Podcast Me Anything
by The Podcast Consultant
An Ask Me Anything for all things podcasting. Hosted by Ben Killoy featuring Mathew Passy, The Podcast Consultant. Highlighting industry news, deep dive into advanced podcast topics, and answering questions from the audience. Enough with the podcasting 101’s about how to pick a podcast host or what’s the best mic (although we may talk about those too), this is an intermediate to advanced podcast strategy show that will take your show from starting off to helping you accomplish your goals.
Episodes
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Deirdre Tshien's Journey to Capsho: Automated Content Creation to Grow Your Podcast
In this episode, CEO Deirdre Tshien of Capsho helps podcasters create compelling show notes, transcripts, and promotional copy in under ten minutes, unlocking the key to monetizing their podcasting efforts in a time-saving and powerful way. "Content dripping is how we use our podcast content to...
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How to Sell Your Podcast with Heather Osgood
Have you ever considered selling your podcast? In the world of bitcoin, NFT, and the metaverse, we see a new digital asset economy where value is being derived and sold in new ways. In the podcast world, we have witnessed million-dollar deals inked for new podcasts, but as Heather explains today,...
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How to be a Good Guest on a Podcast
How many podcasts have you been a guest for? As we discuss in today's episodes, being a guest on other podcasts is one of the highest returns on investments of time you can have. A lot goes into being a good guest, message, sound quality, and the right type of podcast. It can be overwhelming all…
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Advocating for Pro-Choice Through Podcasting With Arielle Nissenblatt
When Roe vs Wade was overturned, did you wonder how you could help? "Every podcaster has a voice" is the common language in the industry, but what happens when the voices combine to advocate for change? That is precisely what Arielle did with the recent Roe vs. Wade overturned issue. She posted a...
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How To Build a B2B Podcast
Are you considering launching a B2B podcast? Designing the right podcast is hard enough, but designing a good B2B podcast is a lead of its own. It takes some sales, marketing, and business knowledge to align a funnel that attracts other businesses. On today’s show, we tackle some of the basic…
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Podcast Etiquette
What is the worst hot mic moment you have had in podcasting? Today Mathew opens up about a trend in the industry with the quality of guests and the worst hot mic moment he has had during a live recording. Even though it’s just audio, an interview is still a conversation, and the quality matters.…
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How to Convert a Career in Media to Podcasting
Ever thought your skills were worth more? If you have, you are not alone, and it happens to almost everyone at some point in our life that creates an inflection point where you make a change. Today on the podcast, we dive into Mathew’s story and background and how others in a media-related…
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How to Podcast About Controversy Respectfully
Is your podcast about a controversial topic? How do you create a podcast that builds bridges on a complex topic versus tearing it down in a world that wants to cancel everything? A bridge is an integral part of any two sides understanding each other, and podcasting has always been a good bridge…
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Asking Great Questions
What is that question that you should never ask on a podcast? For the answer, you will need to check out today's episode, but in the meantime, let's talk about what makes a great interview on a podcast. We often don't realize the full power of a great interview as a listener until we are behind…
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Creating a Local Podcast
Do you have an idea for a local podcast? When people think of podcasting it is often associated with national or even global audiences, but what about local. Local podcasts have seen a surge in recent years with the changes to traditional media and the rise in podcasting as an accepted medium. In...
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Is Your Podcast Getting Stale?
Have you ever felt that your podcast feels more like a stale bag of chips? I think every podcaster goes through a stage where they get unsure of what comes next, what do I change, or is this still my passion. Talking into a microphone in an empty room or hosting conversations over the internet,...
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Is a Narrative Podcast a Good Idea
Do you have an NPR-style podcast idea? You are not alone, and because podcasts like NPR are well listened to, it can often be where someone's idea starts for a podcast. So we take a deep dive into today's podcast about what it takes to produce one, and I think the answer will surprise you. ·…
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Creating a Podcast Outside the Box
How unique is your podcast? In high school, all we wanted to do was fit, and in podcasting, that can be how we get started, but it's often not the best way to grow a show. Today's show deep dives into how to break some podcasting norms, rethink standard displays, and most importantly, think…
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When Do I Go To a Podcast Conference
Have you seen advertising for a Podcast conference before? Several have gained strength in the last ten years and are now gold standards for Podcasting, like Podfest and Podcast Movement. However, knowing when to go can be a tricky question to answer because it is a significant investment for…
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How To Create a Great Interview
How are you curating a fantastic podcast interview experience? Podcast etiquette is something that we often don’t worry about initially because of all the things we worry about. But, as you get a few episodes published, it becomes the focus to make sure the listeners get quality content that…
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Creating The Ideal Podcast Intro
Was it hard to get over the sound of your own voice? Next to launching your podcast is making all the decisions needed to make the perfect intro. And with that we make it the focus of today’s deep dive and what we cover it all from how long, who should do the talking, and what makes for the best...
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How to Monetize Your Podcast
Are you collecting tips for your podcast? The podcast industry is filled with many different models for making money; some are built for fame, and others for indie podcasts. Most podcasters get stuck at the big question: where do you start? Topics: · Captivate launches show notes research tools…
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In The Weeds From Itch to Launch
In the weeds, between an itch to launch a podcast and actual launching, a podcast can be the one thing that keeps you from ever getting to launch. Tie this together with corporate podcasts, and you might just have doomed your podcast before it gets off the ground. So we dive into this and…
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Hiring a Podcast Editor
How valuable is your time? As a podcaster, it can be easy to undersell your value when you are just getting started but knowing that value allows you to answer today's deep dive; when to hire an editor. Today's episode is filled with many lessons first-time podcasters or even experienced…
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Should You Be Recording Live
Are you recording live on YouTube? With new Live streaming companies starting each week, it seems it can be easy to feel your behind and that you need to be keeping up with everyone else. However, shoulding yourself into doing something is never the right solution. So today, Mathew breaks down…
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How Do You Measure Success
How are you measuring success? It’s a big question with no one perfect answer, but it is the big question that podcasters struggle with, especially after they get past the launch phase. So today, on the podcast, Mathew opens up where to look, how to read the data, and what decisions you can make...
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What is Dynamic Insertion?
Like many others, the podcasting industry has a lot of terms that at first often don’t make sense. Dynamic insertion, also called Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI), is a topic that is getting a lot of buzz around the industry. For those looking to level up their knowledge and execution, DAI is a term...
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When Do you Switch Podcast Hosts
Are you in a love/hate relationship with your podcast hosting provider? At some point, every podcaster looks at this question to answer if a different platform would help them grow the podcast. I think it’s one of the hardest questions next to starting and stopping a podcast. It has many sides to...
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When is it a Good Idea to Join a Network?
Do you understand how your listeners listen? So often, we as podcasters get hyper-focused on growth, guests, content, a production that we overlook the obvious, like your listeners' habits. Today Mathew and I flip the script a little bit and tackle some big questions related to going big and when...
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How to Record Remotely Like a Pro
What are you using to record your podcast? It’s a loaded question with a lot of best practices already out there, but how do you know what you don’t know? Another loaded question can have many rabbit holes that we could go into. Today we tackle this question of getting to know what you need to…
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How to Podcast Over The Holidays
Do you have your plan ready for the upcoming holidays and your podcast? It can be one of those decisions where it seems like there is no perfect solution, but as Mathew helps us understand in today's episode, there is a right way, and it's easier than you think. Podcast News Spotify adds ratings…
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Is Your Show Description a Disaster?
Does your podcast description need an update? Podcast descriptions are your Times Square equivalent advertising opportunity to gain subscribers, as you hear in today's episode. The return on investment from the few extra 400 words can make a big difference. The elements for what makes a good...
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How to Podcast in a Regulated Industry
Did you have the idea for a podcast but quickly realized it would be too hard because of regulations? Regulations in an industry like healthcare and finance offer a challenge for podcasting, but as we dive into this episode, the solution is easier than you think. And we take a look at the...
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Designing a Podcast to Fly From The Beginning
Are you thinking about launching a podcast but worried that it’s a crowded niche? In today’s episode, we dive into the rebuttal that you should not launch a podcast; there are too many already. Good podcast ideas are born every day and die every day because of how people perceive the idea, or…
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Is Apple Still #1 in Podcasting?
Today we dive into the state of the podcast listener experience from where people are listening to podcasts. We hear a lot about Spotify making a big play in podcasting, but how well the efforts have been working. It’s a good thing there are tools these days to measure this, and recent news...
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Refer-O-Matic with Amira Valliani
Are you podcasting to an empty room? For most podcasters, it not empty, but we always wish it was more. A common phrase you hear from podcasters is, “I am creating great content, but I am not reaching enough people fast enough.” It is not a new problem, and it will not be solved overnight, but as...
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Podcasting Your Brand with Fatima Zaidi of Quill
**This episode is supported by podcast website page builder, Podpage. ** Does your branded podcast sound more like a commercial than a podcast? If you answered yes, this episode is for you because we talk with Fatima Zaidi, whose the CEO and Co-founder of Quill. Quill runs a freelance marketplace...
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Wielding Influence with Heather Osgood
**This episode is supported by podcast website page builder, Podpage. ** Are you a podcaster that suffers from shiny object syndrome? One of those shiny objects almost every podcast chases at some point is advertising. It’s the default place most people look to when trying to monetize a podcast,...
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Charles Max Wood, creator of Podcast Growth Summit
**This episode is supported by podcast website page builder, Podpage. ** Is your podcast stuck in 2nd gear? It happens to pretty much every podcaster at some point, you launched, you stayed consistent, you provided value, but the downloads have hit the false ceiling we can sometimes feel exist as…
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AdBarker With Klemen Nagode
**This episode is supported by podcast website page builder, Podpage. ** Are you a podcaster looking to add advertisements into your podcast, but just thinking about the editing makes your head hurt? Advertisements is the first idea that most new podcasters hear about when it comes to ways to...
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Songs For Podcasters With Kirt and Cestjon
Finding the right beat, at the right price, and knowing you are getting the right deal is something every new podcaster goes through. It is one of the first significant issues many people launching a podcast have to go through, and its usually in the dark. Most podcasters are not familiar with…
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Podcasting is Branding with Chris Hines
"There has never been a better time" – Chris Hines This quote is an excellent summary of what this episode hits home when it comes to podcasting. The medium is still young; it's still growing, and every brand should have a podcast. There are many reasons podcasts fail to launch, and the biggest…
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Podcast Text Search With Pete Birsinger
Is your podcast search (SEO) friendly? This is the big question we talk about on today’s episode of Podcast Me Anything (PMA), where we are talking with one of the founders and CEO Pete Birsinger of Podscribe. With over 500,000 podcasts in the English language, discoverability is a real issue…
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So Begins the Podcast Tracking Wars with Rob Walch
Podcast hosts are loved because the trust and relationship they build with their audience through this show. On this episode of Podcast Me Anything, we chat with Rob Walch, Vice President of Podcaster Relations at Libsyn, to discuss the hidden tech that is tracking podcast listeners and why that...
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A Call To Engage With Ronsley Vaz
We all start somewhere and today’s guest Ronsely opens up right out of the gate with an important lesson about life and podcasting. We all have an origin story and it often starts in the place we would least expect and doing things we didn’t plan on doing. Ronsley is no different and his story...
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Black Podcasting Awards Coming September 27th
On Sunday, September, 27th at 7pm EST, you can watch the first ever Black Podcasting Awards, a celebration of the ownership and creation of content for the Black experience in the world of podcasting. Through a curated list of categories, it aims to elevate Black voices within the podcasting...
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Steve Stewart of The Podcast Editors' Club
How many times as editors do you hear from a client, “I just want to record”? As podcast editors we have the unique job to take something that is rough around the edges and make people sound better and elevate their brands. But let’s face it, creating a business as an editor has its high and lows...
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Sounds Profitable with Bryan Barletta
We are targeted by advertising every day as a consumer, but within podcasting targeting to specific end users is still difficult using the current landscape. In this episode we talk about how geolocation needs to evolve and where is it currently possible to target listeners already. It as a...
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Alex Sanfilippo, founder of Podmatch
Alex Sanfilippo, founder of Podmatch.com joins us today to talk about the art of being a guest and finding a guest for your show. Alex also gives us an overview of his show, Creating a Brand Podcast. And he talks about his new website, Podmatch.com, a platform that matches podcast guests and…
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Chartable's Dave Zohrob Returns to talk Smart Promos
Dave Zohrob, Co-founder and CEO of Chartable is back with me today to talk about a new feature called Smart Promos. Smart Promos is a tool that traces listeners who hear an ad for your podcast and then download your podcast. This is the first time we’ve been able to measure the impact of podcast…
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Easily Monetize Your Podcast with Supercast
CEO and Co-founder of Supercast.com, Jason Sew Hoy, joins me today on Podcast Me Anything. Supercast is a beautiful platform for creating paid membership access to your podcast, making monetization simple. Jason got involved in the podcast realm when he was helping build out subscription…
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Podfest Preview with Chris Krimitsos
As the Podfest Virtual Global Summit officially opens, we were joined live by the organizer, Chris Krimitsos, to talk about this historic event, reaching for a Guinness World Record, and how there's still time for you to tap into the myriad of incredible speakers and sessions being offered. Grab...
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Sam Rivera with Podsights
I am talking with Sam Rivera today from podsights.com. Podsights is a marketing attribution platform for podcast advertising. They help marketers understand the effects of buying advertising on podcasts. They can help you figure out how many leads you get from advertising on a podcast, how many...
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Pod.Fan's Jamie Perkins
Jamie Perkins joins me today from Pod.fan. Pod.fan supports podcasters by allowing listeners to subscribe, support, share and engage with your show. Jamie and I go over how it works and how you can use it to monetize your podcast. You can check out other Pod.Fan pages I’ve made for this show and...
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Rate This Podcast
This week we are chatting with James Potter, founder of RateThisPodcast.com. The idea behind this platform is very simple, to make it easier for you to get your listeners to leave you a rating and review for your podcast. James reviews why he started the platform, the benefits of ratings/reviews...
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An Ask Me Anything for all things podcasting. Hosted by Ben Killoy featuring Mathew Passy, The Podcast Consultant. Highlighting industry news, deep dive into advanced podcast topics, and answering questions from the audience. Enough with the podcasting 101’s about how to pick a podcast host or what’s the best mic (although we may talk about those too), this is an intermediate to advanced podcast strategy show that will take your show from starting off to helping you accomplish your goals.
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