How to Podcast by PodcaSTAR with Mel Sargeant

How to Podcast by PodcaSTAR with Mel Sargeant

So you want to be a PodcaSTAR? We are here to help. Tune into entertainers, producers, podcasters and radio stars to discover the secrets to being a cut above. We'd love to create an extraordinary podcast brand for you that works. Come to one of our PodcaSTAR Branding Retreats at powder snow mecca Nozawa Onsen Japan or Wallaby Ridge Hideaway Retreat in Australia or work with us online, email talent@podcastar.com.au. Proudly Produced by Newcastle Podcast Station hello@newcastlepodcaststation.com.au

Episodes

February 27, 2026 27 mins

Last time I saw Andy he was on stage doing back up for Cher! This guy is an absolute legend and an uncompromising artist. He's done stacks of TV and Radio but his heart lies in stand up, he's done acclaimed stand up shows worldwide and his heart lies in live performance. 

Honestly it's a little bit of shits and giggles we didn't get too serious but there is some useful chat in here about what resonates with people and the art ...

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Ben Wood is an absolute champion, talented, good looking and a super humble guy. What a combo?! He heads up Woodwork Digital Studio and does Drive at Hot Tomato on the Gold Coast in Australia. He has a tonne of good advice for you so listen in. 

We'd love to create an extraordinary podcast brand for you that works. Come to one of our PodcaSTAR Branding Retreats at powder snow mecca Nozawa Onsen Japan or Wallaby Ridge Hideaway ...

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If I had a dollar for every time I've heard 'I've got a great idea for a podcast' on a Sunday morning I'd be a rich woman. People typically get on the cans on a Saturday night then call me and yabber on for half an hour or so about their great idea for a podcast. I don't always answer the call because 9 times out of 10 it's not a serious proposition and they won't be producing a high value, high return podcast with my production ho...

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February 7, 2026 25 mins

Jackson is an absolute dream boat. He's originally from Australia by calls LA home now. He's worked in radio in both Australia and in LA he worked with KIIS and some other networks but then swung sideways into new media. I should also mention he is an extraordinary photographer @thatisjackson on instagram and owns a fleet of boats (his partner is a hot diver who used to dive for Pearls then bought a boat, then bought a few more;)&n...

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January 30, 2026 15 mins

When I started working with lots of people and needed words to describe different podcast styles and formats, I started making words up! I even ran a Podcasting Festival with words that I'd made up as titles to lectures and no one batted an eyelid, how cool is that? 

One of my favourite words I've coined in relation to Podcasting is 'Solocasting' where you podcast with you guessed it - yourself. 

Here I delve into why it ...

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January 24, 2026 47 mins

So you want to be a PodcaSTAR? We are here to help. Tune into entertainers, producers, podcasters and radio stars to discover the secrets to being a cut above. 

Alex Dalrymple is legend. He has a new media brand called 4 Wheels and a Seat where he gets to review the latest cars (dream job) he's also an actor with multiple TV credits and has worked on some of the biggest radio shows in the past 20 years in Australia. This guy i...

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