If you’re thinking about starting a podcast, I’m going to tell you right now that it’s no easy task. Think Master’s Degree but not nearly as enjoyable. That’s not to say you shouldn’t start one because it can (and better be) fun but it takes a LOT more time than you think it will.
In the spirit of #shareyourwork2020, below is a living journal as I create and hopefully improve my newly-released Podcast Gumbo podcast. (Trailer dropped on December 14, 2019.)
The last he said / she said challenge with Lauren Passell is today. This last one comes from Galen Beebe, Bello Collective co-editor. Galen has given us American Submitter’s ‘Hidden Treasures (They Want to Be Known).’
Here is a snippet from Lauren’s review.
“I think this is different than what everyone is listening to. It’s not following typical rules of a story. It’s like a hybrid piece of multi-media art.”
Don’t stop there. Learn how we agree/disagree on this episode. Read the rest of Lauren’s review and while you’re over there, subscribe to her amazingly comprehensive newsletter.
The fun continues this month with Lauren Passell, the writer of Podcast The Newsletter. As lovers of podcasts, we are entrusting four friends at the Bello Collective to recommend something to us, for each of us to review. Will they come through for us?
For Week 3, Elena Fernández Collins, writer of the Audio Dramatic newsletter has offered up The Big Loop’s ‘Surfacing.’
Here’s a snippet of Lauren’s review:
“I almost cannot believe this is a fiction podcast—the voice actor was so emotional, seemed almost on the edge of tears. I felt like someone was telling me a beautiful, true story.”
Don’t stop there. Learn how we agree/disagree on this episode. Read the rest of Lauren’s review and while you’re over there, subscribe to her amazingly comprehensive newsletter.
If you missed last week’s newsletter, this month I’m having some fun with my friend Lauren Passell, the writer of Podcast The Newsletter. As lovers of podcasts, we are entrusting four friends at the Bello Collective to recommend something to us, for each of us to review. Will they come through for us?
For Week 2, Erik Jones, writer of the Hurt Your Brain newsletter has offered up Death, Sex & Money’s ‘I Killed Someone. Now I Have 3 Kids.’
For my four newsletters in this month of November, I’m having some fun with my friend Lauren Passell, the writer of Podcast The Newsletter. As lovers of podcasts, we are entrusting our friends at the Bello Collective to recommend something to us, for each of us to review. Will they come through for us?
For Week 1, Skye Pillsbury, the writer of the Inside Podcasting newsletter and now seasoned podcast host, has offered up Desert Oracle’s ‘Travel Options for the Collapse.’
Just like you, I have my favorite podcasts. There’s a good chance I’ve listened to every one of Criminal’s 107 episodes so far. I can’t even comprehend how many hours I’ve spent listening to episodes of The Art of Manliness, But Why, Darknet Diaries, and Beautiful/Anonymous.
We get so many hours of pleasure and value from our favorite shows, but it can be hard to find a way to show some love and appreciation back. Below, I’ve listed 15 ways to help out your favorite shows and more importantly, the people behind them.
To finish this fantastically great article, jump over to Medium where I’ve published it.
It’s Tuesday night and you’re spent from the work week. (It’s only been two days, people!) Not wanting to make any tough decisions, you go for the ‘comfort food.’
For dinner, you go for some ramen. No, not the instant stuff that will simultaneously take a month off your life but also bring up wonderful memories of those long-lost college years. You go for the good stuff that costs an exorbitant $2.50 and throw in a bunch of yummy extras.
For entertainment, you sink into your couch or bed but instead of learning something valuable on the History Channel, you go straight for Parks and Recreation reruns. It’s l-i-t-e-r-a-l-l-y the best thing to rewatch.
The question though is why we don’t tend to do this with podcasts. I guess one answer is that a lot of people still don’t listen to podcasts or have only listened to a very few so re-listening to one seems strange.
“Woe is me.”
Past tense.
As someone that has a lot of friends and family asking for podcast recommendations, the best I could do for the longest time was to say something like “listen to Criminal” or “Beautiful/Anonymous is one of my new favorites.” And then I had this grand scheme to write the Podcast Gumbo newsletter where I recommend three podcast episodes each week.
The hardest part of writing that newsletter was including links to the podcast. To make it easier for people, I included a link to the episode on the podcast’s website, a link to the episode in iTunes, and then an Overcast link (for anyone that used my favorite iOS podcast app). Android users? I honestly struggled to cater to them. I even asked some iOS developers if there was any way to create a ‘universal link.’ You can guess the answer to that question. It only requires two letters.
Because I write the Podcast Gumbo newsletter about podcasts, I’m naturally looking and finding articles about good podcasts to try. The problem is that nowadays, it seems you can’t get away from every publisher putting out a listicle about their favorite podcasts.
Over the last six months, I’ve saved a bunch and now that I look at the list, it’s pretty absurd and quite frankly, overwhelming. Of course, I don’t want to be overwhelmed all by myself so I’ve decided to put together a listicle of those listicles.
How many times have you said that to someone? I would argue that it’s the most common statement made at a wake or funeral. I’ve said it so many times and after listening to this podcast episode, I now realize how much of an ass I am.
Podcast link: What Did You Just Say?
Thanks Cancer! is a podcast by two hosts who want to share stories to be a resource for cancer patients. This episode though is arguably better for people that know those with cancer. What should you say to someone after finding out they have cancer? What should you not say or do?