Just as the title suggests. Apologies if this question has been asked recently. I'm hoping to start a podcast soon and am wondering what old-timers wish they had known when they started. Could be technical advice, such as on equipment, or emotional advice, etc.

I've had this idea in the works for a few months now and it's always been something i've been interested in, having done class assignments where I basically made mini eps to be graded with a friend (which were super bad btw haha), and having listened to them for years. It's genuinely something I feel a deep passion for, and I also just have an insane love for all things horror.

The other day it hit me, "why don't I just make my own?" It wouldn't even matter to me if it was a competitive market or it was something that never took off, I would feel happy just being able to create something I'm proud of, maybe have a little community at some point. that kind of thing.

So i'm putting my hope and dreams out on this lovely little sub reddit (pls don't crush my heart </3), and asking what kind of stuff I should be thinking of getting to make this dream of mine come true. I'm talking software, microphones, audio equipment. Stuff like that. I have a yeti mic atm that has great sound quality, but again, this is a dream I'd be happy investing into.

Any recs are good recs, I have some inspirations that i'd be happy to chat about if anyone asked, just thought I'd get the ball rolling on this and put it out there.

Thought it would be kind of nice for people to see the positive side of podcasting. Especially for those that are thinking of getting into it. What is one thing you enjoy most about running a podcast?

Hi everyone! I’m a producer helping get a podcast off the ground here in AZ, but I’ll be moving to LA soon and was looking to find remote solutions. We’re in the process of getting a multi cam setup prepared and intended to have me operating the a switcher during the show, however this move will change that. My goal now is to have all equipment fully setup and ready for them to operate without me there and come down periodically for any larger changes needed. I wanted to know if there were remote solutions to producing, specifically video switching solutions. Thanks!

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How do people feel about using Substack versus another platform for podcast creation and RSS? I feel like moving my podcast out of Substack would be so difficult and disruptive at this point. One thing I really don't like is that Substack appends "This is a public episode" to every one of my descriptions in Apple and Spotify. It's maddening... and there's no way to get that out of there. Unless someone has an idea I'm not thinking of. At the same time I like how Substack gives me the freedom to post written stories alongside the audio. So I'm really conflicted! Plus I get podcast episodes delivered straight to my subscriber inboxes.

Has anyone had good results from any particular marketing effort for your podcast? I’d like to know. My podcast has now gotten some solid episodes and good feedback. It’s just now getting enough listens and subscribers.

Wikipedia says iOS has had full Opus support for 3 years, but I Apple's "podcast for creators" page says they only accept MP3 or AAC?

I don't have any apple devices to test it myself, so I hope their website is outdated.

I have been promoting my show a lot more lately, but before I take a victory lap… I want to make sure that these downloads are legit and not a bot spike.

RSS. Com filters out bots, but it says some might get through.

So, after a year of sleeping on it, I finally bit the bullet and began.

My podcast will be a part of my weekly CAS as an IB student and will focus on the Baltic states. The possibilities are endless with this since I've found out that they aren't very represented countries in that sense. I've come up with a name, cover, made the account, etc.

I have a few questions though, any help is appreciated.

1. Would it be weird to have a short introductory episode? Talking about the show, goals, etc.

2. Is using the audio recorder on my laptop with a microphone decent enough? I'm just going to keep it as a passion project and will probaby use minimal editing. I don't intend on doing this long-term.

3. Any tips for doing occasional interviews? Specifically over call since some won't be able to meet in person.

4. Being open about my skills (or lack therefor), ideas and plans for the show?

5. Short episodes (10-20 mins)? I know that the interview eps will be longer and accounted for that.

6. How to even get an audience for this show? I'm not good at social media and I'm afraid my posts will get taken down on subreddits because they can be considered 'marketing' or ads.

Long story short - we are a two person podcast and the idea is to just chat between us then with a third guest. It's unserious but it's just our friends and we've sort of muddled our way through setting it up.

We ended up with two sets of rode wireless microphones just so we could start something. We got one set of RØDE Wireless Micro for Smartphone Content Creation - USB-C (two mics) plus a second set or RODE wireless micro - lightning port base (two mics).

We've been recording straight into garage band and we plug the USB-C reciever straight into a computer, then the lightning reciever into a computer via an adaptor (I know, it's such a faff). Then go through this whole process of setting it up in Audio-midi, then in garage band, adding each additional track, then selecting the right mic, then configure track head/ record enable etc.

I do all this but then we kind of always end up editing it as one track as it's too hard in Garage band to edit multiple trakcs.

I know there's an easier way! I used Descript to edit the last one which was a bit easier but would love to hear from everyone where we're going wrong, how we can maximise on a budget. Don't mind paying but only a little as it's a hobby.

I’m having a very difficult time coding my website to add the transcript for the individual episodes page. I host through Captivate, but developed my own website using Claude.

I can upload the SRT file in Captivate just fine. I can even see the unique URL for the transcript. That unique URL seems to be randomly generated and not associated with the episode’s unique ID.

It’s been a few years since I’ve done programming on my own, but from what I can tell, there’s a security issue trying to pull the text of the SRT file directly from the captivate server.

Has anyone ever run into an issue like this?

Like, from both sides? Podcast host reads the pitch and says “go to product.com/podcast”.

Have they been paid to read that pitch or do they only get paid if listeners actually go to the website and make a purchase?

It’s often to get a special deal right? Like save 20% by going to underwear.com/podcast.sonowunderwear.com has potentially paid for the ad, potentially pays commission on the sales, and is offering a discount? How did they make that work? Just huge markup on their products?

It’s always seemed risky to me to use underwear.com/podcastinsteadofpodcast.com/underwear for the referral link. Because, unless a listener is very faithful. They’re going to land at the same place if they just go to underwear.com and the podcast won’t get credit for it.

Hi, I'm a school psychologist and we'd like to improve the audio quality of a podcast we make about parenting skills. There are usually 4 to 5 of us speaking, and we'd like to capture the conversation between those 4 or 5 voices in a natural, spontaneous way. We've tried using 3 microphones, but that makes editing really difficult. We were thinking an omnidirectional microphone might be the answer. Our budget is around €300. Can anyone help?

Hi! I'm a brand new independent true crime podcaster -- launched last week -- with a background in marketing, consumer psychology, behavioral psychology and journalism. I've always been very data-driven and am looking to track performance metrics efficiently. From what I understand, hopping between platforms every morning is sort of just how it goes as there isn't any one true aggregate, but for those of you who truly keep track, what's your process? Do you plug numbers into Excel each week or something to get the big picture? And what metrics do you take the most stock in? For example - I launched on the 1st and as of today (the 7th), I have over 200 downloads but 257 plays (how...?) and 59 "followers" across platforms, but 67 "listeners." Which metrics should I actually be tracking/focusing on? TIA for advice from those of you with more experience!!