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I Love Podcasting In the messenger’s documentary, I am asked, “When do you think you will stop podcasting?” and I answer, “The day after I die.” I’ve never thought of quitting. I love helping people on a global basis. However, if there is one thin…

Hallmark Holiday Movies get a lot of flack because they are predictable, cheesy, corny, and more or less if you've seen one – you've seen them all. Here are some things I've noticed: Someone’s parents are dead. This brings instant sympathy for th…

A podcast at its basic foundations is content delivered via an RSS feed. You then submit your feed to directories to syndicate your information across the world. While there are many forms of content creation, in the same way, that there are paper b…

Do Your Best To Avoid Taking a Break There was a time when I was very happy using the apple podcasts app. Then they pushed an update that broke the app. You couldn't even start it. Meanwhile, I was a copier technician who needed podcasts to listen …

It was my first day of kindergarten. I'm five years old and about 2 tents of a mile (or .32 kilometers to my friends across the pond) away is my school. I'm standing at the back door, and reach for the handle. My mom is standing by the stove and say…

I had someone ask me about starting a podcast. They wanted to “Stand Out” without “Niching Down.” The easiest way to stand out is to Niche down. When you do a show like We Have Cancer, Adoptees On, or the Chameleon Breeder, you get providing informa…

Zoom is really stepping up their game with the Zoom Podtrack P4 portable recorder (see my review), and the Zoom ZDM1 Dynamic microphone. It's great to see a company that is embracing podcasting and creating products specifically for podcasts. Here …

The Rodecaster is a great piece of equipment that has taken podcasting by storm. Check out the different packages Rode RODECaster Pro Integrated Podcast Production Studio Rode RODECaster Pro with Dual PodMic Microphones, Stands, and Cables Ki…

Enjoy and Start a Podcast The Messengers: A Podcast Documentary Is Now Available On YouTube The Messengers: A Podcast Documentary” is an engaging exploration of the rapidly growing world of podcasting. The documentary delves into t…

I get the question, “How do I make a podcast like Joe Rogan?” Please let me put my tongue in my cheek and answer this question. I would love to help you Joe did the following to prepare for his podcast: 1988: Started doing comedy in Boston 199…

How do you soundproof a room without forever making it “your studio” I've always loved the idea of having some sort of ceiling hooks that could be used to hang a thick blanket. Vocal Booth To Go (I've seen them at Podcast movement) have a cool track…

I just hit play on Brene Brown's the Call to Courage on Netflix. I have no idea who she is (tons of bestsellers it turns out like Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead , been on O…

Apple has been removing people for putting keywords in the title of their show, and in their author tags. For example, my show title used to read “School of Podcasting – Learn to podcast, start a podcast, podcast growth. Now it reads: “School of Po…

An email went out today from Apple with insights into how they want your “metadata” to be formatted Dear Podcast Provider, To improve your experience with Apple Podcasts, we want to share the following information and updates. Optimize Your Show’…

Anchor.fm is a free podcasting platform that makes creating a podcast super easy. That's the good news. In fact, I feed anchor has probably helped create a few meetings at podcast hosting companies to talk about their user interfaces. There is a dar…

Avoid Podcast Panic My goal is to help you avoid podcast headaches and podcast panic. Every day I see people in Facebook groups freaking out, “I just released an episode and its now showing up in Apple podcasts!” Today after watching this video you…

I recently did an episode where I got the opinions of two other people besides myself to discuss their experience using the new Rodecaster Pro from Rode. We all agreed that it's a great unit, and we all agreed that it was missing one big thing: the …

I attended and spoke at Social Media Marketing World last year. It was a “Magical” event filled with thousands of speakers and as is it focused on Marketing, many of the people I met were new to me. It was amazing, and I made some great friends. Mi…

Today on episode 638 I am talking about controlling a conversation from two different angles. Why Squadcast is the Best Tool for Recording Interviews I speak with Zach Moreno, one of the founders of Squadcast (save 50% off using the coupon code so…

Welcome to episode 635 of the School of podcasting Podcast Question Of the Month If there is a slider between 1 I LOVE PODCASTING and 10 is I HATE Podcasting, where are you? Are you feeling like a three? Seven? Lets us know and WHY you are feeling…

Because of My Podcast Danny Peña’ is Now on Twitch.tv Danny is a Hall of Fame podcaster who shared his story about how he started off with a cassette deck (see episode 506), and ended up playing video games with Bill Gates, and getting a spot on CB…

I don't write many blogs on this website, but I'm starting to see some people offering (For a very LARGE fee) to help you “Rock your way to the top of New and Noteworthy.” I've asked for two years for anyone to share their before and after new and n…

My name is Dave Jackson and I founded the School of Podcasting in 2005 (www.schoolofpodcasting.com) I am 100% obsessed with podcasting. It allows me to be creative. It allows me to help people (I’ve been teaching people software for over 20 years). …

Sometimes I see things, and I can't stand quietly while you waste your money. Enjoy the video