I think podcasting is getting so over saturated that you need to take the time for that care and attention, or just don’t bother. As Ran said, unless you are that podcaster that’s getting great satisfaction from simply opening the mic, why are you doing this? I would suggest that person not bother wasting everyone’s time (including their own) to submit or get that published on iTunes. If they are just enjoying the process of interviewing someone. Go to a Blab, do it live, and let it die after the interview is done with.

Now if they actually want people to listen to them, take the time to learn how to make your stuff better. Yes some nicer gear might work, but it’s amazing to me how much you can do with free software these days. Remember, if they are actually taking the time to put out “something” they paid money somewhere. Be it on their starter mic, or even the hosting for the podcast. They paid money somewhere, and thus should be invested and proud of their product. Do yourself a favour and have enough pride to actually give a crap about what you produce. “Do it to the best of your ability, or don’t do it at all”, that’s what my mother used to tell me.

And the excuse of, “I don’t have enough time to edit my show” is crap too. Then maybe, you should cut the length of your show in half, so that you can show some pride in your work. That’s like telling your boss that the report is full of errors cause I didn’t have time to go back and check my splelling….

Sometimes you have an error or miss an edit, sure, we are human. Those occasional mistakes are what podcasting popular over traditional radio And are forgiven. Podcasts are generally produced and hosted by real people, so the human factor needs to shine through.

But putting out a half baked ( or sometimes raw) product is an excuse… not a solution, and who likes excuses?