Episodes

The Superfriends discussed the challenges of monetizing podcasts in a downturn, with a focus on creating extra value for paid members. They shared insights on how to effectively monetize podcasts through advertising, including building relationships with advertisers and targeting the right audience. The speakers also explored the potential of podcast paywalls, their effectiveness, and the challenges of implementing them. Overall, the conversation highlighted the need for podcasters to diversify ...

Thinking of upgrading your podcast equipment? This episode, the Podcast Superfriends dissect the 2024 Podcast Equipment Survey. From debunking the Blue Yeti myth to the nuances of choosing between USB and XLR microphones, this episode is packed with actionable tips. Learn why audio interfaces are a game-changer and get to grips with the best recording software on the market. Check out more from the Superfriends below: Johnny - Straight Up Podcasts David - Boston Podcast Network Jon - JAG In Det...

The episode has been a long time coming. But it's well worth the wait. AI is everywhere and today we broke out our best production skills and have decided to share all our secrets. The Podcast Superfriends get together to review their favourite AI-powered tools. We reviewed the following. David showed us a jingle/song tool called Suno. Cost: nil. Matt Reviewed Vocal Remover which is free and separates the music from the vocal leaving you with two files to play with. (Thanks to James Cridland ...

We dig into some spring cleaning. The Superfriends discussed ways to improve podcast content, production, and distribution. Johnny Podcasts is out on reels and shorts for his creators. Matt Cundill emphasized the importance of purging podcasts that are taking up space on the network. David Yas aimed to bring a fresh approach to podcast housekeeping by making more effective interviews. Catherine O'Brien emphasized the importance of purging social media accounts to avoid echo chambers, and Jag in ...

The Superfriends get together to discuss all things podcasts... including how to improve their shows with segments. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The 5 Podcast Producers get together to critique one another's shows. We offer feedback to both the producers and the performers from the following shows: That's Business The Distribution by Juniper The 905er Smidgen Sports Card Madness In this episode you will hear some of the feedback offered amongst the Podcast Superfriends. Things like: How to make your show more conversational, why you should or should not swear in your episode, whether or not you should be using artwork and/or episode ar...

The Podcast Superfriends are getting together early in 2024 to revisit their predictions from a year. We can spoil it for you now, there were a lot of HITS and just a few misses. If you would like a transcript of this episode - go here. We also support Podcasting 2.0 so if you want to send us a boost, we would be thrilled! This episode was recorded live. You can view the original recording here. Check out more from the Superfriends below: Johnny - Straight Up Podcasts David - Boston Podcast Ne...

The Superfriends get together to share the most valuable things they learned in 2023. Some of the things you will learn include: Why big guests don't necessarily move the needle for your show. (Matt) Why your quest for large downloads numbers may be a waste of time, instead you should be aiming for the right audience (Catherine) The importance of video components, time codes, and leveraging platforms like Twitter to reach a wider audience. (Johnny) There's only so much you can do to fix bad ...

Jay Nachlis leads the podcasting and digital initiatives for Coleman Insights. Along with Steve Goldstein at Amplifi Media, they released "The New Rules of Podcasting" which was a deep dive into the behaviour of podcast consumers. Jay is kind enough to join us to talk about the findings. This is a study that was unveiled at Podcast Movement back in August, and has reverberated throughout the podcast an content creation community. Do you have to have a video to accompany your podcast? Do you ha...

The Podcast Superfriends dive into the things they want you to stop doing when making podcasts. Here are a few of the things they want you to stop. Jon Gay: Asking for ratings and reviews at the end of a podcast is less egregious but still not effective. Matt Cundill shares his frustration with the common practice of including a microphone in podcast artwork, citing it as a cliché and a missed opportunity for creativity. Catherine O'Brien suggests dropping the teaser at the beginning of a pod...

It turns out that the biggest takeaway from Podcast Movement was the explosion of video. That likely creates more questions than answers for podcasters. The Podcast Superfriends unpack their favorite video strategies for your podcast. If you want to watch us live, be sure to follow us in these places and you'll get a notification. This episode was recorded live. You can view the original recording here. Check out more from the Superfriends below: Johnny - Straight Up Podcasts David - Boston Pod...

The Superfriends get together to come up with some practices regarding Dynamic Ad (or Audio) Insertion. Dynamic ad insertion in podcasting refers to the process of dynamically inserting targeted advertisements into podcast episodes at the time of delivery or playback. Instead of being hard-coded into the original audio file, ads are added to the content on-the-fly, allowing for personalized and up-to-date advertisements to reach listeners. The traditional method of podcast advertising involves ...

While everyone agrees that transcribing your podcast is a good idea, there is some confusion over its value in SEO, and is investing the time it takes worth it? The Podcast Superfriends get together to discuss their experiences with transcription... so far. Services mentioned in this episode: Headliner: https://www.headliner.app/ VEED: https://www.veed.io/ Trint: https://trint.com/ Descript: https://www.descript.com/ Gotranscript: https://gotranscript.com/ Otter: https://otter.ai/home Riverside...

What are some of the things that we wish podcast companies offered? Or not offer? You'd be surprised at the number of times offerings come out and we ask: "Do we really need that?" A discussion about some of the services and features we think would make podcasting better, and a light critique of some of the things we’re not sure are going to positively move the needle. Join Catherine O'Brien, Matt Cundill (Sound Off Media), David Yas (The Boston Podcast Network), Jon Gay (Jag in Detroit) and J...

Matt got back from Spain and brings home his own form of the Spanish Inquisition. 20 Questions for the Podcast Superfriends: (2:12) 1. Your favourite Microphone you recommend to a client that has never recorded before. (6:34) 2. Best recording platform… Riverside, Squadcast, Zoom or Zencastr and why? (11:28) 3. What do you edit your shows with? (21:06) 4. Favourite podcast Host and why do you like it? 5. Favourite podcast about podcasting? (22:42) 6. Most under rated marketing hack for pro...

Johnny introduces the Podcast Pyramid to Success, and the friends mull over the Infinite Dial Research, and whether You Tube's next attempt at involving themselves with podcasting is gonna be a thing. They also start talking about Dynamic Ad insertion and whether it is good or bad, and then realize they should do a full episode on it. For a full transcript of this episode click here If you want to watch us live, be sure to follow us in these places and you'll get a notification. This episode w...

The Podcast Superfriends discuss some best practices for starting a podcast in 2023. If you want to watch us live, be sure to follow us in these places and you'll get a notification. This episode was recorded live. You can view the original recording here. Check out more from the Superfriends below: Johnny - Straight Up Podcasts David - Boston Podcast Network Jon - JAG In Detroit Podcasts Catherine - Branch Out Programs Matt- The Soundoff Podcast Network See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/...

The Crew is back together to discuss their 2023 Podcast predictions. In case you missed the live stream of this episode, here are the links we posted in the chat: OpenAI ChatGPT Adobe Labs' Project Shasta If you want to watch us live, be sure to follow us in these places and you'll get a notification.. This episode was recorded live. You can view the original recording here. Check out more from the Superfriends below: Johnny - Straight Up Podcasts David - Boston Podcast Network Jon - JAG In De...

This week, an intimate interview with one of the Superfriends, David Yas. This conversation was originally Episode 323 of Matt's show, The Sound Off Podcast. If you want to watch us live, be sure to follow us in these places and you'll get a notification.. Check out more from the Superfriends below: Johnny - Straight Up Podcasts David - Boston Podcast Network Jon - JAG In Detroit Podcasts Catherine - Branch Out Programs Matt- The Soundoff Podcast Network See Privacy Policy at https://art19.co...

In this episode, The Podcast Superfriends get together with some podcast episodes for a group listen. All they see is the artwork, then they listen to up to 75 seconds of the episode and discuss. They determine if what they heard was enough to grab their attention! Here are the podcasts were reviewed. (9:00) SacTown Talks (20:00) Powered By Protein (29:32) Heyfounded (37:31) Let's Take This Outside (46:45) America This Week If you want to watch us live, be sure to follow us in these places and...

Today the Superfriends get together to talk about how to Recession-proof your podcast, and prepare for the upcoming holidays. Believe it or not, there are some awesome holiday marketing hacks in and amongst those days off. If you want to watch us live, be sure to follow us in these places and you'll get a notification.. Head to the website for a transcript This episode was recorded live. You can view the original recording here. Check out more from the Superfriends below: Johnny - Straight Up ...

So you want to start a podcast and you want to do it with a co-host? There are things you need to know. In this episode the Podcast Superfriends discuss things like getting a pre-nup, planning who does what in the work flow, right down to splitting revenue. Basically all the things you don't think about in that moment when you toast to your future podcast success. If you want to watch us live, be sure to follow us in these places and you'll get a notification. Head to the website for a transcri...

Matt, Jon and Johnny attended Podcast Movement and share what they saw. Join us Monday at 5pm ET and bring your podcast questions. Check out more from the Superfriends below: Johnny - Straight Up Podcasts David - Boston Podcast Network Jon - JAG In Detroit Podcasts Catherine - Branch Out Programs Matt- The Soundoff Podcast Network See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Working with guests is so much more than just inviting them on to the show. Everyone guest also comes with different expectations about podcasting. Today, our podcast experts share their strategies for getting the most out of the podcast guest experience. Check out more from the Superfriends below: Johnny - Straight Up Podcasts David - Boston Podcast Network Jon - JAG In Detroit Podcasts Catherine - Branch Out Programs Matt- The Soundoff Podcast Network See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/...