The Background At the most recent Podcast Movement, Ben Shapiro showed up. He didn’t have a badge, but was nonetheless present at the booth for his podcast network, The Daily Wire. This was the first year Podcast Movement had agreed to give the network a booth (at the reported cost of $30k). …

I think it’s probably accurate to say I’m one of the people most impacted by Shapiro’s appearance at Podcast Movement because I tweeted that he was there and I shared how I felt about it. This thread was, of course, widely spread around out of context by Shapiro’s fans, who…

Welcome to the fourth interview of Sound Designs, monthly blog about audio fiction sound design by Brad Colbroock and Tal Minear. Today we sat down with C. S. W. of Incarnation Read to talk horror podcasts, foley creation, and more. We met him earlier this year at Podcast Movement and…

Q: What is a press kit? A: It’s a document (and/or page on your website) that contains all the important info about your show. Q: Why? A: It makes it easy for people not familiar with your podcast to learn about it without having to do a lot of searching. You’d be surprised at how hard it can…

Welcome to the third interview of Sound Designs, monthly blog about audio fiction sound design by Brad Colbroock and Tal Minear. Today we’re talking with Ester Ellis of Station Blue, The Goblet Wire, and the upcoming Whale Song pilot. She’s also the lead editor of Dungeons and Daddies, and has…

Welcome to the second interview of Sound Designs, monthly blog about audio fiction sound design. Today we’re talking with Caroline Mincks of Seen and Not Heard, SHIFTS, Silly Old Bear, Light Hearts, Surreal Love, and more. Yeah, there’s more. Caro is an unstoppable force in audio fiction. They’re a writer…

Welcome to the first interview of Sound Designs, monthly blog about audio fiction sound design. Today we’re talking with Wil Williams, sound designer of VALENCE and Scoring Magic, CEO of Hug House, and head of communications and community for Apollo! Wil has been part of the indie audio drama scene…

PodFest is an online & in person expo about all things podcasting. I was a speaker at their Feb 2021 online event, and I ran into multiple issues with the organization. I wrote about them in November 2021, and PodFest published a response that did not address their issues with…

Making an audio drama is hard. Crowdfunding is hard. Crowdfunding to make an audio drama? You guessed it. Hard. In this article, we’re gonna talk about how to avoid and manage burnout while doing it. Now it’s important to note that I said avoiding AND managing. There’s a lot you…