Podcast and radio veteran Jon "JAG" Gay provides tips, tricks, and best practices for you and your podcast. By day, JAG launches and improves podcasts for financial advisors, small businesses, nonprofits, and corporate communications departments. His company rebranded from JAG in Detroit Podcasts to JAG Podcast Productions in August, 2025.
After 15 years as a radio DJ and program director, and now 8 as a podcast host and producer, he brings over two decades of audio experience and perspective to the podcasting world.
This year’s Podcast Movement convention marked a clear turning point in the evolution of the podcasting industry. I’ve been attending this event since 2018, and it has always been a valuable space fo…
Today, I'm breaking down 5 popular mics that you may have seen in your search for the perfect podcast mic.
We start with the well-advertised, terribly performing Blue Yeti. I explain why you're bett…
In this episode, we explore the significant impact listener surveys can have on a podcast's success, especially during the holiday season. Listener surveys allow us to connect directly with our audie…
In this episode of The Jag Show, we dive into the lessons learned from the highly anticipated Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight and how these insights can be applied to podcasting and content creation. …
SPOTIFY WILL NOW PAY FOR YOUR CONTENT
The world of podcasting is constantly evolving – and Spotify is now trying to keep up with YouTube.And that means PAYING its creators!
This week, Spotify announce…
Could podcasts help decide the election?
Here we are in the final days before the most consequential Presidential Election of our lives.Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris a…
What you say as a podcaster matters. You know what also matters? Who you work for.
Evan Lazar is an employee of my New England Patriots, who much to the delight of most football fans, have crashed bac…
On September 11th, 2001, I was a senior in college. My memories of that day are still so vivid. It's wild to me that we now have a generation of adults entering the world that are too young to reme…
I came out of Podcast Movement 2024 with two key takeaways: better audio analytics, and the importance of YouTube.
Today, I explain that downloads, while still industry standard, do not paint the whol…
Podcast Superfriends Episode Dedicated to "The Money Chase" https://www.soundoff.network/show/the-podcast-super-friends/the-money-chase/
Lately, I've been seeing a number of large podcasts chasing add…
Has Podcasting overtaken AM and FM Talk Radio? Well, yes and no.
This is from Edison Research’s Share of Ear Survey. In 2017, 66% of all spoken word audio was consumed over AM and FM radio. Only 13…
Over the long holiday weekend, my wife and I puppy-sat for Henry, a 4-month old golden doodle. And this got me thinking. Puppies and Podcasts have a FEW things in common.
When you start a podcast, y…
Today I’m going to tell you three podcasting mistakes to avoid with your show.
First one, pretty straightforward. Avoid the word “podcast” in your show title. Two reasons.One, if someone is consumi…
It’s one of the hardest questions when you start a podcast. Should I do video, or just audio? Well, I think I’ve found a way to split the difference.
I was helping a new client launch a podcast this…
Spotify for Podcasters, or Anchor, as it used to be known, is a free platform for hosting your podcast. But as we all know, nothing is TRULY free.
I've long said that Anchor, or now Spotify for Podc…
https://www.edisonresearch.com/the-podcast-consumer-2024-by-edison-research/
The Edison Research Podcast Consumer 2024 report, providing a comprehensive overview of the current landscape of podcasting…
In this episode of The JAG Show, we tackle the ever-persistent question: How long should a podcast be? The answer isn't one-size-fits-all. We dive into the nuances of podcast length and what makes an…
WHAT WOULD A TIK TOK BAN MEAN FOR PODCASTING?
Well, like most things in life, it’s all about knowing your audience.
OK, I’m not going to get into all the international politics about TikTok, and their…
This week's podcast addresses a significant issue within our modern media landscape, highlighting the incident where CBS cut off the final moments of a Billy Joel concert broadcast. This mishap, whic…
It’s an election year, and there’s no doubt podcasting will play a role. Here’s an interesting one.Ted Cruz is hosting a podcast, 3 days a week, distributed by Premiere Networks, part of iHeartMedia.…