Today I will answer the questions that I receive on a regualr basis.
Podcasting News:
Popular Science has launched a Podcast caled Futuropolis
Salary.com listed "On Air DJ" as one of the the top 12th jobs on the brink. Speaking of that, CBS Radio eliminated more than 200 positions in companywide layoffs this week, including an unconfirmed number in Chicago
Ira Glass now owns This American Life. The interesting thing is this artcile mentions that he has 22 employees. In March 2014, This American Life ended its relationship with PRI, who had served as the show’s distributor since 1997, flexing its muscles in a way that suggested long-running intent towards independence. Speaking of employees on the latest "But wait theres more" episode of Startup, Alex Blumberg states that he has a staff of 19 people to produce three pdocasts and they are making 2 milloin dollars this year (and spending 2 million).
FREQUNETLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How much does it cost to start one?
$60 Mixer
$20 Libsyn (use the coupon sopfree)
$8 Hostgator
$60 Artwork
$24 Intro MRC
$263
Xbox One, 500GB Hard Drive $342
What Microphone
The Audio technica 2100, 2005, or a Electrovoice RE320. I hear good things about the Heil PR40 as well. I like the EV RE320 as no matter where my mouth is, the tone doesn’t change (with other microphones the close you get the bassier it gets).
How Long Should it Be?
As long as it should be, and not a minute more. Vallery Geller in the book Beyond Powerful Radio says, “There is no such thing as too long, only too boring.” This is proven by Dan Carlin’s Hardcore history which can run around 3 or 4 hours and published irregularly.
