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Better Podcasting – Episode 008 – Our Gear: SP Edition

December 23, 2015 StephenJondrew 0:57:17 0 Comments

Better Podcasting – Episode 008 – Our Gear: SP Edition

Welcome to 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 continue the three part arc on our podcast gear with SP running down his list of equipment. As he works through his list, you’ll here current and possible applications for the gear.

In the Better Podcasting Download we discuss the Columbia Journalism School’s research paper on podcasting.

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:

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This podcast was recorded on Saturday, December 19, 2015

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Better Podcasting – Episode 007 – Our Gear: Stephen Edition

December 17, 2015 StephenJondrew 0:48:43 0 Comments

Better Podcasting – Episode 007 – Our Gear: Stephen Edition

We begin our three part arc on our podcast gear with Stephen running down his list of equipment. As he works through his list, you’ll here current and possible applications for the gear.

In the Better Podcasting Download we discuss the WordPress 4.4 Update and how it could affect your podcast.

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This podcast was recorded on Friday, December 11, 2015.

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Better Podcasting – Episode 006 – Audio Mixers and Hardware Recorders

December 8, 2015 StephenJondrew 0:55:37 2 Comments

Better Podcasting – Episode 006 – Audio Mixers and Hardware Recorders

During this show we discuss the reasons you may want to consider getting an audio mixer and hardware recorder. Of course we also discuss some of the challenges that could come with these as well.

In the Better Podcasting Download we discuss the Apple Beats promo and why you may want to consider different headphones for podcasting. Finally, we take a listener question about PodOmatic.

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This podcast was recorded on Friday, December 4, 2015.

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Better Podcasting – Episode 005 – Streaming and Solo-casting

December 1, 2015 StephenJondrew 0:55:33 0 Comments

Better Podcasting – Episode 005 – Streaming and Solo-casting

During this show we discuss different methods for live-podcasting including services including YouTube Live, Hangouts on Air, Blab, and others in between. We discuss both the highlights and the opportunities of these service and why you may choose one over another.

In this week’s Better Podcasting Download, GonnaGeek Network’s Chris Ferrell joins us to discuss his recent endeavors into the solo podcast and some of the pros and cons he’s encountered transitioning into doing a podcast on his own.

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This podcast was recorded on Tuesday, November 24th, 2015.

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Better Podcasting – Episode 004 – Hosting and Listing

November 23, 2015 StephenJondrew 0:56:47 0 Comments

Better Podcasting – Episode 004 – Hosting and Listing

During our fourth show we discuss the process for hosting your file including the options of using a podcast service or self-hosting. After you’ve decided where to host your file, you may want to list in on some directory services and we run down some of these options.

In this week’s Better Podcasting Download, we discuss Windows 10 and the latest update, and the steps you may want to take before upgrading.

Finally, we take fan feedback and help answer some questions on recording settings for your podcast.

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This podcast was recorded on Friday, November 20, 2015.

Podcast Services On Our Radar

iTunes – Submit
Google Play – Submit (Pulls initial file and “owns” it)
Stitcher – Submit (Pulls initial file and “owns” it)
Shifty Jelly – Pulled from iTunes
Pocket Casts – Pulled from iTunes
Podkicker – Submit
Instacasts –
iCatcher – Pulled from iTunes
RSS Radio – Pulled from iTunes
Podtrapper –
TuneInRadio – Submit (Pulls initial file and “owns” it)
PocketTunes –
Downcasts – Pulled from iTunes
BeyondPod

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Better Podcasting – Episode 003 – The Editing Process

November 15, 2015 StephenJondrew 0:51:13 0 Comments

Better Podcasting – Episode 003 – The Editing Process

During our third show we run down the editing process including some editing software, techniques and even recommended post-processing plugins. Along similar lines we talk about a couple other essentials you need including music and album art.

In this week’s Better Podcasting Download we discuss some deal shopping tips when searching for podcast gear.

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This podcast was recorded on Tuesday November 10th, 2015.

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Better Podcasting – Episode 002 – The Recording Process

November 9, 2015 StephenJondrew 0:46:21 0 Comments

Better Podcasting – Episode 002 – The Recording Process

In our second show we discuss the recording process including some of the gear and software you may need to get started. You’ll want to consider your budget for a microphone (our top recommendations are the Audio-Technica AT2005-USB and Audio-Technica ATR2100-USB), podcast delivery method (audio vs video), and method of communicating with your hosts (Skype, Hangouts, etc). We’ll also give some tips on Microphone position and suggestions on how to record your show too!

We also debut our recurring segment – the Better Podcasting Download. This week’s topic is Google’s announcement that Google Play will soon include podcasts!

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Stay tuned for Better Podcasting’s next episode. Now that the topic is settled we’ll be discussing the actual planning before you hit record.

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This podcast was recorded on Tuesday November 3rd, 2015.

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Better Podcasting – Episode 001 – The Topic

October 31, 2015 StephenJondrew 0:32:58 0 Comments

Better Podcasting – Episode 1 – The Topic

It’s our first full episode and we talk about the first thing you need to do when considering starting a podcast – The Topic! We also introduce ourselves, tell our podcasting stories, talk about our love of podcasting and define ourselves as serious podcasting hobbyists. So what’s so important about the topic for a podcast?

A podcast topic will bound what you talk about on the show and how often you can or should podcast. Other considerations a topic will define is what you can do with your format, if co-hosts make sense, and the endless possibilities podcasting afford you.

We don’t focus about making money with your podcast but before you get started if you ever do plan to make money it’s time to start defining how that will work as well. Especially if you have cohosts. In writing. Yup, you got that right. In writing.

If you are new to podcasting or you are stepping out of your comfort zone and trying different cohosts or formats that you might not be familiar with expect your first few to be rougher until you get in the grove. Also expect your format to change over time – heck, even hit television shows do that!

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Stay tuned for Better Podcasting’s next episode. Now that the topic is settled we’ll be discussing the actual planning before you hit record.

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

This podcast was recorded on Tuesday October 27th, 2015.

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Better Podcasting Promo – Episode 0

October 18, 2015 StephenJondrew 0:06:33 0 Comments

Stephen Jondrew and Stargate Pioneer announce their new podcast: Better Podcasting. It is a podcast dedicated for the Hobby Podcaster with tips and tricks on how to get started, sound great, have fun and not break the bank. Better Podcasting will be coming to you in October 2015. In the meantime you can check out www.betterpodcasting.com and betterpodcastinggear.com for more information.

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