Buzzsprout Weekly
A weekly roundup of podcast industry news and updates from the Buzzsprout team! Each episode aims at making podcasters successful with tips, tech reviews, upcoming events, and links to content aimed at making new and seasoned podcasters successful.
Episodes
120 episodes
A Faster Way To Edit Transcripts
Hey, Podcasters! If you’ve edited a few podcast transcripts, you probably know which words you’ll need to fix before you even open the next one.For Buzzcast, it’s often our own name: “Buzz Sprout” instead of “Buzzsprout.” Kev...
Your Player In Your Style
Hey, Podcasters! Your personal website gives people another way to discover your podcast!And when they do, you want them to be able to start listening right there, without opening another app or searching for your show.
Keep The Indie Spirit Of Podcasting
Hey, Podcasters! Alban and Jordan are back from Podcast Movement in New York, and they came home with a lot to talk about.Podcasting has changed dramatically since Buzzsprout attended the first Podcast Movement in 2014. This ...
Who Should Hear Your Podcast?
Hey, Podcasters! Most of the time, we’re trying to get our podcast in front of as many people as possible.But there are times when reaching a smaller, specific group makes more sense.Maybe you want to give subscribers ...
From Podcast to Stage
Hey, Podcasters! A few months ago, Jordan needed to pitch a talk for Podcast Movement.There was just one problem: the deadline was coming up fast, and she was having trouble narrowing down what she wanted to talk about.
How Podcasting Changes You
Hey, Podcasters! We spend a lot of time thinking about how to grow our podcasts.But after a year of hosting Podcasting Q&A, Cara realized her podcast had been growing something else: her confidence.Before ...
Buzzsprout Creator Spotlight: Yasha
Hey, Podcasters! Jeremy Gendelman had the recordings for Yasha sitting in a drawer for almost ten years.He'd recorded his grandfather telling the story of fleeing across the...
Keep Podcasting Weird
Hey, Podcasters! Lately, I’ve noticed how much content is starting to sound the same.It's technically good, but so much of what we consume is optimized and often AI-assisted to the point where you can almost tell what the nex...
Buzzsprout Creator Spotlight: Tiger Talk
Hey Podcasters!Most podcasts have a host, producer, researcher, writer, and editor.On Tiger Talk, those jobs belong to fourth and fifth graders...
What’s New for WordPress
Hey Podcasters!If you’ve ever tried embedding an episode in WordPress, you know it can take more clicks than it should.A small update to your site can turn into a lot of bouncing between menus just to get one episode in the right ...
Publish Video to Spotify and YouTube
Hey, Podcasters!If you're already recording video, you know the work doesn't end when the recording does. Next comes uploading the same episode file to multiple platforms just to get it everywhere you want it.But now, you can publ...
Better Podcast Gear
Hey, Podcasters!Podcast equipment has gotten a lot better over the last few years.Unfortunately, it's also gotten a lot more confusing.There are hundreds of microphones, dozens of audio interfaces, and no shortage of YouTub...
Are You Losing Listeners?
Hey, Podcasters!It's easy to assume your podcast grows because you publish consistently, improve your audio, or spend more time promoting each episode.But what if your biggest growth opportunities were decided long before someone ...
Is Video Podcasting Hard
Hey, Podcasters! About a month ago, the Buzzcast team turned the show into a video podcast.Rather than speculate about whether video is worth it, they decided to try it themselves and see what actually happened.Some parts have bee...
Buzzsprout Creator Spotlight: Cycling Together with Kristin & Steve
Hey Podcasters!One of my favorite things about podcasting is that your show almost never grows the way you expect it to!Kristin and Steve started their podcast,
Buzzsprout Creator Spotlight: Two Guys on a Plane
Hey Podcasters!For years, Rich and Andrew kept hearing the same thing from their social media followers:"You should start a podcast."As flight attendants, they'd built a large audience by creating polished, enterta...
Buzzsprout Creator Spotlight: Got Any Cows?
Hey Podcasters!One of the reasons I love highlighting Buzzsprout creators is that they often find uses for podcasting that most of us would never think of!Take Got Any Cows...
Apple Podcasts or Youtube?
Hey, Podcasters!One of the questions we've been hearing a lot lately is:"If I'm making video for my podcast, should I put it on Apple Podcasts or YouTube?"The good news is that you don't necessarily have to choose.
Should You Start a New Show?
Hey, Podcasters!Most podcast advice focuses on how to keep your show going. But this week on Buzzcast, we explored a different question: When is it time to start something new?We're not talking about quitting podcasting. In...
Should You Start a Video Podcast?
Hey, Podcasters!It feels like every week there's a new post asking the same question:"Should I start a video podcast?"With video showing up in more podcast directories, and with Buzzsprout
How to Get Booked on Podcasts
Hey, Podcasters!A lot of podcasters assume getting booked as a guest is all about having a huge audience or impressive credentials.But that's usually not what hosts care about.Hosts want guests who have something clear t...
Repurpose Your Podcast Content
Hey, Podcasters!When most people talk about “repurposing” a podcast, they usually mean turning it into marketing content: clips, blog posts, newsletters, or social media.But this week on Buzzcast, we talked about using your podcas...
Video Distribution to Apple Podcasts Is Here
Hey, Podcasters!I have big news to share: video distribution to Apple Podcasts is now available to all Buzzsprout podcasters.You can now upload video files to Buzzsprout and send video episodes directly to Apple Podcasts, w...