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/.

If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/betterpodcasting, you can follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/betterpod or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com. The full back catalog can be found at http://www.betterpodcasting.com.

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

This podcast was recorded on Friday,  August 16, 2019 – Streamed Live to Geeks.Live.  Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek Productions, proudly Canadian.

Main Topic: Organizing A Podcast Plan for Improvement

• Creating the start point for your plan of attack
• Considerations for improvement ideas
• Pairing down your list
• Strategy for selecting items to start on
• Example ideas on what you may want to improve

Better Podcasting Download: 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 Podback: 

• Submitting to Pandora
• Feedback on previous week’s guest

Links Discussed

• Better Podcasting – Episode 192 – Jen Rhodes Co-Host
• Better Podcasting – Episode 193 – Sarah Werner Interview
• Better Podcasting – Episode 144 – Podcast Organization
• Curiosity Daily Podcast
• Better Podcasting – Episode 137 – Magix Vegas Movie Studio 15 Review
• Better Podcasting – Episode 140 – Magix Vegas Movie Studio 15 Review Follow-up
• Choppy Preview Magix Vegas Movie Studio 16 – Disable so4 Compound Plugin
• Submitting to Pandora

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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/.

If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/betterpodcasting, you can follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/betterpod or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com. The full back catalog can be found at http://www.betterpodcasting.com.

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

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.

Main Topic: Interview with Sarah Werner about Audio Drama Podcasts

• What is an Audio Drama
• Difference between Audio Drama podcasts and other podcasts
• Audio Drama planning
• Writing a script
• Audio Drama Creation Toolkit
• Challenges with creating an audio drama podcast

Better Podcasting Download: Deezer Podcast Submissions

Better Podback: 

• Damian the DM

Links Discussed

• Sarah Werner Website
• Girl in Space Podcast
• Audacity
• Incompetech
• Celtx
• Freesound.org
• Deezer Podcast Info & Technical Specs

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Stephen is away on vacation this week and so we have special guest Jen Rhodes (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/.

If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/betterpodcasting, you can follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/betterpod or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com. The full back catalog can be found at http://www.betterpodcasting.com.

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

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.

Main Topic: Experiences Running A Hobby Podcast for 12+ Years

• Starting a podcast without podcast advice shows that exist now
• Being (politely) kicked off a podcast network
• Working through a hobby podcast with personal health issues
• Maintaining a podcast while becoming moms
• Podcasting with your kids
• Loaning your show to other co-hosts
• Standing out from other podcasts who later start using the same name as you
• Co-host struggles
• Evolution in the podcasting space since 2007
• Consistency isn’t always the top consideration
• Regrets with not balancing personal life properly
• Difficulties podcasting while pregnant
• Handling challenges trying to podcast while having kids around

Better Podcasting Download: The Three E’s Of Podcasting

Better Podback: 

• How Long Does It Take To Edit an Episode?
• Editing Using Time Code Notes
• Stephen is Live Streaming Edit

Links Discussed

• Anomaly Podcast (Twitter | Facebook)
• Dual USB Microphone Issues
• The Three E’s Of Podcasting

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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/.

If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/betterpodcasting, you can follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/betterpod or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com. The full back catalog can be found at http://www.betterpodcasting.com.

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

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.

Main Topic: Difficult Conversations with Your Co-Hosts

• Considerations as you enter in to difficult podcast conversations
• Common difficult podcast conversation scenarios
  • Prep work challenges
  • Microphone technique
  • Timeliness/scheduling issues
• Impact on personal relationships
• Impact on business relationships

Better Podcasting Download: Podbean Streaming Service / Apple Podcast Originals?

Better Podback: 

• How Long Does It Take To Edit an Episode?
• Editing Using Time Code Notes
• Stephen is Live Streaming Edit

Other Points:

• How I Saved My Podcast Story: Stephen’s Motherboard Died
• Stephen and SP are using a Rode Podmic’s this week (1:00:00)

Links Discussed

• USC Audio Quality Credibility
• Squadcast Version 2

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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/.

If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/betterpodcasting, you can follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/betterpod or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com. The full back catalog can be found at http://www.betterpodcasting.com.

Want to join in to some geeky chatter? Check out 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.

How I Saved My Podcast Story: Chris from Play Comics on Guest Hosting

Main Topic: Enhancing a Minimal Podcast Setup

• Using plugins to enhance sound
• Using plugins to model sound
• Physical use of Microphone
• Inexpensive equipment add-ons
• Video options

Better Podcasting Download: Backpack Studio Now Has Live Streaming
Better Podback: 

• Jonathan Bloom’s “One Thing” Update
• Live-streaming poll
• Sony MDR-7506 Issue

Links Discussed

• Humble Bundle Streaming Deal
• iOS New Podcasts Feature
• Podnews Apple Categories

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