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GonnaGeek.com Show is a weekly geek news video show (and weekly geek news podcast). Each week we get together to chat about the latest in the world of geek covering a variety of genres including tech news, gaming news, scifi news, science news and space news. Each episode also features a segment that talks about something else geeky such as tech reviews, geek television or even space information. Hosted by Stephen Jondrew, Chris Ferrell and Stargate Pioneer. We broadcast live on Mondays at 5 ...
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Better Podcasting

Stephen Jondrew and SP Rupert

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Stephen Jondrew and SP Rupert host a weekly podcast dedicated for the Hobby Podcaster with tips and tricks on how to get started, sound great, have fun and not break the bank. Each week they talk about a podcasting topic in depth within an arc (like how to start a podcast, podcast gear for the hobby podcaster, and tips on different types of presenting-announcing-hosting) and then run down a current news item of importance to podcasting. They also run down any feedback and offer advice on how ...
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Episode Information: In the Better Podnerings this week, topics include: SP's Rodecaster Pro 2 Replacement Adapter Libsyn shuts down Libsyn Studio SP applies his podcast workflow to his bike rides Buzzsprout writes a Libsyn article For our media host segment this week, we give our take on Spreaker. Finally, in this week's Better Podback topics incl…
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In the Better Podnerings this week, topics include: Another Rodecaster Pro 2 problem SP upgrades his studio There's something you should know about iZotope RX11 New Buzzsprout archive feature RSS.com new LIT tag Stephen's mac troubles For our media host segment this week, we give our take on Patreon. Finally, in this week's Better Podback topics in…
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This episode of the GonnaGeek Show was recorded on Monday, May 6, 2024 This month we discuss Sony revoking their Helldivers 2 PSN linking policy, a major cyber security with a Canadian retailer, an update on Starship, Google allowing more 2FA flexibility, Arc browser being available for Windows and NASA decisions. This Week's Hosts: Stephen Jondrew…
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In the Better Podnerings this week, topics include: Stephen's latest Mac update RX11 is released Hindenburg's transcript-focused update Rodecaster Duo SUPER DEAL New Rode WS14 Pop filter Peppa Pig podcast Taxing your computer Legends of SHIELD update For our media host segment this week, we give a few quick updates about some past media host review…
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In the Better Podnering this week topics include: Spotify passes Apple Podcasts (in at least one way) Buzzsprout text feature Podnews reminds us of our trailer For our media host segment this week, we review Captivate.fm. Finally, in this week's Better Podback topics include: IAB 2.2 feedback Registering a podcast domain The importance of backdatin…
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In the Better Podnering this week topics include: Stephen has an update on his mac experiment Apple Podcasts scheduled outage New IAB guidelines released Spotify exits IAB For our media host segment this week, we review RSS.com. Finally, in this week's Better Podback topics include: Podcast transcripts Social media post plugins Find full episode in…
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This episode of the GonnaGeek Show was recorded on Monday, April 15, 2024 This month we discuss the Fallout TV show helping Steam games, there's progress with the Starship test flights, Android launching it's Find My network, Disney+ possibly launching channels and SP and Chris discuss the solar eclipse experience. PLUS STEPHEN STARTS THE SHOW WITH…
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In the Better Podnering this week topics include: StreamYard acquired Pinecast outage New Shure USB microphone Stephen's making a big podcast change For this week's media host segment, we give our review of Substack Finally, in this week's Better Podback topics include: Podcatchers DaVinci Resolve transcriptions We'll be away next week Find full ep…
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In the Better Podnering this week topics include: Further evolving our media host criteria Libsyn walks back their recent comments about Apple Podcasts iZotope RX sale pricing / loyalty offers YouTube Music Podcasts may keep evolving For this week's media host segment, we give our review of Transistor.fm Finally, in this week's Better Podback topic…
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In the Better Podnering this week topics include: Recap of why we are leaving Libsyn A recent discussion on Libsyn's The Feed about some testing they did on customer's feeds What do we want to see in a future audio mixer? Expanding our media host evaluation criteria For this week's media host segment, we give our review of RedCircle. Finally, in th…
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In the Better Podnering this week topics include: Stephen returned the Mackie DLZ Creator XS (including a security flaw) Affinity sold to Canva - could there be benefits? Google Podcasts Gone: How to get your podcast on to YouTube Music For this week's media host segment, our guest Chris Osborne is here to talk about his experience with Pinecast. F…
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This episode of the GonnaGeek Show was recorded on Monday, March 18, 2024 This month we discuss Sony pausing PSVR 2 production, a big update on SpaceX Starship progress, there's rumours about a Galaxy Z Fold FE and there's going to be a Poohniverse. This Week's Hosts: Stephen Jondrew, Chris Ferrell and Stargate Pioneer. When we record live, we stre…
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This week we're pleased to bring back the Hobby Podcaster Profile with Chris Osborne AKA Waffles. In the Better Podnering this week topics include: A study for Apple Podcasts searchability Stephen is now facing a Mixcast 4 / Rodecaster Pro 1 challenge SP can't recommend the Rodecaster Pro 2 For this week's media host segment, we give our review of …
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In the Better Podnering this week topics include: A lawsuit about a podcast title Spotify removes another show, unable to re-instate subscribers Stephen did a secret test: VDO Ninja pro audio setting Update on SP's Rodecaster Pro II RMA SP's temporary setup this week: PodTrak P4 For this week's media host segment, we give our review of Simplecast. …
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In the Better Podnering this week topics include: SP has even more Rodecaster Pro 2 problems iOS transcripts are here Multi-tracking audio within OBS A simplified podcast experience using the Vocaster Two For this week's media host segment, our guest Chris Ferrell joins us to discuss his recent experience switching from Podbean to Spotify for Podca…
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This episode of the GonnaGeek Show was recorded on Monday, February 26, 2024 This month we discuss Switch 2 rumors, Wyze camera breach, recent rocket developments, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse ending swap, Gmail shutting down and lunar landers. This Week's Hosts: Stephen Jondrew, Chris Ferrell and Stargate Pioneer. When we record live, we st…
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In the Better Podnering this week topics include: IAB Podcast Guidelines v2.2 out for review (New?) Streaming service LiveSpace YouTube Music podcast badge What is good podcast badge etiquette? For this week's media host segment, we give our review of Spotify For Podcasters (Formerly Anchor). Finally, in this week's Better Podback, Stephen issues a…
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In the Better Podnering this week topics include: SP's Multi-cam video editing journey Show analyzers Stephen hates the Polywav For this week's media host segment, we give our review of Podbean. Finally, in this week's Better Podback, infamous Bandrew Scott has a follow-up about last week's RE320 discussion. Plus, will he buy SP the infamous Find f…
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We open this week with an update about the How I Saved My Podcast and Hobby Podcaster Profile segments. In the Better Podnering this week topics include: Stephen abandons testing the Zoom PodTrak P8 SP has some earth shattering comments about the RE320 Why it might make sense to have a dedicated podcast machine Spotify is discontinuing the Music+Ta…
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Better Podcasting is back with the premiere of Season 4 of Better Podcasting - and we're shaking up the format! In this episode we'll begin by explaining some of the changes that you can expect to see going forward with Better Podcasting and we'll answer what is happening with the Better Podcasting: Live Chat show. In the debut of a new segment tha…
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This episode of the GonnaGeek Show was recorded on Tuesday, January 16, 2024 This month we discuss Starship IFT-2 and IFT-3, Apple takes the lead in global smartphone shipments, George Carlin AI, Shuttlecraft Galileo set gets a permanent display, Apple 'Batterygate' begins to get settled and Apple Watch may lose blood oxygen feature. This Week's Ho…
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In this special episode of Better Podcasting, we conclude our 2023 year by continuing our annual tradition of discussing the evolution of our gear over the last year. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we discuss what we think was one of the biggest changes in podcasting 2023. Finally, in the Better Podback we run down some listener feedbac…
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This episode of the GonnaGeek Show was recorded on Monday, November 13, 2023. This month we discuss MyQ going away, Netflix apparently having games, The Marvels box office numbers (and we speculate why), Google has a Safari deal, Amazon ditching Android on Fire TV, and IFT-2 sets launch date. This Week's Hosts: Stephen Jondrew, Chris Ferrell and St…
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This episode of the GonnaGeek Show was recorded on Monday, October 30, 2023. This month we discuss a possible launch date for Star Ship, Matter 1.2 now being released, Apple/BMW NFC problems, Amazon using humanoid robots and rumours about the Switch 2. Plus SP recaps his recent travel router experience. This Week's Hosts: Stephen Jondrew, Chris Fer…
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This episode of the GonnaGeek Show was recorded on Monday, October 2, 2023. OUR APOLOGIES IF THIS EPISODE WAS DOWNLOADED TWICE DUE TO A TECHNICAL ERROR. This month we discuss Google creating the Chromebook Plus (and we discuss our serious lack of experience with Chromebooks), how there is progress in the works for Blue Origin and SpaceX (and we spe…
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This is a (mostly) un-edited posting of our live podcasting Q&A and podcast discussion that streams on Wednesdays. Topics this week include: - This is dual-feed episode - Official announcement about Better Podcasting - Main show - Update about SP's eBay ventures - Stephen has a new strategy for trying to sell his gear - The latest update of SP's SM…
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This episode of the GonnaGeek Show was recorded on Monday, August 7, 2023. We're back with another jam-packed episode of the Official GonnaGeek Show. This month we discuss an M3 rumour, SpaceX making progress with their Starship booster, a Philips Hue camera being rumoured and Threads has continued to lose active users. Finally, we talk about each …
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This episode of the GonnaGeek Show was recorded on Monday, July 17, 2023. We're back with another jam-packed episode of the Official GonnaGeek Show. This month we discuss Meta launching Threads, Sony giving into Microsoft's acquisition, Blue Origin's New Glenn explodes during testing and an iPhone fetches a lot at an auction. Finally, we talk about…
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This episode of the GonnaGeek Show was recorded on Monday, June 12, 2023. We're back with another jam-packed episode of the Official GonnaGeek Show. This month we discuss Reddit protests, Boeing Starliner delays, Apple Vision Pro... lite?, Spider-Man Beyond The Spider Verse update, Artemis 3 delays, and Google Cinematic Photos rolls out a change. F…
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In the Season 3 Finale we have a topic that was two-seasons in the making - returning from a hiatus. This week we reflect on our experience returning from a hiatus including some of the successes we had, as well as some of the areas we wish we had handled better. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we discuss Generative AI in podcasts, how we…
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Sometimes as you evolve your podcast it can be jarring for your listeners, but there are ways that you can help include them in the process to help make it a better experience. In this episode we discuss ways to help engage your audience as you go through changes in your podcast. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we discuss the recently ann…
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This episode of the GonnaGeek Show was recorded on Monday, May 23, 2023. We're back with another jam-packed episode of the Official GonnaGeek Show. This month we discuss Disney+ removing a bunch of titles (and we speculate on why), Tears of the Kingdom is a success, an update on Starship Flight 2, Wink continues their cycle of trouble, Google I/O r…
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Although we don't have a main segment this week, in this episode we podcast for our audience starting with a How I Saved My Podcast story, we end with six pieces of Better Podback, and in between we even have two Better Podcasting Downloads. Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at https://www.betterpodcasting.com…
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In the year 2023 there are a lot of places you may consider cross-posting your podcast to. Is it easy? Is there any ongoing maintenance? Should you let your media host do it for you? These are some of the areas we discuss in our conversation about posting to multiple distribution destinations. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we express o…
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Podcast branding can be an important part of marketing your podcast, as well as helping to highlight the unique qualities of your podcast; but what exactly is branding? Today we discuss what podcast branding is, and how it's not just the tangible aspects like your artwork and promo material. This episode we're also pleased to debut a brand new segm…
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This episode of the GonnaGeek Show was recorded on Monday, April 24, 2023. Picard discussion starts at 46:42. We have an extra long episode this week with a conversation about some latest geek news before we get into an in-depth discussion about our thoughts on Season 3 of Star Trek Picard. For news this episode's news we discuss the Starship Launc…
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This week we talk about the idea of using a dedicated (or paid) social media/community manager. Whether it's hiring someone to do this, or you're having someone you know take care of this, there are some important considerations to be had. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we talk about a recent security issue with the PowerPress plugin. F…
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Last week we talked about exploring other communities to help grow your podcast, and in the process we briefly touched on social media. However, since social media is a topic in itself, this episode we talk about some of the challenges and considerations you may have when trying to use social media for your podcast (and it might not just be used to…
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If you're trying to grow your podcast, the chances are there may be a point where you want to explore outside of your current community/social circles. In this episode we discuss some considerations to be had if you're looking to explore other communities to help grow your podcast. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we chat about the price i…
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Welcome to Season 3 of Better Podcasting. This episode we kick off our season discussing defining your audience. We'll talk about finding a niche in the space, as well as some of the challenges that can come by getting too specific. However, before we get there - we're please to start the episode with a How I Saved My Podcast story. In this week's …
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This episode of the GonnaGeek Show was recorded on Monday, March 6th, 2023. Stephen starts the episode giving his first impressions about a new service being offered by a Canadian tv-provider. For news this week we discuss recent news about the LastPass compromise, Redfall will have cross-play, Starship Booster 7 Static fire test, Star Trek Discove…
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This episode of the GonnaGeek Show was recorded on Monday, February 6th, 2023. For news this week we discuss AMC Theaters starting to charge for the good seats, SpaceX completing a wet dress rehearsal, Apple bringing back the HomePod, and HBO shifts the season finale date for The Last of Us. Finally, SP talks about how his iPhone lens protector kee…
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In the Season 2 finale of Better Podcasting, we discuss co-host compatibility, and some of the ways you can self-reflect to help achieve that. We'll discuss some personal challenges that we've encountered, and some of the luck that we've also had as well. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we discuss TikTok using the term 'podcast'. Finally,…
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The December episode of the GonnaGeek Show was recorded on Monday, January 9th, 2023. For news this week we discuss a CES TV that has no cords (and no mounting hardware), Starship Orbital Flight Test coming soon, rumours of the iPhone SE cancellation and an all-Canadian EV.... concept. We'll also run down some of the geeky things we did over the ho…
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Editing can be one of the most difficult parts for some hobby podcasters and your personal experience with editing can determine whether it's easier or more difficult for you. In this episode we discuss some of the ways that we think you can help determine your editing process based on your personal experiences (and hopefully make the process more …
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Continuing on with our discussion from last week, sometimes you may need to overhaul your podcast. Whether it's something on the surface, or something more in-depth, in this episode we discuss some of the considerations that we think you should have, and some of our experiences. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we talk about immersive pod…
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We feel that in 2023 it's more important than ever for hobby podcasters to keep their passion for their podcast. In this episode we'll discuss some of the ways that we think hobby podcasters may have difficulties keeping their passion alive, some things that we think can help you keep your passion for your podcast, and what we think you might want …
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We conclude our 2022 by continuing with our annual tradition of discussing the evolution of our gear over the last year. In this week's Better Podcasting download, we discuss a recent report about holiday podcast downloads. *Note*: We will be taking 1 week off next week for a holiday break. Find full episode information including links referenced i…
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The December episode of the GonnaGeek Show was recorded on December 12, 2022. For news this week we discuss a series of changes at DC including Wonder Woman 3 being out, Artemis-1 splashes down, Sunbird to (maybe) bring iMessage to Android, challenges with Microsoft acquiring Blizzard Activision, Startship Booster 7 Static Fire test and Matter come…
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With so many podcasts in the world, it can be hard to come up with an original podcast idea. Does that mean you should still create your podcast? We think so. In this episode we discuss some of the reasons why we think it's ok to create a podcast that has a theme that has been created already, some of the considerations you should have, and some of…
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