449. Stop Letting Trolls Kill Your Podcast Momentum
Fri Feb 06 2026
What do you do when hateful comments land harder than you expect? Today, we’re cracking into the mailbag and starting with a candid conversation about dealing with trolls and the inner critic that can flare up when your work is put out in public. That’s just one of the listener questions we tackle. We also continue the ongoing audio vs. video discussion, exploring why this question keeps coming up and what podcasters should consider before changing their format or adding more to their workflow. To wrap up a valuable week of conversations, we share a round of wins from our community and take a moment to celebrate progress, growth, and showing up.
Episode Highlights:
[05:43] Mailbag: listener feedback on promoting older episodes
[09:27] Handling hateful comments
[18:43] Audio versus video for guest interviews
[30:29] Starting with audio and overcoming barriers
[31:46] Improving Zoom quality with practical tips
[36:25] Standing firm in your podcasting strategy
[37:51] Balancing video and audio podcasting
[44:11] Wins of the week and celebrating successes
[46:39] Community, collaboration, and support
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What do you do when hateful comments land harder than you expect? Today, we’re cracking into the mailbag and starting with a candid conversation about dealing with trolls and the inner critic that can flare up when your work is put out in public. That’s just one of the listener questions we tackle. We also continue the ongoing audio vs. video discussion, exploring why this question keeps coming up and what podcasters should consider before changing their format or adding more to their workflow. To wrap up a valuable week of conversations, we share a round of wins from our community and take a moment to celebrate progress, growth, and showing up. Episode Highlights: [05:43] Mailbag: listener feedback on promoting older episodes [09:27] Handling hateful comments [18:43] Audio versus video for guest interviews [30:29] Starting with audio and overcoming barriers [31:46] Improving Zoom quality with practical tips [36:25] Standing firm in your podcasting strategy [37:51] Balancing video and audio podcasting [44:11] Wins of the week and celebrating successes [46:39] Community, collaboration, and support Links & Resources: The Podcasting Morning Chat: www.podpage.com/pmc Join The Empowered Podcasting Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredpodcasting Application To Submit Your Show For Evaluation: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8-Xv6O6lrNPcPJwj3N0Z5Osdl-5kHGz_PiAU45U57S-XgoA/viewform?usp=header Book A Free Call With Me: https://calendly.com/ironickmedia/freestrategycall Upcoming Obsession Worthy Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-birds-one-hundred-stones/id1762447440?i=1000696517634 Upcoming Evaluation, "Movies in a Nutshell": https://pod.link/1156902852/episode/ZjNkYzI4NDUtZDExMi00NTZkLThkZTQtNGFhZTY5NGRlM2Yz?view=apps&sort=popularity Improve Your Zoom Audio & Video Quality: https://bit.ly/4bGrc2s Remember to rate, follow, share, and review our podcast. Your support helps us grow and bring valuable content to the podcasting community. Join us LIVE every weekday morning at 7 am ET (US) on Clubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/house/empowered-podcasting-e6nlrk0w Live on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@marcronick Brought to you by iRonickMedia.com Please note that some links may be affiliate links, which support the hosts of the PMC. Thank you! --- Send in your mailbag question at: https://www.podpage.com/pmc/contact/ or marc@ironickmedia.com Want to be a guest on The Podcasting Morning Chat? Send me a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1729879899384520035bad21b