Posts by James Newcomb

Anytime I’m counseling a new client, be it in podcast production or simply consulting, the question “Which day of the week should I release my episodes?” This is assuming they publish an episode just one day per week. It’s a good question, one of many to address when taking on a major project like a…

I’ll be speaking primarily from experience in my own preferred publishing medium – podcasting – in this email, although I think it can apply to any interaction with a so-called “influencer” either online or offline. A common fallacy of podcasters is that the guests are what make the show attractive to listeners. “If I get…

I hope to offend as many people as possible with everything I publish, be it an email, a podcast, or what have you. I know this is contrary to just about everything said in popular culture these days, but it wasn’t too long ago that this was more or less a common way of thinking.…

In today’s Far Side cartoon, a male dog is calling on his female companion for a date. And is NOT BASHFUL in laying on the compliments in hope of winning her affections, and see where the night takes them. I always crack up when I see our miniature poodle, Cinnamon roll around in whatever she happens…

Here’s an interesting story for you. I moved to Virginia Beach in August 2018, after which I moved out of the shared apartment from my previous spouse. TLDR situation for purposes of this email, so I’ll leave it at that. I moved into an apartment building that’s right on the ocean front of Virginia Beach,…

We’ve all probably heard the phrase, “Someone once said…” followed by a pithy remark that causes us to pause for a moment and reflect on the new perspective we’ve just been offered on a particular situation or circumstance. Maybe something like, “Someone once said, A moment of patience in a moment of anger prevents a…

This past weekend I was gifted the opportunity to play my trumpet at Easter services at a local church. It had been quite a while since I’d done any serious trumpet playing in public, and late last year I decided I was going to “get back into the game” as Roy Hobbs says in The Natural.…