Join Adam, Molly & Marcus as they talk about all of the spicy bites happening in the podcast world. From Libsyn's imprisoned investors and the IAB's interesting methods and pricing, we are covering a lot of ground. Marcus dives into the world of podcast editing software and hits us with a whammy we didn't see coming! And of course, it wouldn't be a proper episode of TPC if we didn't spend a few minutes talking about microphones and all things gear. We had a lot of fun with this one, we hope you enjoy. Sponsor Links: www.podcastoutfitters.comwww.meonlylouder.comwww.heartcastmedia.comChapters:0:00 Intro1:50 Molly talks about Libsyn, what it is, and also other popular podcast hosts you can use and which not to use3:14 Molly shares some of her experiences using Libsyn and reasons why you should not use it 3:56 Marcus and Molly explains how the transaction to have the Chinese investors who are in prison was initiated for them to be in Libsyn5:56 Marcus talks about what happened to the CFO of Libsyn in October last year7:06 Marcus and Molly also talks about the fact that it’s bad that Libsyn is not letting people know of what is happening to them 9:06 Molly shares things to consider while choosing which platform to use as your podcast host platform 10:37 Marcus also shares if podcast hosting platforms are a cloud storage specific to podcasting that holds the audio files and basically lets them play them various places10:48 Marcus also talks about analytics as a way to differentiate services in podcast hosting platforms and what International Association of Broadcasters does12:02 Marcus talks about how IAB works differently from the podcast host platforms 13:16 Molly shares what Bryan Barletta from Sounds Profitable wrote about the International Association of Broadcasters15:07 Adam talks about podcasting and the state that it’s in at the moment which is infancy 17:33 Marcus, Molly and Adam talk about the importance of having a nice interface in a podcast host platform19:32 Adam and Marcus talk about software to install so as to podcast better20:43 Molly talks about what types of software her team uses to produce the podcast22:18 Marcus also shares what type of software he uses to also produce podcasts and why he’d recommend them26:13 Adam also talks about the software that he thinks would serve podcasters well and why 29:07 Molly, Adam and Marcus shares other software that you can use to produce podcasts which are good32:52 Marcus talks about the software that he would recommend to people starting and wants to edit their stuff by themselves34:24 Adam also talks about the software that he’d recommend newbie’s to use to produce their podcast39:23 Adam talks about the USB Mixers and the best gear to use especially microphones, and if they are good to use for podcasting45:10 Molly shares her thoughts and advice on using the best equipment to do your work too50:06 Molly talks about the best way to set up your microphone when you want to use it 51:11 Adam and Marcus also share their thoughts on the microphone setting Quotes Mentioned:“Nothing in life is free.”“It’s not necessarily about the IAB certification itself, it's the fact that they're going to that effort to comply with the industry standards.”“The charm of a podcast is that there is no there's no gatekeeper.”“The beauty of podcasting is you can talk about whatever the hell you want to talk about.”“If I were starting today, I would go with Hindenburg as a podcaster.”“What works for me might not work for you.”“Cheap sounds bad.”Equipment Mentioned: Marcus's Microphone : Shure SM7B Microphonehttp://heartcast.biz/3gLTjyGMolly's Microphone : SHURE MV7-S Podcast Microphone - Silverhttp://heartcast.biz/3mnbzzkElectro-Voice RE20 Classic Variable-D Dynamic Cardioid Microphone : http://heartcast.biz/2LDqFnTCloudlifter : http://heartcast.biz/3mlUlThPeople Mentioned:Bryan Barletta : https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryanbarletta/IAB Podcast Measurement v2.1 - What You Need to Know : http://heartcast.biz/37j0praSounds Profitable : https://soundsprofitable.com/Libsyn Asks Court To Cancel Stock Held By Chinese Shareholders Over Alleged Fraud : https://heartcast.biz/3ngWTTMSoftware Mentioned: Audacity is a popular free open source DAW (use with caution): https://www.audacityteam.orgAdobe Audition is used by Marcus and Matt at Heartcast: https://www.adobe.com/products/audition.htmlCubase comes free with interfaces and is not recommended: https://new.steinberg.net/cubase/Hindenburg Journalist PRO is worth the price: https://hindenburg.com/products/hindenburg-journalist-proReaper is free and recommended by Marcus: https://www.reaper.fmAvid Pro Tools is the industry standard, but overkill for most podcasters: https://www.avid.com/pro-toolsPresonus Studio One is a great new DAW: https://www.presonus.com/products/Studio-One/compare-versionsLogic Pro X is Marcus' favorite DAW (best value, fastest workflow, most stable, but for Mac only): https://www.apple.com/logic-pro/New Libsyn 5 UI "coming in 2021" according to Rob Walch: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/libtutor/2020_L5_Demo.mp4Recorded on Riverside.fm