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March 22, 2022
Podcast Tension (and Release) w/ Steve Stewart (Part 1 of 2)
This is a two-part series about keeping listeners of your podcast more engaged with your episodes.
There's a trick wedding DJs and pop songwriters know about keeping an audience engaged. It's something that also works to keep podcast listeners engaged and you can use it on your next episode.
This is Part 1 of 2. To make sure you get both, subscribe to this podcast.
Links To Things I Talk About: Podcast Editor Academy
March 21, 2022
How World Class Radio Shows (and Podcasts) Get Made (Big Podcast Insider - Issue 68)
March 17, 2022
Podcasting vs. Radio Production w/ Patty McMahon (Part 3 of 3)
Patty McMahon is a Philadelphia-based radio producer turned independent podcaster. She spent years producing and editing episodes of Fresh Air with Terry Gross. In this episode, I talk with her about the changing face of radio production, opportunities for veteran radio people in today's market, and the advantage newer and younger producers have, even if they have limited experience.
This is Part 3 of 3. To make sure you get the entire series, subscribe to this podcast.
Links To Things We Talk About: Fresh Air
March 16, 2022
Gene Simmons vs. Terry Gross w/ Patty McMahon (Part 2 of 3)
Patty McMahon is a Philadelphia-based radio producer turned independent podcaster. who spent years producing and editing episodes of Fresh Air with Terry Gross. She was in the Fresh Air studio in 2002 for an interview with Gene Simmons that's become legendary in podcasting and radio circles.
This is the behind-the-scenes story of that interview with additional thoughts from Patty about getting good interviews and working with publicists.
This is Part 2 of 3. To make sure you get the entire series, subscribe to this podcast. Links To Things We Talk About: Fresh Air
March 15, 2022
Producing Fresh Air and Working with Terry Gross w/ Patty McMahon (Part 1 of 3)
Patty McMahon is a Philadelphia-based radio producer turned independent podcaster. She spent years producing and editing episodes of Fresh Air with Terry Gross. In this episode, I talk to her about it.
This is Part 1 of 3. To make sure you get the entire series, subscribe to this podcast.
Links To Things We Talk About: Fresh Air
March 14, 2022
How to "Package" Your Podcast for Maximum Listeners (Big Podcast Insider - Issue 67)
March 6, 2022
Volodymyr Zelenskyy's "Podcast Secret" (Big Podcast Insider - Issue 66)
March 4, 2022
Small Audience = Big Podcast (Big Podcast Insider - Issue 65)
February 22, 2022
Why Podcasters Should Stop Doing Video Interviews (Big Podcast Insider - Issue 64)
February 20, 2022
Simple = Better
It's very common to add more to your business as it grows. And for podcasters, that often means adding more podcasts.
On one hand, "more episodes" is an easy way to grow your audience. There's a famous quote from a well-known podcaster that says, "If you want to double your downloads, double the episodes you release."
Yeah, that might work for "downloads." But does it work for impact? Does it work for the money you make? Does it work for your level of happiness?
More thoughts on this episode ...
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