The Gift Show

Episode Summary: The Official Unofficial 1st Annual Mike Murphy Unplugged/PodcasterToolkit/PodShed/PodGift Holiday Ideas Guide — gear, big-ticket items, books, and unique gift sources for podcasters and creators.

What You’ll Learn

• The first-ever Mike Murphy Unplugged holiday gift guide, gear through big-ticket items
• A curated book list for podcasters and entrepreneurs
• Where to find handmade and unique gifts online
• A Tim Ferriss-inspired lifestyle gift category, from coffee to clothing

Tip: mobile podcasting and livestreaming gear makes a strong gift category for the podcaster or content creator on your list — along with clothing and props for video.

Disclosure: some links on this page are affiliate links — no additional cost to the buyer, but a commission is earned on qualifying purchases. Only products genuinely used, loved, or believed to be useful get recommended.

Gift Cards

• Amazon
• B&H Photo
• Apple

Gear

• The Olloclip Studio — iPhone case with light and microphone attachments, $80
• MeFoto Sidekick 360 — holds iPhone plus tripod/stand adapter, $30
• Manfrotto Pixi Mini Tripod — small, lightweight, portable, $25
• MEFOTO DayTrip — small travel tripod for DSLR cameras, $99
• LumeCube — on-camera LED lights, $80
• Manfrotto Lumimuse — small on-camera light, $80

Photo gifts: Photojojo, Rode Smartlav+ ($79), Rode VideoMicro ($59). Prints, cards & gifts: Artifact Uprising.

Big-Ticket Items

• GoPro Hero 5 — $399
• GoPro Karma (pre-order only) — $799
• DJI Mavic (pre-order) — portable drone, $999
• DJI Phantom 4 Pro — the best of the lot, $1,150

Books

Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss, Brené Brown’s books, Anything You Want by Derek Sivers, Deep Work by Cal Newport, and Ask Gary Vee by Gary Vaynerchuk.

Handmade & Unique Gifts

Etsy, Amazon Handmade, Uncommon Goods, The Grommet, and Everyday Carry.

Hipster & Tim Ferriss Favorites

Blue Bottle Coffee, Mizzen & Main, Outlier, Icebreaker, Rhone Clothing, Dyer & Jenkins (denim), and Wool & Prince.

Kits

Kit.co (Tim Ferriss) and Kit.co (Mike Murphy).

Show Notes & Links

• Gift Cards: Amazon
• B&H Photo Gift Cards
• Apple Gift Cards
• MEFOTO DayTrip Tripod
• Photojojo
• Artifact Uprising
• Etsy
• Amazon Handmade
• Uncommon Goods
• Everyday Carry
• Blue Bottle Coffee
• Mizzen & Main
• Outlier
• Icebreaker
• Rhone Clothing
• Dyer & Jenkins
• Wool & Prince
• Kit.co (Tim Ferriss)
• Kit.co (Mike Murphy)