Podcast Roots - Podcast about Podcasting - Formerly Podcast Fiend

Jamie Perkins is a Web Developer and App Developer for his day job, and during his free time he is creating a podcasting app that is bringing something that many podcast fans and podcast creators feel is lacking in the space: social. With his a

How to Make and Find Great Stories with Rob Rosenthal (Transom.org, HowSound) – PR27

Jan 1st, 2017 43m 7s

Rob Rosenthal, host of HowSound and Lead instructor of the Transom Story Workshop, tells his story of getting started in Community Radio, going from there to managing radio stations, and how he was apprehensive at first with the world of podcas

Update and Announcement

Dec 17th, 2016 8m 54s

Hey everyone. It’s been a while, nearly two months. As you can probably tell by the episode length this isn’t a full episode. This is just a quick update and announcement episode.The reason I haven’t been doing the show lately isn’t because I

Building a Community with Audrey Mardavich (Podcast Garage, PRX)

Oct 31st, 2016 29m 17s

Many of the top podcasts are created using state of the art studios with high-end microphones and mixers and top-notch editors. But what if you could have all that technology as well? As it turns out, you can.Find out what the Podcast Garage

Passion in Podcasting with Chris Holifield (I Am Salt Lake)

Oct 19th, 2016 21m 7s

Chris Holifield is the host of I Am Salt Lake, an interview podcast dedicated to the culture, businesses, and interesting characters in Salt Lake City Utah. What is interesting about his show is how the “niche” isn’t a specific topic like movie

How to Fix the Most Common Podcast Mistakes – David Bain (Digital Marketing Radio) – PF23

Oct 3rd, 2016 48m 36s

David Bain is the host of Digital Marketing Radio, an entrepreneur, and this weeks guest. David shares some of the most common mistakes new podcasters make and explains how you can avoid them, and if you have already made the mistake, how to fi

Making a Podcasting Newsletter with Joe Berman and Mathew Passy (PodToPod.com)-PF22

Sep 24th, 2016 43m 37s

Joe Berman and Mathew Passy are the two behind the growing newsletter all about Podcasting, Pod To Pod. The newsletter comes out every Tuesday with curated content covering all aspects of Podcasting, and has original content on their website as

Corey Coates – Running a Podcast Production Business – PF21

Sep 17th, 2016 37m 20s

Corey Coates is the Founder of Podfly and cohost of The Podcast Producers. Corey talks about his background in radio and broadcasting that led to him diving into podcasting and creating his production company Podfly. We dive into what work goes

Rob Walch – Debunking Podcast Myths

Sep 10th, 2016 56m 59s

Rob Walch, VP of Podcast Relations at Libsyn, had a great talk at Podcast Movement about the myths of podcasting, and he goes in depth on some of those myths in this episode. Along with myths, we talk about what makes a good podcast, and the qu

PF19: Defining Success in Podcasting with Dave Jackson (School of Podcasting, Ask the Podcast Coach)

Sep 2nd, 2016 55m 6s

Dave Jackson is the founder of School of Podcasting, host of Ask the Podcast Coach, and co-host of Podcasters’ Roundtable, and his knowledge and reputation in the podcast industry bears little to no introduction.Jeff and Dave talk about what i

PF18 – The Value of Guests with Jessica Rhodes (Interview Connections, Rhodes to Success podcast)

Aug 24th, 2016 40m 29s

Jessica Rhodes is the creator and founder of Interview Connections, host of Rhodes to Success, and co-host of Podcast Producers. Jessica talks about her first podcast experience, her business, and the value of having guests on your podcasts.

PF-17: Alternative Ways to Make Money Podcasting with Joel Sharpton

Aug 19th, 2016 59m 59s

Jeff talks with Joel Sharpton (Always Listening, What Makes Me Weird with Joel Sharpton) about how he makes money as a podcaster with audiobooks and other alternative ways (or faucets as Joel explains) for podcasters to earn some extra income.

Creating a Podcast Network with Max Cutler (Parcast, Unsolved Murders: True Crime Stories)

Aug 11th, 2016 37m 19s

Max Cutler is the Co-founder of Parcast, a new podcast network with some serious talent and production quality. Their first show, Unsolved Murders: True Crime Stories, made it to #6 overall on iTunes when it debuted, and they have a new show ou

Making a Podcast Startup with Kim Hansen (Signl.fm) – PF15

Aug 9th, 2016 38m 45s

Kim Hansen is the CEO and co-founder of Signl.fm, a new service for podcasters to go live, take callers, and much much more. Kim and I met at Podcast Movement 2016. We talk about her experience there as a startup company, where Signl.fm is at i

How Obsession Helps in Podcasting – Going Down the Rabbit Hole with Elsie Escobar (She Podcasts, The Feed, Libsyn) – PF14

Jul 28th, 2016 1h 9m

Elsie Escobar is the Social Media Community Manager at Libsyn, Host and co-founder of She Podcasts podcast and Libsyn’s The Feed, and co-founder of Podcasting School For Women.

Pat Flynn and Other’s Takeaways from Podcast Movement – PF13

Jul 21st, 2016 20m 41s

Pat Flynn, host of the Smart Passive Income podcast, sat down to talk with me at Podcast Movement 2016 about overcoming negativity, how to get the wheels turning when starting out podcasting, and his charity work.

Top 5 Takeaways from Podcast Movement 2016 – PF12

Jul 14th, 2016 26m 7s

This week on Podcast Fiend I talk about my top 5 takeaways from Podcast Movement, I share a story about meeting my idol, and what I plan on doing with this show from what I learned.

Preparing for Guests with Juliette Miranda (Unwritable Rant) – PF11

Jul 2nd, 2016 47m 28s

Juliette Miranda (Host of The Unwritable Rant) talks about how shoe prepares for talking with celebrity guests on her show, what she does for research, how she manages to do solo shows, and journaling.

Social Media and Why You Should Engage with Your Audience – PF10

Jun 25th, 2016 34m 48s

Mike Rapin (creator and host of the I Read Comic Books podcast) and Jeff chat about why Mike created a Twitter account for his Podcast after a year in, what he does with the account, what he’s seen after using it, and the philosophy of engaging

Getting Podcast Guests with David (Unwritable Rant) – PF09

Jun 16th, 2016 33m 3s

David is the producer of The Unwritable Rant podcast with his partner, and wife, Juliette Miranda as host. The show has had guests like Anthony Cumia, Bobby Slayton, Ari Shaffir, and Rain Pryor (Richard Pryor’s daughter), and in this episode Da

Andrew Allemann (PodcastGuests.com) – PF08

Jun 8th, 2016 34m 7s

Andrew Allemann is the host of the Domain Name Wire podcast and the creator of Podcast Guests a service for podcasters to get guests on their shows through a weekly newsletter that comes out every Monday. The service, as Andrew explains in the

Todd Cochrane (CEO of blubrry, Founder of Podcast Awards) – PF07

Jun 2nd, 2016 29m 17s

Todd Cochrane is the host of New Media Show, CEO of blubrry, and the Founder of The People’s Choice Podcast Awards and the Tech Podcast Network. In this episode Todd and I talked about the new statistics blubrry released showing where people ar

Ro Santos Jr. (World of Ro) – PF06

May 27th, 2016 1h 11m

Jeff talks with Ro Santos Jr. (World of Ro, The Pick and Ro Show) about his start with podcasting, getting guests, and Ro’s future with podcasting.

Mike Rapin & Zander Riggs (I Read Comic Books) – PF05

May 17th, 2016 1h 17m

Jeff talks with Mike Rapin (Founder/Host) and Zander Riggs (Editor/Producer) of I Read Comic Books about their origin, workflow, and philosophy of podcasting.