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This week Dave and Jim dig into the messy, human side of podcasting — Jim debuts a brand-new recurring segment where he calls out his own mistakes from past episodes (yes, really), a listener spirals over editing software and begs for a faster workflow, and the guys argue over whether $9 a month is worth switching streaming platforms. Throw in a deep dive on why YouTube Shorts and clips might be the secret weapon you’re ignoring, a surprisingly practical lesson on matching your website colors to your show art, and some hard truths about trimming the fat out of your interviews, and you’ve got another fast-moving, genuinely useful hour of live podcast coaching.

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whosondrums.com — new awesome supporter (Stevie Taylor & Jonnie Adams)
pitchapodcast.com — Hear the horror stories of bad podcast pitches
podindy.com — November 7th live event in Indianapolis (code SOP)
color.adobe.com - pull the hex codes from your artwork

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Adam Curry asked an AI agent to download the latest episode of a popular podcast and remove the ads. Eight minutes later it was done, and it turned out half the file was ads. Dave and Jim react to the clip and ask whether this is the end of podcast advertising or just the next round of an ad-blocking arms race that YouTube has already survived. Then they get practical. Why "cap it at 10%" might be the smartest ad strategy around. Why a $12 book sale beats 2,400 downloads. And how a 42-second social media post turned out to be worth far more clicks than Dave expected. If you've ever wondered whether ads, subscriptions, or social media are worth your time, press play.

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Mentioned In This Episode
School of Podcasting
https://www.schoolofpodcasting.com/join
Podpage
http://www.trypodpage.com
Home Gadget Geeks
https://www.theaverageguy.tv
Fix My Podcast
https://www.fixmypodcast.com

Mentioned in this episode

• New supporter: Karen Jackson of A Long Look Podcast
• short.io and Switchy (trackable links)
• Wispr Flow (voice dictation)
• Profit From Your Podcast by Dave Jackson: profitfromyourpodcast.com
• PodIndy, November 7, 9am to 4pm, with Cliff Ravenscraft. Use code SOP at podindy.com

Coming up: Phil Hawthorne of the Home Assistant Podcast joins Jim on Home Gadget Geeks at theaverageguy.tv. Next week, a shout-out to Stevie from Who's on Drums.

This week's awesome supporter is Greg from the Indie Drop-in Network. Connecting listeners with amazing independent creators/ Submit your show at https://indiedropin.com/

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Dave is back from Podcast Movement in New York City with a full report on the new venue, the split business and indie days, and the $1.50 pizza. He and Jim cover a lot this week.

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Randy Black plays a before-and-after demo of Auphonic's new Studio Voice beta that turns an echoey 8-year-old Skype call into something that sounds like it came from a treated studio. A new industry stat puts Netflix at number three for podcast consumption, ahead of Apple, which leads to a debate about what counts as a "podcast" and why a closed platform matters to independent creators.

Dan Schultz makes the case that audio-first shows can skip the YouTube algorithm games, handle SEO in ten minutes, and spend the rest of their time making the show good. Jim shares early results from his YouTube Shorts experiment and a surprisingly powerful stats tool hiding in YouTube Studio.

Sponsors:
PodcastBranding.co - They see you before they hear you
Basedonastruestorypodcast.com - Comparing Hollywood with History
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Mentioned In This Episode
School of Podcasting
https://www.schoolofpodcasting.com/join
Podpage
http://www.trypodpage.com
Home Gadget Geeks
https://www.theaverageguy.tv
Fix My Podcast
https://www.fixmypodcast.com

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Auphonic
https://supportthisshow.com/auphonic

Sounds Profitable
https://www.soundsprofitable.com

Podcast Movement
https://www.podcastmovement.com

Randall Black
https://www.randallblack.com

Dan Schultz Banned Camp
https://www.bannedcamppodcast.com/

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