Jim is out for his Mom's 90th birthday, so Craig Hewitt from Podcast Motor and Castos sits in the char joining us from France. As he is on vacation (and all the other mics are sold out) he bought a Rode NT Mini, and (beyond his control) was in a room that was high ceiling and hard surfaces (so Dave has run this through a deverb, knowing it somewhat is too aggressive on Dave's voice, but not too much on Craig (I should've witch the Rodecaster to give me separate channels when I hear his room noise.
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00:00:21 Special Guest Host Craig Hewitt
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03:35 Craig's NT Mini
05:51 Zoom Podtrack P4 is Coming
09:18 How Long Should Your Intro Be?
13:20 Research Your Podcast Name Before Using It
17:48 Why Streamyard?
19:05 The History of Castos and Podcast Motor
22:55 Apple Podcast Has Delays in Updating
24:17 Amazon/Audible is Adding Podcasting
26:50 Google Play Music is Dead - Google Podcasts is Alive
27:43 Become and Awesome Supporter
30:54 Indiedropin.com
32:08 Rogue Co-host
36:43 Kicked Off of Anchor For No Reason
39:20 Spotify Hates Music Podcasts
45:08 Podcast Advertising Works
47:44 Craig's Podcast Audience
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