My Podcast Guy® Newsletter If you’ve listened to Season 6 of The Podcast Why, you know I’ve spent a lot of time talking about video, format, and production decisions through one lens: does this choice actually match the job of your podcast? That’s where I wanted to end the season. In Episode 7, I talk about production quality as a reflection of your podcast why. This matters because a lot of podcasters think higher quality always means more gear, more editing, more polish, more studio time,...
10 days ago • 1 min read
My Podcast Guy® Newsletter A lot of podcasters don’t need video yet. But some absolutely do. That’s the conversation I’m having in this week’s episode of The Podcast Why. I've talk about why “not yet” can be a smart answer when it comes to video. I meant that. If adding video would hurt your consistency, dilute your focus, or create more production pressure than your show can support, waiting is often the better strategy. But I also don’t want podcasters to stay stuck in “not yet” when the...
17 days ago • 1 min read
My Podcast Guy® Newsletter One of the most strategic answers a podcaster can give right now is also one of the hardest: not yet. There’s a lot of pressure right now to add video to your podcast. If you’re a business owner using your show as part of your marketing, I understand why that pressure gets your attention. Video looks like growth, visibility, and relevance from the outside. But here’s what I want to remind you of. A production trend isn't automatically a good strategy for your show....
24 days ago • 2 min read
My Podcast Guy® Newsletter When’s the last time you thought about where you record your show? You probably think of your recording environment as a technical detail. Something that's “good enough.” But I believe it’s so much more: your recording space is part of your message. That’s not just about sound quality. It’s about the first impression you make (especially on video), your comfort, your show’s workflow. And ultimately, your ability to keep creating with clarity and consistency. Home...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
My Podcast Guy® Newsletter If you’ve been feeling pressure to add video to your podcast, I want you to slow down for a minute. Video podcasting gets talked about like an obvious upgrade. More reach, more visibility, more authority, more content to repurpose. And to be fair, those benefits can be very real. But so are the tradeoffs. Once you add video to your workflow, you’re not just adding a camera. You’re changing the production process. Recording gets more involved. Editing takes longer....
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
My Podcast Guy® Newsletter A lot of podcasters think the video question is about format. Most of the time, it is really about clarity. If you're thinking about adding video to your podcast, I want to encourage you to pause before you make any decision. Not because video is wrong, or because audio-only is always better. But because the smartest production decisions usually come after strategy clarity, not before it. In this week’s episode of The Podcast Why, I talk about what I believe is one...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
My Podcast Guy® Newsletter When Video Isn’t Just Extra You’ve heard plenty of “should you add video?” chatter out there. But here’s the real question: Why would you add video? When is it the next right move, not just the shiny new thing? Over the years, I’ve worked with podcasters whose podast why, audience, and business goals point unmistakably toward video. For them, sticking with audio only wasn’t protecting the show, it was limiting it. And for you, that might be exactly where you are...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
My Podcast Guy® Newsletter So many podcasters churn out episodes week after week, year after year. Often without ever stopping to ask themselves the most vital question:Why am I still doing this? It’s easy to keep going out of momentum or routine. But true clarity comes when you pause, take a breath, and consciously recommit to your podcast’s deeper purpose. Not just continue out of habit. The Recommitment Review Framework Here’s the annual practice I suggest to every podcaster I work with....
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
My Podcast Guy® Newsletter At some point, when you podcast long enough, life is going to interrupt the show. A health issue. A business pivot. A family situation. A season where your capacity to create just isn’t there. And when that happens, most podcasters don’t just deal with the interruption itself. They also deal with the guilt. Over the years, I’ve worked with podcasters through all kinds of unexpected pauses. What I’ve seen is this: the interruption usually isn’t what damages the...
2 months ago • 1 min read