There's more to pop than meets the ear.
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Podcast experts John Lagomarsino and Brendon Michael Bigley present a new prestige audio experience.
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It’s a great time to start podcasting. It’s never been easier to record, publish, and distribute a podcast that everyone can listen to. But it can still be tricky to get started and make your show sound as good as possible. John Lagomarsino from the Anchor production team is here to help!
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Coming Soon: Podcast experts John Lagomarsino and Brendon Michael Bigley present a new prestige audio experience. Here's just a tatse of what to expect. 😂
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So say you upload your latest podcast episode, give it a title, and publish it. Your listeners get that episode automatically on their phones, in all sorts of apps, on all sorts of devices, all over the world. How? Why? What kind of magic happens when you hit that publish button? What is a podcast, even?Music by Brendon Bigley - boqeh.bandcamp.com…
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Your Podcasting Questions, Answered
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This week, we're changing things up and answering your questions in a special Q&A episode.Music by Brendon Bigley - boqeh.bandcamp.com
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After you’ve published an episode or two, and you’ve really got your rhythm down, you’ll probably want to start thinking about how to really find your audience, and grow your podcast. We’re talking about marketing. Today, we talk to Anchor’s marketing team about how to get the word out about your show.Music by Brendon Bigley - boqeh.bandcamp.com…
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You’ve got your show recorded, you’ve spent hours putting the finishing touches on it, and it’s time to sit back and enjoy the fame, fortune, and critical acclaim that your podcast deserves. But wait! You’ve forgotten the sexiest part: metadata and SEO. Today, we’re talking about packaging your show to give it the best chance for success.Thanks to …
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We explore the other voices on your show: cohosts, guests, and how to approach an interview. Plus, we hear some conversations from around Anchor.
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On today's show, we talk about how to structure your show and come up with a great format.Podcasts on this episode:The Outline World Dispatch - https://anchor.fm/outlineSubnet - https://anchor.fm/relayfmGuests:Stephen Hackett - https://www.relay.fmJames T. Green - https://theoutline.com/podcastsMusic by Brendon Bigley - https://boqeh.bandcamp.com…
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You've got the idea, and now it's time to record it. What mic should you use? Will your phone sound good enough? What does "cardioid" mean? We talk about these questions and more on today's episode. Podcasts in this episode: Ask A Manager - https://anchor.fm/askamanager The Derry Connection - https://anchor.fm/derry-connection Music in this episode…
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It’s pretty simple to record a podcast and get it distributed really quickly. But the part that can be the trickiest is just getting started, and having an idea of what your podcast actually is. So that's what we're talking about today.Podcasts on today's show:Let Me Google That - https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethatThe Derry Connection - https://anch…
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#13: Same Old Song and Dancehall
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When Rihanna released her song “Work,” one publication described its style as “tropical house-flavored.” That didn’t sit well with today’s special guest, music writer Bianca Gracie, who argued that the song owes more of a debt to the genre called dancehall. In this episode, we listen to dancehall, tropical house, and Rihanna to ask about fairness, …
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#12: House of the Rising Hanson
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Hanson’s “MMMBop”—one version of it, anyway—turned twenty years old this March. While discussing the anniversary in a recent interview, the Hanson brothers revealed that we’ve all been singing it wrong this whole time. In this episode, we take a listen to the mid-90s smash hit to sort out what they mean—and find that this classic has a more complic…
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#11: With a Little Helper from My Friends
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More often than not, April Fools' jokes just aren’t that funny. Especially when they’re part of a company’s branding strategy. But this year General Mills bucked that trend with the release of a five-track, Hamburger Helper-themed mixtape—cuts that the internet has deemed ‘fire.’ In this episode, John and Brian talk to some of the MCs and producers…
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#10: Here, There, and Everywhere You Look
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The opening of ABC’s “Full House” is full of memorable moments: the Golden Gate Bridge, the beautiful old house, the family out on a picnic. But most memorable of all is the show’s theme song, “Everywhere You Look.” When Netflix launched a sequel to the show, they tasked Carly Rae Jespen with covering the theme. So this week we take a listen to her…
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#9: Can You Seal the Love Tonight
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Fans love to debate musical genres: which ones we like, which ones we don’t, which songs fit into which genres—you know the drill. But, it turns out, genre is really hard to define. This week, we use the idea that genre might be more like a contract than a quality to listen to Seal’s “Kiss From A Rose.” And we discover that Seal is a very crafty ne…
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#8: Ain't No Valli Low Enough
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In the pantheon of pop classics, Frankie Valli’s “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” has to rank near the top. A funny thing about classics, though, is that their fame and reputation can lull us into thinking that they’re all-too-normal. So, this week, we’ll listen for all the odd and surprising things about “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” and we’ll wonder …
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Tiny Tuner: Frankincense, Gold, and Mariah
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Twenty-one years after its debut, Mariah Carey’s Christmas anthem “All I Want For Christmas Is You” finally broke into the Billboard Top Twenty for the first time this year. In this special Tiny Tuner bonus episode, we listen to the ways it uses the template for hits of Christmas past to make a classic of Christmas present—and maybe future, too.…
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Adele is setting insane records with her new album. Everyone is talking about her, and it seems like everyone loves her. Well, almost everyone. On today's show, we look at Adele's "Hello" to try to get to the bottom of why John doesn't like one of the most beloved voices in pop music.Par Brian Barone and John Lagomarsino
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#5: If I Needed Some One Direction
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Boy bands come and boy bands go. But the Beatles seem like they might stick around forever. This week, we listen to “Olivia,” a track off of One Direction’s new (and probably last) album to hear how the pop vocabulary of the Beatles continues to inform our musical sensibilities.Par Brian Barone and John Lagomarsino
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The musical “Hamilton” and its cast album have become something of a sensation. Today, we look at the song “My Shot” to explore how it uses musical tactics both old and new to introduce us to an ambitious founding father.Par Brian Barone and John Lagomarsino
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#3: Thrill Crazy After All These Years
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Michael Jackson's "Thriller" is arguably the greatest pop song ever. And it's definitely the scariest. This Halloween, we thought we'd take a crack at finding out what makes it so spooky, and why we can't stop listening to it.Par Brian Barone and John Lagomarsino
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#2: Sittin' on the Dock of the Bey
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If there's one pop song practically everybody loves, it'd have to be "Single Ladies." In this episode, we listen for what makes that song so great. As we find out, "Single Ladies" might be more about what it doesn't do than what it does.Par Brian Barone & John Lagomarsino
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On this, our first episode, we take apart Walk The Moon’s “Shut Up and Dance” to try to find out why we like it so much. That search takes us through music history, theory, and nostalgia to get at what makes this song so catchy.Par Brian Barone and John Lagomarsino
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