In this week's Pod Chat, I chat with AJ Churchill, co-founder of Lunar.fm, the company behind the Apollo podcast app and the audio fiction sci-fi drama, Earth Eclipsed.We talk about how audio production quality is changing with new technologies, as well as the innovations behind the Apollo app that are helping audio fiction podcasts be found, and how that can help other podcast app developers improve their own products.<h2>The Power of Regular Stereo</h2>While AJ's background is in soundtracks and high end audio composition, he's a huge component of regular stereo&nbsp;when it comes to podcast audio. As he explains, humans&nbsp;only have two ears and there's only so much they can process.<h2>The Importance of Testing Audio on Different Sources</h2>Podcasts are listened to on a multiple of devices. While we'd love to believe our listeners all wear great headphones&nbsp;and set aside time just to listen to our voice, the reality is very different. As AJ shared, it's key to listen to your episode on as many different sources as you can to highlight what&nbsp;can be improved, based on device.<h2>Why Apollo Is Purely for Audio Fiction and Drama</h2>With the Apollo podcast app, AJ and the team at Lunar have built a platform solely for audio fiction podcasters and listeners. Indeed, it's an even more niche approach because each podcast is hand curated by other audio fiction creators and listeners. This has ensured&nbsp;a high quality database that's also super easy to navigate, thanks to the intuitive UI of the app.<h2>How Podcast Findability Drives Apollo</h2>AJ shares how an experience trying to find a podcast on Spotify, and the amount of non-relevant results that came back in search, spurred Lunar on to defining what features Apollo would have. Key to this was an intuitive and highly intelligent search system based on tags, recommendations, and ongoing learning.Connect with AJ:<ul><li><a href="https://www.apollopods.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apollo</a></li><li><a href="https://www.eartheclipsed.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Earth Eclipsed</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/ajchurchill" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AJ on Twitter</a></li></ul> Contact me:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:danny@dannybrown.me" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">danny@dannybrown.me</a><h4>Products I use for Pod Chat</h4>Note: these contain affiliate links, so I may get a small percentage of any product you buy/use when using my link.My equipment:<ul><li><a href="https://amzn.to/2ZOhDbC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Electro-Voice RE320</a></li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3geVL2w" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Motu M2 Audio Interface</a></li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3JUtJVn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sony MDR-7506 Studio Monitor Headphones</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ocwhite.com/product/podcast-pro-microphone-boom/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Podcast Pro Boom Arm by Accu-Lite and O.C. White</a></li></ul> Recommended resources:<ul><li><a href="https://www.captivate.fm/signup?ref=dannybrown2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Captivate.fm</a></li><li><a href="https://www.aweber.com/easy-email.htm?id=513434" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aweber email marketing</a></li><li><a href="https://app.boomcaster.com/users/sign-up?referral=6oZlBSl1P8EU5Wsy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Boomcaster remote interviewing</a></li><li><a href="https://mypodcastreviews.com/?ref=150" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">My Podcast Reviews</a></li><li><a href="https://reel.so/?via=3DW0OVDL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Reel.so audiogram creator</a></li></ul> Enjoy Pod Chat? Leave a review or rating on your preferred app and show the world you care!<ul><li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1610618522" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Review on Apple Podcasts</a></li><li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3ULXQT0dBrWWiHvlSjLuYL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rate on Spotify</a></li><li><a href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/4251515" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Review on Podchaser</a></li></ul> Mentioned in this episode:Get your daily podcasting newsletter with PodnewsPod Chat is sponsored by Podnews - get a daily email with all the latest news about podcasting. It's free at <a href="https://podchat.ca/getpodnews" target="_blank">podnews.net</a>.

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