Mic Drop Fact: The loudest sound on earth. The eruption of the Krakatoa volcano (Indonesia 1883) produced a sound heard 3,000 miles away. This makes the Krakatoa eruption the loudest recorded sound in history. (Though I once heard a podcast come close with its intro music.) ✂️ CREATOR CUTS💡 📝 How to start a podcast in 2025 (Blog) Lindsay draws on more than ten years of podcasting to show how she’d launch a new series today. She tackles common questions about getting started, then shares...
4 days ago • 2 min read
Hey! For some creators, adding a photo of yourself to your podcast cover art makes perfect sense. But in some cases, it's not a good idea. Let's see which camp your podcast falls into... Should I Put My Photo In My Podcast Cover Art? Read more QUICK POLL 📊 And before you go! Please tell us if you agree or disagree (and why!)... Podcast platforms should use algorithms to recommend shows the way YouTube does with videos. Agree Disagree Have a great week!Katie P.S. Did someone forward you this...
8 days ago • 1 min read
Mic Drop Fact: The fastest recorded human speech. On average, humans speak around 150 words per minute. The Guinness record for the fastest talker in the English language is over 600 words/minute. ✂️ CREATOR CUTS💡 📝 15 podcast editing tips from 15 years of production (Blog) Editing should make podcasts easier to listen to, not harder to make. No matter what stage you're at with your show, these 15 tips will help you optimise, streamline, and simplify your process. 📺 6 AI Podcast Editing...
11 days ago • 2 min read
Mic Drop Fact: Intense ocean sounds Snapping shrimp (under 10 cm long) snap their claws so fast that they create cavitation bubbles whose collapse generates up to around 210 dB underwater, making them some of the loudest biological sounds in the ocean, comparable in intensity (within their medium) to a gunshot. ✂️ CREATOR CUTS💡 📝 Podcast chapter markers explained (Blog) As a podcast listener, I've benefited from these for years. As a podcast creator, I'll admit that I've only just started to...
18 days ago • 3 min read
Hey! We talk about social media engagement numbers in 10s of thousands these days, so it’s easy to scoff at the idea of celebrating 27 downloads of an episode of your podcast. But podcasting isn’t social media. A study by Buzzsprout has revealed that if your episode gets just 27 downloads in its first 7 days, you’re already in the top 50% of all podcasts. Here's why podcasting isn't a numbers game, and what to focus on instead. You Only Need 27 Downloads To Be In The Top 50% of Podcasts –...
22 days ago • 1 min read
Hey hey, how's things? Welcome back to another Podcast Pointers 😁 We've got a veritable treasure trove of podcast-boosting goodies for you today! The big one is about that ..thing.. that every podcast NEEDS to grow. It's first in the list below. But there's something spooky about 5s in here, too... ..The Take 5 Content validation method. The 5-Step Focus reset. And the 15 top microphones on the market - that's just three 5s, isn't it...? Plus, how we sound treated a cave. Yep. You can even...
25 days ago • 4 min read
Mic Drop Fact: The speed of sound varies. Sound travels fastest in solids, slower in liquids, and slowest in gases. It changes based on the medium and its properties, such as air (343 m/s), water (1,480 m/s), and steel (~5,960 m/s). ✂️ CREATOR CUTS💡 🎧 Are we overcomplicating podcasting? (Podcraft) Podcasting takes effort, but it doesn’t need to be overwhelming. The most meaningful work is identifying your audience and how you can help them. It’s tempting to follow trends or chase what others...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Mic Drop Fact: Sound can’t exist in space. Sound needs a medium (air, water, or solid) to propagate. That's a problem even open RSS can't fix. ✂️ CREATOR CUTS💡 📺 Ignore these 15 podcast tips (YouTube) Colin debunks 15 common myths new podcasters face, from the false need for video and expert status to gear misconceptions and outdated interview strategies. You'll also hear fresh takes on monetisation, editing, social media, and why personality can matter more than sticking to a script. 🎧...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Mic Drop Fact: Sound changes depending on your distance from it The change in sound frequency as an object moves closer to you is called the doppler effect. This explains why a siren’s pitch changes as it passes. ✂️ CREATOR CUTS💡 📝 Let's MAP out your podcast name (Blog) Two types of podcast names can have enormous benefits. Problem is, they can also really hamper your growth in the early days. Learn how to create the perfect podcast name using the MAP framework and discover what top podcasts...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Mic Drop Fact: Sound waves have a shape Sound waves appear as sine waves and can be visualized using devices like oscilloscopes. They can also create patterns in sand. Cymatics experiments show how sound frequencies produce intricate patterns in particles on a surface. ✂️ CREATOR CUTS💡 📝 How to pitch your podcast to journalists (Blog) Want to see your podcast featured in a magazine or newspaper? Then you NEED one of these (and no, I'm not talking about a media kit!) 🎧 How systems can boost...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read