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What’s underrated, and what’s overrated in podcasting? 🤫 (Podcraft Pointers)

Published 6 days ago • 2 min read

Hello, Podcrafters!

If you think of your time and effort as a pizza, there are only so many slices to go round 🍕

The problem is that podcasting advice wants everything to have its own piece. Daily clips. Perfect audio. Celebrity guests. 12-page show notes. A ritual sacrifice to the algorithm gods.

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So on this week’s episode of Podcraft, we asked a simpler question: What actually deserves a slice?

  • Good mic technique - underrated or overrated?
  • Written podcast descriptions - underrated or overrated?
  • Podcast show notes - underrated or overrated?
  • High bitrates and lossless audio - underrated or overrated?
  • Short video clips for social - underrated or overrated?
  • Researching guests and planning out interviews - underrated or overrated?
  • "Celebrity" guests - underrated or overrated?
  • Podcast sponsorship - underrated or overrated?
  • Intro music - underrated or overrated?
  • Hiring a podcast editor - underrated or overrated?

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Mic Drop Fact: There’s a sound faster than sound.
In certain conditions, shock waves (like those from explosions) can travel faster than normal sound waves - these are called supersonic waves.

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