Podcast Lifestyle

Sure, you can test-and-learn your way to a great show, but you can also cut down on the time that process takes by stealing some tips from the pros.

We get a lot of questions from podcasters about merch–when's the right time to start making it? how do you handle shipping it? can you actually make money?–so we chatted with Nate Peretic, co-founder of Cotton Bureau.

Meet Caitlin Van Horn, Simplecast's Marketing Manager!

As you might expect for people that work at a podcasting company, we listen to a lot of podcasts. Here are a few from February.

Hey, what are you up to next weekend? If you're like us, you'll find us at On Air Fest in the Simplecast Audio Lounge!

Couldn't make it out to our Storytelling Structure for Podcasts panel at YouTube Space LA? No worries! We pulled out some of the highlights for you from the evening.

A few weeks back, when Rob Arturi popped into the Simplecast Members Forum to say he had built a modular, custom recording booth that also worked for video, and had done it for $2k instead of $20-30k, we sat up and took notice.

Meet Jeanine Percival Wright, Simplecast's COO, CLO, and actual lawyer!

It happens to everyone eventually (really!)–your first negative review. That sinking feeling in your stomach? Totally normal, don't worry!

We were absolutely obsessed when we saw Scotty Russell's amazing artwork for each of his episodes, so we asked him a little bit about his process, what he's learned making unique art for his show, and if other podcasters can leverage making striking artwork for their show.

Once you have all the elements of your podcast (such as the audio file, artwork, episode title, and show notes), it’s time to learn how to make it available for your audience.

Get to know Mike Murphy, one of our product support specialists!

Get to know Addy Saucedo from our customer success team–better known as The Podcast Planner!

The interview format for podcasts is a classic for a reason: it helps you show your audience something (and someone!) new, and it allows you potentially leverage someone else's audience. You might feel a little nervous going into your first interview on your podcast, but that's okay!

Meet Simplecast's customer support lead, Aaron Dowd (aka The Podcast Dude)!

We love to highlight Simplecast members who are totally killing it. This week: Scotty Russell of Perspective Podcast

If you are a person of color working in podcasting and want to be involved in early discussions around programming, read on.

It’s important that listeners also get some in-person time with their podcasting community.

While we’re not saying your New Year’s Eve plans should be staying home in comfy pants and listening to all of the Simplecast team’s favorite shows of this year… we’re also not not saying that.