The Podcast Life

Mike Comite joins Deanna Chapman to talk about his job as Senior Mixer over at This American Life, the award-winning podcast hosted by Ira Glass.We dive into:The process for mixing a podcast with many moving partsLoudness standardsOur favorite plug-insFollow Mike Comite on Instagram.Need help with your podcast? Let me help you!Sign up for The Podcast Life newsletter for bonus content.Follow The Podcast Life:InstagramThreads

Before you start your podcast, there are 3 big things that you should do.In this episode, you'll learn why it's important to:Figure out your show idea and formatRecord test episodesMake a podcast trailerNeed help with your podcast? Let me help you!Sign up for The Podcast Life newsletter for bonus content.Follow The Podcast Life:InstagramThreads

Ray Harkins, a Senior Account Executive at Wonder, joins the podcast to talks about all things ads! We talk about how top shows get sponsors, how Wondery handles ad placement across multiple shows, what options exist for smaller podcasts, and more.Check out Wondery. Follow Ray Harkins on Instagram.Need help with your podcast? Let me help you!Sign up for The Podcast Life newsletter for bonus content.Follow The Podcast Life:InstagramThreads

Jesse Cannon is a podcast producer for hit shows like Being Black: The 80s, The Daily Beast's The New Abnormal, Air Mail's Morning Meeting, and Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast. He dives in to what some best practices are for producing a chart-topping podcast, which includes making competition reports and the importance of pre-production.Check out Musformation Growth.Check out Jesse's newsletter Music Marketing Trends.Follow Jesse Cannon on Instagram.Need help with your podcast? Let me help you!Sign up for The Podcast Life newsletter for bonus content.Follow The Podcast Life:InstagramThreads

Welcome to The Podcast Life! Here's a look at what you can expect to learn from the show. Hosted by Deanna Chapman.