Ask the Podcast Coach

Dave Jackson has been helping people launch podcasts since 2005 and every Saturday he is joined by Jim Collison to is runs the Average Guy Network. Together they have 20 years of podcasting experience and coaching.

Podcasting since 2013 • 575 episodes

Ask the Podcast Coach

Latest Episodes

Embedding Live Streams to Reinforce Your Brand

What do you do when YouTube dies mid-livestream, a fire alarm goes off in your office, and a guest sits frozen on screen for seven awkward minutes? Dave and Jim tackle real live-show disasters this week, plus how to embed your own live stream o...

September 12, 2026 • Episode 593 • 1:03:02

Hobbies Cost Money - Quit Wasting Your Time

It's Labor Day weekend, but Dave and Jim aren't taking one off from the AI rabbit hole — this episode covers everything from free (and not-so-free) transcription services to the moment ChatGPT started recommending third-party apps mid-workflow,...

September 05, 2026 • Episode 592 • 57:56

Conferences and Communities: Why Go? How to Build?

Dave and Jim spent most of the show riffing on conferences and community, sparked by Dave's recent trip to the Empowered Podcasting Conference. He recapped the small-but-mighty vibe of the event...

August 29, 2026 • Episode 591 • 1:00:30

Zero to Sixty Podcast

Everyone wants the 10,000-download podcast, but almost nobody wants to talk about how you actually get there. In this episode of Ask the Podcast Coach, Dave Jackson and Jim Collison dig into a listener's question that stops most podcasters cold...

August 15, 2026 • Episode 590 • 59:23

How Do I Get People To Fill Out My Survey

One way to grow your show is to make sure people like your show. So you put out a survey, but nobody provided any feedback. How do you get people to fill out your survey?Video ...

August 08, 2026 • Episode 589 • 1:03:21