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Podcast Pontifications

THIS SHOW IS CURRENTLY ON HIATUS - PLEASE ENJOY THE ARCHIVE OF CONTENT FOCUSED ON MAKING PODCASTING BETTER.Where plenty of podcasts about podcasting (PAPs) tell you what to do, Podcast Pontifications ... Read more

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What To Do When You're Overwhelmed By Podcasting Changes [Episode 182]

What To Do When You're Overwhelmed By Podcasting Changes [Episode 182]

It's been a wild-and-crazy week in the podcasting world. No, make that a wild-and-crazy six months. Though an argument c... Read more

6 Jun 2019

5mins

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Control The Future Of Your Podcast [Episode 147]

Control The Future Of Your Podcast [Episode 147]

To bring the theme of "control" to a close, I'm taking on the heavy topic of controlling the future. No, I'm not magic. ... Read more

4 Apr 2019

12mins

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Podcasters Are Making It Too Hard For New Listeners Wide [Episode 179]

Podcasters Are Making It Too Hard For New Listeners Wide [Episode 179]

This content was created just before the big WWDC -- World Wide Developers Conference -- from Apple kicked off. All arou... Read more

3 Jun 2019

12mins

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Exploring Podcasting's Cost-Free Future [Episode 222]

Exploring Podcasting's Cost-Free Future [Episode 222]

The future of free podcast hosting is part 4 of my future of podcasting miniseries. (Pts 1, 2, & 3)In the future, fr... Read more

12 Sep 2019

11mins

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Should You Join Or Form A Podcast Network? [Episode 304]

Should You Join Or Form A Podcast Network? [Episode 304]

I’m diving into this topic at the suggestion of a Podcast Pontifications listener, Arnie Chapman. He's the host of The F... Read more

30 Apr 2020

12mins

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Podcasting: Genre-Defining Or Mired In Medium?

Podcasting: Genre-Defining Or Mired In Medium?

Is comedy a genre? Is podcasting a genre?I get that comedy is the underlying thread that ties standup comedians to comed... Read more

20 Apr 2020

11mins

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How To Make A Podcast Worth Paying For [Episode 241]

How To Make A Podcast Worth Paying For [Episode 241]

This week, I’m talking about cozying up to various places and players to make your next podcast better this week. I’ve a... Read more

23 Oct 2019

12mins

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Podcasting's Hollowed-Out Middle Class [Episode 270]

Podcasting's Hollowed-Out Middle Class [Episode 270]

Podcasting has some really good benchmarking statistics. But what we (or at least I) really need to see is a distributio... Read more

2 Mar 2020

12mins

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Podcasting Has A Hub-and-Spoke Problem [Episode 218]

Podcasting Has A Hub-and-Spoke Problem [Episode 218]

You already know that you and your episodes need to be in/on the places where these new “rookie” listeners are already c... Read more

5 Sep 2019

12mins

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Make An Accessible Podcast With The Right Equipment & Environment [Episode 214]

Make An Accessible Podcast With The Right Equipment & Environment [Episode 214]

Equipment and the environment where those tools are deployed have massive implications on your ability to make that podc... Read more

21 Aug 2019

11mins

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Podcasting Spins Off Something Brand New [Episode 227]

Podcasting Spins Off Something Brand New [Episode 227]

For episode nine of my 10-part miniseries on the future of podcasting (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8), I ponder the spino... Read more

23 Sep 2019

13mins

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Changes To Podcasting Are Just Getting Started [Episode 143]

Changes To Podcasting Are Just Getting Started [Episode 143]

The changes we've seen thus far this year are just the tip of the iceberg. That's the way change works: always constant ... Read more

28 Mar 2019

12mins

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Podcasting Through The COVID-19 Crisis [Episode 269]

Podcasting Through The COVID-19 Crisis [Episode 269]

So today I’m going to think through how COVID-19 could impact podcasting and the lives of podcasters. I’m not a doctor, ... Read more

27 Feb 2020

12mins

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Knives Out! Podcast Fiction Vs The World [Episode 271]

Knives Out! Podcast Fiction Vs The World [Episode 271]

Podcast fiction is probably my favorite genre. If you're thinking today’s podcast fiction is simply a resurgence of audi... Read more

3 Mar 2020

12mins

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Why Podcast Listening Won't Ever Return To Normal [Episode 281]

Why Podcast Listening Won't Ever Return To Normal [Episode 281]

Listenership is down across the board in podcasting. Your listener's routines have been disrupted. In a big way. Some mu... Read more

23 Mar 2020

12mins

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Podcasting's Two-and-a-Half-Men Problem [Episode 211 Bonus E]

Podcasting's Two-and-a-Half-Men Problem [Episode 211 Bonus E]

"What? A Friday and a Saturday show, Evo?" Don't worry. I'm not making a habit out of this. It's just that you people ke... Read more

18 Aug 2019

11mins

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The End Of Painful Podcasting On Smart Speakers [Episode 245G]

The End Of Painful Podcasting On Smart Speakers [Episode 245G]

At first blush, Smart Speakers seem like the perfect companion to podcasters. I mean, they’re smart, right? Well… not so... Read more

2 Jan 2020

9mins

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Unmeasurable Metrics: Tracking Intangibles [Episode 251]

Unmeasurable Metrics: Tracking Intangibles [Episode 251]

The intangible benefits you get from your podcast are likely the most important evidence of your success as a podcaster.... Read more

16 Jan 2020

11mins

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Social Scrubbing For A Pristine Podcast [Episode 245]

Social Scrubbing For A Pristine Podcast [Episode 245]

Social media is a powerful tool. We, as podcasters and as listeners, use social media quite a lot. I often find myself t... Read more

31 Oct 2019

12mins

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How To Make Accessible Podcast Audio In 5 Easy Steps [Episode 215]

How To Make Accessible Podcast Audio In 5 Easy Steps [Episode 215]

In this episode, I (finally) stop espousing theory and give you the exact audio engineering steps you should follow to m... Read more

22 Aug 2019

12mins

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