12. Podcasting Misadventures with Software Misadventures' Ronak Nathani and Guang Yang

In this episode we sat down with hosts of the Software Misadventures podcast Ronak Nathani and Guang Yang to chat about podcasting, careers and remote work. Chapters 00:00 - Initial Banter and Introductions 02:16 - Guests' Backgrounds and Podcast Origin 04:54 - Securing First Podcast Guests 06:43 - Balancing Technical and General Topics 11:59 - Memorable Episodes and Career Inspiration 21:22 - Remote Work and Lifestyle Choices 23:20 - Startup vs. Big Company Careers 25:54 - Podcasting Tools and Production Workflow 31:54 - Marketing, Metrics, and Listener Engagement Show notes Podcasts Software Misadventures Michael Lynch Kelsey Hightower Ryan Underwood David Henke Ashwin Kumar Kailash Nadh The Knowledge Project The Tim Ferriss Show Indie Hackers Scott Hanselman's Hanselminutes Gear Shure SM58 -- inexpensive cardioid vocal mic used for live concerts Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 -- audio interface for XLR mics Focusrite Scarlett Solo -- single-input audio interface Blue Yeti -- USB microphone with multiple recording modes Blue Snowball -- compact, affordable microphone Shure MV7 -- dynamic mic with USB interface Shure SM7b -- industry standard condenser mic Samson SAGOMIC Go -- compact, affordable microphone Software Audacity -- free digital audio workstation Auphonic -- web-based audio post-production tool Libsyn -- podcast hosting service Descript -- audio editing tool with text-based interface People Kelsey Hightower Nassim Nicholas Taleb Joe Rogan Lex Fridman Random mentions Bachata latin dance Banff Full show notes with links: https://www.metacastpodcast.com/p/012-podcasting-misadventures Download the Metacast podcast app for free iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/metacast/id6462012536 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.metacast.podcast.player Get in touch Contact us: [email protected] Ilya's LinkedIn Arnab's LinkedIn