Better Podcasting (Main Show)

This is the Better Podcasting podcast that you’ve known for years – the main feed if you will. While the show originally ran from 2015 to 2019 in a weekly format, in 2020 we changed to a bi-weekly schedule so that we could help free up some time to create other resources for hobby podcasters. Of course, you may see the occasionally bonus episode during our “off weeks”.


All Episodes

Better Podcasting #115 – Podcast Promotion Ideas

By listener request, in this episode we discuss a variety of different ideas for promoting your podcast – primarily promotional items. We’ll discuss considerations, how to best place your money and some general brainstorming ideas.

In this week’s Better Podcasting Download we answer a listener question about what our biggest purchase mistakes have been.

Finally, we take listener feedback including one viewer who blind-tested Stephen’s big-mic shootout.

Do you have something to say about the art of hobby podcasting? Do you want to chime in on an episode of Better Podcasting? You can always ping us on Better Podcasting on the internet at the following places:

@BetterPod

http://facebook.com/betterpodcasting

http://betterpodcasting.com

Not familiar with Better Podcasting? We talk about podcast tips, tools and best practices to help you succeed with your podcast! Just like you we podcast purely out of the love and the fun of it. Podcasting is our hobby and we love that it is yours too! We always encourage your questions and feedback and you can find all of our contact information at betterpodcasting.com.

We thank you for listening, downloading and subscribing to Better Podcasting. We hope you come back for more Better Podcasting!

Happy Podcasting!

This podcast was recorded on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 –Streamed Live to www.Geeks.Live. Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek.com.

Main Topic: Podcast Promotional Items: How to choose them, how to use them and our experiences.
Better Podcasting Download: What is the worst podcast purchase mistake that we have ever made?
Other Topics: Creating microphone flags and microphone position.

SP’s Microphone: Rode Procaster
Stephen’s Microphone
: Audio-Technica BP40

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Better Podcasting #114 – Podcast Time Saving Tips

In this week’s show, we take some time to run down some a bunch of ways to that you can save time with your podcast. We’ve got some recommendations for every step of the podcast process!

In this week’s Better Podcasting Download, we talk about how one popular podcaster is suing Twitter. Finally, we take your podcast feedback, including a message from one podcaster who has fun a totally silent chair.

Do you have something to say about the art of hobby podcasting? Do you want to chime in on an episode of Better Podcasting? You can always ping us on Better Podcasting on the internet at the following places:

@BetterPod

http://facebook.com/betterpodcasting

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Not familiar with Better Podcasting? We talk about podcast tips, tools and best practices to help you succeed with your podcast! Just like you we podcast purely out of the love and the fun of it. Podcasting is our hobby and we love that it is yours too! We always encourage your questions and feedback and you can find all of our contact information at betterpodcasting.com.

We thank you for listening, downloading and subscribing to Better Podcasting. We hope you come back for more Better Podcasting!

Happy Podcasting!

This podcast was recorded on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 –Streamed Live to www.Geeks.Live. Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek.com.

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Main Topic: Podcast tips and tricks to help save time when creating a podcast.
Better Podcasting Download: TWiT is suing Twitter
Other Topics: A nearly 100% silent chair for podcasting, hard drive backups, and receiving personal feedback from listeners.

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Better Podcasting #113 – Podcasting Through A Job Change

We kick off our first episode of 2018 by talking about something that is very relevant to us both personally – Podcasting through a job change. We’ll share best practices for how you can balance your podcast as you go through such an eventful time in your personal life (plus share some personal stories).

In this week’s Better Podcasting Download we run down a few main topics that happened since we last recorded, including IAB Podcast Measurement Guidelines Version 2.0, Libsyn acquiring Pair Networks and iHeart Radio having messed up stats.

Finally, we’ll take your feedback including some follow-up we received in regard to our gear arc.

Do you have something to say about the art of hobby podcasting? Do you want to chime in on an episode of Better Podcasting? You can always ping us on Better Podcasting on the internet at the following places:

@BetterPod

http://facebook.com/betterpodcasting

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Not familiar with Better Podcasting? We talk about podcast tips, tools and best practices to help you succeed with your podcast! Just like you we podcast purely out of the love and the fun of it. Podcasting is our hobby and we love that it is yours too! We always encourage your questions and feedback and you can find all of our contact information at betterpodcasting.com.

We thank you for listening, downloading and subscribing to Better Podcasting. We hope you come back for more Better Podcasting!

Happy Podcasting!

This podcast was recorded on Wednesday, January 10, 2018. Streamed Live to www.Geeks.Live. Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek.com.

Main Topic: How to manage podcasting through a job change.
Better Podcasting Download: Quick picks: IAB Podcasting Guideline Version 2, Libsyn acquires Pair Networks and iHeartMedia Podcast Stats problems.
Other Topics: How to use a pop filter on a Rode Procaster, chair noise problems. Evilzombie: How he saved his video game play from failure.

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Better Podcasting #112 – Our Gear 2017 – SP Edition

This week we conclude our 2-episode annual tradition of talking about our gear upgrades from the past year – this time it’s this Stargate Pioneer edition.

In this week’s Better Podcasting Download/Better Podback combined we talk about some work arounds to get podcasts on your Apple Watch.

Do you have something to say about the art of hobby podcasting? Do you want to chime in on an episode of Better Podcasting? You can always ping us on Better Podcasting on the internet at the following places:

@BetterPod

http://facebook.com/betterpodcasting

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Not familiar with Better Podcasting? We talk about podcast tips, tools and best practices to help you succeed with your podcast! Just like you we podcast purely out of the love and the fun of it. Podcasting is our hobby and we love that it is yours too! We always encourage your questions and feedback and you can find all of our contact information at betterpodcasting.com.

We thank you for listening, downloading and subscribing to Better Podcasting. We hope you come back for more Better Podcasting!

Happy Podcasting!

This podcast was recorded on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 –Streamed Live to www.Geeks.Live. Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek.com.

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Better Podcasting #111 – Our Gear 2017 – Stephen Edition

This week we kick off our 2-episode annual tradition of talking about our gear upgrades from the past year – this time it’s this Stephen edition. In this week’s Better Podcasting Download we talk about our initial experience with the new Apple stats being provided. Finally, we take your #podcast feedback, including a poll based on our Geeks.live live-stream stands in from last week, Heather Welch and Bandrew Scott.

Do you have something to say about the art of hobby podcasting? Do you want to chime in on an episode of Better Podcasting? You can always ping us on Better Podcasting on the internet at the following places:

@BetterPod

http://facebook.com/betterpodcasting

Home

Not familiar with Better Podcasting? We talk about podcast tips, tools and best practices to help you succeed with your podcast! Just like you we podcast purely out of the love and the fun of it. Podcasting is our hobby and we love that it is yours too! We always encourage your questions and feedback and you can find all of our contact information at betterpodcasting.com.

We thank you for listening, downloading and subscribing to Better Podcasting. We hope you come back for more Better Podcasting!

Happy Podcasting!

This podcast was recorded on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 –Streamed Live to www.Geeks.Live. Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek.com.

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Better Podcasting #110 – Podcasting Worldwide: Considerations and Stories

This week Stephen is away and SP has a special guest host – Jason Bryant – and he’s going to share his knowledge of podcasting WORLDWIDE. In this week’s Better Podcasting Download we discuss how Patreon had a very odd few weeks – and have reversed a change. Finally, we take your feedback including a VOXER message from a listener who followed up about Podcast Mirror.

Do you have something to say about the art of hobby podcasting? Do you want to chime in on an episode of Better Podcasting? You can always ping us on Better Podcasting on the internet at the following places:

@BetterPod

http://facebook.com/betterpodcasting

Home

Not familiar with Better Podcasting? We talk about podcast tips, tools and best practices to help you succeed with your podcast! Just like you we podcast purely out of the love and the fun of it. Podcasting is our hobby and we love that it is yours too! We always encourage your questions and feedback and you can find all of our contact information at betterpodcasting.com.

We thank you for listening, downloading and subscribing to Better Podcasting. We hope you come back for more Better Podcasting!

Happy Podcasting!

This podcast was recorded on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 –Usually streamed Live to www.Geeks.Live. Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek.com.

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Better Podcasting #109 – Your Podcast Buddy

This show we’ll ask what is a podcast buddy, and we’ll run down things you should look for when you’ve got one. Before we get there though, we’ll have another HOW I SAVED MY PODCAST story. In this week’s Better Podcasting Download, we talk about a brand new service called PODCAST MIRROR and the potential pros and cons of sing it. Finally, we’ll run down your feedback this week, including one listener’s question about whether or not we’ll be doing our gear arc again this year.

Do you have something to say about the art of hobby podcasting? Do you want to chime in on an episode of Better Podcasting? You can always ping us on Better Podcasting on the internet at the following places:

@BetterPod

http://facebook.com/betterpodcasting

Home

Not familiar with Better Podcasting? We talk about podcast tips, tools and best practices to help you succeed with your podcast! Just like you we podcast purely out of the love and the fun of it. Podcasting is our hobby and we love that it is yours too! We always encourage your questions and feedback and you can find all of our contact information at betterpodcasting.com.

We thank you for listening, downloading and subscribing to Better Podcasting. We hope you come back for more Better Podcasting!

Happy Podcasting!

This podcast was recorded on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 – Streamed Live to www.Geeks.Live. Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek.com.

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Better Podcasting #108 – Cohost Disagreements

This show we’re going to tell you all of the dirt on each other as we discuss how you can handle disagreements with your cohosts. We’ve got tips on how to handle disagreements, how you can resolve disagreements and what to do if a disagreement causes you to move on from your cohost.  In this week’s Better Podcasting Download, we talk about a recent Top 10 Podcasts of 2017 list on Time Magazine (www.geeks.link/top102017) and a discussion surrounding this (www.geeks.link/top2017discussion). Finally, we take your #podcast feedback including a video clip from one viewer answering our question – What Is A Podcast?

Do you have something to say about the art of hobby podcasting? Do you want to chime in on an episode of Better Podcasting? You can always ping us on Better Podcasting on the internet at the following places:

@BetterPod

http://facebook.com/betterpodcasting

Home

Not familiar with Better Podcasting? We talk about podcast tips, tools and best practices to help you succeed with your podcast! Just like you we podcast purely out of the love and the fun of it. Podcasting is our hobby and we love that it is yours too! We always encourage your questions and feedback and you can find all of our contact information at betterpodcasting.com.

We thank you for listening, downloading and subscribing to Better Podcasting. We hope you come back for more Better Podcasting!

Happy Podcasting!

This podcast was recorded on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 – Streamed Live to www.Geeks.Live. Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek.com.

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Better Podcasting #107 – Podcasting PC Hardware / Podcast Community Moderation

This show we go slightly off the beaten path as we do a high-level overview of PC Hardware and what it means to podcasters. In this week’s Better Podcasting Download we followup to our previous talk about Podcast Communities as we discuss how community moderation can affect the tone of discussion. Finally, we’ll take your feedback around the #podcasting world.

Do you have something to say about the art of hobby podcasting? Do you want to chime in on an episode of Better Podcasting? You can always ping us on Better Podcasting on the internet at the following places:

@BetterPod

http://facebook.com/betterpodcasting

Home

Not familiar with Better Podcasting? We talk about podcast tips, tools and best practices to help you succeed with your podcast! Just like you we podcast purely out of the love and the fun of it. Podcasting is our hobby and we love that it is yours too! We always encourage your questions and feedback and you can find all of our contact information at betterpodcasting.com.

We thank you for listening, downloading and subscribing to Better Podcasting. We hope you come back for more Better Podcasting!

Happy Podcasting!

This podcast was recorded on Wednesday, November 22, 2017 – Streamed Live to www.Geeks.Live. Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek.com.

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Better Podcasting #106 – Handling the Holidays

For Americans it’s Thanksgiving this week, which means just one thing – holiday season has begun. As a podcaster you have additional complications in an already busy time of the year, and that’s why today we’re discussing ways you can handle the holidays with your podcast. In this week’s Better Podcasting Download Stephen gives you the final result on the Zoom L-12 warranty story. Finally, we’ll take your feedback from around the #podcast world. Do you have something to say about the art of hobby podcasting? Do you want to chime in on an episode of Better Podcasting? You can always ping us on Better Podcasting on the internet at the following places:

@BetterPod

http://facebook.com/betterpodcasting

Home

Not familiar with Better Podcasting? We talk about podcast tips, tools and best practices to help you succeed with your podcast! Just like you we podcast purely out of the love and the fun of it. Podcasting is our hobby and we love that it is yours too! We always encourage your questions and feedback and you can find all of our contact information at betterpodcasting.com.

We thank you for listening, downloading and subscribing to Better Podcasting. We hope you come back for more Better Podcasting!

Happy Podcasting!

This podcast was recorded on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 – Streamed Live to www.Geeks.Live. Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek.com.

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