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Better Podcasting #035 - Specialty Episodes Jul 06, 2016

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With summer vacation season in full swing, Stephen and SP discuss some specialty episodes you may want to consider in order to help keep your feed active while you're away. In the Better Podcasting download we'll discuss bandwidth and internet connection considerations for your podcasting endeavors.

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Not familiar with Better Podcasting? We talk about podcast tips, tools and best practices to help you succeed with your podcast! Just like you we podcast purely out of the love and the fun of it. Podcasting is our hobby and we love that it is yours too! We always encourage your questions and feedback and you can find all of our contact information at betterpodcasting.com. Stephen Jondrew and Stargate Pioneer thank you for listening, downloading and subscribing to Better Podcasting. We hope you come back for more Better Podcasting!

This podcast was recorded on Sunday, June 26, 2016 - Streamed Live to www.Geeks.Live. Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek.com.

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Better Podcasting #034 - Distribution & Promotion Part 3 Jun 29, 2016

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We cap our Distribution & Promotion Arc discussing promotion. Now that you're sending your podcast to a variety of places, why not take some actions to help promote it to potential listeners. This week we'll run down some of the recommended Dos and Don'ts of Podcast Promotion.

During the Download we'll discuss some anticipated announcements for the upcoming Podcast Movement. Finally, in Better Podback, where we take your feedback, we revisit a question that was asked to us back in Episode 27.

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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/.

Stephen Jondrew and Stargate Pioneer thank you for listening, downloading and subscribing to Better Podcasting. We hope you come back for more Better Podcasting!

This podcast was recorded on Friday, June 24, 2016 - Streamed Live to www.Geeks.Live. Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek.com. Happy Podcasting!

Better Podcasting #033 - Distribution & Promotion Part 2 Jun 22, 2016

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SP & Stephen continue their Distribution & Promotion arc discussing more advancted distribution including Facebook Live, Spreaker, YouTube and Facebook uploads. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we'll discuss some copyright experiences we recently had (note: we are not lawyers). Finally, in Better Podback, where we take your feedback, we take some feedback on a listener's perspective on headphones.

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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 Friday, June 17, 2016 - Streamed Live to www.Geeks.Live. Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek.com.

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Better Podcasting #032 - Distribution & Promotion Part 1 Jun 14, 2016

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We begin our Distribution & Promotion arc discussing the basics of distribution including recommended place to distribute your podcast on and also considerations you may have for your mp3 files and RSS before doing so. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, Stephen gives you a snapshot of his headphone comparison of the Shure SRH-440 vs Audio-Technica ATH-M40X cans. Finally, in Better Podback, where we take your feedback, we discuss changing from a Rode Procaster to an Electro-Voice RE20.

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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 Friday, June, 2016 - Streamed Live to www.Geeks.Live. Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek.com.

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Better Podcasting #031 - Microphones - Specialty Microphones Jun 08, 2016

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We cap our microphone arc this week by discussing specialty microphones including shotgun microphones, lapel/lavalier microphones, and broadcast headsets. We'll give you demonstrations of a shotgun microphone and a broadcast headset; we'll also run down reasons you might want to use all of these.

In the Better Podcasting Download we'll update you on the podcast awards as well as some statistics information release by Blubrry and how it compares to other data released by other podcast statistics company. Finally, we'll take your feedback in our Better Podback section.

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 Friday, May 31, 2016 - Streamed Live to www.Geeks.Live. Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek.com.

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Better Podcasting #030 - Microphones - Choosing and Using Jun 02, 2016

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We continue our microphone arc this week by discussing considerations you may have for choosing (selecting) which Microphone you want. In addition, we'll give you some tips and tricks for how to physically best use them (placement, etc). In the Better Podcasting Download we'll give you an update on what the Blab officials have to say about the future of the service. Finally, in Better Podback we take your feedback.

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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 Friday, May 27, 2016 - Streamed Live to www.Geeks.Live.

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Better Podcasting #029 - Microphones - Introduction and Levels May 25, 2016

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Welcome to Better Podcasting! We talk about podcast tips, tools and best practices to help you succeed with your podcast! Just like you we podcast purely out of the love and the fun of it. Podcasting is our hobby and we love that it is yours too! We always encourage your questions and feedback and you can find all of our contact information at betterpodcasting.com. During this week's show Stephen and SP start kick off their first episode of their microphone arc giving an overview of microphones, setting levels and areas to consider when trying to dial in your levels.

In the Better Podcasting Download the crew discuss a secret podcast meeting that Apple conducted and what it might mean for podcasters. Finally, we end the show hearing from you in our listener feedback segement - Better Podback.

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 Friday, May 20, 2016 - Streamed Live to www.Geeks.Live.

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Better Podcasting #028 - What Is A Hobby Podcaster? May 18, 2016

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Yep, it's finally here... 28 episodes later we finally decide tackle the question "What is a hobby podcaster?" Spoiler alert - there's no clear cut explanation to this term, but we will run down some areas which we think may make you a hobby podcaster.

In the Better Podcasting Download this week, we provide an update on two service - Clammr and Blab. In our opinion one of them is improving while the other is becoming less reliable. Which are we using more and which are we drifting away from? Take a listen to find out.

Finally, in the Better Podback (feedback) we tackle a question about expanding the Zoom H5 for live recording and also a question about how we produce the video companion of Better Podcasting.

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 Friday, May 13, 2016 - Streamed Live to www.Geeks.Live.

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Better Podcasting #027 - Backups and Outages May 11, 2016

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Inspired by a variety of recent circumstances, this week we discuss the importance of backups, redundancy and how to handle outages. We'll run down our setups and how we do our best to ensure we don't ever lose a recorded episode.

During the Better Podcasting download we discuss last week's SoundCloud downtime and how it affected some podcasters. Finally, in the Better Podback this week we turn the tables and ask for your take on the relevance (or lack thereof perhaps) of "marathon podcasting".

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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 Friday, May 6, 2016 - Streamed Live to www.Geeks.Live.

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Better Podcasting #026 - Learning from Live May 05, 2016

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You're in for a special treat this week as SP uses his use his Shure SM7B for half of the podcast and his Electro-Voice RE320 for the other. We won't tell you which he's using at which point... yet. We hope you enjoy this blind-test.

This show we discuss things that were learned from our live C2E2 experience including alternative ways to position mics, considerations and how you can use the tools you have to put together all the pieces.

In the Better Podcasting Download we reflect on our first impressions of Google Play Music Podcasts including areas we like, and areas we think could use some improvement.

Finally, in the Better Podback (feedback) we round up a whole bunch of topics with questions including microphone etiquette, guest audio capture, generic microphone scissor arms, migrating from a PowerPress feed to a media host feed and several other questions.

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 Friday, April 29, 2016 - Streamed Live to www.Geeks.Live.

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