The Podcast Super Friends

Five podcast veterans hosting a monthly live-streamed roundtable about podcasting. If you want to evolve your podcast, or if you've got an idea for a show, there's no better place to start! The Super Friends dig deep on all the details you might not think about: Best practices for your show's website, streamlining your weekly workflow, marketing your podcast to the masses, and getting the most from your RSS feed. Join Jon Gay, David Yas, Johnny Peterson, Catherine O'Brien, and Matt Cundill as they get into the nitty-gritty about podcasting.

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Sept. 22, 2026

Matt & Jag Went To Podcast Movement

Matt and Jag went to Podcast Movement in New York City and came home with plenty to talk about. And in Jag’s case, a cold.

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Aug. 26, 2026

Beehiiv's Ainsley Rossitto: From Inbox to Audience

Podcasters spend countless hours creating their shows—but producing great content is only part of the job. Building an audience, maintaining a website, publishing a newsletter, tracking analytics and generating revenue can quickly become a full-time workload of its own.

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July 28, 2026

Is It Worth It?

Matt Cundill, Jon Gay, and Catherine O’Brien dig into the growing pile of tools, platforms, and metrics shaping podcast production today. The conversation starts with a key question for creators and clients: are downloads still the best measure of success, or is time spent listening becoming the more meaningful number? The group looks at the challenge of tracking audience behaviour across audio, video, Spotify, YouTube, and social platforms, where the old podcast measurement rules do not always

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May 6, 2026

Questions We Don't Know The Answers To

There is stuff in Podcasting that keeps us up at night. So we tried to answer our own questions the best we could. We discussed various aspects of podcasting, including audience engagement, analytics, and budgeting. Johnny Podcasts emphasized the importance of email lists and surveys for long-term data collection. David Yas highlighted the need for high-quality microphones, recommending the Samson Q2U and Rode PodMic. The group debated the value of podcast awards, with Catherine O'Brien sugge

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April 8, 2026

Make Your Podcast Listenable

David Yas hosts with Johnny Podcasts, Matt Cundill, and Jon Gay (Jag) to dig into what makes podcast content truly compelling. Catherine is on vacation and we missed her dearly. They start with opening strategies, debating cold opens versus concise scripted intros. Johnny and Jag explain how they mine transcripts and use tools like Descript and Riverside to find strong teaser clips, while Matt argues for a tightly written 30–45 second intro that clearly explains why listeners should stay. The

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