PodMov Daily: Friday, November 1

Episode 78: Your Friday Freestyle

Podcasting 101, A New 10-Part Video Series from Google and PRX

Variety reports that “Google and public radio distributor PRX have teamed up for a 10-part educational series meant to teach budding podcasters how to perfect their craft. Podcasting 101 […] will show podcasters how to record professional-sounding audio, how to write scripts, how to monetize their shows and more.”

“The video series is being hosted by Luvvie Ajayi, host of the Rants & Randomness and Jesus & Jollof podcasts, as well as Sean Rameswaram, host of Vox Media’s daily news podcast Today, Explained. It will be made available with subtitles in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Hindi and Arabic to reach audiences around the globe.”

“’We aim to fuel the growth of podcasting around the world by providing the next generation of audio-makers with the tools and training needed to succeed,’ said PRX CEO Kerri Hoffman.”

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RadioPublic Launches Advanced Listener Acquisition Feature in Beta

“What if there was a way to know that your web visitors were interested in hearing more from you?” ask RadioPublic’s Matt MacDonald and Ma’ayan Plaut. For podcasters with a Pro account, RadioPublic has just beta launched advanced listener acquisition, “encouraging email submission for curious web visitors that have indicated an interest in spending some quality time with your show.”

Their method of acquisition deviates from typical marketing strategy, reacting to interest over presence. “Striking the balance between respecting your visitors and asking a small, helpful question requires some thought and intentional design,” MacDonald and Plaut explain.

Using their model is “easy, respectful, and hopefully mutually beneficial for all: they get an awesome podcast to listen to—yours!—and you have a way to continue connecting with them in the future.”

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How I Podcast: Anita Flores Shares Her Studio, All For Frasier

Brooklyn-based comedian Anita Flores is the newest podcaster featured in TechCrunch’s “How I Podcast” series. On I’m Listening: A Frasier Podcast “each episode of the series examines a piece of everyone’s favorite “Cheers” spin-off with a different guest, including recent appearances by Rachel Bloom and John Hodgman.”

Flores records I’m Listening in producer Caitlyn Moldenhauer’s studio at More Banana Productions. “It’s a beautiful space that captures the essence of what More Banana is all about: A podcast network with women-led production,” she says. Details of the podcasting life, such as equipment and remote interview solutions, wouldn’t be complete without the lowdown on official studio pet Ella the French bulldog.

November's Podcast Launch Challenge Has Arrived

Have you been waiting on a sign to start your podcast? Well consider this your sign!

Launch your podcast in our challenge and get a chance to attend PM 2020, on us! 🎙 https://t.co/0DZCqcbEex

— Podcast Movement (@PodcastMovement) October 31, 2019

Happy Friday, readers, and welcome to November’s podcast launch challenge. Learn the basic steps to getting your podcast started, and join hundreds of other soon-to-be podcasters in the private Facebook group. We’re here to support you, your classmates, and your future.

Cheers,
Team PM

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Here's what else is going on:

• Rap passion: Silicon Valley’s Metro sat down with the podcasters behind Dad Bod Rap Pod, which “is at the vanguard of brainy podcasts focused on the genre” of hip-hop. It grew out of ‘nerdy conversations’: As co-host David Ma says, “Scholarly attention to the history of hip-hop is long overdue.”

• Slay anything: Acclaimed writers and feminist icons Roxane Gay and Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom are Hear to Slay. Their new podcast on Luminary is described as the “Black feminist podcast of your dreams.” Essence profiles the creators, their lineup of guests, and first-ever live show at Werk It! this year.

• Facts fantastic: Radio World covers the upcoming Hot Docs Podcast Festival, November 6-11 in Toronto. Will Di Novi, the festival’s lead programmer, describes podcasting as “the hottest medium in nonfiction storytelling right now,” with “huge potential from a business development standpoint.”

• Nostalgia glam: New York Magazine spoke to Karina Longworth, film historian and host of the podcast You Must Remember This, which just returned for a new season. Longworth details “podcasting headphones, disposable cameras, and ’80s-era bath beads she can’t live without.”