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 would happen if you stayed
Mandell Conway sits down to write, produces something in twenty minutes, and feels spent. But he’s starting to wonder what exists on the other side of that first wave of depletion. The third or fourth piece—what might happen? The resistance that signals interesting work ahead feels identical to genuine exhaustion. Most podcasters never get to… more →
From the archives: Pete Machalek
Pete Machalek makes a counterintuitive case for audio: it limits what the audience can judge you on, which can be a feature rather than a flaw. But he argues that practicing video presentation — facing the camera and its unforgiving visual feedback — builds a kind of presence that extends well beyond the screen. The… more →
What the ending was for
Kira Higgs made a ten-episode podcast and stopped—not because she ran out of ideas, but because ten was the number she chose before recording the first one. The finite container enabled a depth that open-ended shows rarely sustain. She never became ‘a podcaster’ in the identity sense. She was someone who made a podcast. The… 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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