{"id":1948,"date":"2013-12-09T08:00:02","date_gmt":"2013-12-09T13:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.libsyn.com\/?p=1948"},"modified":"2013-12-09T09:37:28","modified_gmt":"2013-12-09T14:37:28","slug":"rockin-libsyn-podcast-porch-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libsyn.com\/blog\/rockin-libsyn-podcast-porch-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockin’ Libsyn Podcast: Porch Night"},"content":{"rendered":"

This series is all about showcasing Libsyn podcasters. Its sole purpose is to introduce these awesome podcasts to the world as well as share their podcasting insight to empower the community!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Q & A with Dan from Porch Night<\/h2>\n
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When did you start podcasting?<\/h3>\n

\"porch<\/a>We are fairly new.\u00a0 We did our first show in August, 2013.<\/p>\n

Why did you start podcasting?<\/h3>\n

I worked in radio when I was younger.\u00a0 I got my first job at a radio station when I was 13 and I worked in the business until I was 24.\u00a0 I am 39 now, so it has been a really long time since I was on the air.<\/p>\n

From time to time, I really missed radio.\u00a0One day I was thinking about getting back on the air, and the thought hit me that doing a podcast might be a fun way to fulfill that creative side of me.\u00a0 I just wasn\u2019t sure what to podcast about.<\/p>\n

One day I was talking to my buddy Jack, and asked him if he would be interested in doing a podcast with me.\u00a0 He immediately said yes, and we brainstormed for a few minutes, and came up with the Porch Night name and concept<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your show about?<\/h3>\n

Porch Night is two guys talking about whatever is on our mind.<\/p>\n

We cover new and different topics every week.\u00a0 We might talk about something that is going on in our life; we might play a game, or talk about pop culture.<\/p>\n

Sometimes it is funny, sometimes it is serious, but we try to always make it interesting.\u00a0 Below are some examples of recent topics:<\/p>\n

On episode 14<\/strong><\/em>, Jack told me that he lost 70 pound over the last 7 or 8 months. I see Jack all the time, and to be honest I didn\u2019t really see the change.\u00a0 He looked a little thinner, but he pretty much looked the same.<\/p>\n

On the show we called the lady that helped Jack get started with his weight loss plan.\u00a0 We talked about all of the changes he has made in his life, and exactly what he did to lose the weight.\u00a0 On our Facebook page, we have a before and after picture, and his transformation is absolutely incredible. \u00a0I don\u2019t know how I couldn\u2019t have noticed the change.<\/p>\n

On episode 8,<\/strong><\/em> we talked about these people that I found on YouTube that do what is called a Vlog.\u00a0 Basically they record their life every day, and post a video on YouTube showing what they did during that day.<\/p>\n

I follow this guy Roman Atwood, and I am absolutely fascinated by what this guy is up to everyday.\u00a0 I think it is really interesting.\u00a0 I decided to introduce Jack to the Vlog to see if I could get him interested in watching these videos.<\/p>\n

On the show, we played one of Roman Atwood\u2019s recent Vlogs.\u00a0 Jack didn\u2019t really understand why I would be interested in watching a video of somebody elses life.\u00a0 He was not impressed at all.\u00a0 I kept trying to convince him that these Roman Atwood Vlogs are the greatest thing on the internet.\u00a0 But, I didn\u2019t have much luck winning him over\u2026.I am still working on him.<\/p>\n

On episode 4<\/strong><\/em> we played a game where before the show I asked my father if he knew what a few different slang words meant.\u00a0 On the show I had Jack guess if my dad was going to know the words or not, and we played back the clips of my father\u2019s responses. \u00a0It was really funny.<\/p>\n

So, you can see we cover a large range of topics.\u00a0 I keep the show moving pretty fast.<\/p>\n

We generally will cover two to three topics in a show, and we keep the show to twenty minutes.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your podcasting set-up? Hardware, software, CMS, etc.<\/h3>\n

I use a Yamaha MG124C mixer.\u00a0 I have an iPad with the Soundboard app to play any audio clips, or any music we are using on the show.\u00a0 We have had some trouble getting good audio quality for phone calls on the show.<\/p>\n

We just started using the iRig with Episode 14, and that is working great.\u00a0 The iRig connects my iPhone to the board.\u00a0 The caller hears the output from the board, and their audio feeds directly into the board.<\/p>\n

I record the show on a PC using Audacity.<\/p>\n

How have you promoted your podcast?<\/h3>\n

We really haven\u2019t done a lot in the way of promotion.\u00a0 We really need to do more.\u00a0 Most of the promotion that we have done so far has been word-of-mouth and on Facebook.<\/p>\n

We post new episodes each Thursday, and we put out a Facebook status update with a link to the show each week.<\/p>\n

What do you know now that you wish you knew when you started?<\/h3>\n

To come up with a good label to describe each show on iTunes.\u00a0 I was naming the show, for example, \u201cPorch Night Episode 10\u201d and writing a description of what the show is about on our website.<\/p>\n

When somebody sees just \u201cPorch Night Episode 10\u201d in iTunes, they have no idea what that means, and don\u2019t know what the show is about.<\/p>\n

I just started labeling the shows with the main topic of the show, for example, \u201cWeight Loss – Porch Night 14\u201d\u00a0 Doing that should help us get more downloads from people that are interested in the particular topics.<\/p>\n

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If you want to connect with Porch Night you can follow them on Facebook<\/a> or you can simply subscribe<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve been itching to share your voice and have a friend that\u2019s willing to step into podcasting with you, we have your back! Host your podcast<\/a> with us!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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