{"podcast":{"title":"Podmastery: podcasting insights and advice for indie creators","slug":"podmastery-podcasting-insights-and-advice-for-indie-creators-5237265","podcast_index_feed_id":5237265,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/podmastery-podcasting-insights-with-the-podmaster/","website_url":"https://www.podmastery.co","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/5143d80a-1fa1-41c2-b8ff-82287cf9c5aa/Podmastery-Podcasting-Insights-June-2026-artwork.jpg","author":"The Podmaster (Neal Veglio)","episode_count":106,"summary":"Are you a podcaster who's looking to improve and grow your podcast? You're in the right place. Together, we'll help you attain 'podmastery'. I'm Neal Veglio, a veteran podcaster who first started dabbling with RSS in the early 2000s. Podcasting is such a complex medium, with so many factors that can impact your success. It's my goal to cover all these topics with you, and help you maximise the results you're getting from your efforts. And while my shows now enjoy thousands of listeners every single week, it wasn't always easy. When I took a career break from radio for a few years in 2007, I had to learn how to build audience without the lift of an FM frequency. I learned a lot from that experience. I now help other podcasters to achieve their goals. Each episode, I'll be offering you some insights into what I've done and what I've helped my podcasting agency clients to do with all our podcasts in the hope we can help YOU increase your podcast's chances of becoming more successful! And ensuring you can avoid the dreaded 'podfade'! Take one step closer to Podmastery. Click follow in your favourite podcast app, and let's grow together.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T08:19:47.022020+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/podmastery-podcasting-insights-and-advice-for-indie-creators-5237265"},"episode":{"title":"When Tools Make Bad Audio Sound ‘Good’, Who Loses?","slug":"when-tools-make-bad-audio-sound-good-who-loses","published_at":"2026-02-03T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/podmastery-podcasting-insights-and-advice-for-indie-creators-5237265/when-tools-make-bad-audio-sound-good-who-loses","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/podmastery-podcasting-insights-and-advice-for-indie-creators-5237265","url":"https://hollyc176.sg-host.com/episodes/when-tools-make-bad-audio-sound-good-who-loses","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/2624e716-ef78-4b26-a400-ccb8401818a8.mp3","summary":"A lot of people are excited about AI tools that promise instant, studio-quality podcast audio. Record on your phone. Click a button. Sound professional. But that story deserves a closer look. Hi, I'm Neal Veglio , founder of Podknows Podcasting and the Podmastery community. In this episode of Podcasting Insights , I unpack what happens when technology starts erasing the difference between effort and outcome — and ask what podcasting quietly loses when “good sound” becomes a default instead of a craft. This isn’t an anti-AI rant. And it’s not about gatekeeping beginners. It’s about incentives. Standards. And what we’re rewarding at scale. You’ll learn: • Why AI audio tools raise standards and lower effort at the same time • How one-click fixes create a podcasting “house sound” • The difference between accessibility and erasing craft • Why effort still matters, even when listeners can’t hear it • The question creators should be asking before relying on AI cleanup Links: Waves Voice Regen: https://www.waves.com/voice-regen I’d love YOUR feedback: https://www.podmastery.co/survey I’ve been doing this for 20+ years and run a successful podcast marketing agency. Want me to audit your podcast? https://podmastery.co/lite","meta_description":"A lot of people are excited about AI tools that promise instant, studio-quality podcast audio. Record on your phone. Click a button. Sound professional. B…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":579,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/podmastery-podcasting-insights-and-advice-for-indie-creators-5237265/episodes/when-tools-make-bad-audio-sound-good-who-loses/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/podmastery-podcasting-insights-and-advice-for-indie-creators-5237265/when-tools-make-bad-audio-sound-good-who-loses.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}