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Start Your Podcast NOW with Paul the Podcast Guy

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    Watch the video in the link below. NPR puts on a Student Podcast Challenge, a competition for school aged kids to create amazing podcasts. And they really are awesome. I'm talking about it this week b...
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    • 6 years ago
    05:13
    Watch the documentary Behind the Curve. It's about flat earthers. and it doesn't mock them. This is an important object lesson for us podcasters on how to respect people who believe something we think...
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    • 6 years ago
    12:58
    There are simple things you could be doing to help you make better podcasts. The problem is, they're hard....
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    • 6 years ago
    14:42
    I don't often do gear reviews, but this is one piece of gear that I can't recommend highly enough. 4 mic channels, a bluetooth channel, a phone channel, hot keys, built in effects and processing, an S...
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    • 6 years ago
    14:45
    What are you willing to give up to make your podcast happen? Money? Time? TV shows you like? Sleep? Family activities? Friends? Yeah, podcasts don't just happen, other stuff has to go away. What will ...
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    • 6 years ago
    13:33
    You've probably heard the unending chorus shouting that more people are listening to podcasts than ever. This is true. The side effect is that fewer people are listening to music. This WILL affect pod...
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    • 6 years ago
    12:32
    At some point you'll have to do a live podcast. How will you face it? I give you tips in today's episode!...
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    • 6 years ago
    11:57
    I'm not telling you not to tell stories about your family on your podcast. I'm just strongly recommending you don't and providing a list of reasons why....
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    • 6 years ago
    06:16
    Creative writers avoid cliches. No, not like the plague, that's a cliche. I go over why you should never put cliches in you podcasts! There's an excellent article from ProWritingAid that has a list of...
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    • 6 years ago
    08:29
    Don't go overboard. Don't research forever. Don't get decision paralysis. Just get what you need and get started! Today I give three levels of podcast gear: low cost, mid grade, high cost....
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    • 6 years ago
    13:56
    Don't blindside guests, don't keep them waiting, don't lie to them... it's pretty simple advice. Just listen!...
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    • 6 years ago
    06:23
    Spotify podcast listening has increased exponentially! I talk about the positives and possible future pitfalls this increase means for you. Great article on this topic from The Motley Fool: https://ww...
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    • 6 years ago
    06:40
    How does your podcast actually begin? What do you say? Is music important? What are the guidelines? I help you with all that stuff in today's episode....
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    • 6 years ago
    06:32
    Uploading your podcast to the Big 5 is a good idea. What are the Big 5 when it comes to uploading your podcast? 1. iTunes/Apple Podcasts 2. Spotify 3. Google Play Music 4. Stitcher 5. TuneIn I'll go o...
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    • 6 years ago
    14:07
    I wanted to set the Wayback Machine to 2014 to take you to the first podcast I'd ever done! Except that one has a copyright strike against it despite getting permission from the artist himself to use ...
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    • 6 years ago
    26:07
    Sounds weird, right? Silent film is a great study in body language and acting. You need to be aware of what your body is doing at all times! Here are a few films you can watch right now: Charlie Chapl...
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    • 6 years ago
    13:04
    Did you notice I didn't do a podcast last week? Probably not. That's the way it goes in this business and I'm talking about this to illustrate a point.  Make content or people will forget about you....
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    • 6 years ago
    05:02
    I couldn't even do a clickbait title for today's episode. Not even a joking one. I explain why this is a dastardly practice and you should never EVER do it. I also mentioned this video on Youtube you ...
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    • 6 years ago
    07:10
    If you're a podcaster, you're a storyteller. Make sure you tell good stories. The Pond 5 blog had a great examination of the 6 things every story must have: https://blog.pond5.com/6477-storytelling-10...
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    • 6 years ago
    08:52
    You'll have to do it at some point. You'll have to record outside or in a noisy environment. How do you address it?  ...
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    • 6 years ago
    09:57
    Stuff happens. Stuff that can derail your podcasting and keep you from being the success you can be! Learn from these stories! Link to Quartz article I mentioned: https://qz.com/1683460/what-happens-t...
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    • 7 years ago
    08:16
    Your favorite artist has "sold out"? Let's unpack why that makes us angry and why we shouldn't be....
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    • 7 years ago
    18:12
    Everyone who has a baby has gotten frustrated with their baby. And a lot of us have even had the feeling that we dislike or even hate our baby. It's a common thought and it doesn't mean the person who...
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    • 7 years ago
    05:28
    So I went to Napa Valley with my wife, daughter, and my parents. On the second day I got food poisoning. I think I threw up so much I was puking food other people had eaten. I cried. I moaned in pain ...
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    • 7 years ago
    02:39
    Pop quiz, hot shot, you're on the road or just lazy and you have to do your podcast with nothing more than your cell phone. What do you do?   You... just... record with your cell phone. This week's ep...
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    • 7 years ago
    09:06
    You may have let some good habits lapse, like backing up your audio files or having a checklist before you start recording. Stop it. Or... start... it... again. Not sure how to phrase that. In any cas...
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    • 7 years ago
    09:02
    I'm tired. I don't feel like podcasting today. But I do it. I heard a fan-freaking-tastic bit of advice on writer's block that was directly applicable to this problem. I heard it in the Small Beans po...
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    • 7 years ago
    17:02
    Stuff that's free that I talk about: 1. Audacity: https://www.audacityteam.org/ 2. Pro Tools First: https://www.avid.com/pro-tools-first 3. Zoom: https://zoom.us/ 4. Media.io 5. Your own clothing for ...
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    • 7 years ago
    08:35
    Today's different. The normal format is ignored. I jump right into analyzing 3 different lines from 2 movies and a song. I only focus on one line each, but they are the lines that jumped out at me and...
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    • 7 years ago
    19:08
    Your listeners expect the best from your interviews, and that's what this podcast will help you do. 7 tips to keep in mind! Today's podcast roulette: Oprah's Master Class, the episode where she interv...
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    • 7 years ago
    09:48
    This one's for the creatives making a fictionalized podcast, but the lessons today can really apply to all of us. Write characters, not propaganda. Listen to find out what I mean. Today's Podcast Roul...
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    • 7 years ago
    16:20
    Performing in front of a live studio audience is tough. I give you tips today on how to face that sea of people! Great books on the subject: The Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie and Talk Like T...
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    • 7 years ago
    10:10
    You ever make something and everyone hates it so you redo it? Now imagine you spent nearly a hundred million dollars making that thing. How would you feel? Yeah.  Well, Paramount is having to redesign...
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    • 7 years ago
    13:32
    New tech is always fun to talk about. This week, I go over a new kind of microphone I just read about that could change EVERYTHING. At least everything with how we use mics. Researchers figured out ho...
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    • 7 years ago
    05:28
    So, this is a short one this week, but it's important! Spotify, in addition to be spending hundreds of millions of dollars on podcasts are going to change how you see them in your Spotify app. It's go...
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    • 7 years ago
    05:18
    Good news, everyone! Podcasts are going to begin being indexed in Google searches, which will make podcasts MUCH easier to find. AND you'll be able to listen to them directly from your Google search. ...
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    • 7 years ago
    09:28
    Oh, boy, where to start with Luminary's awful launch... I suppose listening to this podcast. Luminary wanted to be the Netflix of Podcasts, but at this rate it's looking like it's gonna be the Gizmond...
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    • 7 years ago
    12:57
    Nobody likes having some big movie spoiled before they get to see it. Don't be the one who spoils it! Maybe you have a pop culture or movie podcast. That doesn't make you exempt from the rules. Today ...
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    • 7 years ago
    17:01
    With all the rumors, assumptions, and false information spreading last week after the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral dominated the news cycle, I figured it would be a good time to talk about sifting thr...
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    • 7 years ago
    08:13
    You have all the recording equipment you could want, great editing software, a voice of gold, the gift of gab, and the perfect podcast topic. BUT you have to edit your podcast! I give great tips on ho...
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    • 7 years ago
    10:07
    Sure, you're not making radio, I get that. But if you get the mentality of a radio producer it's going to make your podcasting go a lot smoother. Why? Because you'll be "always on", constantly prepari...
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    • 7 years ago
    13:55
    Ran across Leading Ladies, an "animated podcast" made by the Women's History Museum of Zambia, and wondered, "what the heck is an animated podcast?"  I watched it, and it's great! But I don't think it...
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    • 7 years ago
    10:24
    If you're gonna talk for a long time, you're gonna have to take care of your voice. You'll have to warm up, you'll have to get into a good posture, breathe properly, and a bunch more stuff. I talk abo...
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    • 7 years ago
    09:14
    Spotify buying Gimlet Media is the biggest deal podcasting has ever seen. Not in the Ron Burgundy sense of the phrase, but big as in $230 Million big. I talk about the implications of this deal and th...
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    • 7 years ago
    09:52
    Ya gotta advertise your podcast. No way around that. But how?? I give you tips on this week's episode to get you started on the path to getting your podcast in front of more ears! Podcast Roulette: Sc...
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    • 7 years ago
    09:53
    If your podcast is on iTunes, you got an email last week telling you about some new rules you need to follow. You know, in case you'd like your podcast to actually stay on the Apple Podcasts app. Yeah...
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    • 7 years ago
    05:44
    Here are my tips for finding time to podcast when you have a newborn. It ain't easy, but if you wanna make it happen, you gotta MAKE the time! Today's Podcast Roulette: https://www.stitcher.com/podcas...
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    • 7 years ago
    07:51
    Barry Schwarz's book/TED Talk, The Paradox of Choice, was instrumental in my shaping my writing. I talk about the lessons that you can use for podcasting! Book: https://www.amazon.com/Paradox-Choice-M...
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    • 7 years ago
    10:45
    What are some great options for smartphone mics? Glad you asked.   Rode iPhone adapter: https://www.zzounds.com/item--RODSC6L   Rode Smartlav+: https://www.bedfords.com/smartlav-1   Rode extension cab...
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    • 7 years ago
    09:47
    Today I'm going in a slightly different direction on the podcast because Bottomless Pit of Topics reminded me that I haven't done any Podcast News in a while. Or ever. So today I talk about a new podc...
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    • 7 years ago
    15:04