Promoting Podcasters in Los Angeles with LA Podcasters

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This is a recording I did of a talk with LA Podcasters about their shows, podcast marketing, and the elements of a must-listen podcast.

SHOW NOTES

5:12 – Lance Anderson talks about how he approaches podcasting as an artist.

5:47 – Anderson talks about how many listeners there are of his podcast “Verge of the Fringe” 

 6:09 – Anderson discusses the timelessness of his stories.

6:23 – Eric Schwartzman distinguishes between a news program and a feature program. 

7:17 – Grant Baciocco talks about his show with Doug Price, “The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd.”

7:50 – Schwartzman talks about how most podcasts are consumed. 

8:34 – Anderson talks about how to listen to podcasts.

8:52 – Schwartzman discusses the different ways to distribute electronic media over the internet.

10:16 – Baciocco and Doug Price share the voices of their shows.

11:15 – Baciocco talks about the fans of the show. 

12:13 – Anderson talks about how often he is at the LA Podcast Studio.

13:33 – Dan Klass talks about how podcasts make your program available to a potentially large audience

13:53 – Klass talks about his podcast “The Bitterest Pill”

14:25 – Klass mentions the countries where his listeners live.

15:08 – Klass talks about what makes a great podcast and how his podcast has been so successful: “…I work very hard at being very honest and dealing with things on a very human level.”

16:19 – Klass discusses the irony of his show: “…there’s something about being so finite in the subject matter and so brutally honest about it that it becomes more universal.”

17:32 – Klass talks about the human element of podcasting.

18:45 – Schwartzman talks about Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s book, Finding Flow, and his renewed sense of optimism for the culture of celebrity.

22:14 – Anderson talks about who should podcast.

22:51 – Klass talks about how podcasts create communities: “There’s an audience out there for anyone who’s talking passionately…create the podcast, and they will be able to find you.

23:35 – Anderson on whether podcasts are media or art.

24:10 – Klass talks about companies podcasting. 

25:05 – Klass on whether there is an audience for any podcast subject.

26:00 – Tim Coyne talks about “The Hollywood Podcast.”

28:08 – Coyne gives a logline for his show. 

28:28 – Coyne talks about whether podcasting is helping him in finding a romantic relationship. 

32:03 – Steven from Pink Mafia Radio discusses whether podcasting helps with relationships. 

33:19 – Howard Leff, a freelancer for a column appearing in The Los Angeles Times in the Calender Weekend section, talks about considering podcasting and what he envisions his podcast to be about. 

34:18 – Leff talks about writing for the Los Angeles Times.

35:08 – Leff shares his opinion about the Los Angeles Times. 35:35 – Schwartzman discusses whether podcasters should be concerned that they may not have an audience.

37:13 – Tres Jefes discusses his podcast

38:07 – Jefes talks about whether he thinks he will have advertisers for his podcast.

38:40 – Douglas Welch discusses his column, Career Opportunities, and podcast.

39:29 – Welch on today’s job market and how to get out of a bad job.

40:21 – Larry Winfield talks about his “Sundown Lounge” podcasts and “The Patio.”

40:47 – Winfield talks about covering poetry in his podcasts.

41:26 – Winfield on whether hip-hop music has helped bring about the resurgence of poetry. 

42:15 – Winfield talks about his day jobs. 

42:30 – Winfield on why he podcasts: “I get to play whatever music fits my fancy. I like a lot of music, so it’s not restricted…I get to speak my mind…”

44:47 – End.