Pod Thoughts

  • Competition in Podcasting

    This title is almost an oxymoron! In all the creative fields where I’ve participated, there is a sense of collaboration. Perhaps film making is the…

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  • To Script or Not.

    Scripting is the backbone of the podcast. Do you script fully? Do you use bullet points? Do you script fully and then allow hosts to…

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  • Editing. How much is enough?

    Editing is where the science and the art of podcasting continue their dance. How much is really enough? I bounce from one idea to another…

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  • Finding Your Voice

    This is the first of the more ethereal topics I will be covering in this series. Finding your voice is a thing that can just…

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  • Defining Your Audience

    Here’s the thing with podcasting that really throws the new entrant. The tighter your  defined audience, the more likely your podcast is to be successful.…

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  • Copyright

    Copyright is a thing that confuses many. In this post I’ve come up with a few questions to ask yourself before you use any content.…

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  • Storytelling

    We are a storytelling species. There you go, finished. Not quite. What is a story? Why do they matter? A story in its most basic…

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  • Soundscaping

    The gentle art of soundscaping is not for the faint hearted! Subtly is the key. This is not a skill most of us are born…

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  • Outside Recording

    Moving from a controlled recording space to the outdoors provides many challenges and opportunities. The main challenges surround control of unwanted sound. As ever, this…

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  • Production Standards

    This is where the audiophile and the practical come into conflict. The point, I think I’ve made a few times, is that we are crafting…

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