15 editing lessons from 15 years of podcast production 💡 (Podcraft Pointers)


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.

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📝 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 Features You Should Be Using (YouTube)

AI tools can transform podcast editing by automating cleanup, noise reduction, levelling, and voice enhancement. In Alitu, features include automatic intro/outro music, silence and filler-word removal, transcript-based editing, AI-generated titles and descriptions, video creation, highlight reels, and trailer generation.

🎧 Lessons from 3 years of marketing trends (Podcraft)

Jeremy Enns from the Podcast Marketing Academy unpacks the latest Podcast Marketing Trends report, including an exploration of why growth is slowing for big shows but accelerating for independents.

📝 Feature Breakdown: Podcast Call Recording (Blog)

Digging deep into call recording for your podcast - covering the issues that can occur and the features that you might expect. This also shows what's offered in Alitu, but you can apply the requirements to help you choose the best recording platform for you!

🌐 MowPod's Podcast Charts & Directory Update (Resource)

A couple of great updates from Mowpod this week. First, their live podcasting charts are a brilliant free resource. It'll show where your own show ranks in any relevant category, and you can subscribe for daily updates on how that's changing to track progress.

Also new: a podcasting resources section showcasing a range of great tools, and which reflects a bunch of our own favourites too!

👥 What’s a podcast title you came up with but never used, even though you still love it? (Community)

Share your unused gems and the stories behind them. Whether it was too quirky, too niche, or just didn't fit the final concept, we want to hear it all. Join the IndiePod Community today - it's free!


🤔 YOUR CUE

Algorithms in podcasting split opinion. Critics say they flatten taste, reduce variety, and erode nuance. Supporters argue that they give creators a better chance to be discovered, go viral, and grow an audience. What's your take?


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🧙‍♂️ The Podcasting Sage Says:

“Your audience doesn’t grow from downloads. It grows from decisions.”

Focus on actions your listeners take, not just numbers.

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How to Run a Thriving, Profitable Podcast

Launch, growth and success tips for Podcasters and wider content creators. Read a set of quick points, from tool reviews to growth tactics, and much more, all aimed at helping you create the show of your dreams. If you're building a personal or a content brand, then get started with us!

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