I'm not telling you not to tell stories about your family on your podcast. I'm just strongly recommending you don't and providing a list of reasons why.

Creative writers avoid cliches. No, not like the plague, that's a cliche. I go over why you should never put cliches in you podcasts! There's an excellent article from ProWritingAid that has a list of cliches you can start NOT using today: https://prowritingaid.com/art/21/List-of-Clich%C3%A9s.aspx

Don't go overboard. Don't research forever. Don't get decision paralysis. Just get what you need and get started! Today I give three levels of podcast gear: low cost, mid grade, high cost.

Don't blindside guests, don't keep them waiting, don't lie to them... it's pretty simple advice. Just listen!

Spotify podcast listening has increased exponentially! I talk about the positives and possible future pitfalls this increase means for you.

Great article on this topic from The Motley Fool: https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/10/31/spotifys-podcast-success-is-almost-too-good-to-be.aspx

How does your podcast actually begin? What do you say? Is music important? What are the guidelines? I help you with all that stuff in today's episode.

Uploading your podcast to the Big 5 is a good idea. What are the Big 5 when it comes to uploading your podcast? 1. iTunes/Apple Podcasts 2. Spotify 3. Google Play Music 4. Stitcher 5. TuneIn I'll go over how to do that in today's episode!  Here's the main article I got today's info: https://www.podcastinsights.com/podcast-distribution-guide/ List of free video editing software (if you upload to Youtube): https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/best-free-video-editing-software/

I wanted to set the Wayback Machine to 2014 to take you to the first podcast I'd ever done! Except that one has a copyright strike against it despite getting permission from the artist himself to use the music. So I'm taking you to the second podcast I've ever done!

I interviewed blues artist Wayne Sharp for the Blues Society of Northwest Florida in this particular episode. Ya see, I used to be their MC and offered to do this podcast as part of my duties. It was a lot of fun and well worth it for those that dug the blues in Pensacola. But duties grew and grew at the radio station and eventually I dropped off from doing it, but I wanted to give you this rare listen into my early days podcasting. Enjoy!

Sounds weird, right? Silent film is a great study in body language and acting. You need to be aware of what your body is doing at all times!

Here are a few films you can watch right now:

Charlie Chaplin's Gold Rush: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8v79UCDq6I

Fritz Lang's Metropolis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I9FD21k7Cs

FW Murnau's Nosferatu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC6jFoYm3xs

Did you notice I didn't do a podcast last week? Probably not. That's the way it goes in this business and I'm talking about this to illustrate a point. 

Make content or people will forget about you.