Nobody likes having some big movie spoiled before they get to see it. Don't be the one who spoils it! Maybe you have a pop culture or movie podcast. That doesn't make you exempt from the rules. Today I talk about the proper way to use the "Spoiler Alert".

Today's Podcast Roulette: Spoiler Alert! Listen here: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/phoenix-radio/spoiler-alert-5

With all the rumors, assumptions, and false information spreading last week after the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral dominated the news cycle, I figured it would be a good time to talk about sifting through the nonsense to find the truth in these stories as an example of how we did that back in my news radio days. 

Today's Podcast Roulette is Revisionist History with Malcolm Gladwell. Listen here: http://revisionisthistory.com/

You have all the recording equipment you could want, great editing software, a voice of gold, the gift of gab, and the perfect podcast topic. BUT you have to edit your podcast! I give great tips on how to get awesomer at it. 

Today's Podcast Roulette is Til' Death Do Us Blart. Link is here: https://blart.libsyn.com/

Sure, you're not making radio, I get that. But if you get the mentality of a radio producer it's going to make your podcasting go a lot smoother. Why? Because you'll be "always on", constantly preparing and researching for your show to the point where it's second nature and doesn't even feel like work. It's a nice place to be. 

One of the things I mention in today's show that you really need in your life is Valerie Geller's Beyond Powerful Radio. Get it here: https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Powerful-Radio-Communicators-Broadcasting/dp/0240522249

Today's Podcast Roulette is Relic Radio: https://www.relicradio.com/otr/

Ran across Leading Ladies, an "animated podcast" made by the Women's History Museum of Zambia, and wondered, "what the heck is an animated podcast?" 

I watched it, and it's great! But I don't think it's a podcast. So in today's episode I explore what the word, "podcast" means, and why it doesn't really matter what I think. But, hey! That's the nature of being someone who thinks language should be preserved more than it is and not morph so quickly.

In any case, watch Leading Ladies, it's really good: https://www.facebook.com/MuseumofWomensHistoryZambia/

If you're gonna talk for a long time, you're gonna have to take care of your voice. You'll have to warm up, you'll have to get into a good posture, breathe properly, and a bunch more stuff. I talk about that stuff on today's podcast!

Read this book: The Art of Voice Acting.

Get it here: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Voice-Acting-Performing-Voiceover/dp/0415736978/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=FXWFMMD2NVK0QQA0QBKJ

Today's Podcast Roulette: The Ben Shapiro Show, https://www.podcastone.com/the-ben-shapiro-show

Spotify buying Gimlet Media is the biggest deal podcasting has ever seen. Not in the Ron Burgundy sense of the phrase, but big as in $230 Million big. I talk about the implications of this deal and the fact that Gimlet Media has gone and unionized!

Podcast Roulette: Startup (by Gimlet Media, no less), https://www.gimletmedia.com/startup.

Ya gotta advertise your podcast. No way around that. But how?? I give you tips on this week's episode to get you started on the path to getting your podcast in front of more ears!

Podcast Roulette: School of Greatness with Lewis Howe. Listen at https://lewishowes.com/blog/

If your podcast is on iTunes, you got an email last week telling you about some new rules you need to follow. You know, in case you'd like your podcast to actually stay on the Apple Podcasts app. Yeah, I know I just said "iTunes", but I explain it all in this podcast.

In case you never saw that email, here's what you need to know: 

https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/02/28/apples-new-podcast-metadata-rules-ban-episode-numbers-threaten-removal

Today's Podcast Roulette: The Lawyerist. Listen at https://lawyerist.com/podcast/

Here are my tips for finding time to podcast when you have a newborn. It ain't easy, but if you wanna make it happen, you gotta MAKE the time!

Today's Podcast Roulette: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/cool-mom-picks/spawned-with-kristen-and-liz-of-coolmompicks