Podcast Pontifications

One sweaty time at a distanced Barre class was all it took for the advice of fellow podcaster George Hrab to suddenly made sense to me. So from my sweaty realization with my leg hiked behind me and hip flexors complaining to your awaiting ears and eyes, I give you seven ways you can break out of your habit (and my habit) of going through the motions and really focus on what it is you’re doing when you’re doing podcast-y things.

Select Your Podcast’s Guests With Intent - If the entire reason you brought on a high-profile guest with a huge audience is to boost your numbers… how does that serve your audience? Also, that doesn't sound like a good basis to build an interesting conversation upon.

Publish Your Podcast’s Episodes With Intent - Half-assed efforts at polishing the audio or writing the episode copy will certainly save you (and have saved me) a lot of time. But if the intent was “save time”, there’s not much benefit to your audience. 

Repurpose Your Podcast’s Episodes With Intent - There are so many different places to repurpose your episode, it’s easy to get lazy. Hey, I get lazy on this and often copy and paste the same text and same image in lots of different places. My friend Mark from Captivate.fm has a great case study that covering his team’s efforts on YouTube, and why they’ve eventually decided to stop trying to repurpose podcast content there.

Guest On Other Podcasts With Intent - One proven way to get more attention to your podcast is to be a guest on other people’s podcasts. When you’re on, can you present yourself to their audience in such a way to better the chance the audience may want to seek out more from you? While still being a great guest, obviously.

Displaying Your Intent Outside Of Podcasting - Beyond your friends and familym di the other people you interact with on a regular basis know you're podcasting? Does your social media presence clearly indicate you're a podcaster? Does that presence talk to your unique approach to podcasting? Take a look at the key places you communicate with the non-podcasting world, and apply some intent.

Listen To Other Podcasts With Intent - Do your own listening habits help you grow as a podcaster, nourish your psyche, or replenish your soul? If so, keep on listening to those! But if the preponderance of podcasts entering your ears are from the Top 10 or you just trying to keep up with the popular shows… Is that really helping you grow as a podcaster?

Prepare Your Show And Episodes With Intent - The amount of intent you bring to “show prep” matters. And the amount of before-mic-time is often many multiples of on-mic time. But if you are intentional in your prep work, that will come through in your episodes. Your audience will appreciate it. And you’ll be happier knowing you’re putting out better quality content.

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Support For Abortion Rights

While Americans overwhelmingly support the right of an individual to make their own decisions about abortion, unfortunately, that right is no longer protected everywhere in the U.S. The Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade on June 24th. Abortion is a basic healthcare need for the millions of people who can become pregnant. Everyone should have the freedom to decide what’s best for themselves and their families, including when it comes to ending a pregnancy. This decision has dire consequences for individual health and safety, and could have harsh repercussions for other landmark decisions. Restricting access to comprehensive reproductive care, including abortion, threatens the health and independence of all Americans. Even if you live in a state where abortion rights are upheld, access to safe medical procedures shouldn’t be determined by location, and it shouldn't be the privilege of a small few. You can help by donating to local abortion funds. To find out where to donate for each state, visit donations4abortion.com. If you or someone you know needs help, or if you want to get more involved, here are 5 resources: 1. ShoutYourAbortion.com is a campaign to normalize abortion. 2. DontBanEquality.com is a campaign for companies to take a stand against abortion restrictions. 3. Abortion.cafe has information about where to find clinics. 4. PlanCPills.org provides early at-home abortion pills that you can keep in your medicine cabinet. 5. Choice.CRD.co has a collection of these resources and more. We encourage you to speak up! And spread the word.

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