Episodes

  • How Is This American Life Mixed?
    Nov 19 2024

    Mike Comite joins Deanna Chapman to talk about his job as Senior Mixer over at This American Life, the award-winning podcast hosted by Ira Glass.


    We dive into:

    • The process for mixing a podcast with many moving parts
    • Loudness standards
    • Our favorite plug-ins


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    32 mins
  • 3 Things To Do Before Launching Your Podcast
    Nov 5 2024

    Before you start your podcast, there are 3 big things that you should do.


    In this episode, you'll learn why it's important to:

    1. Figure out your show idea and format
    2. Record test episodes
    3. Make a podcast trailer


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    7 mins
  • The Art of Podcast Ads: What Really Works?
    Oct 22 2024

    Ray Harkins, a Senior Account Executive at Wonder, joins the podcast to talks about all things ads! We talk about how top shows get sponsors, how Wondery handles ad placement across multiple shows, what options exist for smaller podcasts, and more.


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    26 mins
  • What I Learned From Hosting a Stephen King Podcast
    Oct 8 2024

    I used to host a Stephen King podcast called Chat Sematary and I learned 3 MAJOR things from it.


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    8 mins
  • How Pre-Production Can Make or Break Your Podcast
    Sep 24 2024

    Jesse Cannon is a podcast producer for hit shows like Being Black: The 80s, The Daily Beast's The New Abnormal, Air Mail's Morning Meeting, and Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast. He dives in to what some best practices are for producing a chart-topping podcast, which includes making competition reports and the importance of pre-production.


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    27 mins
  • Introducing The Podcast Life
    Sep 17 2024
    Welcome to The Podcast Life! Here's a look at what you can expect to learn from the show. Hosted by Deanna Chapman.

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    1 min