Podcasts created to help podcasters is a noble cause, especially since these shows are focused on independent podcasters who can use all the support they can get. The tips communicated in these podcasts can ease the pain of being an independent podcaster.
As I've mentioned before, Ear Worthy
uses a panel of people from around the U.S., from Texas to California,
New Jersey to Oregon, and Alabama to New Hampshire.
Also, we
do not choose the low-hanging fruit of podcasts with high visibility
because of marketing by their podcast network. Just because a podcast
has thousands of downloads does not make it a quality, ear-worthy show.
In no particular order, here are Ear Worthy's Five Best Podcast Support Podcasts of 2024.
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One Minute Podcast Tips
One Minute Podcast Tips is designed for people who want to be better podcasters. Considering that millions are either podcasting now or have tried their hand at podcasting, that's a potentially large and motivated audience.
Danny Brown is one of the most knowledgeable people in the field. Plus, he's from Canada, where podcasting is booming.
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Podcast Workflows
Joe Casabona is a podcast systems coach who helps busy solopreneurs take back their time.
Some even say he perfectly blends content creation and technology like
it’s the best cup of coffee you’ve ever had (he says that).
Joe is also the host of the Podcast Workflows podcast. Podcasting has many masters, but few true gurus. Joe is one of them.
His podcast, Podcast Workflows, is recommended listening for any aspirational podcaster. On a recent episode, Joe asked, "Can long podcasts compete with short attention spans?" In the episode, Joe takes a machete to the conventional wisdom that current media outlets like social media and podcasting are partially responsible for our "alleged shorter attention spans."
"With the advent of any new technology, there will come its detractors," says Joe in the episode.
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Podnews
The podcast news source that is pre-eminent in the industry is Podnews.
First published 32,000 readers worldwide. Subscribers receive a daily briefing in their inbox every weekday about podcasting and on-demand. Concise, to the point, and a truly global view, their daily email also includes podcast tech, podcast events and jobs.
The daily news boasts an impressive average open-rate of around 43%, significantly above the industry average. Its website’s articles (daily newsletters and in-depth articles only) have been viewed 1,232,730 times over the past 30 days. Its privacy-aware website has achieved a carbon rating of A+, and in May 2024 was cleaner than 93% of webpages globally.
Podnews has also a daily podcast -- Podnews Daily
-- that reports the newsletter in audio form. It's short -- less than
five minutes -- and reports on key news items such as Lemonada Media
exploring a sale, and Dax Shepard of the Armchair Expert podcast signing
with Wondery.
Last month, the podcast achieved 53,534 downloads.
Podnews is the brainchild of James Cridland, who has worked in audio since 1989 as an award-winning copywriter, radio presenter, and internet strategist.
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Podcasting Tech
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, with Joe Gangemi in the booth, serves an impressive client portfolio in South Jersey, which has a vibrant podcasting community.
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.
When discussing podcast technology, Passy offers listeners solutions that are cost-effective and swap complexity for intuitive design.
At the end of every interview, Passy always asks his guest: "If you could, what would you improve about podcasting?"
Best episodes this year include Arielle Nissenblatt on podcast discoverability, Joe Casabona on podcast automation, and Lindsay Graham on podcast discovery.
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Podcast Perspectives
The goal of the podcast is to walk listeners through not only the important news and issues of the day in the podcast landscape, but also to go deep on the topics that podcasters need to know today.
Best episodes this year include the November 19th episodes with 19 podcast leaders, Lisa LaPorte talking about podcast ads, talking with Donald Albright of Tenderfoot TV, and Alex Goldman on the importance of the story.
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Honorable Mention: Podnews Weekly Review, The School Of Podcasting, and The Download.
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