{"id":3015,"date":"2015-05-25T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2015-05-25T12:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.libsyn.com\/?p=3015"},"modified":"2015-05-02T22:36:49","modified_gmt":"2015-05-03T02:36:49","slug":"rockin-libsyn-podcasts-podcast-junkies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libsyn.com\/blog\/rockin-libsyn-podcasts-podcast-junkies\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockin’ Libsyn Podcasts: Podcast Junkies"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Podcast<\/a><\/p>\n

This series is all about Libsyn\u2019s 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 Harry from Podcast Junkies<\/h2>\n
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When did you start podcasting?<\/h3>\n

I began interviewing my first guests in March of 2014 and have continued to interview about 1 to 2 per week as I work through my invitations.<\/p>\n

I continue to ask guests to recommend potential interviewees as well. I was motivated by attending the NMX conference back in January of 2014.<\/p>\n

How can you not be with all those awe-inspiring folks in the same building! I now have the NUMBER ONE podcast (on my street, that is).<\/p>\n

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

As a long-time fan of music podcasts I was very familiar with the format. I started picking up podcasts based on topics I was interested in.<\/p>\n

Over time it became a rabbit hole, as I was drawn into subsequent podcasts of better and better quality.<\/p>\n

I was originally interested in podcasting as a way to support my mobile app, Know Your DJ, which is tailored to electronic music fans<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I had an idea that I would start interviewing DJs in a casual setting. It was the reason I headed out to NMX. But those interviews never got off the ground. Thankfully, I pivoted the idea into Podcast Junkies!<\/p>\n

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

Inspired by all the podcasters I met in NMX 2014, I had a thought that there must be other people out there who are interested in podcasts and the future of the format.<\/p>\n

Podcast Junkies<\/a> was the first name that popped into my mind, because I felt it clearly described the audience. I talk to established podcasters and will be lining up the veterans, as well as the new up and comers who are making a name for themselves in a short period of time.<\/p>\n

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

The website is built on WordPress, and hosted on Libsyn.<\/p>\n

I record on an ATR2100 USB mic straight into a Scarlett 2i2 mic pre-amp, which connects via USB to my laptop.<\/p>\n

I conduct and record the interviews on Skype with Call Recorder. Since I have a music editing background, I edit my shows in Ableton Live and Logic Pro.<\/p>\n

I leverage templates as much as possible, especially if steps in the production are repeatable and documented.<\/p>\n

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

Once I knew I was going to start a podcast, and from my time promoting my mobile app, I clearly understood the importance of grabbing all the relevant social media IDs that I could.<\/p>\n

I was able to snatch them all up except for Twitter, where apparently there was already a \u2018podcastjunkies\u2019 with only 3 posts.<\/p>\n

Oh well. There I was forced to use \u2018@podcast_junkies\u2019.<\/p>\n

My social media links are listed out below. With each new episode I make it a point to cross promote across all sites. You never know which site someone is going to have a preference for.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve made at least one contact through all of the sites. Lately I\u2019ve been digging into Instagram, given the amount of text they allow on their posts.<\/p>\n

One use of repurposed content I\u2019m working on now is taking my first 25 conversations and putting them into an eBook format. It will be titled \u2018Around the Podcast Campfire\u2019.<\/p>\n