{"id":6804,"date":"2020-06-22T08:00:05","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T12:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.libsyn.com\/?p=6804"},"modified":"2020-06-22T07:57:10","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T11:57:10","slug":"rockin-libsyn-podcasts-my-non-expert-opinion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libsyn.com\/blog\/rockin-libsyn-podcasts-my-non-expert-opinion\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockin’ Libsyn Podcasts: In My Non-Expert Opinion"},"content":{"rendered":"

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 Chelsea from In My Non-Expert Opinion<\/h2>\n
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When did you start podcasting?<\/h3>\n

2017<\/p>\n

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

I ALWAYS wanted to storytell (I received my Bachelor\u2019s in Broadcast Journalism, then went to grad school for a Master\u2019s in Digital Media + Storytelling)! My friends would always describe me as animated and expressive – and they liked the way I told stories. At first, I tried to tell stories via so many outlets (blogs, videos, etc) – podcasting was the one that FINALLY clicked for me!<\/p>\n

The pod started with a heavy focus on health\/wellness, interviewing experts in the space.\u00a0\u00a0Eventually, it moved to 4 main topics: lifestyle, travel, manifestation, and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n

Within those 4 topics, I either personally share an experience, or interview someone to have a discussion. The shift was to show people I go through similar things like they do, I\u2019ve been in their shoes, and so have guests – by telling our stories, you know you\u2019re not alone. My hope now is to inspire, educate, or entertain!<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the name of your show and what is it about?<\/h3>\n

In My Non-Expert Opinion<\/a> – a play on words of when people say \u201cin my expert opinion\u201d. Since it\u2019s been a lot of personal stories and sharing of life experiences, the \u201cnon-expert\u201d seemed fitting.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s focused on lifestyle, travel, manifesting, and entrepreneurship. It\u2019s almost an audio diary of the phases of my life, featuring tons of industry experts as guests, which gave me the name. I actually renamed it last summer – it used to be something else!<\/p>\n

This new name fit perfectly for the shift my podcast had. It was a mix of opinions from myself, and experts, with a hint of cheeky self-deprecation – I have a lot of thoughts and opinions, and they aren\u2019t always expert! But I balance it with the expert guests.<\/p>\n

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

Like many podcasters, starting out I thought I needed the absolute best of EVERYTHING – so I had an H4N Zoom Recorder that I barely knew how to use. Apparently, it\u2019s what a lot of people working on movie sets use!<\/p>\n

I started moving around a lot, and it became really heavy. I went through about 3 different setups, and now, funny enough, my setup is the MOST basic! I\u2019ve been backpacking around Australia for the last year, so I had to make sure whatever I had didn\u2019t cause me overweight baggage fees\u2026. so, I have no real mic!<\/p>\n