The Physical Prep: Looking and Feeling Like a Pro on Camera
June 30, 2026
There is a massive component of podcast pre-production that has absolutely nothing to do with your show notes, your outlines,...
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Podcast Loudness Standards: -14 vs. -16 LUFS for Apple, Spotify, YouTube, and Riverside
February 23, 2026
How loud should your podcast actually be? For the spoken-word podcasts I produce, my practical target is usually around -14...
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Podcast MP3 Bitrate: 128, 192, 256, or 320? What Actually Matters for Podcast Audio
February 9, 2026
If you want the short version first, here it is: For podcast delivery, 128 kbps is not “wrong.”But it also...
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Podcast Sample Rate and Bit Depth: 44.1 vs. 48 kHz and 16 vs. 24-Bit
January 26, 2026
If your recording software gives you a choice between 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz, or 16-bit and 24-bit, here’s the...
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Podcast Producer vs. Editor: What a Producer Actually Does
August 18, 2025
If your podcast takes forever to edit, the editor may not be the problem. A rough edit is often the...
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Video Podcast Retention: How to Hook Viewers in the First 30 Seconds
July 22, 2025
If viewers click your video podcast and disappear almost immediately, the problem may not be the quality of the conversation....
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