It will give you a great head start to posting, getting searched and even monetizing your podcast this year.

 

As always, don't forget to check out "The Hilarie Barsky Show (http://thehilariebarskyshow.com/)."  That's a daily podcast with Hilarie Barsky, comedian Cathy Caldwell and me.  It's a ton of fun.  Maybe you're not the demographic for it, but it's the perfect podcast to get your folks interested in the medium.

 

Also, as a reminder, if you recently launched a new podcast, are considering one, or just want to be more involved in the podcasting industry, shoot me a note and let's talk about your aspirations right here on PodUp.  Would love to hear from you! You can reach out by following me on twitter @PodUpPodcast (https://twitter.com/poduppodcast) or contacting me through my consulting website MPassyProductions.com (http://www.mpassyproductions.com/).

This week, David Patton returns to discuss digital marketing and podcasts.  That leads to some interesting tangents on podcast notifications and some of the alternative social networks for promoting your podcasts.  And speaking of tangents, we go on a few others, in particular, one on the new Pebble Time smartwatch (https://getpebble.com/pebble_time).

 

I bring that up because this week's intro includes some observations on smartwatch's and podcasts.  So far, I've only looked at the Pebble Watch and explored some Apple Watch (https://www.apple.com/watch/) apps.  I'll have to go check out some of the Android-based ones and see if they are doing a good job integrating digital audio for podcasters.  Either way, smartwatches can be a podcaster's or a podcast fan's friend.

 

And don't forget to check out some new podcasts I am promoting including last week's 'How Do We Fix It (http://www.howdowefixit.me/)' podcast with Richard Davies and Jim Meigs.  And, of course, "The Hilarie Barsky Show! (http://www.hilariebarsky.com/#!thehilariebarskyshow/c1x2f)"  That's a daily podcast with Hilarie Barsky, comedian Cathy Caldwell and me.  It's a ton of fun.  Maybe you're not the demographic for it, but it's the perfect podcast to get your folks interested in the medium.

 

Also, as a reminder, if you recently launched a new podcast or are considering one, or just want to be more involved in the podcasting industry, shoot me a note and let's talk about your aspirations right here on PodUp.  Would love to hear from you! You can reach out by following me on twitter @PodUpPodcast (https://twitter.com/poduppodcast) or contacting me through my consulting website MPassyProductions.com (http://www.mpassyproductions.com/).

This week, Richard Davies and Jim Meigs of a brand new podcast 'How Do We Fix It (http://www.howdowefixit.me/)' come on the PodUp podcast to talk about their new venture.  And keep following them cause this won't be the only project they announce this year, I can promise you that.

Also, this week I take a look at the Ringr App (http://www.ringr.us/) that has a new twist on recording voice conversations to use as podcasts.  It's super easy to use and could be a podcaster's best friend in the future.

And lastly, I have to tell you about the latest project I am working on called "The Hilarie Barsky Show."  It's hosted by new friend Hilarie Barsky and includes comedian Cathy Caldwell and me.  It's a daily show and a lot of fun, so make sure to check out TheHIlarieBarskyShow.com.  I'll have the ladies on PodUp soon.

As a reminder, if you recently launched a new podcast or are considering one, shoot me a note and let's talk about your aspirations right here on PodUp.  Would love to hear from you! You can reach out by following me on twitter @PodUpPodcast or contacting me through my consulting website MPassyProductions.com.

Tim Banos and the new platform Clammr