If you run in podcasting circles long enough, it's easy to discover people in the industry who virtually everyone respects. A few have developed a gigantic following. Some have perfectly cornered their niche. Others have simply been podcasting

MWIE 036: Jen Briney (Holds A Grudge)

Apr 17th, 2017 16m 11s

Some people notice things. Other people do things. Some people talk. Other people act. Some people complain. Other people create. Our guest today is other people. After noticing discrepancies between what's true in Washington and what's reporte

MWIE 035: Buck Ballard (Gets Sick)

Apr 12th, 2017 15m 25s

It seems like nearly every podcaster has a "day job." A job that pays the bills and provides the knowledge and/or expertise a host needs for his show. Over the course of this podcast, one of my favorite parts has been learning my guests' wide v

MWIE 034: Philip Keller (Hangs Up)

Apr 10th, 2017 17m 38s

As much as I don't want to admit it, I can be an "excuses guy." Miss an appointment with a client? Blame it on not enough sleep or a congested calendar. Bad night playing volleyball? Perhaps I ate too much or didn't stretch. It often feels like

MWIE 033: David Hooper (Loses His Guest)

Mar 24th, 2017 17m 32s

Just like Los Angeles is filled with actors masquerading as waiters, Nashville is packed to the rafters with musicians waiting tables as well. The competition for available gigs is extremely steep and the odds for making a living are extremely

MWIE 032: Kenn Blanchard (Gets Political)

Mar 22nd, 2017 13m 46s

They say there are two things you should never talk about at work: politics and religion. (Unless you work at FoxNews or CNN, I suppose.) There are just certain topics that divide people, start fights, and ultimately cause more problems than th

MWIE 031: Gary Leland (Offends the BBC)

Mar 20th, 2017 16m 15s

Since starting RINGR, I learned of a phrase called "first to market." Entrepreneurs and investors particularly like it because the concept is seen as a major advantage in the business world. It stands to reason that--if you can be the first com

MWIE 030: Matt Macbeth (Gets Tricked)

Mar 17th, 2017 11m 7s

I first met Matt at an investor meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio. A mutual friend introduced us, knowing that we had each spent significant amounts of time in the audio space. Matt on the technical side. Me on the creative side. Also, Matt was carry

MWIE 029: Ana Marie Cox (Tears Up)

Mar 15th, 2017 16m 4s

Ana Marie Cox is a political columnist and culture critic and is the Senior Political Correspondent for MTV News. She writes about politics and policy, and hosts the “Talk” interviews featured in The New York Times magazine. She lives in Minnea

MWIE 028: Allan Tepper (Gets Ousted)

Mar 13th, 2017 15m 49s

There are things in life we wish we could do. And then there are things in life we're willing to do. For example, I really wish I could speak Spanish. However, after taking two years of Spanish in high school, going on four extended trips to Pe

MWIE 027: Joshua Liston (Sees Too Much)

Mar 10th, 2017 16m 33s

Since the day that I met her, the voice on my wife's phone has been that of a burly Australian man, rather than Siri. I don't know that he has a name, but I've always been kind of jealous of him...speaking all sultry-like to Noel as she drives.

MWIE 026: Anthony Witt (Can't Understand)

Mar 8th, 2017 15m 34s

I never really started to feel like I was old until recently. I'm rapidly approaching 40, which is the age I remember my parents being when I thought they were old. College students call me "sir" now. And my joints hurt for days after playing v

MWIE 025: Vasavi Kumar (Was Insulted)

Mar 6th, 2017 14m 13s

When I lived in Chicago, I became friends with a guy named Manny who operated a halfway house of sorts for men who had just been released from prison. Manny was from South America, and he frequently would say to people, "I went to Yale." Howeve

MWIE 024: Heather Ann Havenwood (Pulls Teeth)

Mar 3rd, 2017 16m 23s

"People are like teabags. You find out what's really inside them when you put them in hot water." I have no idea who first said that, but it's one of my all-time favorite sayings. When life is going well, it's easy to appear calm, cool and col

MWIE 023: Daniel J Lewis (Goes Long)

Mar 1st, 2017 14m 59s

Back in 2014, at the very first Podcast Movement, I met Daniel J Lewis. I was new to the podcast world, new to my business, and standing alone at the RINGR booth trying to meet as many people as possible. Daniel asked a ton of technical questio

MWIE 022: Holly Worton (Is Distracted)

Feb 27th, 2017 14m 24s

From the time I was in high school, I have loved creative job titles. In fact, while I was drawing floor plans for home builders in our area (at 17 years old), I called myself a Custom Residential Designer. (Apparently, calling yourself an arch

MWIE 021: Rob Greenlee (Gets Stood Up)

1 Feb 24th, 2017 13m 41s

As a kid, before I ever dreamed of being in broadcasting, I love listening to my grandpa tell stories of his days in radio. He worked overnights in Detroit for a time and, every morning before signing off at 5 or 6am, he would play my grandma a

MWIE 020: Dave Jackson (Finds a Copycat)

Feb 22nd, 2017 13m 50s

The say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Which in some cases is absolutely true. Unfortunately, imitation can also be plagiarism, copyright or patent infringement, or just plain old laziness. It's two sides of the same coin, I suppo

MWIE 019: Dave Kirby (Feels Awkward)

Feb 20th, 2017 14m 44s

I spent 17 years working in, primarily, Christian radio. I had a lot of fun and probably pushed the envelope more than most do on these types of stations, though we admittedly had to operate in a much smaller "box" than most. From topics to lan

MWIE 018: Dan Franks (Is Offended)

Feb 17th, 2017 15m 57s

From the time I was in junior high, I had a "side hustle," though that term hadn't been invented yet. First it was a paper route. Then a job at a shoe store. Then I turned my love for architecture into a drafting business. My high school actual

MWIE 017: Emily Prokop (Is Confused)

Feb 15th, 2017 14m 42s

Every single morning, my grandpa would get up and begin cutting up grapefruit for he and my grandma. She would make oatmeal on the stove, and he would meticulously pick out the seeds and delicately slice each and every triangle-shaped piece. On

MWIE 016: Chris Krimitsos (Kills Time)

Feb 13th, 2017 14m 47s

There are certain people you meet in this life who always seem to be doing something. Not talking about it. Not planning for it. Actually doing it. In the podcasting space, Chris Krimitsos is one of those people. From leading an industry confer

MWIE 015: Joe Saul-Sehy (Plays Dumb)

Feb 10th, 2017 15m 17s

In late 1988, my dad began looking for a new job. It wasn't the he didn't like his job as a high school teacher and counselor, but since he also was involved with the music at our church and as a marriage and family counselor at a private pract

MWIE 014: Doug Hannah (Takes on Slater)

Feb 8th, 2017 13m 27s

Shortly after my family moved to Illinois, I remember my dad mentioning that "the new guy on the radio" had started going to our church. His name was Doug Hannah. In Jr. High at the time (early 90's), I had no interest in radio as a career yet.

MWIE 013: Todd Uterstaedt (In Auto-Update Hell)

Feb 6th, 2017 14m 39s

Some people find it extremely hard to focus. I know this because 1) it's fairly common knowledge and 2) I'm one of them. (Hey look, a duck!) Todd Uterstaedt, however, is not one of those people. As you'll hear, Todd is laser-focused on a very s