Tag: podcasting

Posted in: 2023

220. Podcasting Requires a Lot of Writing

My guest today is Alex Sanfilippo. Alex is an entrepreneur and the CEO and founder of PodPros, a software company focused on the podcasting industry. He is also a podcast host of the top-rated podcast called Podcasting Made Simple. I invited Alex on the show to talk a bit about those things, but mostly to talk about the various kinds of writing he needs to do in order to carry out the numerous lines of his business. Does he plan and make notes? Does he just make lists? Does he just let the text stream out of him, so to speak? This is “Podcasting Requires a Lot of Writing,” episode 220 of the podcast.

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Alex’s Website
https://alexsanfilippo.com/

Posted in: 2023

218. Getting Under Your Skin: A Conversation about Horror

My guest today is Miles Tritle. He is the writer and narrator of The Warning Woods, a podcast of horror stories. He’s also published two novels. We talk mostly about horror, though, not only examples of it but also how he defines it and what are its characteristics. Spoiler alert: he comes up with a pretty succinct definition of the genre.

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Miles's Podcast
https://linktr.ee/thewarningwoods

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Miles's Books
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Miles-Thomas-Tritle/author/B09DW2T7VY

Posted in: 2022

86. Monetizing, Branding, and Videorecording Your Podcast

This episode is a continuation of the conversation I had in the previous episode with Lindsay McMahon. Lindsay is co-host of the wildly popular All Ears English. It’s an English as a Second Language podcast aimed at intermediate to advanced English speakers who are also professionals, university students, or ESL teachers. They teach listeners how to use everyday English vocabulary, and carry on regular conversations on the widest variety of topics. Lindsay and her co-host have been podcasting since 2013, and have made All Ears English into a huge success: 100,000 downloads per episode, four times a week. The podcast has won numerous awards. We had a great conversation, which ended just as she was getting into the details of monetization. And these are details you don’t want to miss. Please listen.

Posted in: 2022

85. Increasing Downloads and Monetizing Your Podcast

My guest for this episode is Lindsay McMahon, who is co-host of the wildly popular All Ears English. It’s an English as a Second Language podcast aimed at intermediate to advanced English speakers who are also professionals, university students, or ESL teachers. They teach listeners how to use everyday English vocabulary, and carry on regular conversations on the widest variety of topics. Lindsay and her co-host have been podcasting since 2013, and have made All Ears English into a huge success: 100,000 downloads per episode, four times a week. If you are a podcaster, as I am obviously, you’ll know that this is really exceptional. The podcast has won numerous awards. I had a great conversation with her: she knows what she’s talking about, and I learned a lot even during our chat. You will too: please listen.

Posted in: 2022

81. God, Love, Sex, and Atheism

My guest on this episode is Miracle Sims. She’s a busy and creative person, but our discussion focused on religion generally, and on her podcast God, Sex, and Love. Miracle has published several books, including her very open memoir about single life as a Christian, The Cultivation Period: A Single Christian Journey. She has an associate’s degree in theatre from Gordon College, and in addition to being a writer, she is also an actor, singer, and songwriter. She was a genuine pleasure to talk to—smart, funny, and open—and we proved that a Christian and an atheist can in fact have a civilized conversation.