Amusing, and as advertised. I don't have an inclination to make a podcast, so even though I like the McElroy's content, I'm not the target audience - though after reading this book I feel like I could make one if I wanted to. This book is thorough in scope and approachable in depth. It is an excellent resource for people trying to understand the basics of creating a professionally-sounding, well-constructed show.Listened to an advanced copy on audio through Libro.fm.

I learned stuff! The book delivers on its promise.

It’s a little less “funny” and a little more “actionable advice,” which would be great if I hadn’t already thoroughly researched this topic. If you’re starting out podcasting though, this is an excellent guide!

This is a surprisingly practical how-to guide on how to podcast. There are jokes, asides, and ladles of charm, but it's really meant to teach you how to get started podcasting. If you are a member of the McElroy fandom who wants to start a podcast, this is the book for you! Everyone else...?

I don't have any interest in making a podcast, the assorted McElroy voices are just my personal self-soothing device of choice, and I get that that's a me problem.

Thanks, Goodreads, for the giveaway copy I received! I’m a big fan of the McElroys in all their endeavors so I was delighted to get a chance to read this ahead of its release date. The book has a lot of actionable advice for someone interested in starting a podcast and certainly some lessons that were learned through trial and error in their 10 years of weekly episodes. It’s written in a way that’s reminiscent of their own podcast with each chapter being steered by a brother and the other two po...

The McElroy brothers are not experts, or so we’ve been told for more than 10 years across hundreds of podcast episodes. But experience is the best teacher, after all, and boy do those McElroys have some podcasting experience (see the aforementioned hundreds of episodes. “Everybody Has A Podcast (Except You)” covers the introductory considerations of podcasting with approachable and actionable advice, delivered by way of a behind-the-scenes look at the McElroy family of products. This how-to/host...

A decent primer on getting started in podcasting. I don't have any personal podcast projects in mind, but enjoyed spending some time with the McElroy goofiness.

(c/p from my review on TheStoryGraph) This was a very fun but very informative book for people who have thought to themselves "I could/should make a podcast." One of the things it for sure taught me is that I probably do not ever want to do a podcast, but that was more because I think I didn't fully realize how much you have to think about it. This isn't to say the book made me feel like I couldn't (if anything it made me realize it was possible if I wanted to do it) but rather I see how much yo...

Hey, that was fun! I've been a long-time fan of many McElroy projects (currently listen to MBMBAM, Sawbones, The Adventure Zone and watch Monster Factory and old episodes of Awful Squad). I don't actually have any interest in starting a podcast of my own, but I'm really drawn to primers like these on the behind-the-scenes machinations of things I enjoy consuming. I listen to a LOT of podcasts and it's cool to learn things about mic choice and the pros and cons of different revenue streams that t...

I originally purchased this book not because of any private desire to start my own podcast, but because I have been a huge fan of the McElroy family and their products for several years. Coming from that perspective I can say definitively that while the book does contain some inside jokes and references, the brothers did an excellent job of compiling a genuinely informative guide using their 10+ years of expertise, and you do not need to be a fan of their work to appreciate what they have to say...

Sometimes it's great to read a how-to book and realize this is something you don't want to do, before you get started. I doubt I'm cut out for podcasting, after reading this well-organized breakdown of what is required from prep, research, equipment, and marketing needs of a successful podcast.

An oddly informative take on podcasting. I expected mostly goofs, but instead Humor left the room so they could actually teach!

I am one of the readers who will be meeting the McElroys in this exact spot ten years from now wearing a red carnation. Which is to say, I have no intention of starting a podcast of my own. I read this book because it is always interesting to read real experts discuss their subject. From preproduction through color-coding microphone cables to the important question of what kind of yacht you should buy with all the t-shirt money you make from podcasting, this book is a deep look at a very specifi...

For context, I've been listening to the authors' podcast, My Brother My Brother and Me, for a number of years. I bought this book as a casual fan and because I was interested in the subject matter. If you're a fan of the McElroy family and their brand of goofy humour- you'll likely enjoy this book. As a casual fan of the McElroy brothers, and despite this being a short book - this book wasn't as easy a read as I was expecting, largely due to how it was written. That's not to say I didn't enjoy p...

I went into this thinking it would be like the nonfiction books of most other YouTubers/podcasters - fan service, gimmicky, or trying too hard for laughs. It was honestly, truly, a good book for helping people start to podcast. If you're a fan of one of their shows, there's interesting information in there when they use a certain show as an example of something, and their personalities shine through so you can tell who wrote each section. To be honest, as a TAZ listener, I missed having Clint's

I’m such a sucker for McElory content — something about their voices, in any format, is my specific brand of serotonin. That being said, this book had way more practical advice than I expected, and because I’m not particularly interested in starting a podcast there were chunks that felt very non-applicable. I was honestly surprised by how much sound information popped up in this book and I think it will be of actual use to its target audience. Regardless of the intention, this is still a fun, qu...

I enjoyed this! I'm an extant McElroy fan and someone who arguably sort of already knows how to do a podcast, but reading this still gave me a few tips and reassured me that I'm doing okay. It is written in an amusing way but it is first and foremost informative. I'd recommend it to someone looking to start a podcast (or improve their podcasting skills). Someone with no interest in podcasting but just a fan of listening to McElroy shows might not enjoy this--it is not a memoir or anything, it is...

Thoroughly enjoyed this book. I'm not going to lie, I mostly read it 'cause I wanted to supported the McElboys and also, because I'm curious about their podcasting knowledge. Will I ever actually make a podcast? I have no idea!But now, I know a reference book about podcasting if I *were* to ever make one. If I need no-nonsense advice about podcasting, this is at least a great place to start. I tend to be one of those people who gets super overwhelmed when starting a project, and this book is rea...

The McElroy family has most certainly earned the moniker 'the First Family of Podcasting.' 'My Brother My Brother and Me' begins with the warning that "their advice should never be followed" but I doubt that's true in regards to 'Everybody Has a Podcast (Except You).' As someone who already has a podcast, but is still establishing a larger audience, I found the book incredibly insightful. Sure, a lot of the book falls under the heading of "review" for someone who has already released a slew of e...