Podcasting Dilemmas: Giveaways, Equipment Value, and Co-host Commitment

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Chapters

1. Podcasting Dilemmas: Giveaways, Equipment Value, and Co-host Commitment (00:00:00)

2. Opening (00:01:20)

3. Sponsor: podcastbranding.co (00:01:31)

4. Mugshot: Based On a True Story Podcast (00:02:40)

5. Quick Health Update (00:03:13)

6. Dave Got Some New In Ear Monitors (00:03:55)

7. Elgato Prompter Update (00:04:36)

8. Rode Stand Behind Headphones (00:05:17)

9. AT BPHS1 Headset (00:07:29)

10. Nobody Filled Out Your Survey (00:08:59)

11. Giveaways at Meetups (00:16:19)

12. Awesome Supporter Coasters (00:17:18)

13. Power Rant: Celebrity Shows (00:20:20)

14. Daves Tip For Concise Advertisements (00:26:59)

15. How Many Listeners Do You Need Before Selling Merch (00:30:52)

16. Insights on Dave's Local Show (00:34:36)

17. Amazon Incentives (00:36:09)

18. GPT Plagiarism (00:39:10)

19. Popular Person Struggling to Launch (00:41:10)

20. Ugly Co-host Situation (00:53:43)

21. Dave's Biweekly Show (00:59:36)

22. Apple Vacation (01:05:38)

23. Awesome Supporters (01:06:57)

24. Merch Rabbit Hole (01:11:27)

25. Saying Thanks To Your Guests (01:13:41)

26. Growing the Show With Hardware? (01:15:54)

27. Episode = Content and Delivery (01:22:48)

28. Helping Guests Delivery (01:24:25)

29. Rode Podmic vs Podmic USB (01:25:37)

30. Find time to podcast (01:26:25)

31. Libsyn Post to Amazon? (01:27:15)

32. Wrap Up (01:28:27)