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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Permission, not obligation
Lorraine Margherita’s talking-stick rule has one extra clause most groups miss: you hold the stick, you can speak. Or not speak. Holding it doesn’t compel you to talk. A microphone is a talking stick nobody else can take from you. Most podcasters treat it as obligation—dead air kills shows. The harder version is permission to… more →
From the archives: Rob Slater
The framing suggests fusion — orthodontics meets audio technology, skills crossing over. But Rob Slater’s actual move is the opposite: he likes keeping his podcast separate from his clinical work. The point isn’t applying podcasting skills to dentistry. It’s that the podcast is “this regular creative thing that I’m under pressure to produce” — and… more →
Penn’s four mistakes
Penn & Teller printed in their program: ‘There are 4 mistakes in this program.’ There weren’t. The line was bait so audience members could feel clever spotting flaws. Podcasters sit on the opposite side of that asymmetry. You can hear the show that was supposed to exist. The audience only has the show that does.… more →
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