I was lucky enough to meet Kristen Meizner last year and the On-Air fest, and I heard her speak. I knew immediately I wanted to her come on the show. She was working on her new book So You Want to Start a Podcast: Finding Your Voice, Telling Your Story, and Building a Community That Will Listen (also available as an audiobook ). If you're new to audible you can get the book for free.

So You Want To Start a Podcast

When I started reading this book you might think, "Oh great, a radio person telling us how to podcast" but she even mentions in the book that we should be looking outside of radio for inspiration. We need to rev up our creativity and take advantage of the ability to make any format you want. The book is chock full of ideas to get you to think outside the box, and really fine-tune not just the first five minutes of your show but your entire show. I really liked this book a lot.

In today's interview, Kristen talks about

The right reason to start a podcast
The two questions every podcaster needs to answer
What she did for four months to get her format correct
Why movies are a topic and not a show
How one format idea fell flat on its face
You can grab the attention of a larger audience with diversity
How long a podcast should be
Her feelings toward holiday movies
The top thing that makes her tune out of a podcast
How introverts can overcome their shyness and reveal their personality
How she integrated a story into her podcast Buy the Book
Why you need to embrace feedback for your podcast
Working with a network
The importance of focus groups
What she feels is a good length for podcasting
How she uses scripts in her show
The importance of being yourself
How to go "outside the box" with an "Inspirational story" podcast
How a podcast is like going to a show where you don't know anyone

Contact Kristen Meinzer

https://www.kristenmeinzer.com

Twitter: @kristenmeinzer

Instagram @k10meinzer

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