Episodes

Popular Podcast Formats and Styles Early on in your podcast, you’ll make a decision on the format and style of your podcast. On today’s episode we explain the differences between the two and provide the most popular examples of different types of podcast formats. What type of podcast format did you choose for your show? Today’s Hosts: Todd Cochrane and MacKenzie Bennett Format: Delivery method – Interview podcast Structure: Content within said method – Intro, interview segment, outro These de...

The Ins and Outs of Podcast Networks A podcast network is a collection of podcasts, associated to one another via production, distribution and/or monetarily. Chances are, you listen to a podcast involved in a podcast network. Today, Blubrry discusses the pros and cons of joining or starting a podcast network of your own. Today’s Hosts: MacKenzie Bennett and Mike Dell We review the pros and cons associated to participating in a podcast network Joining a podcast network Pros Access to a built-i...

Choosing Your Podcast Publishing Style There are various ways to publish your podcast, each with their own pros and cons. Today we’re getting a bit more Blubrry specific and will be reviewing the ways that you can publish your podcast with Blubrry’s tools and services, specifically our WordPress plugin and internal dashboard publishing platform. Today’s Hosts: Mike Dell and Todd Cochrane Clear up any preconceiving notions about publishing with clear explanations Publishing Your Podcast … With ...

Podcast Reviews Can Be Beneficial, But Are They All They’re Cracked Up to Be? You’re familiar with podcast reviews and more than likely have read some yourself about a show before you’ve given it a listen. Today, we discuss the benefits of having them and if they are really all that important in the grand scheme of podcast creation. Today’s Hosts: MacKenzie Bennett and Todd Cochrane Learn the Ins and Outs of Podcast Reviews Benefits of Podcast Reviews Gives new listeners the general overview o...

What do my podcast stats mean? Podcast statistics can be a fun part of creating and growing your podcast. Collecting an overwhelming amount of data, we’ve prepared Blubrry’s podcast statistics in a way that podcasters can understand in the the podcaster dashboard. Today, we discuss podcast analytics overall and what creators should pay attention to. Today’s Hosts: Mike Dell and Todd Cochrane First and foremost, podcast statistics are not the same as web stats. Podcast statistics are different...

Should go to industry events related to your show topic? Yes, you should attend conferences, summits, virtual seminars, etc. that are related to your podcast. Today we’ll get into the details on how this can benefit you as a podcaster, how to create authority in your expertise this way and more. We hope you enjoy today’s episode of Podcast Insider; we’ve worked hard to ensure that you’re getting the best podcast knowledge. We’ll still be periodically having guests, so if you’re interested in b...

What apps, directories, and services are worth the effort, and which ones may not be an excellent fit for your show. There are many places where you should syndicate your show. We take you through the extensive list of where you can list your podcast and the pros and cons of each. We hope you enjoy today’s episode of Podcast Insider; we’ve worked hard to ensure you get the best podcast knowledge. We’ll still periodically have guests, so contact the team if you’re interested in being featured. ...

What apps, directories and services are worth the effort and which ones may not be a great fit for your show. There are many places where you should syndicate your show. We take you through the extensive list of where you can list your podcast and the pros and cons of each. We hope you enjoy today’s episode of Podcast Insider; we’ve worked hard to ensure that you’re getting the best podcast knowledge. We’ll still be periodically having guests, so if you’re interested in being featured reach ou...

Today’s episode of Podcast Insider is here to illuminate how a podcaster can grow their show. Every podcaster wants to know how they can expand their audience and reach; there are several tactics – new and old. We hope you enjoy today’s episode of Podcast Insider; we’ve worked hard to ensure you get the best podcast knowledge. We’ll still be periodically having guests, so if you’re interested in being featured, reach out to the team. Today’s Hosts: Mike Dell and MacKenzie Bennett How to grow y...

Profiting from your podcast is common and something that most creators consider or hope for at some point. Today, we discuss the ways that podcasters can make money from their shows. We hope you enjoy today’s episode of Podcast Insider; we’ve worked hard to ensure that you’re getting the best podcast knowledge. We’ll still be periodically having guests, so if you’re interested in being featured reach out to the team. Today’s Hosts: Todd Cochrane and MacKenzie Bennett Monetize Your Podcast The ...

Blubrry is dedicated to implementing Podcasting 2.0 features; today we’ll be exploring what some of these features are and how they work within the Blubrry Podcasting platform. We hope you enjoy today’s episode of Podcast Insider; we’ve worked hard to ensure that you’re getting the best podcast knowledge. We’ll still be periodically having guests, so if you’re interested in being featured reach out to the team. Today’s Hosts: Todd Cochrane and Mike Dell What is RSS and why is it important to p...

As we continue getting back to the basics of podcasting, on today’s Podcast Insider we explore the value of — and offer tips for — show notes. We hope you enjoy today’s episode of Podcast Insider; we’ve worked hard to ensure that you’re getting the best podcast knowledge. We’ll still be periodically having guests, so if you’re interested in being featured reach out to the team. Today’s Hosts: Todd Cochrane and MacKenzie Bennett Show notes describe your podcast: They are a quick synopsis of wha...

Tips to Getting Your Podcast Going As people who have launched lots of podcasts over the years, Todd and Mike from the Blubrry team are more than equipped to provide tips on the best way to start a podcast. Welcome to the new look, new format Podcast Insider! For Episode 333, CEO Todd Cochrane (@GeekNews) and Blubrry Support Evangelist Mike Dell (@MGDell) take us back to the basics to discuss the best ways to start a podcast. We hope you enjoy today’s episode of Podcast Insider; we’ve worked ...

There comes a time that you should refresh your podcast; change something up. And it’s time for Blubrry to do the same. Next week we’ll be back with a whole new format and some stylistic changes but still the same team. We’re pairing back on the number of topics we discuss each week so we can really give our expertise on the topics at hand. We think you’ll really enjoy the change. In the meantime, Mike and MacKenzie discuss big tech in podcasting, some listener data and more. Thanks for joining...

We’re just learning the power of Value4Value for podcasters. Blubrry recently released this new RSS feed feature and we are excited to see where it leads for podcasters. Todd and Mike discuss how it works in details and some of the other Podcasting 2.0 tags released in PowerPress recently. Thanks for joining us on this episode of Podcast Insider. Looking to be a guest on the show? Let us know. Emails are listed at the bottom of show notes. News The State of Podcasting 2022 The Ambies announce ...

In recent years we’ve seen how people are getting their podcast change. New apps, new formats etc. But does an RSS feed make a podcast, a real podcast? We discuss in various topics today how podcasting has evolved, changes to podcast RSS feeds, most importantly with Podcasting 2.0 initiatives and more on today’s episode of Podcast Insider with Mike and MacKenzie. Thanks for joining us on this episode of Podcast Insider. Looking to be a guest on the show? Let us know. Emails are listed at the bo...

The great debate in podcasting: sound vs. video. Podcasting is most often known as audio, but in recent years has taken a sharp turn to video as well. Podcast sound only reigns king for regular publishing, but video has a purpose. Mike and Todd discuss podcast sound, some amazing new Blubrry releases and we feature a pro-production tip about you guessed it – podcast sound. Thanks for joining us on this episode of Podcast Insider. Looking to be a guest on the show? Let us know. Emails are listed...

Our first big release of the year was working with Apple. We now integrate with Apple Podcast Subscription shows for easy publishing directly from the Blubrry platform. Anyone producing a premium subscription based Apple Podcast can now publish their premium episodes directly through our platform and we’re very excited about it. Tune in to hear more on that feature as well as some cools tools in Slack and for Podcasting 2.0. Thanks for joining us on this episode of Podcast Insider. Looking to ...

Enough with the 2022 recap, we’re here to focus on what’s ahead for 2023. Mike and MacKenzie review some recent articles predicting and focusing on potential changes the podcast industry; it’s a bit foreboding. Working in podcasting for so long, both of them give their best takes on ad dollars, networks, even the economy. Thanks for joining us on this episode of Podcast Insider. Looking to be a guest on the show? Let us know. Emails are listed at the bottom of show notes. News Great Podcasting...

Todd and Mike review how the predictions panned out for this last year. Also, Mike had a little fun with the RoadCaster Pro’s cart buttons

Podcasts tend to follow a routine or format each episode. Most often this is a good thing for the audience as repetition is conductive to building loyalty. That doesn’t mean you need to stick to the format that you’ve always done. Thanks to Kate from the Pro-Production team for joining Mike this episode, they have some great discussions on podcast format changes, mastermind groups and more. Thanks for joining us on this episode of Podcast Insider. Looking to be a guest on the show? Let us know....

Many people have asked, even we have pondered and answered, and now there is a report on the best day to release a podcast. Kind of. A report has recently been released providing percentages on how popular each day of the week is to release a new episode. The data may surprise you. Thanks for joining us on this episode of Podcast Insider. Looking to be a guest on the show? Let us know. Emails are listed at the bottom of show notes. News True Crime Podcast Proof helped to free 2 men after 25 ye...

As the year comes to a close, the end-of-year 2022 podcast articles can be found in abundance, many of which Todd and Mike discuss in today’s episode of Podcast Insider. Along with insights from the year, we focus on if you should take a break with your podcast and promotion opportunities during the holidays. Audio and microphone enthusiasts, stick around for the question of the week. Live Facebook recording. Thanks for joining us on this episode of Podcast Insider. Looking to be a guest on the...

Back from the long holiday week last week, Todd and Mike talk about The Podcast Show London, What started the podcasting idea and Apple’s podcast of the year 2022. Plus many more things. Live Facebook recording. Thanks for joining us on this episode of Podcast Insider. Looking to be a guest on the show? Let us know. Emails are listed at the bottom of show notes. News The Podcast Show London is back for May 2023 The Death of Twitter: What Does it Mean for Podcasters? The genesis of Podcasting A...