Everyone Has a Podcast (Except You)
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- Author：Justin McElroy
- ISBN：B087SHBDBW
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Reviews
Steve
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Probably the only book you'll need if you want to get into podcasting。 Certainly will help give you the confidence to try to start one， at least and covers what I assume are all the important things you would need to know in order to be successful at it。 Probably the only book you'll need if you want to get into podcasting。 Certainly will help give you the confidence to try to start one， at least and covers what I assume are all the important things you would need to know in order to be successful at it。 。。。more
Sam
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I have now actually READ THIS BOOK and I’m still not convinced that it isn’t just a goof。 Still， 5 stars for McElroy content。 I will probably use the audiobook to fall asleep to or come down from a public panic attack or something in the future because it’s genuinely just the brothers telling you how to podcast？？？？ Something I have no interest in？？？？？
Nathaniel Darkish
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Though I wish it got a little more into the nitty-gritty details in some sections， the book is chock-full of good information for newbie podcasters and delivers some genuine laughs along the way。
Tony Jenkins
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I loved this！ This book is written with a very personal tone so fans of the various McElroy podcasts will appreciate the familial voice and feel right at home。 The content of this book is practical and and accessible for a wide audience though， so even without prior listening experience readers won’t feel Luke they are missing out or lacking context。 Podcasting can be tricky to learn about because available resources tend to be either extremely general or extremely granular and specific。 This bo I loved this！ This book is written with a very personal tone so fans of the various McElroy podcasts will appreciate the familial voice and feel right at home。 The content of this book is practical and and accessible for a wide audience though， so even without prior listening experience readers won’t feel Luke they are missing out or lacking context。 Podcasting can be tricky to learn about because available resources tend to be either extremely general or extremely granular and specific。 This book represents a solid middle ground that walks you through all aspects of Podcasting with enough detail to be actionable while maintaining enough brevity to finish before readers lose interest In podcasting。 In writing they have followed their own advice in respecting the time of the audience。 。。。more
Collin
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This is the first how-to book that I've personally read that had the incredibly helpful advice of， "Don't wait until you're perfect to make something - start making something， and keep improving one little thing at a time。" For as many inspirational-type books that I've read， I've never seen that concept so concisely stated and it's actually， genuinely， realistically encouraging。 This is the first how-to book that I've personally read that had the incredibly helpful advice of， "Don't wait until you're perfect to make something - start making something， and keep improving one little thing at a time。" For as many inspirational-type books that I've read， I've never seen that concept so concisely stated and it's actually， genuinely， realistically encouraging。 。。。more
Anne
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If you want to know how to create a podcast and the tools you will need to do it， this seems to be the book for you。 Easy to read and understand， even when they are talking about technical things like equipment and editing， etc。Many helpful suggestions that they have learned in their wide variety of podcasting experiences。
Alison
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A lot of fun from top podcasteristas。 They give good， clear， well-organized advice on everything from creating a podcast to hosting to equipment to software。 Excellent work。
Renata
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I enjoyed this！ I'm an extant McElroy fan and someone who arguably sort of already knows how to do a podcast， but reading this still gave me a few tips and reassured me that I'm doing okay。 It is written in an amusing way but it is first and foremost informative。 I'd recommend it to someone looking to start a podcast （or improve their podcasting skills）。 Someone with no interest in podcasting but just a fan of listening to McElroy shows might not enjoy this--it is not a memoir or anything， it is I enjoyed this！ I'm an extant McElroy fan and someone who arguably sort of already knows how to do a podcast， but reading this still gave me a few tips and reassured me that I'm doing okay。 It is written in an amusing way but it is first and foremost informative。 I'd recommend it to someone looking to start a podcast （or improve their podcasting skills）。 Someone with no interest in podcasting but just a fan of listening to McElroy shows might not enjoy this--it is not a memoir or anything， it is truly a podcast how-to manual。 （Which is what it's advertised as， to be clear。） 。。。more
Harrison
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A practical， funny guide on making a podcast。 As someone who really enjoys the other McElroy content and wants to maybe make a podcast， this was absolutely perfect。 I think this guide is something I can recommend to anyone looking to start a podcast as the technical and practical parts are thoughtful and well written， although knowing the McElroy brand before hand will make the humor land significantly more often。 A short， easy read that inspires as much as it instructs。 A few out of date things A practical， funny guide on making a podcast。 As someone who really enjoys the other McElroy content and wants to maybe make a podcast， this was absolutely perfect。 I think this guide is something I can recommend to anyone looking to start a podcast as the technical and practical parts are thoughtful and well written， although knowing the McElroy brand before hand will make the humor land significantly more often。 A short， easy read that inspires as much as it instructs。 A few out of date things simply due to the nature of how fast the internet works。 。。。more
Adam David
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I just started a podcast and things discussed in this book are both insightful and practical。 The McElroy's have a unique way of communicating with their listeners that was apparent in every chapter。 Thoroughly enjoyed reading and will continue to reference as I find ways to improve my own podcast。。。。which is about karaoke and called 'The Greatest Song Ever Sung （Poorly）'。 In case you were curious。 And wanted to listen。 And subscribe。 Thank you？ I just started a podcast and things discussed in this book are both insightful and practical。 The McElroy's have a unique way of communicating with their listeners that was apparent in every chapter。 Thoroughly enjoyed reading and will continue to reference as I find ways to improve my own podcast。。。。which is about karaoke and called 'The Greatest Song Ever Sung （Poorly）'。 In case you were curious。 And wanted to listen。 And subscribe。 Thank you？ 。。。more
Constance Bougie
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Really interesting to read/listen to after getting more into rhetoric/composition studies - this could be a cool book， even， to have students read in a comp class to discuss genre， audience， etc。
Francisco Velasquez
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While I don't have much of an interest in podcasting， I picked this up because I love McElroy content and it did not disappoint。 It is straightforward and entertaining， both important qualities of a how-to-guide。 It's best quality， though， is it makes podcasting seem approachable。 Not necessarily easy， but attainable with some though and effort， and maybe something fun to try。 While I don't have much of an interest in podcasting， I picked this up because I love McElroy content and it did not disappoint。 It is straightforward and entertaining， both important qualities of a how-to-guide。 It's best quality， though， is it makes podcasting seem approachable。 Not necessarily easy， but attainable with some though and effort， and maybe something fun to try。 。。。more
Elisabeth
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Although this is not my area of interest （I don't think I'll be making a podcast anytime soon）， I enjoyed this fun book by my favorite podcast brothers trio！ Considering their 10 years experience in podcasting， I feel confident saying that the advice in this book should be helpful to anyone interested in starting their own podcast。 Although this is not my area of interest （I don't think I'll be making a podcast anytime soon）， I enjoyed this fun book by my favorite podcast brothers trio！ Considering their 10 years experience in podcasting， I feel confident saying that the advice in this book should be helpful to anyone interested in starting their own podcast。 。。。more
Alyse
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3。5 I don't care about learning how to create a podcast， but I do love consuming everything the McElroy Family produces。 3。5 I don't care about learning how to create a podcast， but I do love consuming everything the McElroy Family produces。 。。。more
Sam Harting
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This book is incredible！ I love that they incorporated their hilarious banter into the book。 It’s genuinely helpful but also just a good read， even if you aren’t interested in making a podcast。
Heather
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Mainly a book for people who haven't published their first episode yet， though I did write down a few tips for interacting with listeners on social media and email。 Mainly a book for people who haven't published their first episode yet， though I did write down a few tips for interacting with listeners on social media and email。 。。。more
LeeNichole
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It doesn't seem fair to "rate" this book the way I normally would because I read it for entirely different reasons。 I picked this up because I wanted to learn about making a podcast （and because I'm a big， big McElroy fangirl）。 It answered all of the questions I had going in and taught me multiple things that I hadn't even thought to wonder about yet。 I feel like I could successfully make a decent podcast after reading this book， and that's really all I could ask for。Also， these brothers are the It doesn't seem fair to "rate" this book the way I normally would because I read it for entirely different reasons。 I picked this up because I wanted to learn about making a podcast （and because I'm a big， big McElroy fangirl）。 It answered all of the questions I had going in and taught me multiple things that I hadn't even thought to wonder about yet。 I feel like I could successfully make a decent podcast after reading this book， and that's really all I could ask for。Also， these brothers are the best。 If you haven't checked out any of their shows， I'd particularly recommend The Adventure Zone。 That's what started me down my McElroy rabbit hole and I'm not sorry about it。 。。。more
Erin
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This was WAY more in-depth and helpful than I anticipated。 I’ll be honest， I checked it out because I like the McElroys and thought there would be some fun goofs in here （there were） but it also pleasantly surprised me by being incredibly informative about the world of podcasting！
Slader Radmall
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i finished this like 2 days after i got it but apparently i never marked it as read lmao
Abbey
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I thought this was going to be about their podcasts。 It was a "how to" start your own podcast and mostly very obvious advice。 Plus the whole family gave advice and they often gave not conflicting but different advice。 They might do better being a consulting company。 I thought this was going to be about their podcasts。 It was a "how to" start your own podcast and mostly very obvious advice。 Plus the whole family gave advice and they often gave not conflicting but different advice。 They might do better being a consulting company。 。。。more
Matt
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A fun， fast read， full of the boys' light-hearted， dry humor， and featuring a lot of pretty in-depth info about starting your own podcast that makes it seem both accessible but also daunting。 If I ever actually start a podcast， I am sure I will be coming back to this book as a reference。 A fun， fast read， full of the boys' light-hearted， dry humor， and featuring a lot of pretty in-depth info about starting your own podcast that makes it seem both accessible but also daunting。 If I ever actually start a podcast， I am sure I will be coming back to this book as a reference。 。。。more
Drucilla
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While I still think So You Want to Start a Podcast is a good entry point if you know nothing about podcasts， this book expands on everything and does so in a more personable， humorous way。 A lot of their examples may also be better just because most of their podcasts seem to be done by them， and not with the backing of a organization （like many of author's podcasts in So You Want to Start a Podcast）。 While I didn't learn anything new， I think it will be very helpful to people just starting out。 While I still think So You Want to Start a Podcast is a good entry point if you know nothing about podcasts， this book expands on everything and does so in a more personable， humorous way。 A lot of their examples may also be better just because most of their podcasts seem to be done by them， and not with the backing of a organization （like many of author's podcasts in So You Want to Start a Podcast）。 While I didn't learn anything new， I think it will be very helpful to people just starting out。 。。。more
Jameson Rivera
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I rented this on audio from my public library just to have a little more McElroy content to pipe through my ears。 I didn't even really want a podcast， or even have an idea for one when I set out， but when the book was over I found I suddenly had so many ideas anyway！ The last chapter I think really made me feel。。。 nice。 The way Griffin reads "just do。。。 anything" made me want to just Do Anything。 So I'm sitting here now having downloaded Audacity （sorry Travis and Justin lol） and who knows！ Mayb I rented this on audio from my public library just to have a little more McElroy content to pipe through my ears。 I didn't even really want a podcast， or even have an idea for one when I set out， but when the book was over I found I suddenly had so many ideas anyway！ The last chapter I think really made me feel。。。 nice。 The way Griffin reads "just do。。。 anything" made me want to just Do Anything。 So I'm sitting here now having downloaded Audacity （sorry Travis and Justin lol） and who knows！ Maybe my thing will find its way into the world :） 。。。more
Cathy
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I went into this thinking it would be like the nonfiction books of most other YouTubers/podcasters - fan service， gimmicky， or trying too hard for laughs。 It was honestly， truly， a good book for helping people start to podcast。 If you're a fan of one of their shows， there's interesting information in there when they use a certain show as an example of something， and their personalities shine through so you can tell who wrote each section。 To be honest， as a TAZ listener， I missed having Clint's I went into this thinking it would be like the nonfiction books of most other YouTubers/podcasters - fan service， gimmicky， or trying too hard for laughs。 It was honestly， truly， a good book for helping people start to podcast。 If you're a fan of one of their shows， there's interesting information in there when they use a certain show as an example of something， and their personalities shine through so you can tell who wrote each section。 To be honest， as a TAZ listener， I missed having Clint's voice in there too。 。。。more
Curtis
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I'm about a year into podcasting and this book has stripped away all of my dreams of instant success lol。 Probably the only thing I've done right is to get started！ That said， I think I got more out of this book BECAUSE I stumbled around the dimly lit podcasting arena for a while on my own。 My takeaways from this book are visceral， not intellectual; I see actual， specific changes I can make in how I do podcasting that will make the production easier and the product better。Highly recommended。 Sup I'm about a year into podcasting and this book has stripped away all of my dreams of instant success lol。 Probably the only thing I've done right is to get started！ That said， I think I got more out of this book BECAUSE I stumbled around the dimly lit podcasting arena for a while on my own。 My takeaways from this book are visceral， not intellectual; I see actual， specific changes I can make in how I do podcasting that will make the production easier and the product better。Highly recommended。 Super helpful， while being accessible; loaded with tips， without being intimidating。 。。。more
Lilium
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An informative book for someone who's interested in podcasting but has no idea where and how to start。 The authors share their experiences and mistakes they made from their years of making podcasts。 The book also looks at legal considerations to take note of， like using music and fair use of copyrighted material。 "The only thing you need to do to make a podcast is， make a podcast。" It's not that hard to get started。 "Podcasting is easy。"， but it's not easy to create something of value。 An informative book for someone who's interested in podcasting but has no idea where and how to start。 The authors share their experiences and mistakes they made from their years of making podcasts。 The book also looks at legal considerations to take note of， like using music and fair use of copyrighted material。 "The only thing you need to do to make a podcast is， make a podcast。" It's not that hard to get started。 "Podcasting is easy。"， but it's not easy to create something of value。 。。。more
Baker St Shelves
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It’s crazy how for just over a decade podcasting has become a large form of media covering just about every subject you can think of。You probably subscribe to at least 1 podcast and probably thought how you can do one yourself。This book is very concise， easy to understand， and very helpful。Perfect for anyone who wants to get a podcast started， how to edit， what kind of equipment to use， where to place music， and how to keep a dependable schedule。If you’re a podcast n00b or are well experienced， It’s crazy how for just over a decade podcasting has become a large form of media covering just about every subject you can think of。You probably subscribe to at least 1 podcast and probably thought how you can do one yourself。This book is very concise， easy to understand， and very helpful。Perfect for anyone who wants to get a podcast started， how to edit， what kind of equipment to use， where to place music， and how to keep a dependable schedule。If you’re a podcast n00b or are well experienced， there’s something here that you can find interesting and might find useful。 Would recommend。 。。。more
Otempora
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I have no interest in making a podcast。 A quick scan of the review page shows that I'm in good company。 I picked up a copy because the McElroys have improved my life significantly since I discovered them in 2016 and I am happy to support literally anything they do。 This ended up being a delightful palate cleanser。 Everybody Has a Podcast is packed with just the kind of humor you would expect - I chuckled out loud a few times while reading this， which I very rarely do！ Beyond that， the book ended I have no interest in making a podcast。 A quick scan of the review page shows that I'm in good company。 I picked up a copy because the McElroys have improved my life significantly since I discovered them in 2016 and I am happy to support literally anything they do。 This ended up being a delightful palate cleanser。 Everybody Has a Podcast is packed with just the kind of humor you would expect - I chuckled out loud a few times while reading this， which I very rarely do！ Beyond that， the book ended up being a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes of a medium that I love。 I watch lots of game design videos on YouTube for the same reason - I have no interest in actually doing it， but it is endlessly fascinating to me to learn the whys and wherefores of artistic creation。 Though I'm not in the best position to judge， the advice seems helpful and actionable to anyone who actually does want to start a podcast - for example， I feel like I now know how to decide where to host my hypothetical show， even though it's quite a technical consideration。 Definitely worth a read if you like the McElroys， are a podcast junkie， and/or are looking to get into the game yourself！ 。。。more
Michael
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As a podcaster for more than four years， this book gives an amazing coverage of how to set your own up and running， as well as what to do once your show gets off the ground。Even after so many years of experience， I still found some great tips and tricks that I plan to incorporate into my own shows。 And of course， with the McElroy brothers， they present the content in a very entertaining and enjoyable way。This is a great starting point for anyone looking to set up their own podcast， a great resou As a podcaster for more than four years， this book gives an amazing coverage of how to set your own up and running， as well as what to do once your show gets off the ground。Even after so many years of experience， I still found some great tips and tricks that I plan to incorporate into my own shows。 And of course， with the McElroy brothers， they present the content in a very entertaining and enjoyable way。This is a great starting point for anyone looking to set up their own podcast， a great resource for anyone who already has one and is looking to upgrade their game， and for anyone who is looking for more McElroy content。 。。。more
Arrianne
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