Jul 17, 2019

Those spam emails you've been getting are right – size matters.

"Podcast hosting" isn't unlimited. And more and more people are getting their podcasts directly to mobile devices. Because of these things, the size of your podcast file matters – you want something that is quick to download and won't take up too much...

Jul 16, 2019

Is an "expensive" mic worth the money? What's the best way to avoid popping your Ps?

I was so excited to find the Popper Blocker to use in my favorite "on the road" mic, the GLS58. But the results weren't as great for me as I'd hoped they would be...

I'm no audio engineer and I wasn't sure if the issue was me,...

Jul 6, 2019

I released a Gay Pride Episode a couple of weeks ago with a mistake I knew might make me seem like a jerk. And it did...maybe.

It wasn't a big mistake, just a single comment, but it was enough that I got a couple of messages about it. And it was enough that I caught it when editing. But I thought, "I think the...

Jul 5, 2019

There's a report, or survey, or some other "lies, damn lies, and statistics" thing making its way around podcasting circles that talks about how "podcast hosts" make less money than anybody in podcasting. And that's probably true, when you consider how most podcasts are hobbies and most "podcasters" don't put a lot of...

Jun 24, 2019

I have a cheap "mobile phone" podcast setup that's great for when I'm on the road. The only downside is my mobile mic of choice, a Shure SM58 knockoff by GLS, has a plosive problem.

Maybe it's me. I'm used to broadcast mics like the BP40 and RE20 and am probably too close.

Or maybe it's that the gain on my mobile setup...