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Publisher |: Mark Steadman

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: Business,; Entrepreneurship,; Podcasting

Categories Via RSS |: Business,; Entrepreneurship,; Technology

Podcaster and company founder Mark Steadman closes out the week with a cocktail and a round-up of the past 7 days in the indie podcasting world, delivered with a warm wit and a slice of lime. Expect opinions, analysis of the business and tech of podcasting, and perhaps the occasional rant.

Mark has been creating on-demand audio since 2004, started his first podcast network in 2008 and founded Podiant in 2016, a company that helps podcasters produce, post and promote their podcasts. Mark started the 5pm Club because he wanted to learn to make cocktails, and when Mark has a drink in his hand, he likes to talk about podcasting.

Not a drinker? Not a problem. Mark will be making non-alcoholic cocktails too.

The 5pm Club takes a different approach to other podcasts-about-podcasting. It's not an advice show or a news briefing (that's the other British guy). Nor does it focus on the New York media scene's narrow definition of podcasting as an extension of American public radio. The 5pm Club is about celebrating the wins and commiserating the losses that are the lot of the indie creator.

The club doors are open, so stick an umbrella in your glass and check out the website to find out how you can get involved, have your say, or promote your podcast.

Cheers.
🍸

People |: Mark Steadman (@amarksteadman)
Country Of Origin |: United Kingdom
Produced In |: Birmingham, England
Premiere Date |: 2020-06-26
Frequency |: Weekly
Explicit |: No

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11 Available Episodes (11 Total) / Average duration: 00:45:28

Date Duration Most Reviewed Highest Rated

11 Available Episodes (11 Total)Average duration: 00:45:28

Sep 04, 2020

00:42:50

Mark and Brendan discuss a new audio drama, some wonderful news from Podchaser and some less-than-stellar news for fans of Song Exploder. They also discuss what podcasters owe to their listeners when it comes to personal politics, and flip up the bar top for the final time.

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Aug 28, 2020

00:39:05

Mark breaks out his new microphone, ponders the podcasting stack – and what parts of it can be outsourced – then discusses the problems indie podcasters are facing and potentially causing for themselves.

Mark’s alone in the studio this week, so if you need more Brendan in your life – and let’s face it, who doesn’t? – he’ll be back next week.

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Aug 21, 2020

00:54:11

Mark and Brendan cover the week in podcasting, including Amazon’s backdown and some research into female podcast hosts, then propose how product placement might work in fictional podcasts.

They also share some thoughts and experiences with podcast websites, and offer some advice as to how podcasters can improve theirs, to make episodes more sharable and podcasts easier to subscribe to in general.

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Aug 13, 2020

00:45:42

Mark and Brendan discuss the latest goings-on with Anchor, are confused by Amazon and are admiring of the new Zoom recorder. Also, they try and solve podcasting’s discoverability problem, or at least argue against its existance.

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Aug 07, 2020

00:46:19

Brendan and Mark discuss Anchor and podcaster commitment, try and solve the mystery of the missing podcast, pour one out for Google Play Music and explore the importance of social media accounts for your podcast.

The pair then talk in-depth about analytics: why IAB certification is a thing, why so few of the big podcasting companies are on-board, and what hopes may lie for an open standard. Watch this space, as there’s potentially more discussion to be had.

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Brendan Hutchins

Brendan edits podcasts under his Podcast Advocate Network banner.

Spoiler alert: Mark is joined by the original Podcast Advocate, Brendan Hutchins, to go through the week’s podcasting news and talk about what life is like as a freelance podcast editor, including things to consider when hiring one.

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Jul 24, 2020

00:44:10

Mark discusses Podcast Movement’s virtual ticket, the increase in non-English podcasts, and the scourge of Hamiltonnitus. But the main event is his sharing of lessons he’s learned in the last 12 years of podcasting, launching over a dozen podcasting projects.

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Jul 17, 2020

00:35:31

Mark investigates Apple’s new (exclusive?) podcast, runs through Spotify’s charts and gives the Stitcher/Sirius deal the quick once-over. The main portion of the episode deals with the social responsibility he believes incumbent upon all creatives, especially those who communicate directly to an audience, asking whether we can move past wokeness in an effort to normalise progressivism.

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Jul 10, 2020

00:45:30

Mark looks at Zoom’s latest handheld recorder, examines ID3 tags and how they contribute to SEO, and opens up about his last podcast, and being caught in the trap of creating content instead of adding value.

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@jointhe5pmclub on Instagram
Podcast hosting by Podiant
na.com/products/field-video-recording/field-recording/zoom-h8-handy-recorder">Zoom H8 Handy Recorder
Spotify has over a million podcasts
ID3 tags don’t matter for SEO
The Alan Partridge shrug

Jul 03, 2020

00:47:13

Mark dives deep into decentralisation, asking whether we should embrace, or be wary of platforms that promise “free speech” without first addressing the cost. Also a roundup of the week’s podcasting news, including analysis on audience growth during the pandemic.

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Sep 04 | 00:42:50

One more for the road

Aug 28 | 00:39:05

It's time for indie podcast marketing to grow up

Aug 21 | 00:54:11

Your podcast website is (probably) bad

Aug 13 | 00:45:42

Podcasting does not have a discoverability problem

Aug 07 | 00:46:19

Why most podcasters don't need the IAB

Jul 31 | 00:57:12

Ask a freelance podcast editor

Jul 24 | 00:44:10

Lessons from 12+ years in podcasting

Jul 17 | 00:35:31

What is a podcaster's social responsibility?

Jul 10 | 00:45:30

How to create less content and more value

Jul 03 | 00:47:13

Should podcasts be decentralised?

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