THIS SHOW IS CURRENTLY ON HIATUS - PLEASE ENJOY THE ARCHIVE OF CONTENT FOCUSED ON MAKING PODCASTING BETTER. Where plenty of podcasts about podcasting (PAPs) tell you what to do, Podcast Pontifications gives you what to think about in podcasting. These insightful forward-looking episodes have one central tenet: Podcasting needs to be made better, not just easier. Designed for the working podcaster, these short-form episodes get you thinking about the future of podcasting and how you can better prepare yourself -- and your shows -- for the future. The goal is simple: help you develop critical thinking skills needed to make the best future-proofed podcast you can with the tools of today. Plus a few sneak previews of what might be coming tomorrow. Hosted by Podcast Hall of Fame Class of 2022 inductee Evo Terra.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacyChartable - https://chartable.com/privacyPodsights - https://podsights.com/privacy
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 5 days 3 hours 11 minutes
episode 215: How To Make Accessible Podcast Audio In 5 Easy Steps
No, you do not have to compromise your artistic vision when making your podcast’s audio files accessible for those with hearing loss. Today: tips from professional audio engineers that show you exactly how to get it right on every episode of your show.
episode 215: One Week Break - Aug 26, 2019
Yes, I'm going on break for a week. For all the right reasons.
episode 216: Be Where Today's Podcast Listeners Expect You To Be
People brand new to podcasting are from Mars, while us podcasting veterans are from Venus. No, we can't meet in the middle. We need to get our asses to Mars! (???? Total Recall reference for the uninitiated)
episode 217: Let Your Podcast Live Where Your Audience Lives
Today's podcast listener is fed up with your drive-by attempts to capture their attention. To reach this new audience, your podcast episodes have to live where they live.
episode 218: Podcasting Has A Hub-and-Spoke Problem
Herding cats, corralling feral hogs… Pick your metaphor. But trying to force today's new crop of podcast listeners to behave the way you want them to behave as just kind of... dumb. Welcome to the new world order, podcaster.
episode 219: Premium Podcasting Will Soon Dominate The Short Head
Break out your credit card, podcast listener. Because soon the best and most popular (yes, both of those) podcasts will cost you (and everyone else) to listen.
episode 220: Mitigating Future Threats To Hobbyist Podcasting
Don't let the news coverage of premium podcasting fool you. The bulk of podcasting -- from production to consumption -- will be done by hobbyists. But that doesn't mean this “free” space is safe from future changes.
episode 221: Frenzy or Famine: The Future of RSS in Podcasting
Podcasting just wouldn't be podcasting without the RSS feed. But while this flat text file is fundamental to podcasting today, is it powerful enough to power podcasting in the future?
episode 222: Exploring Podcasting's Cost-Free Future
You say “free hosting” like it's a bad thing. And, sure, it mostly is today. But what happens when one major player in our space switches to FREE? It’s going to make a lot of current podcasting business models obsolete.
episode 223: Solving Future Podcast Discovery Problems
The future of podcast discovery is bright; but only because the present of podcast discovery really sucks. But before you cheer too much for the future of podcast discovery, it might be a bit more dystopian than you want.