Podcast Editing: Tips and Tools to Keep Your Audience Listening

If you're a podcaster in your first year, editing can feel like a challenge. Should you leave in the casual banter? Cut the pauses? What about all those “ums” and “uhs”? Be part of a special YouTube Live event from RSS.com Podcast Hosting, featuring Head of Relationships Greg Wasserman and Steve Stewart, the editor behind hit indie personal finance podcasts like The Stacking Benjamins Show, Afford Anything, and The MilMo Show. *What You'll Learn:* We’ll teach you how to identify and remove what we call CRAPP: - Crutches – filler words that weaken your message - Repeats – when you say the same thing more than once - Accidents – mistakes, interruptions, or off-topic detours - Pregnant Pauses – long silences that break momentum You’ll also discover: 🚀 Why thoughtful editing improves storytelling and listener retention 🚀 What to cut (and what to keep) to keep your show sharp and engaging 🚀 Time-saving strategies and automation tools to simplify your workflow 🚀 A quick walkthrough of two beginner-friendly editing tools: 🚀 Descript – intuitive editing with built-in transcription 🚀 Audacity – free, professional-level audio software Find more podcast events at: https://rss.com/blog/events/ Connect and Follow Greg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregwasserman/ Connect and Follow Greg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevestewartme/ Ready to start a podcast? Get started with RSS.com for free: https://rss.com Not happy with your current podcast hosting provider? Easily switch to RSS.com: https://rss.com/switch/