The Audacity to Podcast®
Kanalaren Xehetasunak
The Audacity to Podcast®
I believe podcasting is the BEST way for YOU to share a message to change the world! I give you the guts and teach you the tools to launch and improve your own podcast for passion and P.R.O.F.I.T. (popularity, relationships, opportunities, fun, income, or tangibles)! Through each episode, I strive t...
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435. Take Off the Podcast Headphones!
Headphones might be doing more harm than good in your podcasting. Here’s where to remove them and what to use when you still need monitoring.
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434. It’s Okay to Break Some Podcasting “Rules”
Learn when podcasting best practices are not rules but only guidelines, what tradeoffs matter, and how to break podcasting rules with intention instea...
433. Four Types of Podcast Niches—It's Not Just Your Topic!
You've probably heard the podcasting advice that you must choose a niche, or even "niche down." But your topic isn't the only kind of niche your podca...
Five Ways to Handle Multi-Topic Episode Titles
Here's how to balance your podcast SEO, spark curiosity, and maintain clarity when naming podcast episodes that don’t fit neatly under one topic.
431. How I Improved My Podcasting Workflow in 2025
I've been teasing for a while that I made some major workflow changes for The Audacity to Podcast, Here's what I change and why.
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430. Ten Lightweight Portable Podcasting Accessories Every Podcaster Should Own
Skip the mixers and mic stands. These lightweight podcasting accessories fit in a small bag and can help you podcast from anywhere.
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429. Remember and Keep Your Podcast Promises
Your podcast makes promises through its branding, titles and descriptions, and your own words. Learn 3 ways to identify and keep those promises.
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428. What Are the Ethics of Paying for Podcast Interviews?
When is it okay to pay a guest or pay to be a guest? And when you should you disclose compensation to your audience?
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427. Three Ways to Combine Episode Numbers with Numbers in Titles
Learn how to smartly handle podcast episode numbers when your title starts with a number, so your RSS feed, website, and podcast apps are optimized.
426. Podcasting with a Teleprompter—Even for Audio Podcasts
Teleprompters aren't only for newscaster and politicians! They can be great for podcasting—even if you podcast in only audio!
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425. When Clever Titles Are Okay for Podcasts and Episodes
Discover when it makes sense to use clever podcast titles instead of descriptive ones, and learn how to protect your podcast SEO while doing it.
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424. A New Way to See Podcast Industry Insights!
Track active podcast metrics from Apple Podcasts, analyze 110 categories, monitor Podcasting 2.0 trends, and easily download beautiful 4K charts!
423. Should You Try OpenClaw in Podcasting?
Explore whether OpenClaw belongs in your podcasting workflow, including the security risks, potential costs, practical use cases, and why you should n...
422. Podcasts Beat AM/FM Talk Radio in Listening Time!
Far more exciting than winning "World's Best Cup of Coffee," Edison Research revealed that as of Q4 2025, Americans spent more time listening to podca...
421. When to AVOID Podcast Episode Numbers
Following up from my previous episode (#420) about using numbering your podcast episode, here are 5 times and places to not use episode numbers.
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420. When to Use Podcast Episode Numbers
I've changed my mind since 12 years ago in episode 175, when I proposed that episode numbers were unnecessary for most podcasts. Now, I see more cases...
419. Avoid These 5 Common Mistakes New Podcasters Make
No matter where you are in your podcasting journey, it's possible to make one of these podcasting mistakes at any point!
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418. Podcasting Challenge: Complete Your Unfinished Episodes THIS
Do you have any unfinished episodes? Maybe you already recorded them but just haven't gotten around to editing them. Or maybe you started writing the...
417. Podfest 2026 Highlights
I'm back from Podfest Multimedia Expo 2026 in Orlando. This is now my favorite podcasting conference, and I'd like to share some thoughts.
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416. 6 Unexpected Podcasting Workflow Upgrades
When thinking about upgrading your podcasting workflow, you probably immediately think of actual podcasting tools: microphones, recorder/mixer/interfa...
415. 5 Reasons to Get a Podcast PO Box
Post office boxes (maybe called something else in other countries) require an investment (especially increasing the last few years), but they could be...
Merry Christmas from The Audacity to Podcast!
It's Christmas Eve, and instead of talking about podcasting or goals for a new year, I want to share a special Christmas message.
414. Ask Your Audience These 3 Questions in 2026
Surveying your audience doesn't have to be a complicated matter. Moving into a new year, here are the three most important questions I recommend you a...
413. Does Your Podcast Need WordPress Anymore?
Is WordPress still the best choice for your podcast website, or should you try something else now?
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412. Don’t Cram for Your Podcast!
Running short on time but feel obligated to podcast? Should you "wing it" or just cram like a procrastinating high-schooler the night before a big tes...
411. Beware These 7 Deadly Sins in Podcast-Hosting Providers
There are plenty of great podcast-hosting providers, but some of them are committing podcasting sins that could make it harder for you to use them, or...
410. Which Is Higher Priority: Audio, or Video?
In a world that can't correctly define a podcast anymore, there's a new obsession over and pressure to publish video. But if you are able to publish b...
409. Should You Share Your Faith, Politics, or Morals in Your Podcast?
You may have heard that certain topics are "taboo" to share in your podcast, but are they really? Or is it okay to share your "controversial" perspect...
408. Why and How to Use Podcast Chapters
Podcast chapters allow your listening audience to get extra context during your podcast, more easily take action, and jump to spots in your episodes....
407. Podcasting During or After Tragedy
During or after a tragedy, podcasting may be the last thing on your mind. Or maybe it's actually something you want or need to get back into, but you'...
What Questions or Thoughts Do You Have on Somber or Controversial Issues in Podcasting?
With the death of Todd Cochrane, his funeral, and the assassination and martyrdom of Charlie Kirk, I'm taking a week off of The Audacity to Podcast.
406. In Memory of Todd Cochrane
Todd Cochrane, a great podcasting pioneer, an advocate for independent podcasters, and one of my good friends died Monday morning, September 8, 2025.<...
405. Any Podcaster Can Improve with These 2 Things
Want a bigger audience? Want to make money with your podcast? Want to become a better podcaster? Want to grow your authority and popularity?
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404. Thoughts from Podcast Movement 2025
I'm back from Podcast Movement 2025 in Dallas and I have thoughts, especially after my previous episode about why you should attend live events for yo...
403. Why Attend Live Events for Your Podcast?
Live events can provide great opportunities to grow your knowledge, create content, expand your network, and grow your podcast audience.
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402. What Does It Take to Podcast Full Time?
It takes more than high quality content to make a full-time income from your podcast!
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401. Should Podcast Episodes Have a Consistent Length?
Unlike traditional broadcasting, there are no "show clocks," scheduled ad breaks, or rigid time slots for podcasts. So should you care about publishin...
400. What’s a Podcast Anymore?
This fundamental question that has been challenged and even abused: what is a podcast anymore? There's plenty of misinformation and disinformation out...
399. Where to Find Your First Podcast-Guesting Opportunities
Podcasting guesting is consistently the #1 way to grow your own podcast. This works because it gives you the opportunity to get in front of more ideal...
398. Will Changing Hosting Providers Grow Your Podcast?
I see podcasters often think that their podcast might grow faster if they switch podcast hosting providers, like from Blueberry to Captivate or vice v...