The Future IS Audio
The Future IS Audio (the podcast) is an audio accompaniment for The Future IS Audio newsletter, homed on LinkedIn. This article was written and read by long-time Podcaster and Professional Podcast Editor, Josh Liston from Australia. In this show Josh wants to share both his love and appreciation for the audio medium (Podcasting, Audiobooks, Audio-dramas, and Voice-Over) as well as share all the lessons he's learned in his 13+ years in the medium that have helped him make better (and more sustainable) audio programs. To be clear, we're not anti-Video Podcasting over here, we're just pro Audio-first Podcasting. [ This feed was formerly known as Deadset Podcasting ]
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The Future IS Audio newsletter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/4-ways-make-your-audio-podcast-sound-dated-josh-liston-yypjc
4 Ways to Make Your Audio Podcast Sound Dated (Potentially).
- Cliffhanger-Openers to every episode of your show. These can be great, but most often are not.
- Adding Background Music to every segment of the production. The emotionality in the melody of the music can enhance the mood of your Pod...
The Future IS Audio newsletter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/podcast-growth-straightforward-just-guest-other-shows-josh-liston-5bwbc/
TL;DR: Guesting on other Podcasts is amazing and you should definitely jump on the majority of opportunities to do so, but don't let your success or lack thereof getting booked define your value as a Podcaster.
No single piece of Podcast Growth Advice bothers me quite as much as "just be...
The Future IS Audio newsletter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/3-places-start-your-podcast-edit-josh-liston-6jvic
TL;DR: I'm an Audio Podcast Super Fan and a Video Podcast Dabbler.
Today's Newsletter is purely anecdotal, and I'm not sure what it really means, but I feel like it means something. I asked myself what format of Podcasting (audio or video) has held my interest the longest and/or which format I burn out on...
The Future IS Audio newsletter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/3-places-start-your-podcast-edit-josh-liston-6jvic
TL;DR: Start by cutting some (or all) of the things that would really really really annoy you as Podcast Listener.
Not everyone can afford Professional Podcast Editing, nor do they need it. In fact, I’d encourage you TO edit your own show at least for a little while, as the lessons you’ll learn around your own...
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Microphone: Rode Wireless Micro USB-C Lav Mic.
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The Mute Function Is More Useful Than AI (In Podcasting).
I’ve found myself more than a little down-in-the-mouth of late, reading and listening to all the discussions around AI in Podcasting, and its potential impact on our medium. With prominent voices in the space even going as far as to...
TFIA Issue #5 - The Rode Wireless Micro is Going on My Portable Podcasting Gear List (2025 Edition).
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TL;DR: Gear isn’t just about utility, it’s about excitement and energy. If a new piece of audio gear has you making more content, having more fun (or experiencing less stress), and it reduces the timeline from idea creation and idea execution, then please STOP punishing yourself for desiring new gear, and for buying new gear. (**caveat:...
TL;DR: If you’ve done the work to produce a super polished audio show, then you’re not putting up an inferior product to video on YouTube, just a different one. Audio on YouTube is NOT fake video, it's expanded accessibility.
4 Reasons TO put Audio-only episodes on YouTube:
- For Increased Accessibility. (Every day at my day job I sell TV's to folks from across the age and cultural spectrum, and the number of people that ask about ...
Where did all the Soundseeing Tours go in Podcasting?
TL;DR - Your Podcast doesn’t have to be an Interview Show or a Panel Show built (from format to presentation) to enable video production. It can be different, unique, more.
In 2012, when I first started ramping up my Podcast consumption into overdrive, one genre that I always enjoyed was the Soundseeing Tour genre. Travel, Language and Culture all wrapped up into an incredibly or...
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'The Future IS Audio' newsletter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/slayers-buffyverse-story-audio-storytelling-gave-me-josh-liston-nzgvc/
Slayers: A Buffyverse Story - Audio Storytelling That Gave Me Goosebumps.
In 2023, Audible released an exclusive program called Slayers: A Buffyverse Story - an original Buffy the Vampire Slayer audio-drama, co-written...
TLDR; Wear Headphones.
9 Reasons Headphones are the Key to a Professional Podcast Recording Session.
1. You’ll know if there’s a catastrophic noise being baked into the recording (electrical hum, static noise, buzzing sounds).
2. You won’t be off-mic half of the time. (You can hear when you’re in the sweet spot of your microphone, and when you’re not).
3. Increased awareness of Plosives (hard P’S and B’s), Mouth-noises (YUCK!), and ...
Goodbye, Thank You, and Enjoy the Ride :-)
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3 Podcast Advertising Pet Peeves:
- Poorly placed Ads that ruin the emotional arc of a Podcast episode.
- Incredibly distasteful decisions around Ad Insertion Slots.
- Cluttering up your show feed with plugs for other shows that aren't even remotely relevant to your show and/or your genre of show ("You Might Also Like" type plugs).
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This Episode was Originally Released via My Old Hands
Scott Brick is the voice of many classic audiobooks including the Dune series, The Sword of Shannara series, Jurassic Park, Atlas Shrugged, The Reacher series, In Cold Blood, The Lion's Game, and many more.
In part 2 of a multi-part series wth Scott Brick we explore the following:
- Celebrating wins the VO booth. Elevating the text off of the page and into audio.
- Creating ...
Join us for 4 Tips for Getting Your Podcasting Mojo Back in 2024.
- Go back and listen to your favourite episodes.
- Go back and listen to or watch the shows, read the books, listen to the music, that first inspired you to create.
- Talk about how you feel with someone who cares - that could even be someone in your Audience.
- Listen to a show that you don’t like (or maybe have mixed feelings about), but it gives you energy and makes you w...
How do you keep going when your motivation to keep Podcasting is low?
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Scott Brick is the voice of many classic audiobooks including the Dune series, The Sword of Shannara series, Jurassic Park, Atlas Shrugged, and many more.
In part 1 of a multi-part series wth Scott Brick we explore the following:
- Is it Shannara {shann•ara} or Shannara {Shar•nar•rah} ?
- Voicing the Dune Series.
- Scott's path to voicing Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged.
F...
Lesson #1 .pdf - The Idea, The Format and The Name <<< Click to View.
TLDL: Don't limit your creativity, but also don't get too attached to the concepts you have in your head (Idea, Format, Name) until you've done a little work to validate those concepts in the real world.
The .pdf for Lesson 1 contains expanded information the basic Show Format Types, and their Pros and Cons. https://files.captivate.fm/library/c5137469-2be9...
There are many ways to support your favourite Podcast without spending money, and today we explore some of the zero-cost yet high impact things you can do as a Podcast Fan to uplift both fellow Creators and Podcasting as a whole.
- Share a post.
- LIKE a post.
- Tag a friend.
- Comment something nice.
- Rate and Review the show.
- Keep Listening.
- Post a Pic.
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Josh went back and listened to some of his earliest Podcast Interviews (from 2012 and early 2013) and has managed through all the muck and mess, to pull out several lessons for better Podcast Interviews. This is part 3 of a 3 part series covering the following 3 Lessons.
Today's Lesson: EDIT YOUR PODCAST!!
To paraphrase Howard Fine: If you think editing doesn't matter, then go find your favourite Speech, TED Talk, Joke, etc. and...
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Scott Wilson is the co-Creator and co-Host of the seminal Travel TV Shows Departures, Descending and Into the Rising Sun. Scott is also the co-Founder of Echo Bay Media in Ontario, Canada.
Josh and Scott chat about:
- Travel Romanticism and Atlantic Canada.
- The early days of decision making on Departures.
- Diving and Descending.
- Scott overcoming a plane crash in Indonesi...
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