Episodes

A lot of people are excited about AI tools that promise instant, studio-quality podcast audio. Record on your phone. Click a button. Sound professional. But that story deserves a closer look. Hi, I'm Neal Veglio , founder of ...

A lot of people are saying video is the future of podcasting. That video is the gateway drug — the thing that creates new podcast listeners. But that story deserves a closer look. In this episode of Podcasting Insights, I que...

A lot of podcasters don’t actually need any kind of new strategy. They just need honest podcast feedback that tells them what it actually feels like to listen. In this episode of Podcasting Insights, I explain why so many sho...

Seriously. It's become a buzzword of basic b*tch podcast coaching. Evergreen podcast content is definitely not timeless. It is just content you have not looked at in ages. If your back catalogue feels a bit… awkward, this epi...

Most podcasts don’t struggle because the ideas aren’t good. They struggle because the release schedule quietly starts to drain the energy out of them. Somewhere early on, a lot of podcasters decide they probably 'should' be w...

Most podcasts don’t lose listeners because the content is bad — they lose them because trust gets broken quietly. Every time someone presses play, they’re making a small agreement with you. And most podcasts break it without ...

Most podcasts sound the same — and it's killing your growth. If your show blends into the feed, this episode breaks down exactly why… and what to change. In this episode you’ll learn: Why copying “successful” shows usually ba...

Consistency. The word that sends podcasting “gurus” into fits of self-righteous joy as they pedal their courses and services. Think about it—how many times have you been told you have to publish your podcast on the same day, ...

In this episode: This podcast is taking a new direction. Audience is split; creators want craft, while marketers crave strategy. A brand new show called B2B Podcasting Insights is launching for the business-minded listeners. ...

You know that thing where you give everyone else great podcast advice… and then ignore it yourself? Yeah. That. In this episode, I’m calling myself out. And fixing my own podcast strategy in public. I realised my show had dri...

If you're fed up with hearing people insist you "need to put your podcast on YouTube", this episode will give you a sense of relief. I've just come back from judging the Independent Podcast Awards and spent time with some of ...

AI makes it easy to ship more… of nothing. Here’s why “slop-casting” is flattening audio and how to outplay it with Voice, Value, and Vulnerability. Bonus: suggestion for a simple A/B experiment you can do today to audit your...

There’s a hard truth most podcast experts will dodge, but I don’t have the energy or patience for avoiding it - there’s a reason your podcast audience isn’t growing, and it’s not because you haven’t been hustling hard enough ...

Rapper's Delight might be the anthem we often think of when it comes to hip hop's origins, but let me hit you with a plot twist – it wasn’t the first. That honor actually goes to a gospel group called the Jubilees, who droppe...

Every podcaster dreads it: that brutal one-star review, the public comment that rips your hard work to shreds. But what if your harshest critic is actually your greatest growth tool? In this episode of Podcasting Insights wit...

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Let me tell you where most podcasters get it wrong right from the jump. It’s that tired cliché “If you build it, they will come.” This episode is my reality check for you, and if you're honest with yourself, it could save you...

Every new podcaster does it. You launch your show, then spend the whole week refreshing your hosting dashboard analytics like it’s going to magically change. And when those first week podcast download numbers trickle in, they...

Why Your LinkedIn Followers Don’t Listen To Your Podcast A painful truth for business podcasters who still think follower counts equal listeners... Let’s get uncomfortable for a moment. LinkedIn tells you that bigger is bette...

Every August, you'll hear the same noise about everyone disappearing. Holidays, beaches, the world moving a little slower. I used to kinda buy into this myth myself, until I watched a client hit pause, just to realise that th...

How long should your podcast episodes actually be? Today, we’re tossing the rulebook out the window and figuring out episode length. Forget those guru-mandated magic numbers; it’s all about what suits your story and your list...

It’s a well-worn scene now, isn’t it: you spend your evenings slicing up episodes, creating what you’re told are “virality-ready” podcast clips, then blowing them out across Instagram and TikTok, all on the promise - usually ...

Welcome to Podcasting Insights with The Podmaster. I’m Neal Veglio , and I’m here to help independent podcasters and small business owners get real results from their shows. In this episode, I’m sharing my top five strategies...

Free download with this episode - podmastery.co/PLOT ================================== There's something I see too much in podcasting and it still baffles me: the endless, rambling intros that sound like the warm-up act for ...