Conversations with podcast creators.
Podtalk is short conversations with podcast creators, that are not just about podcasting… because I like to take the scenic route.
In each episode, I talk with podcast creators about their shows, experiences, what they’ve learned, what motivates them, and… well, everything related to podcasting from the indie creator’s point of view.
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The architecture of not quitting
After six years of weekly episodes, Adam Ashton credits the show’s survival to something mundane: the other Adam. When one was down, the other was up. The standard wisdom treats survival as personal—push through the dip, find your why. But everyone’s resolve fails periodically. If your podcast is built so that nothing but your discipline… more →
From the archives: Mandell Conway
Mandell Conway has a practice question he keeps returning to: “What would happen if I just sat in it for a little longer?” The discomfort that drains you after twenty minutes — most creators read that as the signal to leave. Mandell reads it as the signal the real work is starting. The discipline isn’t… more →
When competence is the trap
Aaradhya Tiwari had the expertise, the credibility, the discipline. Ten episodes of a marketing podcast that fit her credentials perfectly. She quit. The conventional wisdom assumes you’ll stop because of insufficient skill, time, or audience. Her experience names a different problem: sufficient skill in service of the wrong project. The competence was the trap. The… more →
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