“If you never got paid for podcasting, would the skills and relationships you developed be enough to keep you doing it? If the answer is ‘no’, I wouldn’t pull the trigger.” – Tim Ferriss
In the inaugural episode of Deviate, Rolf goes meta and talks about podcasting with bestselling author and lifestyle-design guru Tim Ferriss (@tferriss), whose newest book, Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World, debuts this week.
Update (12/07/17): An abridged transcript for this episode is now available online in blog form, as “Tim Ferriss on his 17 principles for how to create a successful podcast.”
Links:
Podcasting Tools
- Ecamm Call Recorder (28:04)
- Zencastr (28:08)
- ATR2100 USB Microphone (28:38)
- Zoom H6 Recorder (1:15:24)
- Zoom H1 Recorder
- Shure SM7B Mic
- Audacity (software)
- Auphonic (postproduction web service)
- Yellowtec: iXm (self-enclosed mic)
- Evernote (web application)
Other links
- Rolf Potts on the Tim Ferriss Show
- Ed Catmull on the Tim Ferriss Show
- Arnold Schwarzenegger on the Tim Ferriss Show
- Edward Norton on the Tim Ferriss Show
- Dom D’Agostino on Ketosis and the End of Cancer on the Tim Ferriss Show
- Nick Szabo: The Quiet Master of Cryptocurrency on the Tim Ferriss Show
- Jocko Willink on the Tim Ferriss Show
- Debbie Millman on the Tim Ferriss Show
- Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant, by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne
- “1,000 True Fans,” by Kevin Kelly
- Joe Rogan podcast
- WTF with Marc Maron podcast
- Nerdist podcast
- James Lipton (interviewer from Inside the Actors Studio)
- Terry Gross (interviewer from NPR’s Fresh Air)
- Serial podcast
- Spirited Away (2001 animated movie)
- Agaric mushroom
- Tentacle erotica
Show notes:
- What not to do in podcasting (15:58)
- Crafting questions (19:58)
- Learning from previous interviews (24:55)
- Interviewing techniques (26:00)
- The benefits of phone interviews (29:40)
- The decision to start a podcast (32:28)
- The anxiety of interviewing (40:45)
- Pre-interview tips (45:20)
- Editing / producing interviews / podcasts (52:45)
- Intro music (58:38)
- Guest selection 1:03:01)
- Interview strategy (1:12:08)
- Recording equipment (1:14:50)
- Building a listening community (1:22:30)
- Tim’s brand (1:33:25)
- Building relationships (1:36:00)
- Podcast logistics (1:43:20)
- Podcast frequency (1:48:50)
- The interview introduction process (1:51:35)
- The preparation process (1:56:15)
- Monetization (2:05:55)
- Wrapping up podcasts (2:38:57)
- Japanamation (2:19:40)
- Psychedelics (2:27:16)
Books by Tim Ferriss:
- Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
- Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
- The 4-Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Living the Good Life
- The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman
- The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich
This episode was sponsored by the Paris Writing Workshop, an intensive one-month course in the artistic heart of Europe.
The Deviate theme music comes from the title track of Cedar Van Tassel’s 2017 album Lumber.
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