When do you know it's time to call it quits on a podcast? 

Podcast Help Desk

When is it time to kill a show? – PHD167

Should you do live video?  If so, where? Facebook, YouTube, Others. Riverside.fm, streamyard or direct.  Podcast Movement Review  Website caching.  Getting a bit geeky.  This podcast is posted on PodcastHelpDesk.com.  Go there and subscribe!

Live or Not? – PHD166

On Hiatus Until September

I had the opportunity to talk to Dave Jones from Podcast Index and the Podcasting 2.0 show about PodPing and other podcasting stuff. 

PodPing (and other stuff) with Dave Jones from Podcast Index and Podcasting 2.0 – PHD165

itunes:subtitle, itunes:summary, or description tags - Today I talk about Episode Notes tags  (Show Notes).  This is part 1 of an experiment.  Please email me and let me know what app or apps you see this in and what tags (at the top of this text) you see and where.   This is a LINK to something cool.    https://mikedell.com

Episode Notes - Tag Experiment Part one - PHD164

One thing you can always say about how podcasting works, it's always changing.  The last couple of weeks it seems that there is a sort of shift in how it works on basic levels.  Or, does it work the same and only some apps are changing? Apple changed Subscribe to Follow for free podcasts. Apple added "Subscribe" for premium podcasting. Spotify say "Me too!" and adds Premium Podcasting for a very limited number of people. Apple may have changed how their app works when it comes to "followed" (ie. subscribed) podcasts work. *still not sure about that Apple really hid the "Add show by URL" function in Apple Podcasts. What do we indie podcasters have to do to insure our shows remain free of gatekeepers and the cancel culture? This podcast is posted on PodcastHelpDesk.com.  Go there and subscribe (or Follow)!

The Podcast Landscape is Changing

Apple announced "Subscriptions" after changing the name of subscribing to a free podcast to "Follow".  We have more details about that system.  Today I will attempt to tell you, technically, how this is going to work and what it will not do. 

Apple Paid Subscription Podcasts – PHD162

100% my opinion. I air my podcasting grievances.

Airing My Top 10 Podcasting Grievances – PHD161

I love it when people correct me! Andy Lehman tells me all about what I didn't get quite right about the Podcast Namespace.

More Podcast Namespace Talk with Andy Lehman – PHD160

In the history of podcasting, there have been a few Namespaces added to RSS to make podcasting work.  Apple added the namespace, Google added the namespace and even Blubrry added the namespace.  Now there is a new one done by independent podcasters, app developers, companies and other interested people called the namespace.   It's done by the Podcast Index people at  https://podcastindex.org.   I explain what a namespace is and go over the new tags being added by the "podcast" namespace.

Podcast Namespaces in RSS – Explained – PHD159

Today I want to go back to the REAL basics of how podcasting works.   So, without going into a history lesson,  podcasting has worked the same way since it started  16 years ago.  (some say longer). 

How Podcasting Works – Back to Basics – PHD158

Why would build your podcast on someone else's platform when you can build your own?

Build Your Own Podcasting Platform – PHD157

In 2020, the podcast industry added over 1 million shows.  Out of 1.7 million shows listed on Apple, 60% (ish) are inactive. 

Review of 2020 in Podcasting – PHD156

Here is what I do. I do more show prep.  It seems I get more motivated to podcast if I do show prep on a show I'm about to record. 

Podcaster’s Block – What do you do when you don’t feel like podcasting? – PHD155

There are lots of apps you can use to play podcasts.   As a podcaster I'm sure you are also a podcast listener.  Here is my top 6 (in reverse order of use).