Mike Murphy Unplugged
Mike Murphy Unplugged is a podcast for one-man bands and content creators who want to move forward in business and in life. Learn how to use AI, how to create online content for a living, and how to create the life you want.
Episodes
162 episodes
The 10-Year Anniversary Show + AI Pivot
Episode Summary: A very special 10-year anniversary episode reflecting on a decade of content creation, the story behind 155 consecutive podcast episodes, and Mike's pivot into AI. From Adobe tutorials to RAG systems, hear how ...
The 2024 Show
Episode Summary: A Happy New Year check-in — a walk down memory lane through Mike's path from a one-man band in Naples, Florida to nearly a decade of content creation, plus a look ahead at 2024 goals.What You'll ...
The Domestika Show
Episode Summary: A behind-the-scenes look at creating Mike's first online class, Introduction to Adobe Audition, with the creative-education platform Domestika — from the first pitch email to filming in their New York City stud...
The Ai Show
Episode Summary: An early, playful experiment: the entire script for this episode was written by ChatGPT, and Mike read it word for word to teach the basics of AI and how podcasters could put it to use back in 2023.
The Pilgrimage
Episode Summary: Marking the 7-year anniversary of Mike Murphy Unplugged, this episode tells the story of walking the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage across France and Spain in the fall of 2021.What You'll Learn
The 2022 Life Update Show
Episode Summary: A quick life and business update after a long gap between episodes — moving out of a beloved beach cottage, losing a full-time job the same week, and walking 650 miles across the Camino de Santiago.
The Change Show
Episode Summary: A simple, practical 60-item checklist for creating positive change, read from the book What to Say When You Talk to Yourself by Shad Helmstetter — all about rewiring your brain with positive thoughts and self-t...
The 4th Anniversary Show
Episode Summary: On the 4th anniversary of Mike Murphy Unplugged, a walk down memory lane revisiting the Top 10 takeaways from year one — and an honest look at how each one holds up three years later.What You'll ...
The Migration Show
Episode Summary: A breakdown of how to move a podcast from one hosting company to another without losing subscribers — covering podcast hosts, directories, RSS feeds, and 301 redirects.What You'll Learn<...
The Budget Show
Episode Summary: A behind-the-scenes look at a simple, practical financial freedom plan — the two books that inspired it, the "pay yourself first" method, and the specific tools used to put it on autopilot.What Y...
The Merry Show
Episode Summary: A holiday update episode looking back at putting Mike Murphy Unplugged on hiatus, landing a new role at Simplecast, and looking ahead to 2019 goals across YouTube, writing, and Murphy Concierge.W...
The 3 Year Show
Episode Summary: Marking the 3rd anniversary of Mike Murphy Unplugged with an update on change, development, and creating the life you want — including news of a new role with podcast hosting company Simplecast.W...
The Summer Break Show
Episode Summary: A mid-year check-in on content strategy and work-life balance ahead of a 2-week vacation to Nantucket — planning the second half of 2018 and reflecting on the value of taking a real break.What Yo...
The Freedom Show
Episode Summary: An announcement episode: after months of decluttering physical and digital life, Mike Murphy Unplugged goes on hiatus after Episode 150 — and why letting go isn't the same as giving up.What You'l...
The IGTV Show
Episode Summary: A deep dive into IGTV (Instagram TV) shortly after its June 2018 launch — what it was, how it worked, and why Mike planned to use it for Mike Murphy Co. Note: IGTV was discontinued by Instagram in 2022;...
The Be Good Show
Episode Summary: After losing a friend, an episode about what really matters in life and business — priorities, urgency, a self-audit, and the recipe for success as a content creator.What You'll Learn
The Writing A Book Show
Episode Summary: A behind-the-scenes look at self-publishing a first eBook on Amazon — the tools used, the step-by-step process, and an honest read on how it went.What You'll LearnThe main to...
The Creator Show
Episode Summary: A motivational episode and a bit of a reality check on what it actually takes to make it as a content creator — the honest time, effort, and patience behind every finished piece of content, and a challenge to s...
The WordPress.com Show
Episode Summary: A chapter from Mike's eBook How To Podcast on Wordpress.com, sharing 14 reasons to consider WordPress.com as a combined podcast and website host. Note: plan names and pricing reflect 2018 and h...
The Podcast Hosting Show
Episode Summary: What a podcast media host actually is, how the whole system works behind the scenes, what to look for when choosing one, and the two different hosting setups Mike ran in 2018.What You'll Learn
The Why WordPress.com Show
Episode Summary: The story of how one unexpected email led to Mike's first eBook, How To Podcast on Wordpress.com — and a case study in what makes a cold email actually work.What You'll Learn
The Amazon Associates Show
Episode Summary: A breakdown of the Amazon Associates affiliate program — how it works, how commissions are structured, what can get an account banned, and good ways to actually use affiliate links.What You'll Le...
The Podcast Roadmap Show
Episode Summary: A start-to-finish overview of launching a podcast — the Podcast Roadmap, a free one-page cheat sheet distilling the whole process into 6 main steps plus an optional 7th.What You'll Learn...