HOSTING MASTERY: 5 THINGS I WISH I KNEW 10 YEARS AGO ABOUT PODCASTING

Do you host a podcast?

Hosting a podcast comes with an incredible amount of pressure and responsibility, like:

• Crafting engaging topics/questions for each episode
• Getting in a confident mindset as the host
• Navigating awkward moments
• Retaining the listeners hard-to-capture attention

As the host of The AUXORO Podcast (300+ episodes, top 1% of downloads), I've recorded conversations with prominent guests like Mark Normand (comedian, JRE), FINNEAS (producer, Billie Eilish), Andy Weir (writer, The Martian), Jess Glynne (pop artist), and hundreds more.

I've made mistakes. I've survived episodes. And over the past 4 years, I've learned to thrive as a host.

HOSTING MASTERY is a collection of podcasting insights that I wish someone had told me before I ever stepped behind the mic. Some of these insights I discovered from my own experience, and others I learned from fellow podcasters.

All of these insights may apply to you, or none of them. Take what's useful and dump the rest. Question them. Leave them. Build upon them.

I'm no master (far from it), but I am on a journey to master the art of podcasting which will take a lifetime. The title "HOSTING MASTERY" refers to the process, not the destination.

Also, this "course" is not technical based (equipment, remote setup, lighting, etc.). There are already hundreds of great tutorials on Youtube covering the technicality of setting up/recording an episode. These are more conversational/philosophical insights on the art of podcasting.

Check out the chapters below:

• How Writing Can Make You A Better Podcaster
• Letting Go Of Your Podcast Heroes
• You Never Learn How To...
• Anticipate Awkwardness (The Jess Glynne & Mark Normand Incidents)
• The Celebration Mindset
• Bonus!

Best of luck on your podcasting journey, and if you have any thoughts on the series you can shoot me an email at zach@auxoro.com

Cheers,

Zach

"The goal is absolutely secondary: it is the functioning toward the goal which is important." - Hunter S. Thompson