The Future of Podcasting

<p>[Editor's note: Please check out the <a href="http://egonetcast.com/blog/2017/8/23/the-future-of-podcasting" title="EGO NetCast blog">blog post</a> for the <a href="http://www.coxandforkum.com/archives/000535.html">editorial cartoon by John Cox & Allen Forkum</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lyceum/">Instagram photos</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/Lyceum/status/900539851120025600">my tweet</a>.]</p> <p>After doing some introspection, listening to fellow podcasters on different topics (e.g., hobby versus indie podcasters, and so called procasters / mainstream media radio broadcasters), and checking my book plan, I have decided to mix it up a bit and test a new podcast format and I will develop my workflow, over a period of time.</p> <p>This post has percolated for a couple of days, so I want to say <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BYHScqpjIh8/?taken-by=anaheimmarriott">cheers</a> to the attendees at the <a href="http://podcastmovement.com/">podcasting conference, Podcast Movement.</a></p> <p>As my thoughts on the future on my podcasting have been sinking in and I have "chewed" on the challenges with the workflow of EGO NetCast, <a href="https://twitter.com/Lyceum/status/900539851120025600">I stumbled upon a transcription service called</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Lyceum/status/900539851120025600">Trint</a><a href="https://twitter.com/Lyceum/status/900539851120025600">, thanks to Fizzle</a>'s blog post (<a href="https://fizzle.co/sparkline/10-links-entrepreneurs-2017-fs226">10 Killer Links for Entrepreneurs in 2017</a>) for Fizzle Show podcast, episode 226.</p> <p>After I have finished tinkering and pondering, I have to catch up with the backlog of my guests provided by <a href="http://podcastguests.com/">PodcastGuests.com</a>.</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://averybreyer.com/">Avery Breyer</a> - planned for the month of July.</li> <li><a href="https://www.ashsaidit.com/ashtalks">Ash Said It</a> - planned for this month, August.</li> </ul> <p>In the pipeline:</p> <ul> <li>A follow-up conversation with <a href="http://ileanesmith.com/">Ileane Smith</a>. Read her post, <a href="http://ileanesmith.com/future-of-blogging/">The Future of Blogging</a>.</li> <li>An EGO Search on Jenn Herman of <a href="http://www.jennstrends.com/">Jenn Trends</a>. Read Jenn's post, <a href="http://www.jennstrends.com/instagram-metrics-really-matter/">Which Instagram Metrics Really Matter?</a></li> <li>An EGO Search on <a href="https://twitter.com/stargatepioneer">StargatePioneer</a> of Better Podcasting. Listen to episode 93, <a href="https://www.gonnageek.com/2017/08/better-podcasting-093-embracing-emerging-internet-trends/">Embracing Emerging Internet Trends</a>.</li> </ul> <p>Through the grapevine: </p> <ul> <li>A guy who picked my brain in a positive way asked me about the optimal length of a podcast. He will launch his podcast in September.</li> <li>I have become <a href="http://managementstudio.se/">Nita</a> <a href="http://managementstudio.se/">Silverspjuth</a>’s <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BXnnUgRF86V/?taken-by=lyceum">web PT</a>, and she will launch <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BXodOe0FSyq/?taken-by=lyceum">her podcast</a>, <a href="http://managementstudio.libsyn.com/">Management Studio</a> (in Swedish), in September.</li> <li>I am working with a couple of members of the <a href="http://hem.gbgcivil.se/english/">Swedish Civil Protection Association, in Gothenburg</a>, as they will start their own podcast on the notion of <a href="https://www.getprepared.gc.ca/cnt/bt/index-en.aspx">being prepared for 72 hours</a>…</li> <li>In November I will talk about the future of podcasting regarding new technologies, trends, and the potentialities for the podcast industry, at a podcast conference in Stockholm. The talk will be for 40 minutes with 5 minutes for Q&A. The target audience is communication professionals (marketing managers, public relation officers, etc.)</li> </ul> <p>Shout out to:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://egonetcast.com/blog/2017/7/21/ego-search-on-addy-saucedo-of-the-podcaster-planner">Addy Saucedo</a> - <a href="https://www.thepodcastplanner.com/">The Podcast Planner</a></li> <li><a href="http://egonetcast.com/blog/2017/8/21/the-podcasters-life-with-alexander-laurin">Alexander Laurin</a> - <a href="http://podcasterscoach.com/">The Podcaster’s Coach</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/karinhoegh/status/900375244275277824">Karin Hoegh</a> - <a href="http://podconsult.dk/about-in-english/">PodConsult</a></li> <li><a href="http://joelcomm.com/what-the-heck-is-bitcoin.html">Joel Comm</a>’s post, <a href="http://joelcomm.com/one-simple-secret-success.html">The One Secret to Success</a>, and video, <a href="https://youtu.be/xGqh3Vvbte8">5 Simple Steps to Podcast Success</a>.</li> <li><a href="http://winwisdom.libsyn.com/martin-lindeskog-e-25-s-3">Win Kelly Charles</a> - <a href="http://winwisdom.libsyn.com/lena-gthberg">Butterflies of Wisdom</a></li> </ul> <p>You could say that this is the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangram">tangram puzzle</a> of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BYB-0zblq9U/?taken-by=lyceum">podcasting</a>!</p> <p>Call to action:</p> <ul> <li>Get Adrienne Graham's book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/No-You-Cant-Pick-Brain/dp/0982423160/en038d-20">No, You Can't Pick My Brain: It Costs Too Much</a>. [Editor's note: Affiliate link.]</li> <li>Subscribe to my <a href="https://www.getrevue.co/profile/lyceum">newsletter, Lyceum Bulletin</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://blog.ringr.com/2017/08/02/call-resuming-green-room/">Record</a> with <a href="http://ringr.com/ego">Ringr</a>.</li> <li>Listen to the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/PreSonus-HD7-Professional-Monitoring-Headphones/dp/B004ACQMUQ/en038d-20">monitoring headphones by PreSonus</a>.</li> <li>Check out the updated <a href="http://egonetcast.com/netcasts/">netcasts page with resources</a>. What have I missed?</li> </ul> <p>Related: My posts, <a href="http://egonetcast.com/blog/2016/12/26/i-have-a-message">I Have a Message</a> and <a href="http://egonetcast.com/blog/2017/7/5/independence-day">Independence Day</a>.</p>