Audience
Join audio producer Stuart Barefoot as he goes behind the scenes of all different kinds of podcasts to uncover their creative process.
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3 Clips Season 2: How To Start a War
Do you know how WWII started? How do you incorporate narrative elements into a nonfiction podcast? In what ways can you weave in various sound elements to heighten the podcasting experience for your listeners? These questions (and more) are answered by Evo Terra (from the 3 Clips podcast) and Michael Trapani (from the How to ... Read more
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How to hit the podcast reset button
Do you have more than one podcast? Have you been reconsidering your podcast goals? How do you continue to innovate (and want to innovate) when you’ve been podcasting for so long? On this episode of the Audience podcast, Matt and Craig talk about what you can do to hit the reset button on your podcast. ... Read more
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Breaking a podcast funk w/ Jonathan Jones
On this episode of the Audience podcast, Matt talks with Jonathan Jones from the Your Podcast Mentor Show. Today they’re talking about how Jonathan went from public speaker to podcaster and how he utilizes YouTube and his skills as a speaker to grow his audience. Jonathan also talks about where you can find your first ... Read more
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Less is more: How long should a podcast episode be?
How long should a podcast episode be? Do longer episodes have more useful content than shorter ones? Do short episodes cut out all the unnecessary chatter? Making a podcast is more of an art than a science. There’s no magical format that will get you downloads; there is only the format that works for you. ... Read more
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2022 Podcasting predictions
What is podcasting going to be like in 2022? What are your predictions for next year? What are your hopes for the industry? In this episode of the Audience podcast, Matt talks about his predictions, Castos’ predictions, and other podcasters’ opinions about what they think will happen in the next year. Are you hopeful for ... Read more
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30 Days to launch a podcast
Are you up for a challenge? How about launching a podcast in 30 days? Today, Matt talks about what it would take to launch a podcast in a month. With the New Year around the corner, many of you (or your friends) might be thinking about launching a podcast in 2022. What would that take? ... Read more
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There's 92 Podcast Marketing Tips After This
On this episode of the Audience podcast, Matt talks about his latest Twitter challenge and how it led to Lauren Passell, the Founder of Tink Media, Podcast the Newsletter and Editor at Hark Audio. Matt talks about Lauren’s top eight tweets (according to Matt) and Lauren joins the podcast for a few extra tips as ... Read more
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Simplify Your Sound Design with Quinton Johnson
To state the obvious, Podcasting is an audio medium so how it sounds is crucial. But sometimes sound design can be a lengthy and expensive process, which is fine when you have the budget and personnel to create custom music and score each episode. But for independent creators and small organizations who might not have ... Read more
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I listened to 3 hours of Tim Ferris so you wouldn't have to
On this episode of the Audience podcast, Matt talks about a 3-hour episode of Tim Ferriss’ podcast, where he and guest Chris Hutchins talk about how Tim grew The Tim Ferriss Show into what it is today. The episode is a powerful one but pretty long, so Matt highlights some of the most important bullet ... Read more
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When to use Trailer Episode vs Episode 0
On this episode of the Audience podcast, Matt and Stuart talk about the differences and the importance of having a trailer episode or an “Episode 0.” Are they different things? The short answer is yes. The long answer involves the reasoning for using one or the other, as well as the length and content of ... Read more
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Gary Arndt on winning with short form podcasts + TikTok
What is a travel photographer to do when the entire world shuts down? Turn to podcasting and TikTok, of course. Gary Arndt was owning the space of travel photography until the global pandemic put an end to his plans. Now he’s taking on the podcasting world with his podcast, The Everything Everywhere Daily Podcast. But Gary ... Read more
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Data Doesn't Have to Be Scary w/ Alexandra Mannerings
Podcasting can be a really great medium for breaking down long-held ideas about a certain topic. On this episode, Sam is joined by Alexandra Mannerings of the Heart, Soul, and Data podcast to learn about how she is using her show as a platform to start conversation with organizations and individuals who may have been adverse to all things ... Read more