How to find the Best Podcast for You?
The Beginner's Guide to Podcasts
- Apple Podcasts. If you have an iPhone, this app comes built into your phone. ...
- Google Play Music. If you're on Android, Google's music streaming app, which comes preinstalled on your phone, also supports podcasts.
- Spotify. ...
- Pocket Casts. ...
- Overcast. ...
- Now Find Something to Listen to. ...
Should you start a podcast?
The uncomfortable truths about podcasts
- It requires more personality than you likely have. The technical qualifications for starting a podcast are the ability to speak English, a microphone, and an internet connection.
- You can’t outsource or scale most of the work. ...
- You’re competing against big money and big media. ...
- There are no real analytics available. ...
What can you put on a podcast?
There are a few solutions to get licensed music for a podcast:
- You can use free samples under the Creative Commons license.
- You can license inexpensive samples on dedicated sites (we recommend this choice for simplicity, speed (you have your track in a few minutes), and very low cost – check recommended ...
- If you have music experience, you can compose and record your own samples,
How to make your podcast sound great?
- As a guest, you can promote your own podcast to your host’s audience.
- Return the favor and invite your host to be a guest on your podcast!
- Take the opportunity seriously—if you come off as well-spoken, interesting, and charming as a guest, there’s a better chance you’ll draw listeners to your podcast.
Why Michael Hobbes Won’t Tell You You’re Wrong Anymore
Cautionary Tales | Tim Harford
Misery (1990)
We thought you were good, but you're not good. You're just another lying ol' dirty birdy. Let's talk Misery, the classic 1990 Rob Reiner film and the classic 1987 Stephen King novel.
Groundhog Day w. Josh Gondelman
What if there is no tomorrow? There wasn’t one today. We talk Groundhog Day—and process heaps of big feelings along the way—with Josh Gondelman.
To Die For w. Laura Lippman
Suzanne used to say that you're not really anybody in America unless you're on TV. 'Cause what's the point of doing anything worthwhile if there's nobody watching? We talk To Die For with the fabulous Laura Lippman.
Groundhog Day w. Josh Gondelman
What if there is no tomorrow? There wasn’t one today. We talk Groundhog Day—and process heaps of big feelings along the way—with …
To Die For w. Laura Lippman
Suzanne used to say that you're not really anybody in America unless you're on TV. 'Cause what's the point of doing anything wort…
John Carpenter's The Thing w. Brad Bannon
We don't know what the Hell's in there, but it's weird and pissed off, whatever it is. Join us and our good pal Brad Bannon as we…
Hook w. Carolyn Kendrick
There you are, Peter! We talk Hook, bad dads, the magic of youth, and Spielbergian camp with the spectacular Carolyn Kendrick.
Scrooged
Psychos seize Santa's workshop and only Lee Majors can stop them. Let's talk Scrooged and the cornucopia of things Bill Murray re…
Jingle All the Way with B.J. Colangelo
You can’t bench press your way out of this one! Join our favorite Minnesota dad, Arnold Schwarzenegger, for a race against Christ…
Jingle All the Way with B.J. Colangelo
You can’t bench press your way out of this one! Join our favorite Minnesota dad, Arnold Schwarzenegger, for a race against Christ…
Who is Dan Savage?
Dan Savage, America's only advice columnist, answers your sex questions and yaps about politics. To record a question for Dan to be answered in a later podcast, call 206-302-2064. For a much longer version of the show, with no ads, visit savagelovecast.com and get yourself a season subscription. H.
Who hosts the Guardian podcast?
"'A podcast about the internet' that is actually an unfailingly original exploration of modern life and how to survive it." - The Guardian. Hosted by Alex Goldman and Emmanuel Dzotsi from Gimlet.
