by Jessica Garrison January 2024 If you ask anyone who’s in the podcasting industry how they came to be where they are now, you’d most likely get a response filled with passion, realization, and epiphanies. To have a podcast means to have something that’s worth talking about and sharing with the world. Currently, I’m the blog writer for The F.E.E.L Podcast, an interview-based podcast that supports women’s empowerment and journeys to living unapologetically. With this kind of podcast, our team members have to be cautious and sensitive about what our guests have to say. We’ve heard stories from ..read more

by Kathy Barron July 2023 Being curious is usually the first step in creating a podcast. Curiosity is the spark that starts the fire within us and is one of the most valuable traits for enhancing our creativity. Curiosity involves a strong desire to explore, learn, and understand the world around us. Creativity and curiosity are closely connected and often go hand in hand. They complement each other in various ways and their interplay can significantly enhance the creative process. When it comes to creativity, curiosity plays a vital role in several ways. Broadening knowledge: Curious peopl ..read more

by Hilary Salzman April 2023 Imagine it’s a sunny day, and you’re taking a stroll down by the sea. A young girl devours an ice cream cone, and her massive grin, dripping with strawberry sauce, shows how much she enjoys it. You smile to yourself, thinking back to your childhood. You feel good.  Suddenly, a greedy seagull torpedoes down. Snatching the girl’s ice cream from her hand; she sobs big snotty tears. You might be thinking, “hang on a minute, what has this got to do with podcasting?” You might also be wondering whether you need to read this article - you’re not hosting a fiction po ..read more

by Kathy Barron January 2023 We’ve all had days, weeks, and months when the creativity wall hits us. The creative flame has either been snuffed out or is not getting enough fuel. The negative voices in our head just won’t shut up. Imposter syndrome is a chronic state and won’t let go of its grip. We’ve all been there. It’s our natural state to be creative and to share it with the world. Why else have we so much effort to produce a podcast on a regular basis? We are natural born creatives. But even our creativity goes through seasons; it ebbs and flows. Although sometimes it isn’t flowing at a ..read more

by Carolyn Kiel October 2022 If you’re a woman who podcasts, or a woman who speaks anywhere in public, you’ve probably experienced at least one moment where your voice has been criticized – not for the substance of your message, but for the way your voice sounds. Perhaps you’ve also heard people label other women’s voices as “shrill,” “whiny,” “annoying” or a similar demeaning descriptor. Typically, comments like these are rationalized as either “constructive feedback” for an individual woman or universal truths about how women’s voices sound. This type of reasoning implies that if the indivi ..read more

by Elikqitie July 2022 The one priority at the top of every podcaster’s mind is to figure out how to get more listeners to their show. Without listeners, your message isn’t getting in front of other people. While putting your information about your podcast episode on social media is good, you’ll definitely want to make sure you’ve completed these digital marketing steps to ensure you’ve got the basics down to increase your SEO for your podcast. But first, let’s get down to the basics; what is SEO? SEO is an acronym that represents Search Engine Optimization. In a nutshell, SEO is the ability ..read more

by Kathy Barron October 2021 When you look at your podcast hosting website to find out how many downloads you have for one episode, day, month, or year, the IAB is behind these statistics. Who is the IAB?  Founded in 1996, The Interactive Advertising Bureau is the body responsible for setting the measurement standards for the podcasting industry. Its purpose is to empower the media and marking industries to thrive in the digital economy. As a trade association, the IAB advocates for its more than 650 members and promotes the value of the interactive advertising industry to legislators a ..read more

by Anna Gunn July 2021 Picking up the microphone holds transformative powers. It can take you from someone who has something to say, to someone who is saying it to a potentially worldwide audience. This is freedom of speech, it is your right. You’re exercising control over your own voice. But here’s the catch: if you’re interviewing other people in your podcast, you also hold control over their voices. As the great saying goes, “with great power comes great responsibility!” Ok, yes, Spiderman might have also said that. But just as you have the right to pick up the microphone, you now also hav ..read more

by Nancy Burger April 2021 So, you want to start your own podcast, but every time you think about it those little voices in your head join in a deafening symphony of “SERIOUSLY? WHO WOULD EVER WANT TO LISTEN TO YOU????” Know that you are not alone.  Fear of failure is not only common but pervasive, rearing its pesky head whenever we entertain cutting a different path for ourselves, trying a new adventure, or dipping a toe out of our comfort zone.  And while that doesn’t mean you should listen to those voices - you might want to figure out where they come from. There Is no such thin ..read more