Whether you've just started, or you've been going awhile, you have a podcast setup of some form. In this episode we'll discuss various ways to protect your #podcasting setup. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we give our take on a recent discussion on podcasting's alleged biggest problem. Finally, Stephen kicks off our Better Podback with a rant about inefficient podcast communities. Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at http://www.betterpodcasting....
Jan 21, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 164
In our 2019 debut episode, we turn the show over to you as we review listener submission answers to our question "What is one goal you set yourself after listening back to a recent episode of your show?" In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we discuss how far podcasting has come for independent podcasters as we talk about a podcast convention we can get behind. Finally, in the Better Podback, we recap listener feedback from the past couple weeks. Find full episode information including lin...
Jan 14, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 163
In our final episode of 2018, we conclude up our 2-episode annual tradition of talking about our personal podcast studio gear upgrades from the past year - this time it's the SP edition. From new microphone purchases, twitter audio tests, computer upgrades and a whole bunch in between, SP talks about his hits and misses in 2018. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we get touchy feely as we read a heart-warming reddit post. Finally, we take listener feedback, including a series of response...
Dec 31, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 162
This week we kick off our 2-episode annual tradition of talking about our personal podcast studio gear upgrades from the past year - this time it's this Stephen edition. From audio chain maintenance, hardware replacements, special gifts, process improvements to software enhancements Stephen talks his hits and misses in 2018. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we discuss how extensive the Pandora application form is and whether Pandora's goals are aligned with your intent as a hobby podca...
Dec 24, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 161
This week we bust through the myths as we discuss what it means to "own your RSS feed". We'll run through common myths about "owning your RSS feed", we'll talk about why it matters, why it doesn't matter, and we'll run down some ways to maximize whatever method you choose to use for your podcast RSS feed location. Fun fact - did you know that this is DIFFERENT than self hosting vs media hosting? Yep, it's true, so don't think that this is another one of THOSE episodes. In this week's Better Podc...
Dec 17, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 160
This show we discuss why you need to stop comparing your podcast to others. We'll discuss how you can pay attention to your relevant podcast space, without comparing your show to others. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we discuss IAB compliance vs IAB certification, and Stephen shares his opinion on who really needs to pay attention to a recent Podnews article. PLUS, we'll digest a dissection of the Apple Podcasts directory by Daniel J Lewis. Finally, we run down this week's feedback ...
Dec 10, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 159
Face it. When you're doing something as public as a podcast, at some point you're going to encounter negativity. In this episode we discuss how you can best deal with negativity that might come from listeners of your podcast. During this week's Better Podcasting Download, we talk about a lawsuit that is hitting the podcast space about using copyrighted music. Finally, in this week's Better Podback we deviate from the usual as we kick off our recurring "What You Missed In The GonnaGeek Discord Se...
Dec 03, 2018•53 min•Season 1Ep. 158
Ever considered doing a collaboration with another podcast? This week we discuss benefits of doing a podcast collaboration, tips if you are going to do one, and also some general ideas for collaborating with other podcasters. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we talk about a recent Anchor article about their terms of service, and what it means for you as a podcaster. Finally, after this week's Better Podback, Stephen shares a story about an issue he encountered last week during the Bett...
Nov 26, 2018•54 min•Season 1Ep. 157
This week we tackle the topic of how to promote your podcast in person. We'll review what not to do, what to do, and some ideas for how to make your in-person promotion land with a potential listeners. In this week's Better Podback we run through a few points including Pandora getting in to podcasting. We'll discuss who Pandora is (for those of you like Stephen), how the Pandora Podcast model is shaping up and Stephen discusses why he thinks Pandora is really not that big of news in the big pict...
Nov 19, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 156
This week we discuss podcast consistency. We'll break down areas of your podcast to apply consistency, benefits to doing so and how you can choose where you want to place your focus. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we talk about the Mount Rushmore of podcasting, as well we have some important Apple Podcasts dates. Finally, we take your feedback in the Better Podback. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/contact...
Nov 11, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 155
This week on the show we discuss the question "Is it Team Over Tech?" We'll break down how having a good team and having good tech can benefit your podcast. Before we get there though, SP has a HOW I SAVED MY PODCAST story, and we also announce an upcoming episode (and now you can help with it). In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we take issue with an article on the future of podcasting. Finally, we take your feedback, including addressing the question Live vs Produced. If you want to fo...
Nov 05, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 154
This week in the show we discuss the ever-changing podcast world of 2018 and how you can deal with it as a podcaster. We'll run through a variety of examples of this change and how you can handle these. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we discuss Scripps' acquisition of Triton and how there are finally podcast awards. Finally, we have a special announcement! If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/contact or email ...
Oct 29, 2018•58 min•Season 1Ep. 153
This week in the show we talk about common mistakes that podcasters make in their shows. We break it down into some primary categories including Startup, Recording, Editing and Publishing/Promotion. Whether you have a podcast now, or you're looking to start one, hopefully this helps you avoid some common podcasting mistakes. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we discuss an analysis of some Apple Podcasts categories. Finally, in the Better Podback, we talk about cross-posted social media ...
Oct 22, 2018•58 min•Season 1Ep. 152
This show we talk about podcast specialty episodes. We'll break down the dos, the don'ts and some general ideas for how you can do a specialty podcast episode. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we talk about how there was a recent problem with the Apple Podcasts listings, as well as some recent changes with what is getting people kicked out of Apple Podcasts. Plus, we also say farewell to Google+. Finally, in this week's Better Podback, we ask Why Do You Podcast? If you want to follow us...
Oct 15, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 151
It's another battle of podcast media hosting versus podcast self hosting in our 150th episode as we run down the workflow on how to start a podcast (from a technical perspective). SP talks about media hosting and Stephen talks about self-hosting. We break this down into four main sections: Ground Work Setting Up Your Podcast Posting Misc Information In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we review the new Spotify podcaster dashboard and what it means for people who are self-hosting their pod...
Oct 08, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 150
This week we tackle a recent listener question about achieving a quality audio recording on your podcast. We build off of previous episodes to help you make sure your podcast recording is clean. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we answer the question of "How much effort is podcasting really?". Finally, we take listener feedback including some more comments about social media efforts. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcas...
Oct 01, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 149
This week we have fellow GonnaGeek Network Member (and professional podcaster/radio producer) Cody Gough to share his experience building a promo spot for your podcast. Cody brings a whole bunch of samples with him to help with the discussion. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we share our thoughts surrounding several articles that question if video is taking over the podcast space. Finally, we'll take listener feedback about where they focus their social media attention. If you want to...
Sep 24, 2018•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 148
For those who like our technical episodes, you're in luck! Due to listener request, this week we run down a whole bunch of things to pay attention to when shopping for Headphones or In-Ear Monitors (IEMs) and then share our knowledge and experience with some models about these. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we talk about the debut of Periscope Audio and share our experience testing it this past week during the live recording of Official GonnaGeek.com Show. During the Better Podback w...
Sep 17, 2018•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 147
This week we shake our roles a bit as Stargate Pioneer interviews Stephen about his 10 years of podcasting. We discuss the changes he's seen, the highlights, lowlights and everything in between over his 10 years of podcasting. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we discuss a recent discussion about what podcasts have podfaded including our thoughts on why these metrics may not want to be taken at face value. Finally, after this week's Better Podback, we'll say goodbye to a piece of loyal g...
Sep 10, 2018•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 146
This week we kick off the show with another listener submission HOW I SAVED MY PODCAST STORY. In the featured segment we discuss what web presence basics you should have for a podcast starting out. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we discuss how Apple may be cracking down on keyword spamming in podcast titles. During the Better Podback we run down a couple YouTube comments we received, including one about SP's pop filter. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of ...
Aug 27, 2018•49 min•Season 1Ep. 145
This week in the show we chat about why organization with your podcast is important, and some ways that you can help keep yourself organized. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we discuss the recent Apple Podcasts outage, and we also chat about a podcast that got many negative reviews. Finally, we take listener feedback in Better Podback. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/contact or email podcast@betterpodcasti...
Aug 20, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 144
We kick off this week's episode with a How I Saved My Podcast story that is a follow up to last week's episode about one listener who had to break up with their co-host. In this week's featured segment, we discuss PERSONAL HEALTH (and how it affects your podcast). In the Better Podcasting Download we chat about an update with Simplecast and a shakeup with the podcast side of things in Audible. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcas...
Aug 13, 2018•47 min•Season 1Ep. 143
In this week's episode we share our first hand experiences podcasting from a hotel room and how we solved challenges that we encountered. We'll discuss everything between the connection and cancellation. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we question an article that questions if Google has a podcast strategy. In this week's Better Podback we answer the question of whether or not you need a co-host in order to podcast. Finally, we'll explain (for the audio listeners) why we had the pro-wre...
Aug 06, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 142
As a podcaster there are times when things go well with your tech, but there are also times that everything goes really wrong. This week we discuss situations where you may need to ask for help, when you may want to wait to ask, and how you can make the support experience easier for yourself AND for the person helping you. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we discuss a reddit post written by an avid listener on what they expect to hear when they listen to podcasts. Finally, we take list...
Jul 30, 2018•55 min•Season 1Ep. 141
In this week's episode we ask the question "What is Podcast Success?" No really, we actually asked it - and today we have a bunch of people answering what that question means to them. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we talk about a recently released update to Skype, what it means to you as a podcaster, when you'll be forced to switch to Skype 8, and we provide our first thoughts on Skype NDI. Finally, we give updates on various podcast products/services that we spoke about on the show ...
Jul 23, 2018•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 140
This week we get technical as we break down ID3 tags line by line, and discuss how they apply to podcasters. We also share the results of a few samples that we did on how various podcasts use ID3 tags. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we revisit SecondLine Themes' Bolden WordPress theme after a recent experience Stephen had with them (hint: it was totally awesome). In this week's Better Podback we discuss what happened around your world of podcasting this week including those who parti...
Jul 16, 2018•55 min•Season 1Ep. 139
By listener request, we're talking about video podcasts again. A lot has changed since we last spoke (episode 14, 15, 16, 17) which is why this week we're giving an overview of the information we think is most relevant to podcasters wanting to start doing video. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we discuss a Google Podcasts issue Stephen encountered, a weird RSS thing that happened with Castbox and how Anchor changed their terms of service. Finally, in this week's Better Podcasting Downl...
Jul 08, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 138
In this week's episode we talk about Podcast Players, why it's important you keep your finger on the pulse with them, and what they mean for you as a podcaster. Better Podcasting correspondent Emily Prokop even provides some first hand insight into Google Podcasts. Before we get to that though, we have a submission for HOW I SAVED MY PODCAST. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, Stephen provides his review of Magix Movie Studio 15. Finally, in this week's Better Podback, it was an eventful...
Jul 02, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 137
We kick off this week's episode asking how someone can save their podcast if their WordPress installation was hacked. In this week's featured topic, we discuss ways to make your audio "listenable" in 2018 audio standards. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we talk about how Google Podcasts dropped their app, and what Stephen's experience was with it so far. Finally, we take listener feedback, including reviewing the results of the Better Podcasting Poll we posted about whether or not podc...
Jun 25, 2018•50 min•Season 1Ep. 136
In this week's episode we talk about a variety of ways that podcasting has evolved, and what these innovations mean for podcasters. We'll talk about advancements in podcasting with hardware, software, services and a few that fall in between those categories. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we'll go over a recently announced changed in Audioboom's strategy. As well, it is looking like Google may actually be building a podcast app. Finally, we take listener feedback in the Better Podbac...
Jun 18, 2018•56 min•Season 1Ep. 135
