I’m an ex-radio guy & active podcaster and offer my thoughts, tips and advice on how to make a great podcast.
Audio in my opinion is probably the most powerful medium. It beats video and the written word hands down and this bi-weekly newsletter is dedicated to podcasting and helping you create something amazing.
Every issue includes insight, advice and a podcast recommendation.
Issue 7. Things to tell a guest before a podcast interview.
One of the most popular podcast formats is ‘The Interview’. My own podcast is based on interviews. They tend to be fairly easy to produce, OK to edit and lets face it you don’t have to say too much, let the guest do the talking. I’m all for that! But, a good interview...
Issue 6. My personal pre-recording podcasting routine
Do you have a personal pre-recording routine? What do you do before hitting that record button? I don’t mean the practical stuff like checking mic levels or figuring out if there’s space on the SD card (I’ve forgotten to do that). I mean your personal routine. The...
Issue 5. Getting the best sound out of your area.
If you’re podcasting from home the last thing you want is a neighbour starting to mow the lawn or trim a hedge just as you hit record, this happened to me the other week. If you’re podcasting from an office you don’t want Dave from accounts barging in to tell you...
Issue 4. Being disappointed by a guest.
When I was 12 I used to be a mad fan of a certain band, I’m not going to mention their name but I used to have pictures of them on my bedroom wall and I bought all their records (this was the 80s). I even saved up Saturday job money and bought exotic Japanese imports...
Issue 3. Microphone Etiquette. No Peeing!
Have you ever been relaxing to your favourite podcast when suddenly out of the blue a loud ‘P’ or a giant laugh scares the life out of you and all the wildlife within a 5 mile radius?? It’s happened to me and it can really put you off a podcast and if it happens a lot...
Issue 2. Practice, Practice… even if it doesn’t go live.
In the book Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell popularised the thinking that it takes over 10,000 hours of doing something to become world class at it. The Beatles performed live in Hamburg, Germany over 1,200 times from 1960 to 1964, amassing more than 10,000 hours of...
Issue 1. Welcome to Streamfeeders.
Welcome to Streamfeeders. I’ve been planning this newsletter for quite a while so I’m really excited to finally launch it and hopefully the insight and advice it offers will help you create a better podcast. Podcasting is really popular and audio, in my opinion is the...