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Oct. 31, 2026

Trick or Threat: Keeping Your Podcast and Website Safe This Halloween

Trick or Threat: Keeping Your Podcast and Website Safe This Halloween
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Trick or Threat: Keeping Your Podcast and Website Safe This Halloween

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It’s Halloween, and the scariest thing on this episode isn’t a costume. Jim is back from Brazil with an urgent warning: a serious PHP zero-day is putting WordPress sites at risk, and he explains why you should patch today or take your site offline. Dave has a deadline of his own: if you ever used Podcorn as a prefix, your podcast could break tomorrow. From there, the guys look at Instagram’s new 90-minute videos and ask who wanted them. They cover how to run an audience survey people will actually answer, and why being “too busy” means you should raise your prices. They also take on free discovery calls, whether your show needs its own app, and Zoom vs. StreamYard. Grab your candy and press play before your website gets spooked.

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00:00 - Introduction

02:07 - Sponsor: PodcastBranding.co

03:24 - Sponsor: Based on a True Story podcast

03:50 - Why Brazil?

05:50 - The power of an audio logo

06:30 - Keep your software updated

09:25 - Understanding the PHP vulnerability

11:38 - Remove obsolete Podcorn redirects

14:29 - Instagram’s 10-minute videos

19:29 - Social media as an audience channel

25:32 - Survey your audience for useful feedback

28:17 - Design actionable survey questions

33:38 - Measure survey frequency and engagement

37:43 - Private Coaching Bundle at the School of Podcasting

39:14 - Please Support the Show ($5)

39:54 - Ad: School of Podcasting courses, coaching, and community

40:08 - Try Podpage

40:27 - Home Gadget Geeks

40:36 - Podindy.com Conference

41:28 - Featured Supporter: Karen Jackson of A Long Look Podcast

42:24 - Become an Awesome Supporter

42:35 - Avoid underselling your expertise

48:13 - Price according to demand

51:58 - Take over an inactive podcast

53:01 - Evaluate the return on a podcast app

55:44 - Make discovery offers scalable

58:32 - Choosing between Zoom and StreamYard

01:03:02 - Upcoming shows and Pod Indy

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