Podcasting Tech Welcomes Ear Worthy On The Show This Week

 You might send out a nerd alert when you think about the host of a technology podcast. In the case of the Podcasting Tech Podcast and creator / host Mathew Passy you'd be totally wrong. It's obvious that Passy is just as comfortable in front of the mic as he is behind the scenes with the equipment. He is articulate, funny, engaging, and incisive.

Podcasting Tech may be one of the best shows about podcasting technology, trends, and optimizing your podcast.

For example, a recent show with guest Pat Cheung, the founder of Fanlist, formerly known as PodInbox, explored the evolution of his company and its potential to transform a podcast.Fanlist simplifies the process for podcasters to effortlessly receive audio messages from their fans -- an excellent monetizing tool.

 Mathew Passy has many years of experience in radio and podcasting. A native of East Brunswick, New Jersey, Mathew graduated from the University of Miami with a B.S. degree in Media Management and Sociology.
He has a Media Arts Center Degree in TV and Radio Broadcasting from the prestigious Connecticut School Of Broadcasting.

Passy is also the founder and ex-owner of Suite Recording, a state-of-the-art audio and video recording suite in South Jersey. Suite Recording serves an impressive client portfolio in South Jersey, which has a vibrant podcasting community. 

Mathew Passy reached out to Frank Racioppi, manager / owner of Ear Worthy after the announcement of the Ear Worthy Independent Podcast Awards early in July to discuss the awards on his show, Podcasting Tech. Racioppi showed up on the morning of July 22 at Suite Recording in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, about 10 miles east of Philadelphia. 

Racioppi was interviewed at Suite Recording in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, which is a gorgeous recording suite, elegantly designed and carefully curated for the podcasting experience -- audio and video. Joe Gangemi, co-owner of Suite Recording, was welcoming and pleased to share the tech and the architectural features in the studio. 

During the pre-interview chat, Racioppi discovered that Mathew Passy is pushing the bounds of podcasting -- audio and video -- with mobile recording equipment, a podcast beacon, and new tech to make podcasting more accessible. Mathew and Joe emphasized that South Jersey has a vibrant podcasting community scene, including shows like nostalgia podcast Remember When? with Jose Colon-Cruz and Business Roundtable podcast, The Coop Tank, with Steve Cooper.

Passy's incisive comments throughout the interview injected a welcome vibrancy into our discussion. As a host, Passy is in total command of the conversations he has with guests. As an interviewer, he probes for the information that he believes listeners want and expect. 

During the episode,Racioppi and Passy discussed the process for nominating and then deciding upon the winner of July's Ear Worthy Independent Podcast awards. 

Racioppi explained that the process began through a panel of podcasters from around the nation, and indie podcasts are identified and then voted on for "Best Of" in a category. 

 Racioppi mentioned the winner of Best Interview Podcast -- Preconceived -- is managed and hosted by a Toronto ophthalmologist, Zale Mednick. In addition to excellent eyesight, Racioppi praised, "Mednick's ability to draw guests out and enable them to present viewpoints that often run contrary to conventional wisdom."

At the end of every interview, Passy always asks his guest: "If you could, what would you improve about podcasting?"

Racioppi's response was the trend of increasing length of podcasts. 

"Listeners have a finite amount of time for all media," Racioppi began. "A two-hour interview podcast can often be edited to half that length and maintain its content richness." 

Racioppi and Passy agreed that AI can offer technological advances, but not at the cost of replacing human speakers. 

"It's sterile and vacant when AI impersonated a human on a podcast," Racioppi and Passy agreed.

 Check out Podcasting Tech. The August 27th episode welcomed Sam Sethi, who is a seasoned IT industry expert with a rich background in radio and TechCrunch Europe. His venture, TrueFans, addresses critical podcasting challenges like discovery, interactivity, and monetization, making it the leading platform supporting most Podcasting 2.0 tags.

Podcasting Tech can be a valuable tool for aspirational and experienced podcasters, who want to upgrade their shows. If you're a podcast listener, the show has value because of Passy's intuitive sense of podcast content and podcasting tech trends.