Podtalk

  • Editing with Robbie Swale

    Editing with Robbie Swale

    How do we navigate the balance between starting, sustaining, and stopping creative or personal endeavors? The conversation examines the tension between perfectionism and the courage to share unfinished work. “It’s such a shame to have all these [things] on the shelves in the back of our minds or folders in our computers, all these things more →

  • Work Ethic with Mark Tweddle

    Work Ethic with Mark Tweddle

    What are the challenges and strategies for managing the technical, creative, and promotional aspects of podcasting effectively? Audio engineers are adapting traditional skills to modern tools like Descript, reshaping collaboration in podcasting. “There’s a value in the creative work, there’s a value in the hard work, there’s a value in story, there’s all these values more →

  • Opportunity with Gabriella Pitman

    Opportunity with Gabriella Pitman

    How can content creators balance the need for consistency and momentum with the risk of burnout and the desire to create meaningful, sustainable work? The conversation unpacks the delicate balance between consistency and creative freedom for podcasters. “There is a certain amount of spaciousness in your mind in your emotions in your physical mental space. more →

  • Preparation with Catherine Jaeger

    Preparation with Catherine Jaeger

    What are the challenges and strategies for transitioning a podcast to include a co-host while maintaining quality and authenticity? A podcaster shares insights on balancing spontaneity with preparation. “You know, the magic [is] in the bottle as some jazz musicians say, right? Getting that group together, so that you can really have that spark and more →

  • Drive with Ben Moreno

    Drive with Ben Moreno

    What experiences and insights shaped the transition from video to audio storytelling? A podcaster’s journey uncovers the nuances of voiceover work and audio engineering. “It just puts you down back to the ground and reflect how quick it happened. I had a bad car accident, and it almost took my life.” ~ Ben Moreno (22:48) more →

  • Collaboration with Cassandra Ellis

    Collaboration with Cassandra Ellis

    How can the experience of working collaboratively in podcasting inform and enhance creative and personal growth? Supporting others’ podcasting journeys can provide surprising insights into personal creativity. “Listening to that has led me to situations and experiences and people that make—that have me feeling uncomfortable in a good way, uncomfortable in a, ‘Oh, this is more →

  • Transitions with Jessica Burdett

    Transitions with Jessica Burdett

    How can podcasting be used as a tool for exploring personal and professional transitions? Exploring the potential of podcasting reveals its role in both research and personal discovery. “Transitions for me are about spaces of change. And they are exciting to me because there’s movement happening and so the fact that there is movement happening more →

  • Editing with Christi Cassidy

    Editing with Christi Cassidy

    How does expertise in book editing influence podcast production and storytelling? Podcasting challenges traditional storytelling approaches from book editing. “It’s hard finding that story, and everybody of course talks about it— all the [professionals], you know, in their newsletters and books— and I’m like where is it? Where is it?! Help me out. I know more →

  • Expectations with Jam Mayer

    Expectations with Jam Mayer

    How do different communication mediums influence engagement and interaction in personal and professional settings? Exploring the interplay between technology, generational habits, and learning styles shapes the dynamics of modern communication. “There is a little bit of a disconnect because there’s that expectation from a generation that says you have to show yourself on video, but more →

  • Emergence with Corey Schlosser-Hall

    Emergence with Corey Schlosser-Hall

    How does podcasting facilitate personal growth and the exchange of insights? Podcasting invites both hosts and listeners into transformative spaces of thought. “Doing this work can be playful… and giving others the opportunity to listen in when insight happens is a pretty cool thing.” ~ Corey Schlosser-Hall (19:11) The conversation explores the multifaceted nature of more →