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Better Podcasting #194 - Organizing Your Podcast's Plan For Improvement / Magix Vegas Movie Studio 16 Review Aug 19, 2019

Show notes

As we slide in to the back half of the year, it's a great time to reflect on any goals and plans that that you have for improving your podcast. This week in our featured segment we discuss ways that you can capture, organize and execute your plan. Before we get to that though, we have a How I Saved My Podcast story from an anonymous listener about some challenges with their podcast network.

In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we review Magix Vegas Movie Studio 16 Suite (disclaimer - we were provided copies of the software for review purposes).

Finally, in the Better Podback including some love for our previous week's guests.

Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/194/.

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Magix Vegas Movie Studio 16 Suite Review:

24:30 - Movie Studio Review Begins (Overview of Review)
27:00 - Major changes between Version 15 and 16
29:00 - Why we recommend only purchasing the Platinum or Suite versions
29:15 - Minor noteworthy changes
35:00 - SP's list of challenges encountered
42:30 - Stephen's list of challenges encountered
48:40 - SP's overall product summary
49:30 - Stephen's overall product summary

Better Podcasting #193 - Audio Drama Podcasts: Interview with Sarah Werner Aug 13, 2019

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This week Stephen and SP sit down to interview Sarah Rhea Werner about her history with creating Audio Drama podcasts. Sarah discusses her experience getting in to audio dramas, some of the challenges that have faced her over the years, and some general advice for creating Audio Dramas.

In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we discuss Deezer taking submissions for podcasts, and some of the technical specifications they've outlined.

Finally, Stephen crawls out from under the bus to give Damian the podlove he deserves.

Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/193/.

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This podcast was recorded on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 (Interview on Tuesday, August 6, 2019) - Streamed Live to Geeks.Live. Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek Productions, proudly Canadian.

Better Podcasting #192 - Maintaining a Hobby Podcast for 12+ Years Aug 05, 2019

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Stephen is away on vacation this week and so we have special guest Jen (from Anomaly Podcast) here to talk about her experiences with running a hobby podcast for 12+ years.

Jen if half of the duo behind the sci-fi/fantasy podcast Anomaly Podcast, which was created in 2007. Over the run of the show Jen and her co-host Angela have undergone a variety of changes both to do with their hobby podcast and in their personal lives. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we talk about an article called "The Three E’s Of Podcasting" and discuss whether or not we think it's applicable to podcasting.

Finally, we take listener feedback in our Better Podback we discuss chapter markers.

Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/192/.

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This podcast was recorded on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 - Streamed Live to Geeks.Live. This week's Audio/Video Production by Stargate Pioneer. This week's Audio/Video Editing by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek Productions, proudly Canadian.

Better Podcasting #191 - Difficult Cohost Conversations Jul 29, 2019

Show notes

As much as everyone hopes they won't find themselves in this situation, sometimes in podcasting difficult conversations can come up and they can be hard to have productively. This week we're going to discuss how you can best handle these situations including some considerations as you approach the situation, some specific situations that often come up with podcasters, and some ways to handle these situations. Before we get there though, Stephen had a CRITICAL HARDWARE FAILURE THAT ALMOST STOPPED HIM FROM PODCASTING FOR weeks.... which means that he has a HOW I SAVED MY PODCAST story. In the Better Podcasting Download we chat about Squadcast going through an update, Apple Podcasts categories being in effect, and a study about how audio quality has an effect on public credibility.

In the Better Podback we take listener feedback including someone who asked if we have ever dropped a podcast based on poor audio quality. Finally, Stephen and SP talk about their first experiences with the Rode Podmic (1:00:00).

Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/191/.

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This podcast was recorded on Friday, July 26, 2019 - Streamed Live to Geeks.Live. Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek Productions, proudly Canadian.

Better Podcasting #190 - Podcasting Isn't For Everyone Jul 23, 2019

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This week in the show we take a bit of a left turn from our usual points of conversation, to talk about why podcasting isn't for everyone. Yes, you read that right.

In this week's Better Podcasting Download we chat about a new live-streaming feature that Podbean is launching and how Apple might be getting in to podcast originals.

Finally, we take listener feedback, including one person who requested we handle their email in a certain way. We also have an answer to the Bossjock Studio / Backpack Studio confusion.

Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/190/.

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This podcast was recorded on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 - Streamed Live to Geeks.Live. Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek Productions, proudly Canadian.

Better Podcasting #189 - How Long Does It Take To Produce An Episode? Jul 15, 2019

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Inspired by a recent discussion in our Discord community, this week we dedicate an episode to analyzing all of the steps that it takes to put together a well produced episode.

We'll break down the steps in to the main categories of Prep, Recording, Editing, Publishing/Promotion and Misc. From here, we break down all of the components you may find yourself doing within these categories, and we'll share our personal experiences as we go through these.

In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we chat about iHeart Radio Podcast charts, and contemplate the future of charting.

Finally, in this week's Better Podback we'll review the Discord conversation that actually started this whole thing off - how long does it take people to edit their show?

Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/189/.

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Want to join in to some geeky chatter? Check out the BEST geek community around on the GonnaGeek Discord Server at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/discord/.

This podcast was recorded on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - Streamed Live to Geeks.Live. Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek Productions, proudly Canadian.

Better Podcasting #188 - Creating Your Podcast Resume Jul 09, 2019

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This episode we discuss benefits to creating a podcast resume, things that should be on the podcast resume, and how you can promote your podcast resume. What exactly is a podcast resume? We'll discuss that too.

In this week's Better Podcasting Download we discuss Bossjock Junior vs Backpack Studio, and how there is some very confusing things about the two apps.

Finally, we talk about listener feedback on cleaning their podcast equipment - and Stephen has a related story. Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/188/.

Check out our companion shows at https://www.betterpodcasting.com.

Want to join in to some geeky chatter? Check out the BEST geek community around on the GonnaGeek Discord Server at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/discord/.

This podcast was recorded on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 - Streamed Live to Geeks.Live. Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek Productions, proudly Canadian.

Better Podcasting #187 - Online Audio Recording Service Roundup Jul 01, 2019

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Following up to last week's episode about Hangouts on Air going away, this week we're going to run down a series of online audio recording services. Before we get there though, we'll talk a bit about what they are, advantages of them, and some things to watch out for when selecting. Lastly, we'll run down each service and some of the features that they offer.

Finally, in this week's Better Podback, we run down the highlights from this week's feedback - including someone who sent an email about Stephen's obscure pop culture reference last week.

Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/187/.

Check out our companion shows at https://www.betterpodcasting.com.

Want to join in to some geeky chatter? Check out the BEST geek community around on the GonnaGeek Discord Server at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/discord/.

This podcast was recorded on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 - Streamed Live to Geeks.Live. Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek Productions, proudly Canadian.

Better Podcasting #186 - Hangouts on Air Is Going Away, What Next? Jun 24, 2019

Show notes

Last week we posted an article to GonnaGeek highlighting how Google announced that Hangouts on Air is going away soon. As Hangouts on Air (HOA) has been a staple that we've highlighted many times on this show, we thought that we'd do an episode where highlight some of the reasons why Hangouts on Air was successful, some considerations for moving forward, and things to prioritize when choosing a new service. Before we get there though, we kick off our show with a pre-launch How I Saved My Podcast story, and an update from one listener/viewer about their "One Thing" goal from 2019.

In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we discuss a Time article about "Big Money" coming in to podcasting.

Finally, in this week's Better Podback, we take listener feedback including a poll about sunscreen and podcasting.

Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/186/.

Check out our companion shows at https://www.betterpodcasting.com.

Want to join in to some geeky chatter? Check out the BEST geek community around on the GonnaGeek Discord Server at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/discord/.

This podcast was recorded on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 - Streamed Live to Geeks.Live. Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek Productions, proudly Canadian.

Better Podcasting #185 - Enhancing a Minimal Podcast Setup Jun 16, 2019

Show notes

We make it clear that our stance is that in order to podcast, you can achieve great sound simply by using a simple microphone like the Audio-Technica ATR2100, AT2005 or Samson Q2U. In this episode we discuss some ways you can attempt to enhance a simple podcast setup without buying new hardware (ok, we'll talk a bit about some light hardware changes too).

In this week's Better Podcasting Download, SP gives his thoughts on the Backpack Studio update to now allow live streaming.

Finally, in this week's Better Podback, we take listener feedback including a poll about whether or not our listeners live-stream.

Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/185/.

Check out our companion shows at https://www.betterpodcasting.com.

Want to join in to some geeky chatter? Check out the BEST geek community around on the GonnaGeek Discord Server at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/discord/.

This podcast was recorded on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 - Streamed Live to Geeks.Live. Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek Productions, proudly Canadian.

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