Podcast Episodes

Taylor Swift Can't Help Your Podcast (But This Can)

Season 6 Episode 10

Ever feel like your business eats up every free moment? The truth is, you don’t need Taylor Swift-level fame or Hormozi-style hype to succeed. What you actually need is space—room to create, promote,…

Published on 1 day, 17 hours ago

3 Things You Should NEVER Make Your Podcast Guests Do

Season 6 Episode 9

Are you making your podcast guests do your work for you? Too many hosts fall into bad habits that frustrate guests and make their shows look unprofessional. Here are three common mistakes to avoid — …

Published on 1 week, 6 days ago

From Hobby to Income Generator: The 3 I’s That Turn a Podcast Into a Business

Season 6 Episode 8

Many podcasters start with the hope that downloads and sponsors will magically appear — but if you want your show to make money, you need more than wishful thinking.

This episode walks through the th…

Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago

How to Make Money with Your Podcast

Season 6 Episode 7

Monetization is a super common problem for many podcasters. Most think they'll start a podcast, get a bunch of downloads, and sponsors will come looking for them.

That is almost never the case — nor …

Published on 1 month ago

Why I REFUSE to Record Podcasts Without Headphones (And You Should Too)

Season 6 Episode 6

Hot take: If you're not wearing headphones while podcasting in 2025, you're doing it wrong. I don't care how good Riverside's echo cancellation is or what magic AI audio cleanup you're using - I will…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Red Flags: When "Podcast Invites" Are Actually Sales Calls in Disguise

Season 6 Episode 5

Have you ever been invited on a podcast only for it to be turned into a sales call? Yeah, me too. And it's getting worse.

In this episode, I break down the sneaky tactics some "podcasters" use to get …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

My "Brown M&Ms Test" for Filtering Bad Podcast Pitches

Season 6 Episode 4

Remember Van Halen's famous "no brown M&Ms" rider clause? It wasn't because they were divas - it was a genius test to make sure venues actually read their contract. I've borrowed this concept to crea…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

AI is Making Podcast Pitches WORSE (And How to Fix Yours)

Season 6 Episode 3

Remember the alien in Men in Black asking for "sugar in water"? That's exactly what AI-generated podcast pitches sound like - almost human, but missing something fundamentally authentic.

As someone wh…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Do People Really Just Want Content Summaries? The Problem with Apps Like Sonar

Season 6 Episode 2

With AI-powered apps like Sonar promising to give you "just the highlights" from podcasts, and services like Blinkist condensing books into summaries, I'm asking the hard question: Are we missing the…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Do Episode Numbers Really Matter?

Season 6 Episode 1

After 9 years of podcasting and approaching 500 episodes, I'm sharing my honest thoughts on whether episode numbers actually matter for most podcasts. Spoiler alert: they probably don't matter as muc…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago