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00:00 Introduction
00:05 New Patron: Bourbon Barrel Podcasting https://bourbonbarrelpodcasting.com/
01:33 Ask the Podcast Coach
02:35 Sponsor: Podcast Branding.co https://www.podcastbranding.co
03:46 Sponsor: Based on a True Story Podcast https://www.basedonatruestorypodcast.com
04:34 Consistency vs. Quality in Podcasting
05:43 All-in-One Podcast Solutions
07:18 Market Consolidation and AI Trends
10:07 Critiques of All-in-One Platforms
12:17 Kajabi and Riverside Issues
14:42 You Get What You Pay For
15:17 Email Marketing and Welcome Sequences
15:30 Cliff Ravenscraft and Kajabi
15:57 Audience Hostage and AI Pricing
16:49 Captivate and Buzzsprout Video Plans
17:46 Programmatic Ads and Revenue
18:57 Making Money in Podcasting https://www.profitfromyourpodcast.com/book
20:57 Podcast Growth and Listener Feedback
22:26 Processor Requirements for Recording
23:48 Gold Rush Analogy for Podcasting
25:33 Buzzsprout and Libsyn Video Pricing
26:28 YouTube vs. Apple Podcasts for Video
29:14 YouTube Live Captions and Dubbing
30:35 AI Tools and Their Limitations
31:46 Apple Video and RSS
32:15 Audience Surveys: Don't Fear the Answers
34:48 Full Disclosure in Advice
35:37 Using AI for Audience Surveys
37:49 Testing Survey Questions
38:27 Podcast Audits and Listener Parties
39:14 The Nature of Feedback
41:20 Deciding What Feedback to Act On
42:58 Kenny Rogers Podcast Idea
44:22 Ralph's Rebranding Success
44:48 The Value of Listener Notes
45:14 The Linear Nature of Feedback
46:18 Apple Video and APIs vs. RSS
48:21 APIs and Closed Ecosystems
50:39 Bots and Bandwidth Costs
51:53 Podcast Scams and Remote Takeovers
54:21 The Guest Posting Pet Peeve
55:42 Pricing Coaching Services
59:17 AI Calculates Hourly Rate
01:00:13 Market Analysis for Pricing
01:02:01 AI and Expertise
01:02:53 AI for Episode Titles and Categories
01:04:20 Podcast Editors Academy and Pricing
01:04:42 Editing Clients and Crap Audio
01:05:13 Leveraging Reputation
01:07:11 AI vs. Human Consultants
01:07:49 AI and Podcast Game
01:09:18 Promoting Your Brand
01:10:31 Google Sites for Basic Websites
01:10:43 AI and Its Engagement Tactics
01:11:43 AI Making Us Smarter
01:13:37 AI for Tedious Tasks
01:14:15 The Evolution of Technology
01:14:53 Thanks to Our Awesome Supporters https://www.askthepodcastcoach.com/awesome
01:15:50 School of Podcasting and Listener Parties https://community.schoolofpodcasting.com
01:16:20 Podcast Hotseat for Feedback https://www.podcasthotseat.com
01:16:31 Podpage Features and Transcripts http://www.trypodpage.com
01:17:02 Home Gadget Geeks https://www.homegadgetgeeks.com
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01:19:44 Radio Ads on Podcasts
01:20:40 Hate Bad Ads, Not Ads
01:21:40 Skipping Podcast Endings
01:22:34 Easter Eggs in Podcast Endings
01:23:59 Blooper Reels
01:24:24 Plato's Concern About Written Text
01:25:12 Technology and Human Behavior
01:25:48 AI Generated Shows
01:27:05 Digital Doubles and AI Assistants
01:28:33 AI for Summaries and Voice Generation
01:30:34 Home Gadget Geeks and AI Optimization
01:31:28 Experimenting with Podcast Growth
01:32:11 Outro https://community.schoolofpodcasting.com
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