Running a Podcast

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CallumIsGaming

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Hey there!

This weekend, I am hosting a podcast with a couple of my friends. It is going to be just us for the first week, and then we will look into getting regular guests in the future.

I was wondering if there is anyone on YTtalk who hosts a regular podcast themselves, and has any advice for a beginner.

Thanks!
 
I have a couple friends who run podcasts. I never have though. If I had to give advice I would say to just make sure you stay entertaining and make sure your listeners have something to listen to.
 
I ran a rubbish podcast series and will be starting a different one this summer. All I'd say is make sure you have a good place to host it and make sure to stick it up on iTunes. The most important thing we found was having fun. We had fun and people who heard it said it was funny. It probably wasn't unless you knew us, but even two years on I still have people mentioning it so having fun is key I guess!
 
Michael said:
@JohnKenShow might have something to offer as I am pretty sure he is a webcasting/podcasting pro :D
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Thanks Michael! Hopefully he can bang brains with me and his knowledge will seep over so that I may join him in ruling the world... I mean running great podcasts... Obviously. :)

PressRecord said:
I have a couple friends who run podcasts. I never have though. If I had to give advice I would say to just make sure you stay entertaining and make sure your listeners have something to listen to.
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Oh me and my friend can be entertaining alright... Although I am sure there will be several times where we somehow end up talking about his celebrity obsession, Jennifer Lawrence. xD It is still entertaining, may have to set up a wireless tazer to keep at least 75% of the podcast related to gaming or technologies surrounding it. Haha!

jessiblahtv said:
I ran a rubbish podcast series and will be starting a different one this summer. All I'd say is make sure you have a good place to host it and make sure to stick it up on iTunes. The most important thing we found was having fun. We had fun and people who heard it said it was funny. It probably wasn't unless you knew us, but even two years on I still have people mentioning it so having fun is key I guess!
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When you first start, you can't expect to be great. Looking forward to hearing your new one. Let us know when you start it. :) Is it pretty easy to get on iTunes, or is there any expenses you have to pay upfront? And thanks for the advice!
 
CallumIsGaming said:
When you first start, you can't expect to be great. Looking forward to hearing your new one. Let us know when you start it. :) Is it pretty easy to get on iTunes, or is there any expenses you have to pay upfront? And thanks for the advice!
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Will do!

It's pretty simple and free. iTunes wrote about it (it wouldn't let me include a link, so Google "get podcast onto iTunes"), and wherever you're using to host should be able to help you set it up too with their FAQs or whatever. :) Good luck!
 
jessiblahtv said:
No problem! Good luck with it. Let me know when you're up and running. :)
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Our plan is to hopefully run it live Sunday, upload it to YouTube with an overlay and going to suggest iTunes as well for those who just wish to listen to the audio. :) Will either post an update here when we go live, or @Michael is there a forum section where I can let people know?
 
Well... my one of piece of advice is.. you need to stay in control... What I mean is.. if you are hosting you have to keep the ball rolling.. and interject and try to maintain the focus.. also be aware of the time... Have a clock or something so you can see how long you have been going.. And decide at the beginning how long your show will be and what topic or topics you will touch on... Then as host continually gear the conversation back to those said topics.. it's ok to go off a bit, but bring it back.

Ok that was more than one piece of advice.. really just have fun.
 
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