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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What the medium keeps returning you to
Tracy Bedford writes alone, records alone, edits alone. Her acting class lifts her. Her podcast doesn’t, not in the same way. Most podcasting advice asks you to develop external skills—interviewing, editing, growing an audience. None of it names what the medium structurally requires: extended hours alone with yourself. The precondition for the work isn’t a… more →
From the archives: Stacey Cordivano
Veterinarians take care of animals. They take care of owners. They tend not to take care of themselves. Stacey Cordivano noticed her profession’s blind spot and built a podcast for it — well-being and personal development for the people who do the caregiving. The move isn’t unusual, but the angle is: she’s making the resource… more →
What craft transfers
Christi Cassidy edits books for a living. Her verbal-tic cleanup translated cleanly to podcasting. The skill that fought her was the one she’d built a career on: finding the story underneath. Conversations don’t sit on top of an arc the way prose does. The harder version of cross-craft work isn’t learning new things. It’s learning… more →
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I hope these episodes spark ideas and conversations for you, and lead to new ways of looking at this wonderful art of podcasting.
I appreciate your time and attention, and I don’t take it for granted.
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