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Podcasting is all about serving your audience, and finding the perfect guest who can provide value to your listeners is essential for a successful interview show. We explore what makes a great podcast guest and how to streamline the booking process with our special guest Alex Sanfilippo, host of Podcasting Made Simple and founder of Podmatch!

We also reveal two new features in Magic Mastering!

Filler Killer: Cautiously detects and removes filler words like "ah" and "uhm" to achieve a high-quality listening experience.

Power Clean: For particularly bad recordings, Power Clean can remove complex noises like chatter, wind, traffic, or reverb.

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Apple celebrates 20 years of podcasting with a list of 20 influential shows that shaped the medium across four eras, highlighting podcasts that pushed boundaries and set standards for creativity and storytelling.

Check out 20 Podcasts We Love by Apple Podcasts, and find out why they made the list!

• 2005-2010 pioneering era includes 99% Invisible, This American Life, and Love + Radio
• 2011-2015 podcasting boom features Serial, Song Exploder, Mystery Show and Acquired
• 2016-2020 includes mainstream hits like The Daily and Call Her Daddy
• 2021-2025 showcases expert-led content like Huberman Lab and narrative journalism like Sweet Bobby

Text us your tips for finding guests and making sure they're a good fit for your podcast, and we'll share them on the next episode!

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The Buzzsprout team shares 10 essential podcasting tips gleaned from their collective 40+ years of experience behind the microphone. Drawing from personal insights, listener contributions, and industry observations, they reveal what truly matters for podcast sustainability and growth.

Your Podcasting Tips

1. Focus on listener experience, not download statistics, as quality content precedes numeric growth
2. Create podcasts that a hundred people will love rather than something thousands merely like
3. Pick a publishing cadence you can consistently maintain, starting conservatively and scaling up
4. Produce shorter, tightly-edited episodes that respect listeners' limited attention spans
5. Expect slow, non-linear growth with small "viral" moments rather than explosive popularity
6. Use podcasting as a networking tool to connect with people otherwise difficult to reach
7. When recording, restart entire sentences if you make a mistake to create clean edit points
8. Choose co-hosts who share your commitment level and enthusiasm for the project
9. Be selective about guests and don't feel obligated to publish every interview you record
10. Design your podcasting workflow to maximize enjoyment and sustainability

For our next full episode, text us your tips for finding, vetting, and working with podcast guests. We'll be sharing your insights on what makes someone a great guest and how to create memorable interview experiences.

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