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Episode 782 - What Your Podcast and A Red Door Have in Common - People Remember A Great Podcast

What Your Podcast and a Red Door Have in Common

A memorable podcast gives listeners something they can hold onto after the episode ends. Dave uses the image of a red door to explain how podcasters can create that kind of lasting connection. When people toured houses, a red door could become the detail that helped them remember the entire p...

Episode 781 - The Best Podcasters Show Up - For Their Audience, With Purpose, Intent and for Themselves

Showing Up Matters

Podcasting demands more than pressing record. Dave explores what showing up means when life gets complicated, using his own experience with two floods and major home renovations as the backdrop. Even with unexpected disruption, he continues creating because podcasting gives him a mental reset and keeps him conne...

Episode 780 - Shared Mic Sessions - Dave Guesting on the Podcast - They Call Me Mista Yu

Every Thursday, the flagship, "They Call Me Mista Yu" is where we have the deepest conversations on just about everything from society and culture to family dynamic to sports to world affairs. This is straight out of the mind of Mista Yu! Buckle up! 

At the end of the day, this is where our edges get sharpened! PERSPECTIVE is the p...

Episode 779 - Shared Mic Sessions - Dave Guesting on the Podcaster's Guide To A Visible Voice with Mary Chan

Podcasting in the Margins of Life

Podcasting can feel lonely, especially when creators rarely hear directly from the people listening. Dave Campbell shares how he has built a podcasting life around a full-time job, family responsibilities, and limited pockets of free time. With nine podcasts and more than 2,000 published epis...

Episode 778 - When Your Podcast Co-Host Leaves, Do We Replace Them, End the Show and Move On - The Backyard Series

Losing a Co-Host: A Crisis and Opportunity for Podcasters

Losing a co-host ranks among the most disruptive events a podcaster can face. It shakes the show’s rhythm, tests audience loyalty, and forces hard decisions about the future. This episode tackles how to navigate that crisis with clarity, patience, and purpos...

Episode 777 - Shared Mic Sessions - Dave Guesting on Pod Savvy Guide with Steph Shoell

What does it really take to publish more than 2,200 podcast episodes while working a full-time job, raising a family, and hosting nine different shows?

In this episode, Steph sits down with podcasting educator Dave Campbell, host of How to Podcast and founder of True Media Solutions, to uncover the systems, mindset, and habits that have helped him ...

Episode 776 - From Flood to Flow - Using Real Life Struggles as Podcast Content

From Flood to Flow

A flooded home forced Dave to record from his backyard in Canada, surrounded by boxes, renovations, birds, bees, barking dogs, and passing planes. The rough setting reflects the episode’s central idea: real-life hardship can create meaningful podcast content.

Let listeners see the person behind the podcast

Listeners care about the c...

Episode 775 - Shared Mic Sessions - Podcast About Podcasting with Gabe Leal

In this Shared Mic episode, Dave steps behind the guest microphone for a thoughtful conversation on Gabe Leal's Podcast About Podcasting. Together, they explore what it really takes to build a podcast that lasts, moving beyond downloads and equipment to focus on purpose, consistency, and meaningful human connection.

Dave shares how podcasting transformed his ...

Episode 774 - From Burnout to back Behind the Mic - How to Keep Podcasting Without Breaking

Podcasting can be a creative outlet, a business, and a responsibility - but when every episode, post, interview, and deadline starts to feel overwhelming, the work can begin to affect your mental health.

In this short episode of the How To Podcast series, we explore how to recognize creative burnout, manage anxiety and overwhelm, and protect t...

Episode 773 - When Consistency Breaks - Letting Go of a Rigid Podcasting Schedule

Podcasting can become difficult when life interrupts your plans. Flood damage, home repairs, unexpected costs, and daily responsibilities forced Dave to record from his backyard without his usual studio setup. The experience raised a larger question for every podcaster: what happens when your publishing schedule breaks down?Frequency and Consistency

Fre...

Episode 772 - How To Podcast When Life Floods Over - Creating Through Crisis

Creating Through Crisis

Dave records this episode from his backyard after two floods disrupt his home, damage his podcasting space, and force him and his wife to make difficult decisions about their belongings. The crisis consumes long days, emotional energy, and practical attention. Podcasting becomes Dave’s way to pause, reconnect, and spend time wi...

Episode 771 - Reignite Your Passion for Podcasting - How To Get Your Podcast Back On Track - Podcast Tips

Recorded prior to our massive floods (plural)

Have you lost your passion for podcasting? Where was the last place that you remembered seeing it? Like your keys, your purse, your wallet - you need to retrace your steps back to where you remember it being real in the past.

Passion keeps a podcast alive, it is fuel for an empty tan...

Episode 770 - Podcasters - Do What You Can, With What You Have, Where You Are - Guilt-Free Permission to Podcast Your Way

Dave podcasts from the backyard within earshot of neighbours as his podcast studio is flooded and deconstructed after back to back floods - sewer water (affectionately known in these parts as 💩 water) is nasty - we have lost many treasures - but one thing remains - podcasting.

Podcasters: Do What You Can With Wha...

Episode 769 - How Ad Skipping Options Are Not The End of Podcasting for the Majority of Podcasters

Despite the world crashing down in podcasting because Spotify releases an ad skipping tool, Dave counters the sky is falling fears with this thought - if it is perfectly fine to pay YouTube to skip ads, what is the difference? The difference is, the people in podcasting that are up in arms about ad skipping in Spotify already operate f...

Episode 768 - Turn Podcast Listeners Into Podcast Fans With One Simple Word YOU Can Use Going Forward

Podcast presentation shapes podcast engagement and drives podcast growth through one simple shift. The word you changes how a listener hears every sentence and how they connect with your voice.Speak to One Listener

Strong hosts talk to one person. They avoid broad phrases like everyone or you guys and choose direct language. You crea...

Episode 767 - The Podcasting Morning Show,- Real Podcast Advice from Real Podcasters - Feed Drop with guest Jodi Krangle

This is a Feed Drop - another podcast that we think you would love!

Podcasting Morning Show | Podcast Growth, Launch and Strategy for Indie PodcastersThe Podcasting Morning Show helps indie podcasters, creators, consultants, and entrepreneurs start, grow, improve, and monetize their shows. Hosted by 20+ year podca...

Episode 766 - When it Rains it Pours and it Floods - Protect Your Podcast Recording Space for the Unplanned

When It Rains, It Pours

A sudden basement flood turned a podcast studio into a disaster zone. Water rose to knee height, bringing sewage back through city lines. The host spent hours bailing buckets, salvaging gear, and sorting ruined keepsakes. This episode walks through what happened, what got saved, and how podcasters can pr...

Episode 765 - From Flat to Engaging, Master Your Podcast Voice - Behind The Mic Series

How to present your podcast like a pro starts with your podcast voice. Podcast presentation shapes listener connection, and strong podcast delivery turns flat audio into something people want to stay with.From Flat to Engaging

A microphone does not capture presence the way real conversation does. Energy has to be intentional. Raise it slightly. Kee...

Episode 764 - Should Every Podcast Episode Have Its Own Website Page - Podcast Show Notes vs Episode Pages

Podcast show notes vs episode pages is the core decision in this episode. The conversation focuses on how podcasters should treat their written content, whether as simple notes that travel with the episode or as a full web page built for search, discovery, and depth.

Show Notes and Episode Pages

The episode opens by defining podc...