The Podcast Superfriends
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 Superfriends 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.
Episodes
October 29, 2024 • 71 mins
say Happy Halloween! David Yas highlighted the Descript app's features, including its stock sounds and multi-track exporting. Matt Cundill introduced Descript Rooms, a new beta tool for remote recording. Johnny Podcasts emphasized the importance of pre-recording checklists and suggested internal episodes during guest booking challenges. Catherine O'Brien noted the mainstreaming of podcasts in elections, citing unexpected guest appe...
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September 30, 2024 • 63 mins
The Podcast Superfriends discussed the significance of International Podcast Day and shared best practices in podcasting.
David Yas highlighted the "Three Up, Three Down" segment from the Base Path Podcast, which engages guests in fun baseball-related questions.
Johnny Podcasts shared insights on improving podcast engagement by shortening ad intros and using interactive elements.
Matt Cundill highlighted a clip from the New Media S...
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September 4, 2024 • 66 mins
The Podcast Superfriends discussed their origins at Podcast Movement, highlighting the conference's role in their networking. Matt and Jag were attendees at the show and had a very good dinner together with old radio friends. Overall, the friends discussed the importance of Podcast Movement - the likes and the dislikes. Were there really less creators at the event and is that a problem? Matt called out companies like Spotify and ES...
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August 7, 2024 • 59 mins
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, t...
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July 10, 2024 • 63 mins
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.
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June 12, 2024 • 65 mins
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 leav...
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May 1, 2024 • 64 mins
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 ...
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March 10, 2024 • 57 mins
The Superfriends get together to discuss all things podcasts... including how to improve their shows with segments.
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January 31, 2024 • 74 mins
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 episo...
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January 4, 2024 • 63 mins
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.
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This episode was recorded live. You can view the original recording here.
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December 12, 2023 • 59 mins
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 wide...
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November 2, 2023 • 66 mins
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.
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October 10, 2023 • 59 mins
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 ...
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September 6, 2023 • 52 mins
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.
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July 26, 2023 • 55 mins
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 li...
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June 6, 2023 • 64 mins
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/
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May 4, 2023 • 59 mins
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 Y...
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April 12, 2023 • 72 mins
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 pod...
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March 6, 2023 • 63 mins
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.
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February 1, 2023 • 66 mins
The Podcast Superfriends discuss some best practices for starting a podcast in 2023.
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Johnny - Straight Up Podcasts
David - Boston Podcast Network
Jon - JAG In Detroit Podcasts
Catherine - Branch Out Programs
Matt- The S...
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