In my latest episode, “Spotify and YouTube Are Not Great for Podcasting,” what I really mean is that they’re not necessarily great for podcasters. From a technology, distribution, and audience-building perspective, both platforms are incredibly valuable. They’re two enormous vehicles for getting podcasts into the ears—and
In a world obsessed with chasing vanity metrics like downloads and followers, podcasting can quickly start to feel discouraging. Read your favorite article about growing a podcast or ask your favorite chatbot, and most of the advice is built around numbers moving up and to the right. But at what
I launched a new podcast! I'll give you a minute to guess the topic… yup, podcasting. An obvious fit for this newsletter, and a subject I only scratched the surface of with Breaking Content, a show that lasted four episodes. You might be thinking: does the world need
The age of AI continues to deliver countless efficiency gains for podcasters. Tools like Descript once held the lead position in AI-assisted editing, amazing us all with the automated removal of filler words. Now competitors like Riverside offer nearly all of the same editing tools with a better native
One of the hottest topics in podcasting right now is the use of AI generated audio. The industry is grappling with the ethics and disclosure around putting an artificial human voice in your ears. Is the content any good? Do listeners like it? Should you tell them? But producing a
In my latest video, I’m taking a closer look at Apple’s move into HLS video podcasting and why I think it could be an important shift for creators, podcast hosts, and the broader podcast app ecosystem. What makes this different from simply uploading video podcasts to YouTube or
I want to draw some parallels between what I’m seeing in the software and marketing industries and today’s podcast space. I know, it’s a bit of a leap, but it makes sense in my head, and perhaps you’ll nod along — if not, let me know. AI
Is starting a new podcast part of your resolutions? Kicking off the new year with a new podcast is a great choice. If you’re looking for the best podcast hosting company for your show, I might be able to help. I’ve been podcasting for around 15 years. I
I'm a huge fan of WordPress. The world's most popular Content Management System (CMS) is what puts food on the table for my family. I produce 3 podcasts and two YouTube channels about it. But it's not always the best solution for a podcaster.
Every year I like to run a fun, slightly nerdy experiment using AI to analyze something happening in the podcast world. This time, I decided to break down a full year of Podnews Weekly episodes and turn them into an interactive research dashboard. It is called the Podnews Weekly Report
RSS.com just launched a free podcast hosting plan, and I wanted to share what it includes because I think it solves one of the biggest objections I hear from aspiring podcasters: "It's too expensive to get started." Full disclosure: RSS.com are friends of mine
I’m coming off a bit of a cold this week, but I still wanted to share some thoughts after reading a Reddit thread from Overcast creator Marco Arment about Podcasting 2.0. Marco has been a hugely influential indie developer, but I found myself disagreeing with several parts of