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Everyone has a crutch! My is "So..." at the beginning of an interview question. It gets on my nerves and I try and edit as many out as I can. What's your crutch?What is a crutch? It's a word, a saying or a little grunt that you always use just before speaking. It...

So last week I replied to a podcaster who was asking for guests. I filled the requirements and fired off an email with my one sheet, head shot and intro blurb. Included in the reply I got back was “Have you listened to any episodes of my podcast?”. I answered...

The ‘Interview Podcast’ is one of the most popular formats. They tend to be fairly easy to set up, record and edit, plus audiences tend to like them. A bit of interviewing advice I was given years ago was to STFU! I’ve always remembered this and hopefully when you...

Podcast show notes can sometimes come as an afterthought but they really are an important part of your podcast. One of the reasons they can be a pain to write is that they are time consuming, especially when having to reformat the text for different applications like...

Ofcom, which is the UK’s broadcasting regulator have just released their Media Nations report which contains some really interesting podcast stats. This report comes out each year and brings lots of insight into how folks are watching TV, listening to radio &...

OK, so you have a podcast that’s really popular with thousands of listeners and you want to start making some money out of it. There are lots of options! Do you get a sponsor? Do you play radio style ads? Do you sell native ad reads?The third choice is getting more...

Do you use a backup recorder? I mean something else other than what you normally record your podcast on? I do and there’s a big reason why!As the story goes… a long, long time ago when reel to reel tape players were used in radio studios, I was interviewing Tony...

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...

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...