Podcast Pontifications

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By: Evo Terra

THIS SHOW IS CURRENTLY ON HIATUS - PLEASE ENJOY THE ARCHIVE OF CONTENT FOCUSED ON MAKING PODCASTING BETTER. Where plenty of podcasts about podcasting (PAPs) tell you what to do, Podcast Pontifications gives you what to think about in podcasting. These insightful forward-looking episodes have one central tenet: Podcasting needs to be made better, not just easier. Designed for the working podcaster, these short-form episodes get you thinking about the future of podcasting and how you can better prepare yourself -- and your shows -- for the future. The goal is simple: help you develop critical thinking skills needed to...

Do You Think Too Much Or Too Little About Your Podcast Trailer?
02/15/2023

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You Have Reached The End of Podcast Pontifications
#24
11/02/2022

Not so long ago, it was possible to talk about the future of podcasting in relevant terms for every podcaster. But podcasting has evolved beyond those simpler times. So what do we do in these more complex times?

I'm not gonna beat around the bush. What you are listening to or reading right now is the very last episode of Podcast Pontifications that I will make. This is it. 

I wrote out this long and detailed outline of a script that dug deep into why I'm making this decision and what I'm doing next... but I...


How Can Podcasters Make Podcast Advertising Better?
#23
10/26/2022

The podcast advertising business is once again taking it on the chin, blasted from inside the industry and out. What can podcasters and podcast listeners do about it?

From ad buyers paying for podcast plays that ran inside mobile video games. 20-minute episodes with 20% filled with ads. People are getting fed up with advertising.

If a popular podcast runs ads, it's guaranteed that more than one negative review will simply read: too many ads. A valid complaint leveraged against much of the content we watch on our TVs and mobile devices. Ads we can't avoid.<...


2023: The Year Podcasting Has To Pay
#22
10/12/2022

Podcasting managed to survive a going-on-three-year global pandemic. But the podcasting industry is starting to feel those economic realities finally catching up to us. That won't end soon.

2023 Is the year that podcasting has to pay. And by "pay" I mean pay for itself. And by "itself" I mean it has to make fiscal sense for the people writing the checks that power podcasting. 

If you're a fiscally responsible person who diligently balances their books each month or pay period to make sure you have enough money to do the things you both need and w...


Podcasting's Lack Of Blockbuster Hits Is A Feature, Not A Bug
#21
09/28/2022

If the majority of the world isn't talking about one single must-listen podcast, the industry is dead. Right? Wrong. So very, very wrong. Here's why this mythical success metric needs to die.

Every time there's a negative article focusing on podcasting's inability to generate blockbuster hits, I get a little stabby. Because here's the secret: you don't need to create a blockbuster podcast—because podcasting does not need blockbuster hits.

I know that seems at odds with other forms of media. There's a blockbuster movie every three or for years that everyone is talking about. Ev...


Making Complex Podcast Tech Disappear With Alitu
#20
09/21/2022

Podcasting should be made better, not just easier! That's the motto I started this show with. And I still stand by it! But a lot has happened in five years. What if making it easier to podcast also made it better?

#podcasting

https://podcastpontifications.com/episode/making-complex-podcast-tech-disappear-with-alitu

One thing that has me terribly excited for the future of podcasting is how the entire process of making a podcast has, for many, changed drastically in the last 20 years or so. 

Alitu, a service from The Podcast Host, is one of those services r...


Podcast Conferences, Cancel Culture, & Human Dignity
#19
09/14/2022

Large podcast conferences are at a crossroads, with the podcasting community wondering how next year's conferences and beyond will be reshaped by the winds of change. Here are three possible futures.

#podcasting

https://podcastpontifications.com/episode/podcast-conferences-cancel-culture-human-dignity

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But before you say, "Ugh, not another hot take about the kerfuffle at Podcast Movement 2022"—rest assured, I'm not adding another hot take on what happened. 

Instead,  I want to present three possible futures I believe are likely to play out for future podcast conferences—not just P...


How Podcasting Can Encourage The Podcast Listening Habit
#18
08/17/2022

Podcasting is like crack for your ears, many have said. Listen once, and they're hooked for life, right? Well... wrong. What do we need to do—as podcasters and an industry—to help build listening habits?

It's a harsh reality that most people who listen to podcasts don't keep listening to podcasts. 62% of the US population +12 have listened, but only 26% frequently listen, according to Edison Research's Infinite Dial survey.

I blame the podcast listening app makers. But I also blame us, the podcasters who provide the content to those apps. We could both do a bett...


Getting Past Your Personal Podcasting Humps
#17
08/10/2022

It's almost impossible to make a good podcast without listening to great podcasts. But it probably takes more than listening to get from good to great. The secret is learning those not-hidden secrets.

I recently discovered the secrets to restaurant-quality eggplant parmesan and crave-able Manhattans. Only they weren't secrets. They were just things I'd overlooked or rushed through. Tiny things learned when I (finally) asked people who were better than me.

One thing was clear with decades of hindsight: eating and drinking great examples of both wasn't the answer. No, I needed to learn secrets...


Avoiding The Perils Of Un-aligned Podcast Advice
#16
08/03/2022

Finding advice on how to make your podcast better is easy. Knowing what advice to take and what to ignore is trickier. Before implementing any advice, take a close look at the agenda behind that advice. 

The agenda you have for your podcast is not the same agenda I have for my podcast. The same goes for every other long-time podcaster or podcast consultant. We all want people to keep listening and tell their friends. But what are our real agendas? And how closely do they align with your agenda?

Your agenda is not your p...