How to Look Professional on Camera for a Video Podcast

June 30, 2026

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Looking professional on a video podcast does not mean wearing a suit, buying expensive clothes, or trying to look like...
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Podcast Loudness Standards: -14 vs. -16 LUFS for Apple, Spotify, YouTube, and Riverside

February 23, 2026

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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

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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

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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

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If viewers click your video podcast and disappear almost immediately, the problem may not be the quality of the conversation....
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