Metapod Podcast

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The podcast campfire, talking to people doing cool stuff on the internet. Artist and Producer, Martin Franklin goes against everyones advice, including his own, and just follows his muse to seek out the gold dust from interesting people creating podcasts, digital communities and connections.

Part interview, part audio-blog, our inhouse podcast let’s us play with ideas and technology, create audio additions to our how-to articles and engage in some professional practice.

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Episodes

2024 Podcast Mixtape

We're back with another selection of podcast picks from our current portfolio of projects. You'll hear extracts from these shows:YAWN The PodcastOn The MarkSnack - Season 2: Queensland Positive PeopleStrength...

Growing A Community

Everyone will tell you that your life will change when you have a baby. But for most people, this doesn't include gaining a Facebook community with half a million members....

What, Why and How to Podcast: The Live Q&A

How long does it take to plan a podcast ? What is better, fun or educational topics ? Should I add my podcast to YouTube ? Top 3 things a...

2022 Mixtape – Podcast Picks

Here's a short pick-and-mix of some of the podcast projects that have featured in our production portfolio over the most recent period. We've covered business challenges, motivation, mental health, law...

How to Start a Podcast You Love

Set your goals and motivations before getting into any other areas of starting a podcast. Once you "find your why" for the podcast, you're set to tackle the work of...

Amplifying your Content (Audio Companion)

Leveraging your podcast to supercharge a content strategy and get the maximum efficiency for your messages. Each individual podcast episode can be used to create a whole wave of content....

Woo Your Listener – Writing Effective Show Notes (Audio Companion)

These words need to count, so don’t waste them. Discover my favourite DON'T and your show notes will be better right from the get go. These few simple tips will...

Active Listening, with Qin En and Parents In Tech

What can podcasters learn from the world of tech startups ? Forbes 30 Under 30 listee and successful startup founder, Qin En Looi dives in with his new podcast project,...

Preparing to Podcast, with Kirsty Petersen

First of a series of interviews talking to new podcasters about their preparations, plans for marketing, and measurements for success - just before their new podcast goes live. For people...

The Rise of a Top 5 Podcast, with Erica Hall

The FinTalking podcast demonstrated how meaningful content, delivered with enthusiasm and depth, backed by energetic promotional activity can achieve success. Six months after launch, FinTalking had already been featured in...

Under the Doona, with Claire Pales

What business benefits can a podcast bring? How to approach and screen guests, what's the best promotional platform and ways to announce your new episodes. Podcasting best-practice explored in the...

2021 Mixtape – our top podcast production picks for this year

What better way to hit two goals in one go - distributing this year's East Coast Studio podcast production trailer and rebooting the Metapod podcast feed. Yes, it's a podcast...