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Stephen is a west coast Canadian who enjoys pretty much all things geeky. Whether it's podcasting, playing with tech or just watching a great re-run of Star Trek, Stephen is probably interested in it. GonnaGeek is the brain child of Stephen. You see, for years he has helped run a variety of specific genre websites (such as comics, Star Trek, etc) but sometimes he found himself needing to talk more than just comics... that's why he created GonnaGeek. Stephen is currently the Producer, Editor and a Co-Host of the Official GonnaGeek.com Show (www.gonnageek.com/show/) and Better Podcasting (www.betterpodcasting.com). He also runs www.thepodcastforum.com

Better Podcasting #308 – Social Media for Hobby Podcasters

Are you looking to use your social media to help your hobby podcast? If so, this episode might be for you. There’s been a TON of changes in social media since we last talked about it, so in this episode we’ll run down several potential social media platforms that you may want to consider, we’ll…

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Better Podcasting #307 – Podcast Trends

Analyzing podcasting trends can be fun, especially when it’s your hobby! In this episode we reflect on podcast trends from about 15 years ago, compare how they stack up with trends today, and we also discuss why you my want to pay attention to some podcast trends whilst ignoring others. In the Better Podnerings this…

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Better Podcasting #306 – Hobby Podcaster Gear in 2024

So you’re a hobby podcaster and know you have some gear purchasing ambitions, but where do you start? It’s been a long time since we ran down podcast gear considerations, and there’s been a lot of change in both the gear space, which is why we decided it was time to re-visit the topic. In…

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Better Podcasting #305 – Episode Descriptions

In this episode we talk about some considerations you may want to have when writing your show notes (aka episode descriptions). We talk about what makes a good episode description, why you should put some effort into the description, ways you can make it easier for you to balance your valuable time as a hobby…

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Better Podcasting #304 – RSS Feed Migration Issues & Maintenance Best Practices

We kick off Season 5 of Better Podcasting sharing some lessons learned from our RSS migrations over the last couple months. We’ll run down a variety of issues we encountered while doing our migrations, some recommended best practices, and some of the ways we tried to make our migration process more meaningful AND easier. In…

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Better Podcasting Season 5 Teaser (Bonus content: StreamYard Price Increase)

It’s official, we have our Season 5 return date set! In this teaser episode we tell you about when we’ll be returning, how long you can expect our (as previously discussed) shorter season to run, and when you can catch our next live stream. To tide you over until next week, we discuss recent StreamYard…

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GonnaGeek.com Show #414 – Gonna No Longer Be Informed About Games

This episode of the GonnaGeek Show was recorded on Monday, August 5, 2024

This month we discuss Game Informer going away, Google celebrating Apple RCS, and Starliner remains stuck at the ISS.

Additionally, we carry on our annual tradition of running down our Prime Day purchases.

This Week’s Hosts: Stephen Jondrew, Chris Ferrell and Stargate Pioneer. When we record live, we stream to GonnaGeek.com/live. Full show information can be found at http://www.geeks.link/415

Come join the discussion best geek community around over in our Discord server at http://www.gonnageek.com/discord/. The GonnaGeek.com Show is produced and edited by Stephen Jondrew (http://www.stephenjondrew.ca), proudly Canadian.
 
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Better Podcasting #303 – Wrap-up Of Our Season Of Media Host Reviews

In the Better Podnerings this week, topics include: Update on SP’s gear sales Windows 11 Stephen changes his keyboard to the Keychron K5 Pro Attempting a sit-stand riser in-place install For our FINAL media host review of the season, we give our…

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Better Podcasting #302 – Our Season Is Almost Finished / Media Host Segment: Castos

In the Better Podnerings this week, topics include: Overcast receives an update Captivate gets an upgrade Spotify removes Q&A  feature For our FINAL media host review of the season, we give our take on Castos. Finally, in this week’s Better…

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Better Podcasting #301 – PowerPress Compromised / Media Host Segment: Acast

In the Better Podnerings this week, topics include: PowerPress plugin is compromised Podcast Beacon StreamYard removes pricing For our media host segment this week, we give our take on Acast. Finally, in this week’s Better Podback topics include: …

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