The episode you’ve all been waiting for with bated breath is finally here! We have our audio editor, Steve, on the show and discuss how this podcast gets made! From episode outline through to polished MP3.

Quotes

• “Joel Kelly knows no shame.”
• “You should have as many monetary streams as you can.”

Talking Points

• Hey Ocean’s cover of “Sprawl II”
• ATR 2500 USB Microphone
• Rode Boom Arm
• Samsung Spider shock mount
• Freesound.org
• Audiojungle
• Elance
• Chris’s podcast rig

Steve’s Favorite Podcasts

• PC Gamer podcast
• Welcome to Nightvale

Joel’s Favorite Podcasts

• Back to Work
• Harmontown
• Radio Lab
• Sawbones
• The Talk Show with Jon Gruber
• We Have Concerns
• 99% Invisible
• Besties
• MBMBAM
• Oh No Ross & Carrie

Chris’s Favorite Podcasts

• Monocle’s ‘The Entrepreneurs’
• Tropical MBA
• Men in Blazers
• Wine for Normal People

After a week in the woods, Joel has returned to us just in time to record the podcast. Based on the strange noises he is hearing, he may or may not be haunted now though. Despite the paranormal activity, we did answer a question – a question from Joel’s fiancee, Leah! She even got to read her own question on the show.

Quotes

• “If a meeting can be avoided, it should be.”
• “If you can be as specific as possible… it will be much easier.”
• “Outside of my successful crowdfunding, the world of the paranormal, and whatever else you’ve got going on…”

Talking Points

• Motivation comic from Pictures for Sad Children
• Order Scolding the Winds
• Send us your questions!
• Watch this episode on YouTube

We’re still coming down from the excitement of last week’s podcasting anniversary, so we’ve got a lot to talk about. We spend most of this episode giving advice on giving a presentation at a tech conference. Our clothing advice might be suspect but the rest is pretty solid advice. Please send us some questions because we now have NO questions to answer!

Quotes

• “People should be able to identify easily that the talk is now over.”
• “What problem does this solution solve?”
• “You’re going for a few impressed smirks.”
• “Move on, have a back up. You’ll be fine.”

Talking Points

• WordCamp Buffalo
• Dan Harmon’s Story Structure Circle
• NARJcast on YouTube
• Support Joel’s Book!

Welcome to our 50th episode and one year anniversary of doing the Not a Real Job podcast! Thank you so much for listening! Please send us an email or leave a comment below to let us know what you’ve liked and disliked over the past year. And don’t forget to give us your opinions on Ums, Uhs, and ‘word whiskers’.

Quotes

• “I don’t feel compelled to rush out and get advertisers so I can pay someone to do it.”
• “Make it easy and make it fast.”
• “Are we a comedy podcast?”

Talking Points

• Support Joel’s book!
• If you back $5 or more, you’ll have a chance to receive Joel’s personal, note-filled copy of:
• The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday
• Creativity, Inc by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace
• If you back $10 or more, you’ll have a chance to receive Chris’s personal copy of:
• Nice Companies Finish First by Peter Shankman
• Overcast.fm

This week we address some recent news that has come out about Ed Catmull and Pixar’s wage-fixing cartel and why you shouldn’t have heroes. Besides that we focus on answering questions about writing proposals – what you should and shouldn’t include and the dreaded pricing.

Quotes

• “This is why you shouldn’t have heroes.”
• “It’s coated in a layer of ickyness which is a bit of a bummer.”
• “It’s less about ‘This will take X hours’ and more about ‘Here’s what I think this project is worth’.”

Talking Points

• Emails, court documents show how Sony stood up to Steve Jobs’ and Pixar’s wage-fixing cartel
• Life After Pi
• Support Joel’s Book!