The Intangibles That Make You A Rockstar Podcaster

This bonus episode is an experiment in asynchronous podcasting.

The concept is that guests can record answers to host questions anytime they want, via a SaaS tool called Rumble.Studio.

It's a different way than I normally do the show but I wanted to experiment with it to see how it works.

I think this method of making podcasts has a lot of merit. I'm not going to change the format of my show to this method but for what you're about to here, it makes a ton of sense.

The reason I was inspired to give it a go is because I interviewed the founder of Rumble.Studio, Carl Robinson.

This first episode is the answer to the question:

What are the intangibles that make you want to be on a show?

The answers were super interesting and insightful. If you're a podcaster, this is definitely worth a listen.

The guests on this bonus episode are listed below. Thanks again for helping with this experiment and your awesome insights. I really appreciate it.

01:17 – Asha Wilkerson: Personality and Energy.

01:57 – Swire Ho: Target Audience and Potential Outreach.

02:18 – Roger Nairn: Uniquely Excited and Do Your Homework.

03:10 – Christina Eanes: Professional and Enjoyable.

03:45 – Steve Christensen: Authenticity and Energy.

04:20 – Phillip Hughes: Build a Relationship and Interesting.

05:56 – Tom Schwab: Powerfully Interesting and No Robo Emails.

06:33 – Douglas Kadlecek: Passionate and Make Me Think.

06:55 – Dr. Steve Yacovelli: Exposure and Practice My Story.

07:28 – Cathy Nesbitt: Share my Message and Insights About Myself.

08:02 – David A Conatser: Help Tell Your Story and Expose Your Creative Talents.

08:12 – William Branum: Ask Difficult Questions and Make Me Think.

09:03 – J. Thorn: Warm, Inviting, and Listens.

09:25 – Tejaswi Gautam: Credibility and Visibility.

10:19 – Marvin Raab: Fun and Publicity.

10:35 – Farzad Rashidi: General Popularity and Educate the Audience.

11:40 – Rachel Michelberg: Recommended and Personal Relationships.

12:02 – Brenden Kumarasamy: Find Small Ways to Add Value That Excite People.

12:59 – Grant Faulkner: Professionalism and A Good Experience.

As usual, I also put some of the Actionable Insights I learned from the interviews below.

Actionable Insights

• Be excited about your show.
• Challenge your guests to think in a way that makes them give unique and interesting answers.
• Really want to add value to the listener and the guest.
• Make it fun and enjoyable
• Let the guest talk. Be interesting in what they have to say and ask follow up questions.

Explore Further

Here is some additional advice from a hosts perspective from Interview Valet. Tom Schwab runs it and you can also hear what he has to say at 05:56 above.