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What gives your podcast its energy?
Is it the topic? The guests? The editing? You? Think of what sparks you to show up, even on the hard days. ɕ
(In category Workbench, last updated by @Amin)
Campfire: Tues, Dec 30, 2025
Tuesday, December 30th is the next Campfire Zoom! Tuesday, Dec 30th - 3pm Eastern US/NYC The date/time should be 2025-12-30T20:00:00Z (UTC) in your timezone. :arrow_…
(In category Campfires, last updated by @craigconstantine)
The open question
When Stany Foucher reflects on years of training with the founders of Art du Déplacement, he doesn’t talk about the legendary conditioning sessions or the hours of repetition. …
(In category Workbench, last updated by @craigconstantine)
Podcasting anniversary
I hope you have some way of sitting down and looking back on what you’ve actually accomplished. If you don’t, you’ll never notice what you’ve done; …
(In category Workbench, last updated by @craigconstantine)
From the archives: Dafna Gold Melchior
From Alignment with Dafna Gold Melchior… What role does alignment play in sustaining motivation and purpose when creating a podcast? Practical insights emerge about overcoming the challenge of balancing self-prom&…
(In category Workbench, last updated by @craigconstantine)
The complexity you can see
Tracy Hazzard wanted to simplify her podcast. After years of running The Binge Factor as an interview show, she decided to pivot to a “deconstructed” format—reviewing and analyzing other …
(In category Workbench, last updated by @craigconstantine)
Top topics
A few of the most-popular topics in the last month…
Podium.page news
Wow! This note arrived this morning in my inbox, and let’s just say I was shocked. Of course I just paid a year’s fee, so I’ll be …
(In category Workbench, last updated by @Ashutosh)
Campfire: Tuesday, Dec 9, 2025
Tuesday, December 9th is the next Campfire Zoom! Tuesday, Dec 9th - 3pm Eastern US/NYC The date/time should be 2025-12-09T20:00:00Z (UTC) in your timezone. :arrow_…
(In category Campfires, last updated by @craigconstantine)
What gives your podcast its energy?
Is it the topic? The guests? The editing? You? Think of what sparks you to show up, even on the hard days. ɕ
(In category Workbench, last updated by @Amin)
What was your intent when you launched your podcast?
And has it changed? You can be honest—most of us launch with one idea and evolve into another. ɕ
(In category Workbench, last updated by @craigconstantine)
Hand logging? The secret to editing
The two episodes below are worth listening to. But there’s one standout takeaway about help with editing: It’s described as doing “hand logging” which is a special (but …
(In category Workbench, last updated by @craigconstantine)