Watch the video in the link below. NPR puts on a Student Podcast Challenge, a competition for school aged kids to create amazing podcasts. And they really are awesome. I'm talking about it this week because YOU can take inspiration and start creating your own podcasts with some simple tips.

https://www.npr.org/2020/02/06/801648840/on-the-hunt-for-great-sound-a-student-podcast-challenge-video-guide

Good news! You can skip long, boring produced intros on your favorite podcasts with the Overcast app! Bad News! People can skip YOUR intro.

Read about it here: https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/02/overcast-can-skip-podcast-intros/

Let's start by not spreading misinformation in our podcasts. Since we're recording, there's no reason NOT to stop, look up the facts, and start recording again. And if you DO spread misinformation, own up to it.

The video I reference in the podcast is Doug DeMuro's review of the Mitsubishi Eclipse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgqHq6WjD8s&t=1085s

You don't need to spend 60 bucks on a Monster Cable when a 20 dollar Kirlin cable does just as good of a job. But cable quality DOES matter and today I talk about why.

Watch the documentary Behind the Curve. It's about flat earthers. and it doesn't mock them. This is an important object lesson for us podcasters on how to respect people who believe something we think is insane. Because all of us have our own flat earth we believe in! It could be that we think wearing our lucky socks will cause our favorite sports team to win, that antibiotics will work on a virus, or Walt Disney cryogenically froze himself.

There are simple things you could be doing to help you make better podcasts. The problem is, they're hard.

I don't often do gear reviews, but this is one piece of gear that I can't recommend highly enough. 4 mic channels, a bluetooth channel, a phone channel, hot keys, built in effects and processing, an SD card for computerless recording... it's seriously the best piece of podcasting gear to come out in over a decade.

What are you willing to give up to make your podcast happen? Money? Time? TV shows you like? Sleep? Family activities? Friends? Yeah, podcasts don't just happen, other stuff has to go away. What will you give up?

You've probably heard the unending chorus shouting that more people are listening to podcasts than ever. This is true. The side effect is that fewer people are listening to music. This WILL affect podcasts in strange ways, which I talk about in today's episode!

Today's topic came from this excellent Rolling Stone article titled, Are Podcasts Threatening the Growth of the Music Industry? https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/podcasts-destroying-music-businesss-potential-growth-926536/

At some point you'll have to do a live podcast. How will you face it? I give you tips in today's episode!