Better Podcasting

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.

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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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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Better Podcasting #300 – Celebrating Our Favorite Better Podcasting Moments

In the Better Podnerings this week, topics include: SAG AFTRA on AI commercials Podbean AI editing on the app For our 300th episode we run through some of our favorite moments from the past 300 episodes (and we discuss SOME of our advice that didn’t…

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Better Podcasting #299 – Applying Your Podcast Workflow To Biking / Media Host Segment: Spreaker

Episode Information: In the Better Podnerings this week, topics include: SP’s Rodecaster Pro 2 Replacement Adapter Libsyn shuts down Libsyn Studio SP applies his podcast workflow to his bike rides Buzzsprout writes a Libsyn article For our media…

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Better Podcasting #298 – RX11 Might Not Work For You / Media Host Segment: Patreon

In the Better Podnerings this week, topics include: Another Rodecaster Pro 2 problem SP upgrades his studio There’s something you should know about iZotope RX11 New Buzzsprout archive feature RSS.com new LIT tag Stephen’s mac troubles For our media…

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