Latest Episodes
Judging & Elimination Episodes
America’s Next Top Podcaster Season 3 E7: Daily News Challenge
What does it take to produce a daily show, where the content is news headlines that have to be fresh and current? Our three teams had to figure that out this week as they were given topics in the field of tech, video games and politics just a little over a day before...
Contestant Entries
America’s Next Top Podcaster S3 Comedy Challenge 7B: Bananas on Bananas
Bananas on Bananas' Entry for the Comedy Challenge: Serious World News
America’s Next Top Podcaster S3 Comedy Challenge 7A: Hats on Hats
Hats on Hats' Entry for the Comedy Challenge: Prime Time
America’s Next Top Podcaster S3 Daily News Challenge 6A: Connect Four
Connect Four's Entry for the Daily News Challenge (Tech): Here and Now In Tech
Special Episodes
Diary of a Reality Competition Podcast Contestant Season 2: Winner
This week, Alex interviews the winner of America's Next top Podcaster Season 2! They talk about fatherhood, baking, and all those bruises from pinching yourself!
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What is America’s Next Top Podcaster?
America’s Next Top Podcaster is part game-show, part-podcasting how-to, all wrapped up in a Reality Show shell.
We’ll start with 12 contestants, and each week, we’ll give them a podcasting challenge. Things like creating a 5-minute show of a certain genre, or conducting or editing an interview. Each week, their creations will be reviewed by our team of judges, Scott Johnson, Nicole Spagnuolo and Justin Robert Young: Three long-time podcasters with nearly 40 years of podcasting and content-creation experience between them. The contestants will also have access to a consultant in Tom Merritt, who will use his own experience to help guide them to a successful creation. On top of that is Brian Ibbott, a host who has been both a podcaster and a fan of reality shows since both were invented!
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Host, Brian Ibbott
Brian Ibbott has been producing the cover song show Coverville since 2004. Since then he has hosted and co-hosted shows like The Morning Stream, Soundography, Film Sack, The Pokemon GO Show and Lyrics Undercover. In 2005, Brian worked with the songwriting licensing agencies ASCAP, BMI and SESAC to develop easy-to-use licenses for podcasters to help support artists.