Best Indie Stacks Podcasts (2024)

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Indie World / Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase Reactions (Discussion) - #272 1:36:02

5h ago1:36:02

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Nintendo gave fans a double feature preview of upcoming games this week with the combined Indie World and Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase presentation. We’re here to guide you through the highlights of the announcements and trailers. We also cover all the rest of the gaming and Nintendo news, too, including Gamescom, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp s…

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How Buy Me A Coffee grew to millions of users - Jijo Sunny 16:41

2h ago16:41

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Today I’m joined by Jijo Sunny, who is the co-founder of Buy Me A Coffee, one of the most popular donation and membership platforms on the internet. They’ve processed 10’s of millions for creators and have built a 26 strong team. Since founding Buy Me A Coffee, Jijo has dabbled in all sorts of projects, including a stint in YC with a podcasting app…

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Making a Gameboy Color Game in 2024: Zephyr's Pass Interview - #271 1:28:39

3h ago1:28:39

1:28:39

We’re joined by developer Aaron Gadol to talk about his game Zephyr’s Pass, which is releasing this month physically for the Game Boy Color. What are some of the limitations of developing for old hardware and what are some of the anxieties around printing to a physical cartridge? We also cover the gaming and Nintendo news, including the Nintendo Mu…

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Apple Podcasts Now on Android via Web Player! 15:23

7h ago15:23

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Apple Podcasts is now available on the web, opening up the Android market and allowing users to listen on Windows. This is a significant milestone for podcasting as it provides more options for listeners and creators. The web player supports syncing across devices and allows for purchasing subscriptions to creators. However, there are potential ris…

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#350 – Writing Young Adult Fantasy Novels with Nicki Pau Preto 1:05:05

8m ago1:05:05

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In this episode, we spoke with science fiction, fantasy, and young adult fiction author Nicki Pau Preto! Nicki is a Sunday Times best-selling author of six books across these genres in both the middle grade and young adult fiction categories. Her latest YA fantasy release is Ghostsmith, the sequel to Bonesmith! These two books make up the House of …

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Can the Switch EVER Beat the PS2? - #270 1:25:53

9m ago1:25:53

1:25:53

This week we’re catching up with the news. Nintendo held a quarterly financial meeting and gave their latest Switch sales. Will the Switch be able to outsell the PlayStation 2? In addition, the news roundup includes a new trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, more industry layoffs and closures, the country of Turkey banning Roblox, and…

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Podcasting Has an Analytics Problem 53:03

4h ago53:03

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Currently, if a podcaster wants to get the full picture of their show's growth, they need to look at multiple analytics reports: their hosting company, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and now YouTube. Then they need to correlate how all this data is presented, since it can be very different, depending on IAB Certification, downloads, listens, and more. An…

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How focusing on customer happiness led to success for KnowledgeOwl - Marybeth Alexander 16:10

15d ago16:10

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Marybeth Alexander is the founder and Chief Executive Owl of KnowledgeOwl, a bootstrapped knowledge base software founded in 2015. Started as an idea within SurveyGizmo, where Marybeth was working at the time, the company has since flourished into a small, profitable, sustainable business ultimately being built to improve the lives of the founders,…

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Podcast Movement 2024 Survival Guide 47:03

5d ago47:03

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Welcome to this bonus episode of In & Around Podcasting. This week, Mark and Danny take a look at this year's Podcast Movement, taking place in Washington, D.C. between August 19 and 22. They share tips for first time attendees, how to plan your schedule effectively, some things you shouldn't forget, and loads more useful tips. Links to interesting…

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King Dedede v. King K. Rool - SPECIAL #25 34:51

6d ago34:51

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In this special episode, we return to our debate format with Summer and David taking sides and duking it out over whether King K. Rool from the Donkey Kong Country series or King Dedede from the Kirby franchise is the superior video game monarch. Who will win, and who will perish? Give it a listen and help us decide. Check out the video version on …

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#349 – The Abundance Mindset for Authors with Renee Rose and Lee Savino 55:23

9d ago55:23

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In this episode, we are joined by Renee Rose and Lee Savino, best-selling authors who have written over 20 titles together! The best-selling Bad Boy Alpha series is the result of their collaborative effort to write spicy wolf-shifter books. Their collaboration goes all the way back to 2015, when they first met at a writing conference and became fas…

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Nintendo Controllers Through Time - #269 1:38:41

13d ago1:38:41

1:38:41

Brian Bonnet guests and we talk about the evolution of Nintendo’s controllers and our favorite controller designs. We also cover the gaming news, including the layoff of the Humble Games staff, the World of Warcraft union at Blizzard, video games at the Olympics, and much more. As always, we close with the games we’ve all been playing. Listen to Su…

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Is Podcasting in a Slump? 48:27

1M ago48:27

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According to the most recent stats by the Podcast Index, there are 315,000 active podcasts (based on publishing at least one episode in the last 30 days), with 446,000 in the last 90 days. Given there are 4.2 million podcasts listed in the index, are the seemingly low numbers (around 10% of all podcasts actively publishing) a cause for concern, or …

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Nintendo World Championships Whiffs the S Rank - #268 1:33:37

1M ago1:33:37

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This week, we chat about Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition with guest Nick Napolitano. The game has a great concept, especially for speedunners, but does it stick the landing? Additionally, Nick shows off his Deluxe Set physical edition! We also cover all the gaming and Nintendo news, too, including Bethesda unionizing, tons of Splatoon ann…

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#348 – Promo Stacking and Prioritizing Your Book Marketing with Clayton Noblit 51:03

1M ago51:03

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In this episode, we are joined by Clayton Noblit, senior book marketing manager at Written Word Media. Clayton has been a voracious reader his whole life and, after working in financial start-ups, moved to Written Word Media and has been there ever since. Clayton loves working with indie books and indie authors and has a lot of great advice to offe…

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Value4Value, the Philosophy with David Medus 52:53

1M ago52:53

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In episode 14, we discussed whether the V4V - Value4Value - model was dead, with a focus on streaming sats (Satoshis) since this is primarily what many podcasters associate V4V with. The episode stirred up quite the conversation online, with some interesting takes on the episode and points raised. So this episode sees Mark chat with David Medus on …

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Ranking Every Donkey Kong Country Game - #267 1:43:01

1M ago1:43:01

1:43:01

This week we’re ranking every Donkey Kong Country game. Out of the franchise's long, storied history, which one will take top banana? Listen as we give the Switch Headz official ranking. We also cover the week’s gaming and Nintendo news, including the new M-rated Emio Nintendo game, Nintendo’s summer magazine, Nintendo’s lack of crediting translato…

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Inside the New Captivate 2.5 Dashboard Upgrade 43:01

2M ago43:01

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Welcome to a special bonus episode of In & Around Podcasting. This week, Mark and Danny are joined by guest co-host Garry Aylott, Head of Design at Captivate, to talk about the new Captivate 2.5 dashboard release. This includes designing for both indie podcasters and large media production companies, as well as taking podcast networks up a notch fo…

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How Games Get Age Ratings ft. Jared from Devolver - #266 1:26:39

2M ago1:26:39

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We’re joined by Jared Stults from Devolver Digital to talk about age ratings and the process of working with the ESRB, PEGI, CERO and the various different international ratings boards. We also cover the week’s gaming and Nintendo news, like updates to F-Zero 99 and Switch Sports, the Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope game trial, and much more. As alw…

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#347 – Writing Award-winning Fiction with Nora Decter 44:58

2M ago44:58

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In this episode, we are joined by Nora Decter, writing instructor and author of How Far We Go and How Fast, her debut YA novel that won the Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize in 2019. Nora’s latest book, What’s Not Mine, is described as an "absorbing, darkly funny story of family, addiction, and survival." We spoke to Nora about her writing career,…

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Is Value4Value Dead? 54:57

2M ago54:57

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It was recently announced that Alby, one of the most popular streaming sats platforms for podcasters when using Value4Value (V4V), is no longer offering new accounts to people in the US. Does this news mean a major roadblock to growth and adoption of V4V, or just part of a new medium's growing pains? And what alternatives do podcasters have? Join M…

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Nintendo's Strained Relationship with its Biggest Fans ft. CelloKat & Katie Shesko - #265 1:36:43

1M ago1:36:43

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We’re joined by video game music artists CelloKat and Katie Shesko to discuss Nintendo’s often combative relationship with content creators. Nintendo has been shutting down fan games, emulation sites, YouTube channels, and sheet music distributors, often through use of DMCA, or the Digital Millenium Copyright Act. Why is Nintendo so aggressive and …

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How the Last Year of the Switch Stacks Up - #264 1:29:51

2M ago1:29:51

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The latest Nintendo Direct surprised everyone with some big first party games coming when it seems like the end of the Switch’s life. Is this normal for the end of a Nintendo console? Robert Segovia joins us to look back at the end of Nintendo’s home console generations to see if any patterns emerge. We also discuss the gaming and Nintendo news, to…

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#346 – Spicy Romantasy, Podcasting, and Pen Names with Sacha Black 46:40

2M ago46:40

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In this episode, we spoke to indie author, writing craft expert, podcaster, and all-around talented rebel author Sacha Black! Sacha is the author of several writing craft books, host of The Rebel Author Podcast, and writer of adult sapphic fantasy fiction under the pen name Ruby Roe. Sacha is also a regular speaker at author conferences around the …

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A Surprising, Late Stage Nintendo Switch Direct - #263 1:37:08

2M ago1:37:08

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We got the June 2024 Nintendo Direct this week and we’ve got thoughts to share. What were our favorite announcements? How does this Direct stack up? We also cover the rest of the gaming and Nintendo news, too, including Nintendo going after sheet music, leaker drama, the Mario movie sequel being dated, and much more. As always, we close with the ga…

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Which Podcast Hosting Company is For Sale? Plus... Good or Bad for the Industry? 46:49

2M ago46:49

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In the June 3 edition of industry publication Podnews, editor James Cridland reported on the rumour of "a large podcast hosting company having an all-hands meeting with the news that they'd found a buyer for the company." There's also industry rumours of at least three hosting companies either looking for buyers or open to buyer approaches. We've s…

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Ranking #1 in Google with Lorem Ipsum and making a career out of scientific SEO - Kyle Roof 14:51

2M ago14:51

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Kyle Roof is the co-founder of High Voltage SEO, PageOptimizer Pro and Internet Marketing Gold. An agency, software and course business respectively which all focus on mastering SEO. I’ve spoken at length on the podcast before about how SEO can be such an effective tool for indie hackers to use, so Kyle is the perfect guest to talk to today. Timest…

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Summer Game Fest: Our Thoughts (and Prayers) - #262 1:51:18

3M ago1:51:18

1:51:18

Summer Game Fest returned this past weekend along with the Xbox showcase and tons of other digital presentations. We give our thoughts on the experience as a whole and highlight our favorite announcements, trailers, and games. We also cover the rest of the gaming and Nintendo news, too, including the Mega Man Game Boy games coming to NSO, Steam Nex…

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#345 – Maximizing Your Book Marketing with Mal Cooper 45:06

3M ago45:06

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In this episode, we are joined by Malorie Cooper, author and co-founder of The Writing Wives, where Malorie and her wife Jill offer author coaching and author marketing services! Mal writes science fiction titles under M.D. Cooper and non-fiction titles under Mal Cooper, with a focus on Facebook advertising and helping indie authors market their bo…

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Apple, Spotify, YouTube: Are Platforms Making It Harder to Start and Grow a Podcast? 1:12:36

3M ago1:12:36

1:12:36

At the end of March this year, industry publication Podnews published its annual Podnews Report Card. This asks podcasters to complete a scorecard on podcast platforms, and where they're doing well, and where they're doing not so well. Across the board, all main platforms - Apple, Spotify, YouTube, and Amazon Music - had a lower score than last yea…

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The Ethics of Golf vs. Video Game Golf - #261 1:36:27

3M ago1:36:27

1:36:27

Is playing golf video games more ethical than playing golf IRL? Which has a greater environmental impact? Which is better for you? More fun? In this wide ranging discussion, we’re joined by Dan Murphy (DCD) to talk about golf, video games, climate change, consumption, modern systems, and the types of things that are okay in video games but not in r…

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Spotify Removes Recording Feature - What Now for Podcasting Tech Stacks? 1:07:45

3M ago1:07:45

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Spotify recently announced they're no longer offering the option to easily record and edit within the platforms's hosting dashboard, a popular feature that was part of podcast host Anchor, before it was rebranded as Spotify for Podcasters. Online communities on Reddit and Facebook are full of upset podcasters looking for alternatives, since many po…

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Finding success with a QR code app after selling his previous indie business - Ramy Khuffash 16:21

3M ago16:21

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Ramy Khuffash is the founder of Hovercode, a QR code generator he’s working on full time. Previously, Ramy founded Page Flows, a library of inspiration videos for product designers that he sold last November. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:56 Email Octopus Sponsor 02:30 Page Flows Acquisition 05:03 What did Ramy buy after he sold his company 05:56 Start…

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Tearing Into Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door - #260 1:32:16

3M ago1:32:16

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The remake of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is out and we give our initial impressions this week. We also cover all the gaming and Nintendo news, too, including more acquisitions in both gaming and the gaming journalism space, Nintendo opening a new store in San Francisco, rumors of a new Mario game, and much more. As always, we close with th…

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#344 – Committing to Your Writing Practice with Jessie Kwak 42:53

3M ago42:53

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In this episode, we are joined by author, conference organizer, and ghostwriter Jessie Kwak to discuss all things writing and publishing! Jessie is the author of over fifteen books, including series like The Nanshe Chronicles and The Bulari Saga, as well as standalone thrillers such as From Earth and Bone. Jessie’s expansive career has encompassed …

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The Podcast Show London 2024 Review 50:10

3M ago50:10

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Show notes written by AI and not touched... to prove that we do only get 70% of the way there with AI... The episode features a review of the Podcast Show 2024, with discussions on booth activities, industry trends, and event experiences. The conversation covers topics such as booth engagement, monetization, video content, event organization, and a…

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