Hi everyone! In this inaugural episode, we explore the critical role of audio quality in podcast engagement and listener satisfaction. We examine a recent Twitter poll which revealed that over half of the 305 respondents consider poor audio quality the primary reason for abandoning a podcast. Listener grievances include subpar audio, the perception of amateurism, the annoyance of excessive sound effects, and the frustration with easily avoidable technical issues. We also talk about: The...

Pod Chat is closing, as I continue more in my latest podcast. Here are the full details, as well as some shows you might want to follow to keep up with the podcast industry. Check out One Minute Podcast Tips and be a better podcaster in just a minute a week. Mentioned in this episode: The best podcasts for the very best tips to be a better podcaster.Pod the North | Kattie Laur | SubstackThe Podcast Accelerator by Mark AsquithPodnews podcasting news Support the show: Become a Premium Member...

Support the show: Become a Premium Member for ad-free early access, exclusive live streams, and more. Contact me: [email protected] Products I use for Pod Chat Note: these contain affiliate links, so I may get a small percentage of any product you buy/use when using my link. My equipment: Shure SM7B dynamic micRodecaster Pro II production studioSony MDR-7506 Studio Monitor HeadphonesElgato Wave Mic Arm Low Profile Recommended resources: Captivate.fmBoomcaster remote interviewing This...

After a slight hiatus over the spring, Pod Chat will return in June. Also, news of a cool way to support Pod Chat from one-off tips to full community membership. Support the show: Become a Premium Member for early access, exclusive content, stickers and more. Contact me: [email protected] Products I use for Pod Chat Note: these contain affiliate links, so I may get a small percentage of any product you buy/use when using my link. My equipment: Shure SM7B dynamic micRodecaster Pro II...

For the last 14 years, I’ve been involved in podcasting. Okay, that’s not quite correct - I published my first podcast episode back in 2009 on BlogTalkRadio, but then didn’t record anything else until 2016. So, technically, I’ve been in the space for the last 7 years - my bad! Over that time, as podcasting has grown in popularity both for podcasters and listeners, it’s safe to say that growth has also attracted the usual crowd of experts and gurus that offer their “expertise”, usually for a...

There are a lot of studies on how podcasting can benefit listeners when it comes to their mental health, but this isn’t the case when it comes to the creators behind the podcasts. And that’s more than a little disconcerting. Because podcasting can be such a lonely endeavour, this only exacerbates the issues someone might be going through that are multiplied when their anxieties about their podcast start to take over. For those that are suffering, it’s often in silence. Even though it’s 2023,...

Today it's my pleasure to welcome Alexandra Cohl to the show. Alexandra is the founder and owner of POD.DRALAND, providing PR and marketing services for podcasters, as well as a place centred on amplifying women's voices in podcasting. She's also the host of The Pod Broads, where she interviews women in the podcasting industry about their lives and their work, and curator/editor of Podcasting By the Moon, a newsletter that focuses on women-centric podcast news, wins, and reflections. In this...

An area I don’t think gets a lot of love in the podcast space is the podcast trailer. According to industry publication Podnews, only 14% of the podcasts they looked at had trailers marked in their feed. And that’s a huge missed opportunity for podcasters - because trailers are perfect for a multitude of reasons: they can be used as a great introduction to your showthey can be highlighted on podcast apps that support trailer filters (like Apple Podcasts and Spotify)they can be great for...

Today it’s my pleasure to welcome Sam Sethi to the show. Sam is the CEO of Podfans, a soon-to-be-released marketplace where listeners can both discover and support the shows they love. He is also the owner and managing director of River Radio, a podcast-first 24/7 digital radio platform based in the UK, and the host of Sam Talks Tech podcast, as well as the co-host and editor of Podnews Weekly. In this episode, we discuss: Sam's vocal advocacy for the value for value system of supporting...

A quick holiday message from Danny to all the Pod Chat listeners and followers. Support the show: Become a Premium Member for ad-free early access, exclusive live streams, and more. Contact me: [email protected] Products I use for Pod Chat Note: these contain affiliate links, so I may get a small percentage of any product you buy/use when using my link. My equipment: Shure SM7B dynamic micMotu M2 Audio InterfaceSony MDR-7506 Studio Monitor HeadphonesElgato Wave Mic Arm Low...

Today, it's my pleasure to welcome Jeff Umbro to the show. Jeff is the CEO of The Podglomerate, and helps brands and independent podcasters foster their ideas through conception, development, production, and distribution. This includes monetization through ad sales, premium content, and live events.

The exclusive deal with Joe Rogan was part of a huge acquisition journey by Spotify, in their goal to be the number one audio-on-demand platform. But with news that several exclusive podcasts are leaving, and listener numbers down dramatically for some exclusive shows, is the sheen coming off the exclusive approach?

Today, it's my pleasure to welcome Tom Webster to the show, a name that needs little introduction for anyone in the podcasting space. Tom is partner at Sounds Profitable, a collection of media properties that provides industry leading research around podcasting's most pressing questions. Their latest two studies, After These Messages, and The Creators, throw up a lot of eye-opening data around podcasters and their listeners, as well as how different ads perform. We'll be chatting about...

After an extended summer break (sorry, it was only meant to be a month but life got in the way!), Pod Chat (the podcast) returns next week, on Friday September 9 - woot woot!

Pod Chat is taking a short summer break, but will be back in August. So I thought this would be the perfect time to take a look back at the first 8 episodes of the show. There have been some amazing guests so far, all sharing super insightful takes on the podcast industry. Here are some of the soundbites from these episodes. Contact me: [email protected] Products I use for Pod ChatNote: these contain affiliate links, so I may get a small percentage of any product you buy/use when using my...

As the co-founder of Captivate, the world’s only growth-oriented podcast host, Mark and his team are building tools to help the serious indie podcaster succeed. He’s also a keynote speaker and a regular presenter at podcast industry events. It’s safe to say he has some great insights around the podcast space, some of which we talk about today.

When Hari entered the podcasting space with Boomcaster, his overarching goal was clear - to make podcasting accessible for all. This meant high quality video and audio recording available to all indie podcasters, without needing to break the bank to do so.

Elsie Escobar is a leading light in the podcasting space when it comes to diversity, women in podcasting, and raising unheard voices. As someone who's been in the space since 2006, Elsie is currently the community manager for podcast host Libsyn, and a Podcast Hall of Fame inductee. She brings a wealth of experience and insights to this episode, with takeaways on how we can be better podcasters and community allies.

Bryan Barletta is the founder of Sounds Profitable, a collection of media properties that covers the changing face of AdTech and the business of podcasting. Bryan's goal with Sounds Profitable is to make the AdTech space less daunting for podcasters and brands alike, and with over 13 years experience in the AdTech space, he's the ideal person to do so.

In this episode of Pod Chat, I talk with AJ Churchill about how audio production quality is changing with new technologies, as well as the innovations behind the Apollo app that are helping audio fiction podcasts be found, and how that can help other podcast app developers improve their own products.

Arielle Nissenblatt is a well-known name and face in the podcasting space. In this episode, she talks about community mentorship, diversity in podcasting, why we need the Podcast Taxonomy, and much, much more.

In today's episode, I chat with James Cridland, founder and editor of Podnews, the leading industry publication and newsletter. James shares invaluable insights on the dearth of change in audio, where the big opportunities lie in podcasting, why he's not a fan of the term indie podcasting, the future of dynamic audio insertion, and more.