<p>A bit of a dual-purpose episode this week. We're going to run through (and dispel) 16 common podcasting myths and test out eight different call recording platforms in the process.</p><p><strong>We recorded segments with <a href="https://www.thepodcasthost.com/go/recording-software/squadcast/" target="_blank">Squadcast</a>, <a href="https://www.thepodcasthost.com/go/recording-software/riverside-call-recorder/" target="_blank">Riverside</a>, <a href="https://alitu.com/" target="_blank">Alitu</a>, <a href="https://www.thepodcasthost.com/go/recording-software/iris-call-recorder/" target="_blank">Iris</a>, <a href="https://cleanfeed.net/" target="_blank">Cleanfeed</a>, <a href="https://www.zoom.com/" target="_blank">Zoom</a>, <a href="https://www.thepodcasthost.com/go/software/streamyard/" target="_blank">Streamyard</a>, and <a href="https://zencastr.com/" target="_blank">Zencastr</a>.</strong></p><p><strong>Also mentioned: </strong></p><ul><li><strong><a href="https://colingray663784.typeform.com/to/GBGE7OH2" target="_blank">The Podcraft listener survey</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://indiepod.thepodcasthost.com/home" target="_blank">The IndiePod Community</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.thepodcasthost.com/business-of-podcasting/why-video-cant-wont-replace-audio-in-podcasting/" target="_blank">Why video can't and won't replace audio in podcasting</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.thepodcasthost.com/business-of-podcasting/best-day-of-week/" target="_blank">What's the best day of the week to release a podcast episode?</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.thepodcasthost.com/listening/podcast-industry-stats/" target="_blank">Podcast industry statistics</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.thepodcasthost.com/planning/whats-a-good-number-of-downloads-for-a-podcast/" target="_blank">Average podcast downloads </a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.thepodcasthost.com/business-of-podcasting/podcast-discovery-stats-2024/#h-is-episode-length-important-to-podcast-discovery" target="_blank">Data on desired episode length</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.thepodcasthost.com/monetisation/how-to-do-podcast-sponsorship/" target="_blank">How to do effective podcast sponsorship</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.thepodcasthost.com/promotion/can-you-grow-a-podcast-without-social-media/" target="_blank">How to grow a podcast without social media</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.thepodcasthost.com/editing-production/the-mee-podcasting-method-editing-production/" target="_blank">Minimum effective podcast editing </a></strong></li></ul>