Louie talks through why visuals define your podcast. He talks about why the appearance of your podcast matters through branding, identity and more. He shares tips on how to make your podcast appealing and stand out across different platforms, and the things you need to consider when creating podcast visuals and branding. Want to get into podcasting but need a little push? Join our 3-day Podcasting event in Peterborough! – Get in touch for details! podcast@disruptivemedia.co.uk Episode Takeaways ...
Aug 11, 2025•12 min
Louie shares how to set up your first recording for your podcast. He gives a step by step guide on what you need to do and how to get a great podcast recording, whether that’s a solo episode or you are interviewing. Want to get into podcasting but need a little push? Join our 3-day Podcasting event in Peterborough! – Get in touch for details! podcast@disruptivemedia.co.uk Episode Takeaways • Suggested Equipment You Will Need: Samsung Q2U microphone, a recorder like the Zoom PodTrak P4, Batteries...
Aug 04, 2025•13 min
In this episode, Louie tells you everything you need to know about equipment when recording your podcast. He shares what he would personally recommend to just get started, what provides value for money and what things you absolutely do not need for a beginner to intermediate set up. There are no affiliations here; this is just what we would recommend after working with hundreds of clients across many different types and styles of podcasts! Want to get into podcasting but need a little push? Join...
Jul 28, 2025•17 min•Ep. 281
Louie talks about how you can attract the right listeners to your podcast. He explains why attracting the right listener matters, sharing tips and tools on how you can figure out your audience and niche and get the right people listening to your show. https://rephonic.com/graph Want to get into podcasting but need a little push? Join our 3-day Podcasting event in Peterborough! – Get in touch for details! podcast@disruptivemedia.co.uk Episode Takeaways If you try and attract everyone, you won’t...
Jul 21, 2025•13 min•Ep. 280
Why start a podcast? Join Louie in this episode to discover why now is the perfect time to start podcasting, including the many benefits of podcasting and how to figure out your own ‘why’. He also shares how you can get started in podcasting and a bit about his own journey into the media and podcasting space. Want to get into podcasting but need a little push? Join our 3-day Podcasting event in Peterborough! – Get in touch for details! podcast@disruptivemedia.co.uk Episode Takeaways • Podcasting...
Jul 14, 2025•16 min
Want to join Disruptive Media, the same editing agency that works on all of Rob’s content? send us an email! - Podcast@disruptivemedia.co.uk Want to get into podcasting but need a little push? Join our 3-day Podcasting event in Peterborough! – Get in touch for details. Follow Disruptive Media on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/disruptive-media-uk/posts/?feedView=all Follow Louie! - https://www.linkedin.com/in/louie-rider1403/ In this episode of The Podcasters Podcast, host Louie Ride...
Jul 07, 2025•37 min•Ep. 278
Try Riverside free now: https://creators.riverside.fm/PodcastersPodcast & Use code: Podcast15 for an exclusive 15% off. Ash and Kane interview Jason Graystone, a financial expert who made £12 million from a single YouTube video in just 10 months. Jason shares his philosophy of giving away everything for free, revealing how his approach built trust with his audience and led to great opportunities. From starting as an electrical engineer to becoming financially free by age 29, Jason talks to A...
Apr 01, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 277
Try Riverside free now: https://creators.riverside.fm/PodcastersPodcast & Use code: Podcast15 for an exclusive 15% off. Ash and Kane discuss whether podcasting is better for brand building or lead generation. They share examples of how podcasting is great for both but also explain that while podcasting can generate high quality leads, its real power lies in building trust and creating long term opportunities. KEY TAKEAWAYS Podcasting builds a brand better than it generates leads, it generall...
Mar 28, 2025•15 min•Ep. 276
Try Riverside free now: https://creators.riverside.fm/PodcastersPodcast & Use code: Podcast15 for an exclusive 15% off. Ash and Kane share creative ways podcasters and creators can partner with brands. Podcasters and brands don't need to settle for a boring pre-roll ad when there are so many interesting and productive ways to partner and collaborate. KEY TAKEAWAYS Brands can create content that the podcaster takes part in, so it becomes an association between podcaster and the brand. Creator...
Mar 25, 2025•12 min•Ep. 275
Try Riverside free now: https://creators.riverside.fm/PodcastersPodcast & Use code: Podcast15 for an exclusive 15% off. Ash and Kane share how brands and podcasters can find the right match with sponsorship. They reveal what both advertisers and podcasters can leverage to get the sponsorship right, including how brands can find the perfect audience match and how podcasters can position themselves to attract ideal sponsors. KEY TAKEAWAYS Relevance trumps reach when choosing podcasts to sponso...
Mar 21, 2025•15 min•Ep. 274
Try Riverside free now: https://creators.riverside.fm/PodcastersPodcast & Use code: Podcast15 for an exclusive 15% off. Ash and Kane talk about what you can pay for in podcasting to help you succeed. From software to studios, they discuss the pros of paying to win in podcasting. KEY TAKEAWAYS Pay for high-quality production, this will give you better opportunities and make others want to work with you. Pay for guests, the content you get from a good guest can give you a great return. Hire an...
Mar 18, 2025•14 min•Ep. 273
Try Riverside free now: https://creators.riverside.fm/PodcastersPodcast & Use code: Podcast15 for an exclusive 15% off. Ash and Kane discuss the most hated podcasters in this episode. They reveal Google's top five most hated podcast hosts including Steven Bartlett, Joe Rogan, Logan Paul, Meghan Markle and Andrew Tate, exploring why these figures attract criticism despite their success! KEY TAKEAWAYS Steven Bartlett makes the list of most hated podcasters due to controversies around his busin...
Mar 14, 2025•18 min•Ep. 272
Try Riverside free now: https://creators.riverside.fm/PodcastersPodcast & Use code: Podcast15 for an exclusive 15% off. Ash and Kane reveal the worst podcasting advice they have heard. Join them as they talk about common podcast advice and why it can be bad advice for podcasters. KEY TAKEAWAYS “Don’t edit your show” This is bad advice; raw audio is not better. Don’t confuse authenticity with unfinished and unprofessional. “Just be consistent and your podcast will grow” Consistency is very im...
Mar 11, 2025•21 min•Ep. 271
Try Riverside free now: https://creators.riverside.fm/PodcastersPodcast & Use code: Podcast15 for an exclusive 15% off. In this episode, Ash and Kane reveal the secret behind 7-figure podcasts! They share why licensing can be lucrative and why passive income from podcasting is absolutely possible if you put the right work in first. KEY TAKEAWAYS Passive income from podcasting exists, you just have to put the work in initially. Licensing isn’t something you can do right away but after you hav...
Mar 07, 2025•17 min•Ep. 270
Try Riverside free now: https://creators.riverside.fm/PodcastersPodcast & Use code: Podcast15 for an exclusive 15% off. Ash and Kane answer questions from the community. They answer a wide variety of questions around podcasting, including content planning, how to ensure you have a successful launch and different ways you can market your podcast. KEY TAKEAWAYS Plan to have four weeks of content recorded in case of emergencies. This will help you stay consistent. Having a good launch competiti...
Mar 04, 2025•17 min•Ep. 269
Try Riverside free now: https://creators.riverside.fm/PodcastersPodcast & Use code: Podcast15 for an exclusive 15% off. This episode is all about podcast confessions! Ash asked his LinkedIn audience to confess to their podcast mistakes and mishaps. Ash and Kane also discuss the worst thing you can do as a podcast host and their closest call making a big podcast mistake. Audience Podcast Confessions: Forgetting the name of a guest Using a guests name wrong! This is why you should always do th...
Feb 28, 2025•15 min•Ep. 268
Try Riverside free now: https://creators.riverside.fm/PodcastersPodcast & Use code: Podcast15 for an exclusive 15% off. Ash and Kane talk about Spotify’s first year of profit, how they are paying podcasters and the new features they are bringing to podcasters including ‘smartlinks’ which allows you to track clicks and listenership. They also discuss the impact of Netflix launching video podcasts on their platform! KEY TAKEAWAYS For the first time, Spotify made 1.14billion dollars. Spotify is...
Feb 25, 2025•15 min•Ep. 267
Try Riverside free now: https://creators.riverside.fm/PodcastersPodcast & Use code: Podcast15 for an exclusive 15% off. One of the most popular podcasting formats is also one of the most difficult to get right. Interviewing ‘interesting’ people is something many podcasters try and fail at, so in this episode, Ash and Kane tell you how to do it right and reveal common mistakes. KEY TAKEAWAYS There are already many highly successful interview podcasts in the space so it can be difficult to get...
Feb 21, 2025•21 min•Ep. 266
Try Riverside free now: https://creators.riverside.fm/PodcastersPodcast & Use code: Podcast15 for an exclusive 15% off. Ash and Kane discuss The Joe Rogan Experience podcast and what we can learn from Joe Rogan and the success of the show. They share the ways it follows the trends we now recognise as important, such as authenticity and the things Joe Rogan does in the show that are unusual. They also reveal how much The Joe Rogan Experience earns and the power Joe Rogan holds, including his ...
Feb 18, 2025•23 min•Ep. 265
Try Riverside free now: https://creators.riverside.fm/PodcastersPodcast & Use code: Podcast15 for an exclusive 15% off. Ash and Kane take a different approach in this episode, is it cake style. They run through a list of shows, asking you to guess which is the real podcast and which is the fake whilst discussing what makes a good niche for a podcast. VALUABLE RESOURCES Website EPISODES TO CHECK OUT NEXT Comparing Podcast Production Options | using AI? Building a High Ticket Offer | The Best ...
Feb 14, 2025•21 min•Ep. 264
Try Riverside free now: https://creators.riverside.fm/PodcastersPodcast & Use code: Podcast15 for an exclusive 15% off. Ash and Kane share how you can get 1k downloads on your podcast in just 30 days. They reveal the things you can do to set your podcast up to get the highest amount of downloads when you first launch and beyond. KEY TAKEAWAYS Batch record 10 episodes before you release any, so your new audience can listen to multiple episodes Include interviews in your initial episodes, idea...
Feb 11, 2025•12 min•Ep. 263
Try Riverside free now: https://creators.riverside.fm/PodcastersPodcast & Use code: Podcast15 for an exclusive 15% off. VALUABLE RESOURCES Website EPISODES TO CHECK OUT NEXT Comparing Podcast Production Options | using AI? Building a High Ticket Offer | The Best Way to Monetise a Podcast ABOUT THE HOSTS Ashley Morris (Podcast Consultant) and Kane Baron (Public Speaker) help independent podcasters launch, grow and monetise a podcast. They run the UK’s largest podcast agency for independent cr...
Feb 07, 2025•25 min•Ep. 262
Try Riverside free now: https://creators.riverside.fm/PodcastersPodcast & Use code: Podcast15 for an exclusive 15% off. In this episode, Ash and Kane have asked chat GPT to suggest contentious and debate worthy topics in the podcasting industry. From charging for podcasts to AI-assisted content, Ash and Kane give their thoughts and opinions on these after years of experience in the podcasting space. KEY TAKEAWAYS Paywalls -vs- Free Content. Is it fair and does it work to put paywalls in podc...
Feb 04, 2025•21 min•Ep. 261
Try Riverside free now: https://creators.riverside.fm/PodcastersPodcast & Use code: Podcast15 for an exclusive 15% off. Ash and Kane reveal the things they wish they had known before they started podcasting. They share what nobody told them in the beginning and common issues many podcasting beginners face, giving advice to help you learn from their experience. KEY TAKEAWAYS Video record all your podcast episodes from the beginning, you will wish you had these later on! Overestimating how muc...
Jan 31, 2025•13 min•Ep. 260
Try Riverside free now: https://creators.riverside.fm/PodcastersPodcast & Use code: Podcast15 for an exclusive 15% off. Is podcasting expensive? Ash and Kane talk about why podcasting can be as cheap or as expensive as you like and share what is worth spending money on and what isn’t. It is 100% possible to podcast on a budget, and Ash and Kane explain exactly how you can do it! KEY TAKEAWAYS You can podcast from home if you have the right set-up. You can even use existing tech such as your ...
Jan 28, 2025•17 min•Ep. 259
Try Riverside free now: https://creators.riverside.fm/PodcastersPodcast & Use code: Podcast15 for an exclusive 15% off. Ash and Kane discuss the steps you can take to revive your podcast. They start by asking you to evaluate your why and consider its strength. They then discuss how you can use guests and utilise simple things like titles to revive your podcast and get it performing again. They also share why relaunching is essential to reviving a podcast and how to do this successfully. KEY ...
Jan 24, 2025•19 min•Ep. 258
Try Riverside free now: https://creators.riverside.fm/PodcastersPodcast & Use code: Podcast15 for an exclusive 15% off. Ash and Kane give a quick overview of the 12 hour ban on TikTok in the U.S. They share the reasons behind the U.S. doing this, why there was then a U-turn and the impact TikTok has had on the content space and social media landscape. KEY TAKEAWAYS TikTok was banned by Congress, they called it a propaganda machine and said it was being used by China to spy on America. There ...
Jan 21, 2025•14 min•Ep. 257
Try Riverside free now: https://creators.riverside.fm/PodcastersPodcast & Use code: Podcast15 for an exclusive 15% off. Ash and Kane talk about Spotify’s new partner programme. They give the lowdown on how the programme will work for monetisation, the thresholds they will put in place and how it compares to other platforms. They also share other ways you can monetise that may be more worthwhile. KEY TAKEAWAYS The creator will get 50% of the revenue for ads if they meet the listener threshold...
Jan 17, 2025•15 min•Ep. 256
Try Riverside free now: https://creators.riverside.fm/PodcastersPodcast & Use code: Podcast15 for an exclusive 15% off. Ash and Kane talk about why you should start a podcast in 2025. They share the many reasons you should be podcasting in 2025, including what's new, the best way to leverage AI in your podcast and the unique things you can do to make your content more discoverable. KEY TAKEAWAYS On video platforms, the quality of content and its performance with the algorithm is becoming muc...
Jan 14, 2025•19 min•Ep. 255
Try Riverside free now: https://creators.riverside.fm/PodcastersPodcast & Use code: Podcast15 for an exclusive 15% off. Ash and Kane talk about how they managed a difficult period over the past few weeks where they were unable to record new episodes. They give tips on how you can plan for unforeseen circumstances and keep your podcast consistent when life happens and you can’t press record! KEY TAKEAWAYS It’s better to rerelease old episodes than to not release anything at all. Look at episo...
Jan 10, 2025•12 min•Ep. 254
