Your Mic
By Freddy Cruz
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Your Mic is the podcast about podcasting for new, stuck, and almost‑quit hosts. Hosted by Speke Podcasting founder and 25‑year broadcast vet Freddy Cruz, it blends hard‑earned lessons, failures, and irreverent stories with sharp tactics you can actually use. Listen on your favorite podcast app!
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Your Show Is Supposed to Lose Before It Wins
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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The Founding Father Who Proves Your Small Show Is Enough
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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The Castle Is on Fire and You Have a Podcast
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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Why Discipline Will Never Fix What Is Actually Wrong with Your Creative Brain
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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Two Things That Will Save Your Podcast When Life Gets Hard
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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What a Plastic Surgeon Wants Every Creator to Know Before Going on Camera
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Podcast Burnout: How to Keep Going When Growth Is Slow
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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Every Podcast "Must" Is a Lie (Here Is the Proof)
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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I Lost $7,500 on an Event and Now I'm Teaming Up with a Friend FOR ANOTHER ONE
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May 29, 2026 |
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I Lost $7,500 on an Event and Now I'm Teaming Up with a Friend FOR ANOTHER ONE
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May 28, 2026 |
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The Metric You're Ignoring Is Killing Your Podcast
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May 26, 2026 |
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How To Pitch Podcasts Without Being A Clown
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May 26, 2026 |
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Stop Pouring Gimmicks Into Your Podcast For Attention
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May 26, 2026 |
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Your “AI Is Evil” Take Would Have Hated the Printing Press Too
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May 26, 2026 |
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Why Your Weird Niche Is A Secret Weapon
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May 26, 2026 |
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The Linkin Park Story Every Podcaster Needs To Hear
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May 14, 2026 |
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The Guests Who Are Quietly Ruining Independent Podcasts
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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The Episode You Should Have Deleted
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Why They Ghosted: Buyer Psychology for Podcasters
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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How a Neurologist Protects His Brain So He Can Treat Patients and Host a Podcast
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Build the Podcast Nobody Asked For
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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How a Neurologist Protects His Brain So He Can Treat Patients and Host a Podcast
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Silence Cooks Podcast Gold
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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The Podcast Myth About Quality vs. Quantity
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Tactical Batching For Hosts Who Refuse To Miss An Episode
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Your Podcast's Invisible Enemies
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Handwashing, Lab Rats, and the Heresy Your Podcast Needs
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Cruz Through HTX: How Killing a Good Show Saved a Better One
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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DIY vs Pro: How to Tell If Your Editor Knows What They’re Doing
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Taking a Nonprofit Podcast to 100k downloads (It's Not as Easy as You Think!)
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Taking a nonprofit podcast to 100,000 downloads (it's not as easy as you think)
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Corporate Nude Podcasts vs. Punk Black Audio
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Your Umms Are Fine. Your Panic Loops Aren’t.
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Podcast Burnout: How to Keep Going When Growth Is Slow
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Listener Number 37
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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The Bad Podcast Ideas That Refuse to Die
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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The Algorithm Is Not a Podcast God
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Welcome to the Podcast Cemetery
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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"Brand-Safe" Is a Podcast Genre (And It’s Boring)
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Put Your Money Where Your Mic Is
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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The Email That Cost Him His Job (And What It Can Teach Podcasters About Trust)
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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The Danny Trejo Blueprint: Turning Your Worst Chapters Into Podcast Fuel
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Will You Die for Your Podcast?
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Using AI Without Losing Your Soul
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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One Tiny Fish Can Fix Your Entire Podcast Process
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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You Can Do Everything Right and Still Lose
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Your Podcast Is Undefeated...BUT NOBODY CARES
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Podcast Charts Are Lying to You: How to Use Rankings Without Losing Your Soul
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Resilience Is The Real Podcast Metric
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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You Don’t Need a Weekly Show: The Truth About Podcast Consistency
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Stop Clip Spam: How to Repurpose Your Podcast Without Trashing It
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Building a Podcast While Nobody Claps
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Building a Podcast that Lasts: World Podcast Network Founder Bruce Chamoff on Discoverability and...
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Burn Down the Guest Factory: How to Take Your Podcast Back
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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How to Not Suck as a Podcast Guest
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Choosing Your Hard: From Corporate to Calling
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Jan 01, 2026 |
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Banned Carols, Boring Podcasts
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Dec 25, 2025 |
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Allow Me to Ruin Your Christmas (And Fix Your Creator Mindset)
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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The Harsh Truth About Podcast Cover Art
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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When Your Podcast Scoreboard Says You Lost
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Your Podcast Needs a Vegas Moment
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Put Your Money Where Your Mic Is
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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The Email That Cost Him His Job (And What It Can Teach Podcasters About Trust)
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Chart-Toppers vs. Difference-Makers: A Case for Independent Podcasts
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Our Thanks to Good Taste (and Proper Podcast Etiquette )
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Keep It Simple, Launch Your Podcast Anyway
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Holiday Social Media Strategies for Podcasters
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Time to Make Your Holiday Content Power Moves
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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How Rejection Built Speke Podcasting
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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How Bad Editing Can Kill Your Podcast
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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The Indie Podcaster’s Guide to Editing Without Fear
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Experimenting with Your Podcast Format During the Holiday Season
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Can You Really Sound Pro Without Paying Pro Prices?
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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The Power of Confidence: Pop Star Anna Storm’s Creator Mindset
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Stop Your Podcast From Fading Out
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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From Zero to Launch: AI Edition
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Missed a Podcast Episode Drop? Who cares!
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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The Prompt That Will Level Up Your Podcast
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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My Thoughts on Speke Fest 2025
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Why Your Podcast Pitch Gets Ignored (and How to Fix It!)
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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The Power of Podcasting for Nonprofits: Behind the Scenes at The Rose
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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The 80s Movie That Unlocks Podcasting Success Today!
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Using Your Podcast to Break Taboos: Lessons from Japan
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Behind the Mic: Building a Purpose-Driven Podcast from Scratch
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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A Love Letter to Podcast Creators
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Famous and Gravy: The Recipe for Podcast Fulfillment
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Don't start a podcast without first building a community
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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The Power of Listening to Your Audience: Lessons from...NESTLE
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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How to Build and Grow a Thriving Podcast Community
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Breaking the Ice: Tips for Making Your Podcast Guests Comfortable
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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@BetterCallDaddy host @friedmanwatts, on crafting a killer podcast interview
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Building a Podcast that Lasts: World Podcast Network Founder Bruce Chamoff on Discoverability and Distribution
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Speke Podcasting turns two
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Jul 01, 2025 |