Jim is out for his Mom's 90th birthday, so Craig Hewitt from Podcast Motor and Castos sits in the char joining us from France. As he is on vacation (and all the other mics are sold out) he bought a Rode NT Mini, and (beyond his control) was in a room that was high ceiling and hard surfaces (so Dave has run this through a deverb, knowing it somewhat is too aggressive on Dave's voice, but not too much on Craig (I should've witch the Rodecaster to give me separate channels when I hear his room noise. 

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00:00:21 Special Guest Host Craig Hewitt

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03:35 Craig's NT Mini 

05:51 Zoom Podtrack P4 is Coming

09:18 How Long Should Your Intro Be?

13:20 Research Your Podcast Name Before Using It

17:48 Why Streamyard?

19:05 The History of Castos and Podcast Motor

22:55 Apple Podcast Has Delays in Updating

24:17 Amazon/Audible is Adding Podcasting

26:50 Google Play Music is Dead - Google Podcasts is Alive

27:43 Become and Awesome Supporter 

30:54 Indiedropin.com 

32:08 Rogue Co-host

36:43 Kicked Off of Anchor For No Reason

39:20 Spotify Hates Music Podcasts

45:08 Podcast Advertising Works

47:44 Craig's Podcast Audience