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Your Mic

Freddy Cruz

Your Mic is the podcast about podcasting for new, stuck, and almost‑quit hosts. Hosted by Speke Podcasting founder and 25‑year broadcast vet Freddy Cruz, it blends hard‑earned lessons, failures, and irreverent stories with sharp tactics you can actually use. Listen on your favorite podcast app!

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Episodes

127 episodes

  1. A Broken Podcast Feed Forced Me to Rethink Success 8:20
  2. Your Podcast's Audience has Not Earned Every Version of You 7:55
  3. No, Podcast Repeats are NOT Lazy 8:15
  4. A Ridiculous Number of Guests and One Very Busy Microphone 29:18
  5. Why Indie Podcasts Are Growing While Top Shows Stall 30:20
  6. Post and Ghost: Protect Your Sanity While Growing Your Show 26:10
  7. Imposter Syndrome is THE Superpower Your Podcast is Missing 20:15
  8. Building a Podcast That Outlives the Algorithm 5:51
  9. A Bad Podcast Name Can Torpedo a Great Show 9:38
  10. Your Podcast Needs Systems, Not Motivation 3:48
  11. The Podcast You Keep Delaying has a Listener 3:13
  12. How to Monetize a Niche Podcast Before It Launches 23:04
  13. New True Crime Podcast: Why Chris Richardson is Hosting The House of Theft 6:21
  14. Speke's first true crime podcast: The House of Theft 6:47
  15. What rat pits teach creators about addictive content 5:57
  16. Build the Podcast Community Your Audience Needs 20:03
  17. How to Know Your Podcast is Actually Compounding 7:18
  18. Your Podcast Needs a Book More Than Another Reel 17:48
  19. Do the hard thing your podcast actually needs 4:12
  20. A Podcast Pause 2:18
  21. Stop Asking Friends What They Think of Your Podcast 18:57
  22. The Neurologist Who Prescribes Podcast Episodes to His Patients 6:10
  23. From the Archive: A Podcaster's Journey to 100 Episodes (It's Harder WAY Than You Think) 28:08
  24. Spotify’s Ad Skip: Smart Feature… or Indie Podcaster Nightmare? 41:43
  25. From the Archive: What Lamborghini Can Teach You About the Power of Niche Podcasting 6:10
  26. Is This the Villain Keeping You From Recording Video? 7:14
  27. Podfade is Boredom In Disguise, Not Proof You Should Quit 9:39
  28. Fun is a Requirement, Not a Reward for Hitting Your Numbers 9:30
  29. Stop Using “Authenticity” as an Excuse for a Sloppy Podcast 9:40
  30. How a Funeral Museum Used Podcasting to Escape the “Weird” Bucket 7:42
  31. How to Use Hot Takes Without Turning Your Show Into Noise 9:08
  32. Too Many Ads, Not Enough Show: Why I Built My Own Network 8:44
  33. Turn Your Biggest Podcast Errors Into Armor, Not Exit Signs 9:38
  34. How one rejection email helped create Speke Podcasting 9:38
  35. Your Show Is Supposed to Lose Before It Wins 13:05
  36. The Founding Father Who Proves Your Small Show Is Enough 13:12
  37. The Castle Is on Fire and You Have a Podcast 16:34
  38. Why Discipline Will Never Fix What Is Actually Wrong with Your Creative Brain 23:14
  39. Two Things That Will Save Your Podcast When Life Gets Hard 3:23
  40. What a Plastic Surgeon Wants Every Creator to Know Before Going on Camera 29:32
  41. Podcast Burnout: How to Keep Going When Growth Is Slow 1:00
  42. Every Podcast "Must" Is a Lie (Here Is the Proof) 8:27
  43. I Lost $7,500 on an Event and Now I'm Teaming Up with a Friend FOR ANOTHER ONE 30:08
  44. I Lost $7,500 on an Event and Now I'm Teaming Up with a Friend FOR ANOTHER ONE 30:06
  45. The Metric You're Ignoring Is Killing Your Podcast 18:00
  46. How To Pitch Podcasts Without Being A Clown 6:40
  47. Stop Pouring Gimmicks Into Your Podcast For Attention 6:19
  48. Your “AI Is Evil” Take Would Have Hated the Printing Press Too 11:39
  49. Why Your Weird Niche Is A Secret Weapon 11:53
  50. The Linkin Park Story Every Podcaster Needs To Hear 11:12