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This series is all about 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 I started podcasting just a few months ago, at the end of November 2016.<\/p>\n I\u2019d been thinking about it for a while, but I decided I was just going to get going and \u201cbuild the plane as I fly it\u201d, after taking a basic podcasting course on Lynda.com<\/p>\n I listen to podcasts a lot. I love factual podcasts news podcasts, but a lot of comedy podcasts too.<\/p>\n I have done some radio interviews in the past, where I\u2019ve talked about disaster response and recovery, but also another area I have some personal experience and professional expertise in \u2013 and that\u2019s parenting.<\/p>\n Now I know there are a few different psychology podcasts, but nothing like I really had in mind. But one of the things I\u2019m really interested in is making knowledge that experts generate in journals or other publications that people aren\u2019t aware of and perhaps can\u2019t access \u2013 making that knowledge more available to the public.<\/p>\n So, I thought, what about if I interview some of those researchers who publish this stuff\u2013 and make it more available to people who may not find the journals particularly thrilling or engaging.<\/p>\n So, my podcast was born.<\/p>\n My show, \u201cWho cares? What\u2019s the point?<\/a>\u201d is billed as the podcast about the mind for people who think.<\/p>\n When I was a Ph.D. student, one of the slides me and a few of my fellow students included in every presentation we did said this; \u2019Who cares? What\u2019s the point?”<\/p>\n This encouraged us to really double down and focus on why anyone should care about the research we were doing. This podcast does the same thing. I invite psychologists from around the world to tell me and my audience briefly about their research, and then I prompt them to answer those two questions \u2013 who cares?<\/p>\n And what\u2019s the point, focusing on the possible implications of their work. This way, you get to hear stories about how the brain works, without putting your mind to sleep.<\/p>\n Mine\u2019s a pretty simple set up. I use a Mac running Adobe Audition as my chief production software, along with Skype and Facetime, using the Call Recorder application to record the interviews.<\/p>\n I use an Apogee MiC microphone, as well as a standard set of headphones, and a Rode lapel-mic with my iPhone 6+ for topping and tailing the show before and after the interview segments.<\/p>\n The show music is a track called Curiosity by Lee Rosevere, available on Free Music Archive. Overall, it\u2019s a pretty simple set-up, but I like it and the sound quality seems good \u2013 but I\u2019m learning more about audio sound-mixing all the time. I use the Levelator for that, which really seems to work well.<\/p>\n I haven\u2019t really done much promotion other than set up a Facebook page and a Twitter account.<\/p>\n I haven\u2019t paid for any advertising, but the show does seem to be getting a little bit more popular. I guess it is word of mouth, but it\u2019s very hard to tell.<\/p>\n Most of my listeners seem to be in New Zealand, but the next biggest audience is definitely the USA. But I\u2019m keen to grow the audience and make people more aware of what we talk about.<\/p>\n Like, tell fact from fiction on a post-truth internet, or why we tend to pick objects in the center when we\u2019re presented with choices?<\/p>\n We also talk about whether our levels of body hydration are linked to how much pain we might feel, and whether we become less skeptical of religious ideas when we think about our own deaths.<\/p>\n Those are just a few of the 18 episodes we have out now, and I\u2019m releasing a new show every week. I\u2019d love to create a bit more of an online buzz around the show through Facebook shares<\/a> and through Twitter (@wcwtp<\/a> and @sarb<\/a>) so it would be great to hear from anyone who hears this about any episodes you listened to and what you got out of it.<\/p>\n And of course, I\u2019d love to get more of a footprint on iTunes<\/a>. I also have a partnership with the Science Media Centre of New Zealand to get the transcripts published on the Sciblogs<\/a> website \u2013 which is a network of science bloggers in New Zealand.<\/p>\n I guess one of the things I\u2019d wish I\u2019d known when I\u2019d started is just how hard it can be to get noticed.<\/p>\n There\u2019s definitely a niche there \u2013 I\u2019d consulted with a couple of folks who produced some of the bigger psychology podcasts and they saw a gap that might podcast is definitely addressing.<\/p>\n But without the backing of a major sponsor, or organizational promotion, or a community of people sharing and commenting your content, it\u2019s pretty hard to get noticed in the sea of content that is available.<\/p>\n So, patience and community building is definitely something I\u2019ve learned to try to focus on, and I\u2019m still learning.<\/p>\n Also, I am definitely learning every day from others, and I\u2019m continuing to learn. I knew that would be important from the start, but as you continue, you become aware how much more you still don\u2019t know as you go along.<\/p>\n So, shows like The Feed<\/a> become even more important to plug into other people\u2019s experience in their podcasting journey both as producers and also as listeners who give me clues as to what might work for them.<\/p>\n Then there\u2019s the international side of things \u2013 I guess I\u2019ve learned that the different geographical communities really are like different markets, some big, some small, but all incredibly interesting and it’s thrilling when I see someone from a new area connecting with my show.<\/p>\n Ever ask yourself why something matters? And whether or not there is a point? You had no idea that there was a podcast just for you, did you? Time to SUBSCRIBE to Who Cares, What\u2019s The Point<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n If you feel like you must podcast, that there is something that isn\u2019t being said out there in the world, it\u2019s time for you to start your own podcast. We can help! We\u2019d love for you to host your media with us<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nQ & A\u2019s with Dr. Sarb from Who Cares? What\u2019s the Point?<\/h2>\n
\nWhen did you start podcasting?<\/h3>\n
Why did you start podcasting?<\/h3>\n
What\u2019s your show about?<\/h3>\n
What\u2019s your podcasting set-up? Hardware, software, CMS, etc.<\/h3>\n
How have you promoted your podcast?<\/h3>\n
What do you know now that you wish you knew when you started?<\/h3>\n
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