Pod Chat Danny Brown

Pod Chat is closing, as I continue more in my latest podcast. Here are the full details, as well as some shows you might want to follow to keep up with the podcast industry.
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Contact me: danny@dannybrown.me
Products I use for Pod Chat
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My equipment:
Shure SM7B dynamic micRodecaster Pro II production studioSony MDR-7506 Studio Monitor HeadphonesElgato Wave Mic Arm Low Profile
Recommended resources:
Captivate.fmBoomcaster remote interviewing


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Podder - https://www.podderapp.com/privacy-policy
OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy
Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
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After a slight hiatus over the spring, Pod Chat will return in June. Also, news of a cool way to support Pod Chat from one-off tips to full community membership.
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Contact me: danny@dannybrown.me
Products I use for Pod Chat
Note: these contain affiliate links, so I may get a small percentage of any product you buy/use when using my link.
My equipment:
Shure SM7B dynamic micRodecaster Pro II production studioSony MDR-7506 Studio Monitor HeadphonesElgato Wave Mic Arm Low Profile
Recommended resources:
Captivate.fmBoomcaster remote interviewingReel.so audiogram creator
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For the last 14 years, I’ve been involved in podcasting. Okay, that’s not quite correct - I published my first podcast episode back in 2009 on BlogTalkRadio, but then didn’t record anything else until 2016. So, technically, I’ve been in the space for the last 7 years - my bad!
Over that time, as podcasting has grown in popularity both for podcasters and listeners, it’s safe to say that growth has also attracted the usual crowd of experts and gurus that offer their “expertise”, usually for a large sum of money, to unsuspecting podcasters looking to grow their show(s) and enjoy whatever modicum of success they’re looking for.
Now, that’d be fine - after all, everyone deserves to make a living. But, sadly, a lot of the advice given is misunderstood at best, and outright shilling at worst, where they just want to make a quick buck out of a new and eager audience.
So let's bust the myths that these "experts" shill.
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Contact me: danny@dannybrown.me
Products I use for Pod Chat
Note: these contain affiliate links, so I may get a small percentage of any product you buy/use when using my link.
My equipment:
Shure SM7B dynamic micRodecaster Pro II production studioSony MDR-7506 Studio Monitor HeadphonesElgato Wave Mic Arm Low Profile
Recommended resources:
Captivate.fmBoomcaster remote interviewingPoddin transcriptsReel.so audiogram creator
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Enjoy Pod Chat? Leave a review or rating on your preferred app and show the world you care!
Did you know every time Pod Chat gets a new review, a baby podcaster takes their first steps? Help a baby podcaster walk today, by leaving a 5-star rating or review on the likes of Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. Just head on over to podchat.ca/review and do your magic - these little feet are counting on you!
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There are a lot of studies on how podcasting can benefit listeners when it comes to their mental health, but this isn’t the case when it comes to the creators behind the podcasts. And that’s more than a little disconcerting. Because podcasting can be such a lonely endeavour, this only exacerbates the issues someone might be going through that are multiplied when their anxieties about their podcast start to take over.
For those that are suffering, it’s often in silence. Even though it’s 2023, mental health still carries a stigma around it - according to the American Psychiatric Association, more than half of people with mental illness don’t receive help. A lot of this can come down to the fact that people are so unwilling to talk about it - going back to that belief they're weak, or there must be something wrong with them and only them. Or, worse of all, they believe it's "all in their head" because they've been told that often enough.
This is where talking about mental health, and encouraging open conversations around the topic industry-wide, can be an important step forward in recognizing the loneliness and fear that can come with podcasting.
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Contact me: danny@dannybrown.me
Products I use for Pod Chat
Note: these contain affiliate links, so I may get a small percentage of any product you buy/use when using my link.
My equipment:
Shure SM7B dynamic micRodecaster Pro II production studioSony MDR-7506 Studio Monitor HeadphonesElgato Wave Mic Arm Low Profile
Recommended resources:
Captivate.fmBoomcaster remote interviewingPoddin transcriptsReel.so audiogram creator
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Enjoy Pod Chat? Leave a review or rating on your preferred app and show the world you care!
Did you know every time Pod Chat gets a new review, a baby podcaster takes their first steps? Help a baby podcaster walk today, by leaving a 5-star rating or review on the likes of Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. Just head on over to podchat.ca/review and do your magic - these little feet are counting on you!
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This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:

Podder - https://www.podderapp.com/privacy-policy
OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy
Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Today it's my pleasure to welcome Alexandra Cohl to the show.
Alexandra is the founder and owner of POD.DRALAND, providing PR and marketing services for podcasters, as well as a place centred on amplifying women's voices in podcasting. She's also the host of The Pod Broads, where she interviews women in the podcasting industry about their lives and their work, and curator/editor of Podcasting By the Moon, a newsletter that focuses on women-centric podcast news, wins, and reflections.
In this episode, we discuss:
the pervasive bro culture in podcastinghow women in podcasting are still vastly under-represented despite creating much of the contentthe importance of events like the Black Podcasting Awards when it comes to increasing diversity in the industrywhy we need to change the thinking around the value of the podcast space when compared to movies and music
Connect with Alexandra:
Alexandra on TwitterPOD.DRALANDThe Pod BroadsPodcasting by the MoonBroads in Progress
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Contact me: danny@dannybrown.me
Products I use for Pod Chat
Note: these contain affiliate links, so I may get a small percentage of any product you buy/use when using my link.
My equipment:
Shure SM7B dynamic micRodecaster Pro II production studioSony MDR-7506 Studio Monitor HeadphonesElgato Wave Mic Arm Low Profile
Recommended resources:
Captivate.fmBoomcaster remote interviewingPoddin transcriptsReel.so audiogram creator
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