Things I've Learned On My Way to 300 Podcast Episodes

Last week, I borrowed an e-book from the library. It was called "Podcasting for Dummies" and had been recently updated, so I wanted to check in and see if I could learn a thing or two. As it turns out, having digitally produced podcasts for over a decade and having rolled my own for over five years has taught me an awful lot.

As with most things in life, you learn the most from trial and error. Throw yourself into it, get your hands dirty, and figure it out. In 2006, when I helped Humble and Fred put their first podcast episode online, there were no great resources out there. You read what you could find and dove in. By the end of the day, you were a much wiser man than when you awoke that…