There is no shortage of podcasting advice on the internet. YouTube videos, blog posts, influencer courses all promising to help you grow your show. And a lot of it is garbage. In this episode, Jon calls out three specific pieces of conventional podcasting wisdom that are not just unhelpful but actively working against the people who follow them. If you've been consuming a lot of podcasting content trying to improve your show, this one is worth your time.

Myth one is the episode length myth. There is no ideal podcast length. Anyone who tells you otherwise is either wrong or selling something. When you stretch your content to hit a time target, you're eroding trust by wasting your audience's time. When you rush to stay under an arbitrary limit, you're sacrificing quality. Your episode should be as long as it needs to be. Myth two is the guest ...