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This episode was sponsored by Signal Hill Insights. Want to know how your podcast is affecting listeners? Need to plan to share outcomes with a branded client? Visit measureyourpodcast.com for a free 4-part email series that will tell you how and why to measure the unique impact of branded podcasts. Go beyond counting downloads. Instead, obtain real responses from real listeners to demonstrate the ROI of branded podcasts. You'll learn how research generates practical insights to optimize your production and drive renewals. More on today's episode:When Anne Bogel was offered the plum gig of moderating a panel discussion with four famous authors at the Bookmarks NC Festival of Books and Authors, she knew it would be fun. But she had no idea of the turn it would take when her guests — authors TJ Klune, Andrew Sean Greer, Brendan Slocumb, and Tia Williams — began one-upping each other with wild tales from book club experiences like no other. Anne Bogel's been hosting her literary matchmaking show since 2016. This show is always at the top of the charts, in great company with shows like Fresh Air, NPR's Book of the Day, and The New York Times Book Review. There's a reason for that. Anne is purposeful about how she hosts, whether that's holding a deep conversation about a guest's reading life in-studio, or fielding unexpected stories, and a ton of laughs, on stage in front of hundreds.Anne has spent the last seven years of her life doing something uncanny: Every week on her hit show, What Should I Read Next, she excavates a guest's reading life in fine detail. Then she recommends books that always seem to be the perfect choices for that guest, no matter who they are.It's not just her unusual ability to pair book with reader that keeps her show at the top of the charts. It's also the way Anne approaches hosting – as the art of practicing deep hospitality. That keeps her in listeners' hearts, year after year. It also makes Anne in demand as a public speaker. As intimate as she is with her podcast guests, you might never guess how raucously fun she is in front of a live audience! If you dream of moving effortlessly between studio and stage, you'll love this episode. Anne Bogel is an author, the creator of the blog Modern Mrs Darcy, and host of What Should I Read Next? podcast and Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club. Anne loves talking to readers about their favorite books, reading struggles, and of course what they should read next. Anne lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with her husband, four children, and a yellow lab named Daisy. Follow Anne on Instagram.What Should I Read Next episode discussed on today's show: Ep 351 “Book Club Favorites: LIVE from Bookmarks!”Anne Bogel's holiday gift book recommendations for your favorite hosts and producers: The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker Out on a Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio by Jessica Abel with forward by Ira Glass I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca MakkaiScroll down for hosting takeaways from today's show. Subscribe to Sound Judgment, the Newsletter, our twice-monthly newsletter about creative choices in audio storytelling. Connect! Follow Elaine: Facebook | LinkedIn | InstagramLet's talk!✉️ Email me at allies@podcastallies.com

This episode, I speak with Jack Rhysider, host of DarkNet Diaries. We discuss the evolution of technology, and the rise of AI. Jack's passion for audio storytelling shone through as he shared how he crafts each episode of DarkNet Diaries, uncovering riveting stories of cybersecurity. We covered branding in podcasting, the impact of unique artwork, and how exciting collaborations arise in the podcasting world. We also dove into privacy concerns, China's ownership of TikTok, and the implications of data collection. Jack shared his insights on cybersecurity's impact on society and individuals, the importance of privacy in our tech-driven world, and what the future holds for DarkNet Diaries. Join us for this captivating (and sometimes scary) adventure through the realms of technology, podcasts, and privacy.Episode SponsorFocusrite – http://pcjk.es/vocasterFullCast – https://fullcast.co/Key Takeaways0:02:14 - AOL's Attempt to Control Internet Access 0:06:45 - No-Code and AI Tools Evolution 0:10:20 - The Advantages of AI in Healthcare 0:16:18 - Endless Stories in Cybersecurity 0:22:41 - Journalists and Storytelling Opportunities 0:25:32 - Concerns About Privacy and Data Breaches 0:32:56 - Navigating Privacy and Cybersecurity Challenges 0:37:08 - Inspiring Online Privacy and Career PathsTweetable Quotes"Even today, if you ask people what's the internet, they're going to say Google or a website. But there's more to it. I mean, Zoom isn't Google, right? The phone calls aren't Google, like there's a lot of things that are going on on the internet." "I think the era of, I'm going to go to school and I'm going to get a job, and I'm going to have that job for life is over. We have to redefine ourselves every five or ten years and get a whole new skill set, because technology is advancing in a rapid way and it's not something you can just set for your life anymore." "The 2000s is where we really ruined our privacy and it's going to take us decades to put that back together. Even when you trust a company like your healthcare provider, and then they have a data breach and now China knows everything about your health records, it's like why is this even a thing?"Resources MentionedOut on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio by Jessica Abel - https://www.amazon.com/Out-Wire-Storytelling-Secrets- Masters/dp/0385348436 Extreme Privacy: What It Takes to Disappear by Michael Bazzell - https://www.amazon.com/Extreme-Privacy-Takes-Disappear- America/dp/1093757620 DarkNetDiaries - https://darknetdiaries.com/ Jack on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-rhysider-02922a167/Jack's Email - jack@darknetdiaries.com Jack's Twitter - https://twitter.com/jackrhysider Jack's Instagram -

Does the world really need this? This is one of the inevitable existential dilemmas of creative work. You have to decide that your work is worth your time and energy, because no one is asking you for it. Today's guest, Jessica Abel, is someone whose work I have long admired for its richness and depth. In this conversation, we talk about navigating the “Dark Forests” of creativity; go behind-the-business when one of her most successful books, Out on the Wire, was taking off; the causes behind cyclical burnout; three revenue-generating paths that she's seen work best; and calculating your enough number as a small business owner. More About Jessica: Jessica is an author and indie cartoonist-turned-creative business strategist (founder of Autonomous Creative) who has published a number of comics and prose books, including Growing Gills: How to Find Creative Focus When You're Drowning in Your Daily Life and Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio. She also hosts the Out on the Wire and The Autonomous Creative podcasts.

This week on the Brand Your Passion Podcast, I talk to author and indie cartoonist-turned-creative business strategist, Jessica Abel.Jessica is the founder of Autonomous Creative and an accomplished author who's published a number of comics and prose books, including Growing Gills: How to Find Creative Focus When You're Drowning in Your Daily Life and Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio. She specializes in helping mid-career creatives build businesses designed from the ground up to meet their financial needs without burning themselves out or sacrificing their creative integrity. She's also chair of the illustration program at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.In this amazing episode, we talk about the punk strategies that got Jessica known & still work today, how to get opportunities that grow your brand, the two reasons artists share their work publicly, how consistent marketing compounds over time, why you need to keep going and commit to your work long-term, and so much more.Connect with JessicaWebsite: jessicaabel.comInstagram: @autonomouscreativeLinkedIn: @jccabelRead her latest article: jessicaabel.com–––––––––––––––––––––––Read the accompanying blog post.Tag me on Instagram @makerandmoxie and let me know you're listening.And sign up to the Moxie Musings newsletter for more goodness like this.–––––––––––––––––––––––Want to support the show & help me make the world a more creative place one brand at a time? You can pop something in my tip jar hereAny amount is appreciated, as is sharing the episodes or recommending the show to your creative friends!Want to sponsor the Brand Your Passion Podcast? You can view the options & book in here.

Anne Bogel has spent the last six years of her life doing something uncanny: Every week on her hit show, What Should I Read Next, she excavates a guest's reading life in fine detail. Then she recommends books that always seem to be the perfect choices for that guest, no matter who they are.It's not just her unusual ability to pair book with reader that keeps her show at the top of the charts. It's also the way Anne approaches hosting – as the art of practicing deep hospitality for her guests. That keeps her in listeners' hearts, year after year. It also makes Anne in-demand as public speaker. As intimate as she is with her podcast guests, you might never guess how raucously fun she is in front of a live audience! If you dream of moving effortlessly between studio and stage, this episode is for you. Anne Bogel is an author, the creator of the blog Modern Mrs Darcy, and host of What Should I Read Next? podcast and Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club. Anne loves talking to readers about their favorite books, reading struggles, and of course what they should read next. Anne lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with her husband, four children, and a yellow lab named Daisy. Follow Anne on Instagram.What Should I Read Next episodes discussed on today's show: Ep 350: “Book mail keeps us together”Ep 351 “Book Club Favorites: LIVE from Bookmarks!”Anne Bogel's holiday gift book recommendations for your favorite hosts and producers: The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker (discussed at 38:54)Out on a Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio by Jessica Abel with forward by Ira Glass (39:29)I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai, due out in February 2023 (40:13)Scroll down for hosting takeaways from today's show. Subscribe to Sound Judgment, the Newsletter, our once- or twice-monthly newsletter about creative choices in audio storytelling. Connect! Follow Elaine: Facebook | LinkedIn | InstagramSay thanks! ✉️ Email me at allies@podcastallies.com

There are times when we need to be able to answer hard questions about our show. Today we talk about some new posts from Apple, and in addition to ABT, we look at why you keep talking yourself out of starting your podcast.  Focusrite: The Vocaster Series Made For Podcasters AutoGain - Easily set your levels with the click of a button, with more than enough gain on tap (70dB) – no booster needed Enhance - Four podcaster-approved voice presets to bring out the best in any voice Mute - Silence the mic with the touch of a button - don't let unexpected interruptions get in the way of recording Connect your phone - Record phone calls, high-quality music, or other audio from your device, seamlessly  Record to a camera - Plug in your camera and record directly to its memory card  Loopback - Stream calls or any other audio you can think of from your computer with two sets of stereo loopback Included software - Hindenburg Lite to record, three months of SquadCast Pro + Video to bring in your guests, and six months of Acast Influencer to publish, you're ready to get your show out there Learn more at: Focusrite.com/Vocaster  MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Apple post on Search Apple posts on Charts The Narrative Gym: Introducing the ABT Framework For Messaging and Communication Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio Audible Samson Q2U Episode 758 School of Podcasting

I'm excited because I found a book called Find Your Red Thread: Make Your Big Ideas Irresistible and even though I'm only 29% of the way through the book I am "Santa Clause is coming tonight" excited about reading the rest of it. The Red Thread represents the path back to where you first started. By remembering what it was like when you first started in your niche, you can better understand your audience who is right where you started. The red thread is your path to success. When you can explain your podcast in a way that resonates with your audience.  Sometimes you need to address the "wrong" questions your audience is asking so you can get their attention and provide focused content that points them in the right direction and positions you as a trusted source of content.    I'm also going to talk about focus. This is inspired by the book Secrets of Dynamic Communications: Prepare with Focus, Deliver with Clarity, Speak with Power by Ken Davis. I feel this goes along well with the other book. Join the School of Podcasting When you join the School of Podcasting you can quit worrying about: Are people going to listen to me? (Yes, cause I'll show you how to see what they want). Am I going to sound stupid? (No, as I'll show you the magic of editing) It will cost a million dollars (No, I'll have you sounding like a million bucks without spending a million bucks).  I don't anything about this technology (You said the same thing about driving).  Get access to: Step-by-step tutorials, live group coaching, a mastermind group filled with brilliant podcasting minds,  and the ability to schedule as many one on one quick fix calls as you like at no extra charge.  Join worry-free with a 30-day money-back guarantee  Go to www.schoolofpodcasting.com/start Mentioned In This Episode Find Your Red Thread: Make Your Big Ideas Irresistible Secrets of Dynamic Communications: Prepare with Focus, Deliver with Clarity, Speak with Power by Ken Davis. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio Transom.org School of Podcasting

Today we are back after testing a new system last week. The chat room had a ton of questions about podcast interviews. SPONSOR: Podcast Branding.co If you need artwork, a logo, a custom podcast website, or a full-on branding audit, let the award-winning graphic artist (and fellow podcaster Mark Des Cotes make that great, professional first impression. see www.podcastbranding.co Mugshot: Based on A True Story Ever wonder how true those movies are that are based on a true story? Find out at www.basedonatruestorypodcast.com TOPICS 01:04  SPONSOR: podcastbranding.co 02:17  Mugshot: Based on a True Story Podcast 02:50  Band of Brothers Podcast 03:31  Why Conan Loves Podcasting 04:21  What Happened Last Week? 11:05  Video Editors 13:02  Podcasting Books 17:17  Clubhouse Future? 20:46  Welder Remote Recording 21:42  Let's Talk Interviews 28:58  Do I Send Them The Questions? 33:50  Podcasting Around a Baby 36:17  Our Awesome Supporters: Dogpodcastnetwork.com 39:01  Setting Up the Guest BOOKS MENTIONED Profit From Your Podcast https://amzn.to/3nbNrSe Make Noise: A Creator's Guide to Podcasting and Great Audio Storytelling https://amzn.to/3jKpQIr Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life Through the Power of Storytelling https://amzn.to/32TtZ1I Big Podcast – Grow Your Podcast Audience, Build Listener Loyalty, and Get Everybody Talking About Your Show https://amzn.to/3thsuZa Podcast Growth: How to Grow Your Podcast Audience https://amzn.to/2VebZR8 Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio https://amzn.to/3zPocuH So You Want to Start a Podcast: Finding Your Voice, Telling Your Story, and Building a Community That Will Listen https://amzn.to/3BG9SFp Stop Chasing Influencers: The True Path To Building Your Business and Living Your Dream https://amzn.to/2WRs13U So You Want to Start a Podcast: Finding Your Voice, Telling Your Story, and Building a Community That Will Listen https://amzn.to/3kXjuEP Beyond Powerful Radio: A Communicator's Guide to the Internet Age: News, Talk, Information & Personality https://amzn.to/2WQgCS7 Will It Fly? How to Test Your Next Business Idea So You Don't Waste Your Time and Money https://amzn.to/3h30Xps Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World https://amzn.to/3jQdRcB Become an Awesome Supporter Get Bonus Content Live Group Coaching www.askthepodcastcoach.com/awesome or consider a one-time donation. Every week Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting and Jim Collison from the Average Guy Network answer your podcast questions. This episode 358 is part of the Power of Podcasting Network

Inilah 2 dari 10 buku yang gue rekomendasikan buat mereka yang ingin serius di dunia podcasting. Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio (Jessica Abel) Howard Stern Comes Again (Howard Stern) Harap dicatat, episode ini tidak lagi bicara soal teknis, karena sudah waktunya kita naik kelas dan bicara soal bagaimana membuat konten yang menarik buat pendengar. ______ * Music used in this episode: Happy Ukulele and Bells, JorikBasov @ Pixabay.com/music --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/suarane/message

Kali ini giliran Rane dengan dua buku rekomendasinya. Pertama adalah sebuah buku yang menceritakan kisah sukses di balik para master program radio dan podcast di Amerika. Ini sekaligus jawaban bagi teman-teman yang minta rekomendasi buku bagus tentang podcasting. Buku kedua ini cocok untuk mereka yang berkecimpung di bidang kreatif dan bagaimana kita bisa terus fokus di tengah kegilaan pekerjaan sehari-hari yang seringkali menggerus habis kreatifitas kita. Rekomendasi Buku kali ini adalah: Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio - Jessica Abel dan Growing Gills: How to Find Creative Focus When You’re Drowning in Your Daily Life - Jessica Abel — Kepo Buku adalah: Steven @KsatriaBuku Sitongan (Ambon), @Rane Hafied (Bangkok) dan @Hertoto Eko P. (Singapura) . Kontak dan pengiriman rekaman cerita atau ulasan buku: HOI@kepobuku.com | WA: +62 87878 5050 12 . Website: KepoBuku.com | IG: KepoBuku | Tw: Kepo_Buku | FB: PodcastKepoBuku . **Support Kepo Buku di http://karyakarsa.com/kepobuku --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kepobuku/message

It's tough being a scientist these days. You have to be rigorous, data-driven and totally committed to your calling to maintain credibility in a world where fake news challenges every finding. Plus, you have to be able to communicate your research to non-scientific audiences in a way that gets them to act on and support your work. Science storytelling can help you find a way to do both.In this episode, Dr. Britt Wray shares insights from her award-winning work as a science storyteller, focused on the mental health impact of climate change and ecological crises. As an author, broadcaster, TED Fellow and scientist herself, she's used stories to engage audiences in everything from de-extinction (bringing back extinct species) to AI. To humanize often complex concepts, Britt encourages scientists to find ways to get out of the lab and into the field, to interview real people affected by the issue they're researching. She also emphasizes the need to look for the "X-factor" in their work – what is surprising or unexpected about their findings? Where is there conflict or suspense about how the research will turn out? For those who want to know more, she recommends two books: Houston, We have a Narrative: Why Science Needs Story, written by marine biologist turned storyteller Randy Olson, and Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio, based on behind-the-scenes work at This American Life and Radio Lab.

Photo by Jaime Borschuk Lily Sloane, host of Radical Advice at BFF.fm, chats about her beginning through present views on therapy and her role as a Psychotherapist. She delves into the problem of transparency in the field of therapy, and offers insights into how the negative connotation of the term/meaning of ‘judgment’ can get in the way of having honest, healthy relationships with ourselves and others. She posits that therapists as well as their clients (and folks in general) need to work toward unpacking judgements to find out how and why they shape certain social perceptions, and what that might reveal about ourselves. Learn more about and/or connect with Lily... Listen to her show live on Tuesdays from 10am to noon, and Tweet her questions in search of radical advice, or submit questions on RA's homepage. Also, check out her past podcast A Therapist Walks Into a Bar. *PS....I made a rookie mistake and forgot to press the ole play button for the first hour of our live conversation... Hope you caught it when it aired, and if you didn't, my apologies. In a nutshell re-enactment that won't do it justice but is better than nothin'-- we delved pretty deeply into the process of podcasting in terms of craft, content, creative audio composition, editing, genre, and several things in between. We especially addressed the subject of gender inequality in the audio world, where only 5% of production in audio/media is produced by women. Lily dropped an invaluable toolkit of storytelling in radio/podcast resources if you’re looking to create your own podcast but need some more direction in how to get started... HowSound on Transom A graphic guide-book called Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio Women's Audio Mission Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University *Recommendation of an audio fiction podcast, Imaginary Advice --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/darcy-allred/message

Our guest today is Laura Mucha, who studied psychology, philosophy and flying trapeze,  worked as a face painter,and swam in Antarctica before becoming a lawyer for an international law firm. Then, when she was hit by a car aged 29, she decided to change career – she's now an award-winning poet, author, broadcaster, performer and speaker, and most recently the author of the fabulously named book Love Factually, which is about the science of who, how, and why we love. Laura was so much fun to talk to, and full of wisdom too. We covered some big topics in this interview – love, death, and poetry among them – and she also mentioned some fascinating-sounding books about creativity. Books Mentioned on the Podcast: Love, Factually/Love Understood, by Laura Mucha Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio, by Jessica Abel A Poem for Every Day of the Year, by Esiri Ali With the End in Mind: Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial, by Kathryn Mannix Unscripted, by Claire Handscombe Saturday Night at the Movies: The Extraordinary Partnerships Behind Cinema's Greatest Scores, by Jennifer Nelson The Science of Fate: Why Your Future is More Predictable Than You Think, by Hannah Critchlow This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor, by Adam Kay Hard Pushed: A Midwife's Story, by Leah Hazard Don't Touch My Hair, by Emma Dabiri Faber & Faber: The Untold Story, by Toby Faber Girl, Woman, Other, by Bernadine Evaristo ***** Buy Claire's novel, Unscripted. Support Claire on Patreon to get bonus content and personalised book recommendations. Buy Brit Lit Podcast merch to show your love for your podcast and help support it. Sign up to Claire's newsletter to get updates on her writing, as well as recommendations for books and podcasts. For daily news and views from British books and publishing, follow the Brit Lit Blog. Questions? Comments? Need a book recommendation? Email Claire at britlitpodcast@gmail.com ***** The Brit Lit Podcast Instagram / Twitter / Facebook / Website Claire Twitter / Facebook / Blog / Novel Laura Mucha Twitter / Website  

Is live content better than edited one? Should you publish weekly or by season? What sticks in audio and what doesn't? ...and many other insights on building audio experiences through podcasting. Important links Food 4 Thot podcast Akimbo podcast S Town podcast 99% Invisible podcast Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio by Jessica Abel

"But there is this gap. For the first couple years that you’re making stuff, what you’re making isn't so good, okay? But your taste—your taste is still killer." Imagination takes courage. You're not only putting yourself out there to be judged by others but worse than that, you're putting yourself out there to be judged by your harshest critic: yourself. Personally, when I struggle with creating the right content, or when I'm questioning what I'm doing: putting myself out there, putting out there weird philosophical audio essays and stories that are scored to music when everyone else is just interviewing controversial figures, and finding an audience, finding huge success, and I'm wondering to myself if I'm wasting my time, is there even an audience out there for me... and that's when I look to Ira Glass for wisdom. Books I Recommend: Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio (http://amzn.to/1klmOZ2) – Jessica Abel The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles (http://amzn.to/1YNcADw) – Steven Pressfield Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (http://amzn.to/1YNcPi4) – Austin Kleon The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings (http://amzn.to/1Pqgnkv) – J.R.R. Tolkien The New Kings of Nonfiction (http://amzn.to/1PqgrR3) – Ira Glass (Editor) Music Theme – Chosen by Ross Bugden Gillicuddy – Springish Blue Dot Sessions – Thread of Cloud, Cupcake Marshall, Up Up and Over, Vittoro If you'd like to support my podcast and help me do this full-time, become a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/musttriumph (a site where you can monetarily support your favorite content creators). As a thank you, you will get access to bonus episodes along with transcripts for every episode (including this one). If you'd like to do a single donation, you can use Paypal: https://www.musttriumph.com/donate/ You can also find me at https://twitter.com/StuffFromSam and https://facebook.com/musttriumph

Comments: 888-563-3228 Description This podcast series talks about what you’re never truly prepared for: how to maneuver a quarterlife crisis. Follow Kelsey as she documents her quarterlife crisis experience in real-time and join her on the journey to find her purpose and ultimately become unstuck. Whether you're going through a quarterlife crisis currently, or you've been through one in the past, this documentary-style podcast fuels the conversation of what it feels like to be lost, how you can gain clarity to move forward and ultimately realize that you're not on this road aloneWebsitehttps://quarterlifecompass.com/Episode https://quarterlifecompass.com/welcome-to-quarterlife-compass/ Opinion For a first recording, this was really good. I liked the production. For me the story didn't move fast enough to suck me in. There are tools you can use from the book Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio“I'm doing a story about X, and what is interesting about it is Y. They say it's important to do this out loud to a real person.Then to shape your story you use this tool, Somebody does something because of _(their motivation) but __(a challenge). If you can't answer the but, then ask yourself, “What do I have?”They have another exercise where their focus setting may be something like. “This happened _, then this _, then this _, and you would #$%&! believe it but _. And the reason that is interesting to every single person walking on the face of the earth is ___.For there wasn't any, "but this happened." When I pressed pause I heard the story of a sweet girl living in Austin with a job ( I expected to hear you were unemployed). It also sounded like you had added some reverb to your voice (I don't advise that ). All in all, for a first episode, this could have been a whole lot worse. On the flip side if this is just an audio diary, then screw everything and just record it and put it out.  I did see where you have a link for sponsors. Only about 10% of podcasters get enough download for "major" sponsors (FYI - see morepodcastmoney.com)This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-1a62eb for 40% off for 4 months, and support Podcast Rodeo Podcast Reviews and First Impressions.

Volvemos a hablar de storytelling. Oh yeah. Con libro delicatessen relacionado y todo... No me enrollo más que tengo que ir a buscar a los niños al cole... :-) Libro: The Obstacle is the Way: The Ancient Art of Turning Adversity to Advantage de Ryan Holiday. Libro: Ego is the enemy de Ryan Holiday. Libro: Perennial Seller: The Art of Making and Marketing Work that Lasts de Ryan Holiday. Episodio: ZT 93 Storytelling (II) o cómo hemos castrado nuestras mentes al decir que las historias son un simple recurso Libro: Cómo orquestar una comedia de John Vorhouse (versión original: The Comic Toolbox: How to be Funny Even if You're Not). Episodio: 67 Comentando el libro “Cómo orquestar una comedia” de John Vorhaus - Humor en público. Libro: El héroe de las mil caras: Psicoanálisis del mito de Joseph Campbell (versión original: The Hero with a Thousand Faces). Web: YoTrail - Del asfalto a la montaña. Episodio: ZT 87 Enfoque rítmico y locus de control interno Episodio: EB 11 Confesiones sobre superación personal de una corredora de maratones (extra ball) Podcast: Vamos hablando con Alicia y Leticia. Libro: El guión de Robert McKee (versión original: Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting). Libro: Write. Publish. Repeat. (The No-Luck-Required Guide to Self-Publishing Success) de Sean Platt y Johnny B. Truant. Web: The Smart Passive Income by Pat Flynn Episodio: EB 36 “Depredador contra la escritura” con Jackberry (extra ball) Episodio: EB 30 Autónomos felices: Pat Educadora Canina (extra ball) Podcast: This American Life Podcast: Serial Delicatessen: "Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio" de Jessica Abel Libro Delicatessen: "Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio" de Jessica Abel Episodio: EP 26 Dinamizar cursos online con Patricia Guerrero - Presentástico Episodio: Episodio 5 – Vivir de la formación online con Abel Aubone - Learning Legendario. Os recordamos nuestros grupos de Telegram:

Podcasting and Audio Stories with Dr. Ed Livingston Follow us on Twitter! @techdoneright (https://twitter.com/tech_done_right) Also, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tech-done-right/id1195695341?mt=2)! Guest Dr. Ed Livingston (https://twitter.com/ehlJAMA): Practicing surgeon and Journal of the American Medical Association JAMA (https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/). Deputy Editor for Clinical Reviews and Education. Summary How can your company use podcasting to make their content available and relevant for a whole new audience? Dr. Ed Livingston joins the show to discuss how the Journal of the American Medical Association is using podcasting to connect with their audience. We talk about how to get started in podcasting, and about Dr. Livingston's journey from surgeon to the Voice of JAMA. Even if you don't know a scalpel from a microphone, this episode will show you where to start your own podcast stories. Notes 01:44 - Why did JAMA decide to start doing podcasts? 04:39 - Telling a Story with a Podcast and JAMA’s Podcasting Process 07:54 - Assuming Technical Knowledge on Audiences 09:55 - Engaging with Audiences and Using Listener Feedback 11:35 - Producing Podcasts; Scriptwriting and Storytelling This American Life (https://www.thisamericanlife.org/) Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio by Jessica Abel (https://www.amazon.com/Out-Wire-Storytelling-Secrets-Masters/dp/0385348436/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1512585756&sr=1-3&keywords=jessica+abel) 21:03 - Lessons Learned During the First Year of Podcasting 23:29 - Using Your Voice to Convert Script Ira Glass (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Glass) Freakonomics (http://freakonomics.com/) The Memory Palace (http://thememorypalace.us/) Fresh Air (https://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/) Terry Gross (https://www.npr.org/people/2100593/terry-gross) The Turnaround from Jesse Thorn and Maximum Fun (http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/the-turnaround) Jessica Abel’s Podcast (https://jessicaabel.com/podcast/) 31:24 - Approaching Interviews and Learning with the Audience 34:36 - Getting Started with Podcasting Podcast Method (http://podcastmethod.co/) 37:34 - Future Plans for Growing Audience 40:53 - Medical Experience Influence on the Podcast Podcasts from The JAMA Network (https://sites.jamanetwork.com/audio/) 43:57 - The Typical Reporter Question: What else should I have asked you? Related Episodes Using Software To Create Better Countries: Healthcare.gov with Andy Slavitt (http://www.techdoneright.io/006-healthcare-dot-gov) Conference Speaking and Diverse Perspectives with Carina C. Zona and Mark Yoon (http://www.techdoneright.io/9) From Idea To Company With Maci Peterson and Alicia Drucker (http://www.techdoneright.io/14) Special Guest: Ed Livingston.

Must Reads Vol.3 – In this weeks episode of Halftime Talks we continue our third part in the series of recommending some more books which will have the potential to contribute massively to how you engage the world. Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio Go behind the scenes of seven of today’s most popular narrative radio shows […] The post HTT 145 – Must Reads Vol. 3 appeared first on Halftime Talks.

Today’s guest is Jessica Abel, author of the book Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio and the Out on the Wire Podcast. Reasons to do a narrative style podcast Jessica suggests doing a narrative podcast because narrative journalism is an extremely powerful way to convey ideas. You can pack so much into so little time and with so many layers of meaning by carefully editing, layering in sound and thinking really carefully about your scripting and narration. Although you could listen to five episodes of a good interview podcast and get little nuggets of gold here and there, there’s often fluff that goes on in between those nuggets. It’s possible to put all of those nuggets into a half hour narrative podcast and really not miss anything. Even interview podcasts themselves can be done much more tightly, much more efficiently and much more interestingly. For example, Fresh Air episodes are heavily edited. They’re not narrative, they’re interview based. But they’re still done in a style that the listener is kept in mind and the story that they want to tell, the information that they want to convey is carefully composed. Jessica believes that even people who are doing a more interview-oriented format could benefit from thinking like a maker of narrative. When researching her book, Jessica spoke with Dylan Keith, the head of production at Radio Lab who also used to work at On The Media. People used to ask him what he did for a living and he would say “I take a 45 minute interview and make it a 6 minute interview.” It would be a super punchy, awesome 6 minutes and the listener can get everything they need out of it. Jessica’s advice is to approach an interview in that way, as material, and to think about what is it that you want to tell with this interview. Even if you’re not constructing something that’s character based you can still think of these kinds of tools and apply them to interviews. Constructing a story from a narrative idea In order to take your initial idea and make it into a story with a strong narrative, there are a lot of steps, which is why Jessica did an entire podcast series and wrote a book on it! First, come up with an idea for a story, ideally one based around a character that goes through changes, although you can certainly work the style with idea-based stories as well. Then you need to vet that idea in various ways, test it with different kinds of tools. One such tool is the ‘X-Y story formula’, which comes from Alex Bloomburg. So you may be doing a story about X, but what’s interesting about it is Y. It’s important to figure out what’s really interesting about it and not just what you’re going to find interesting about it, but what the listeners are going to find interesting about it. There’s also the focus sentence approach, which is sort of like a mini narrative arc. Jessica says that if you can work out the focus sentence on your idea, you often are well on your way in terms of thinking about the outline of your story. The sentence is usually some form of this: “Someone does something because [blank] but [blank].” A character is in motion, living some kind of life and has a sense of mission, something they want, but there’s something that stands in their way. From there you have to do a bunch of further outlining. Jessica also invented a new tool called the Story Mad Lib, which she talks about in more detail in Episode 4 of Out on the Wire Podcast. The Story Mad Lib is a way of building out the entire arc of the story in a paragraph to guide you where you’re going to go, and help you figure out and plan your interviews carefully ahead of time. If you do an interview that takes an hour or two hours, you will have tons of stuff in there that you could use for 8 or 10 different stories, and you get to decide which one is the story you want to tell. So that kind of selection and decision-making is a huge part of making a narrative. Selecting interview subjects and preparing for interviews It depends on what the interview is for but if the interview is for a story that is character-based, then Jessica recommends thinking about what the turning points in the narrative are. If you have a character-based story, you have a character who is going to be the center of the story, you want to think about what the stages that they went through in the change that you want to depict in your narrative. Think about when they went from one place to another place, what and where their dilemmas were, where were their decision points. During the interview, ask them all kinds of questions about those decisions that they had to make, and about those moments of change, how was it before, how was it after etc. The preparation is often figuring out the bare outline of what the person’s story is and then deciding where you want to delve in further. Jessica goes into more detail on this in episode 6 of her podcast. Hooking the audience’s attention at the start There are a lot of ways to approach this and one way Jessica suggests is to think about your best piece of tape, and put that at the beginning of the episode. Ask yourself which piece of tape is the one that’s going to raise a question and get people curious, get them wondering what’s going to happen next. Put that at the top. Basically, you need to put a question to the audience so that they can’t turn off, they need to keep listening to find out what’s going to happen next. Techniques to transition smoothly Jessica doesn’t have a list of transition techniques, but rather each time she needs to go from one part to another, she thinks about how she wants to connect the things that happened and raise a new question. At the end of one section you want to raise a new question that you’re going to answer in the next section. If you’re using music, that’s a good way to bridge parts like that. Jessica suggests thinking about what cycles are in your story. She recommends Ira Glass’s 45 second rule: every 45 second you need to have a new little mini arc happening in the story. It can really be anywhere between 45 seconds to 2 minutes of time in your story but each time you need to be raising a question, answering a question. It could be narration, a quote, some music, but it’s important to think about it in little arcs. Suggested resources Of course, Jessica recommends her own book and podcast, because she created them for people who are wanting to make narratives. Other than that, she recommends transim.org as it’s a wealth of information on both the technical, strategic and all other aspects of narrative audio making. Practice your craft Ultimately, Jessica’s advice is to just start making it. She says, “Start making audio, just go!” It’s about practice and doing it over and over again. Ira Glass talks about the gap between our taste and what we’re capable of when we start. We can see what’s great but we can’t make what’s great and that can be really hard and really depressing to know how far we are from where we want to be. But the only way to the other side of that gap is to do it over and over again. That’s exactly why Jessica made her book and podcast and working group: so people can have a place where they can work with other people to make audio and other narratives too. Whether you’re a writer or a cartoonist, you have to practice your craft.

Jessica Abel is a cartoonist, a teacher, a writer, and a podcaster and her latest book, Growing Gills: How to Find Creative Focus When You're Drowning in Your Daily Life, is her latest project. I came across her kick-ass, 200-page, black-and-white graphic book Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio and reached out to her.  So in this episode we talk a lot about what makes for great radio/podcasting, how to obtain creative focus, the power of reviewing your projects and processes, and much, much more. If you dig the show, share it with a friend and leave a review in Apple Podcasts or wherever you found this. The five-star ratings keep coming in and I'd love to have more that way I can reach more people just like you, people who dig what the best artists are doing in the genre of creative nonfiction.  Thanks for listening!

Welcome to episode 563 of the School of Podcasting Have you ever had a problem with something, and then when you stated your problem out loud the answer came to you as you were saying it? You can use that exercise to help your podcast. I recently read about 80% of the book Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio by Jessica Abel. Jessica went DEEP INSIDE NPR and the creators of This American Life and took lots of notes and shared them. One strategy they use to shape a story is to say out loud, "I'm doing a story about X, and what is interesting about it is Y. They say it's important to do this out loud to a real person. Then to shape your story you use this tool, Somebody does something because of ____(their motivation) but _____(a challenge). If you can't answer the but, then ask yourself, "What do I have?" They have another exercise where their focus setting may be something like. "This happened _______, then this ____, then this ____, and you would #$%&! believe it but ____. And the reason that is interesting to every single person walking on the face of the earth is ______. This is where I draw the line. Sure we want everyone to like our episode, but that is NOT going to happen. If you try to make a podcast that is interesting to every single person, you will go crazy. Keep in mind these people are telling stories, and stories are powerful, but in certain circumstances, they don't really fit. For example, Many podcasters want to make money with their podcast (motivation) but only 10% of podcasters get enough downloads to get big named sponsors. Then this guy start a podcast about horses, and you won't believe it but he got a sponsor when he had less than 100 downloads per episode. He added more and more shows and called it a network, and ignored the CPM model brought over by radio, and now he is making a full-time living with his podcast. The reason this is important is dynamic ad insertion is paying very low rates and uninformed podcasters may take those fees because they feel they can't get a sponsor without huge downloads. If I'm interviewing technology, it may be a piece of technology that eliminates the challenge. Some podcasters have a hard time sharing promotional material with their guests, but podhero.io makes it easy. Your intro Can Make or Break Your Podcast This is from the Book Ted Talk by Chris Anderson Zak Ebrahim did a TED Talk, and he originally was going to start his talk with this paragraph: I was born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania in 1983 to a loving American Mother and an Egyptian Father who tried their best to create a happy childhood for me. It wasn't until I was seven years old that our family dynamic started to change. My father exposed me to a side if Islam that few people (including the majority of Muslims) get to see but in fact when people take the time to interact with one another it doesn't take long to realize that for the most part, we all want the same things out of life The folks at TED brainstormed and help him come up with this opening Paragraph: On November 5th 1990 a man named El Sayyid Nosair walked into a hotel in Manhattan and assassinated Rabbi Meir Kahanethe leader of the Jewish Defense league. Nosair was found not guilty of the murder, but while serving time on lesser charges he and other men started planning attacks on a dozen New York City landmarks including tunnels, synagogues, and the united Nations Headquarters. Thankfully those plans were foiled by an FBI informant. Sadly the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center was not. Nosair would eventually be convicted for his involvement in the plot. El Sayyid Nosair is my father. The audience was riveted See video https://youtu.be/lyR-K2CZIHQ Leave Out Stuff That You Don't Need Here is an example from the TED Talks book byChris Anderson(also available on Audible) Once, when I was eight years old, my father took me fishing. We were in a tiny boat, five miles from shore, when a massive storm blew in. Dad put a life jacket on me and whispered in my ear, "Do you trust me, son?" I nodded. He threw me overboard. [pause] I kid you not. Just tossed me over! I hit the water and bobbed up to the surface, gasping for breath. It was shockingly cold. The waves were terrifying. Monstrous. Then . . . Dad dived in after me. We watched in horror as our little boat flipped and sank. But he was holding me the whole time, telling me it was going to be OK. Fifteen minutes later, the Coast Guard helicopter arrived. It turned out that Dad knew the boat was damaged and was going to sink, and he had called them with our exact location. He guessed it was better to chuck me in the open sea than risk getting trapped when the boat flipped. And that is how I learned the true meaning of the word trust. EXAMPLE 2: SAME STORY WITH TOO MUCH DETAIL AND NO EMOTION I learned trust from my father when I was eight years old and we got caught in a storm while out fishing for mackerel. We failed to catch a single one before the storm hit. Dad knew the boat was going to sink, because it was one of those Saturn brand inflatable boats, which are usually pretty strong, but this one had been punctured once and Dad thought it might happen again. In any case, the storm was too big for an inflatable boat and it was already leaking. So he called the Coast Guard rescue service, who, back then, were available 24/7, unlike today. He told them our location, and then, to avoid the risk of getting trapped underwater, he put a life jacket on me and threw me overboard before jumping in himself. We then waited for the Coast Guard to come and, sure enough, 15 minutes later the helicopter showed up—I think it was a Sikorsky MH-60 Jayhawk— and we were fine. The first version is a story of trust and emotion. The second version has tangents left and right and is filled with information that doesn't back up the main story. If we "X Y" this,  My Dad and I went fishing, but he threw me overboard. And this is interesting as we all need to learn how to trust people. The second version doesn't even bring up the key sentence for me, "Do you trust me son?" In the book Secrets of Dynamic Communications: Prepare with Focus, Deliver with Clarity, Speak with Power author Ken Davis states, "To make it as clear and powerful as possible, it is necessary to know exactly what you want to accomplish and then keep only material that will contribute to the objective." He also states, If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time. Another strategy is that if you just throw enough things at your audience, one of them is bound to have an impact. Niel J. Guilarte Editor of The Messengers: a Podcast Documentary Niel who is the editor the The Messengers: a Podcast Documentary as well as the host of All Things Post, and the owner of Wildstyle Media, and star of his YouTube Channel shares some of the non-traditional items he has shot video to get experience and talk about the steps of assembling your story. Know who your audience is Take inventory of what you have Come up with the story, the message you want to share Follow your gut Don't be afraid to start over, or get a different set of ear/eyes In the same way that you don't take your car to the dentist to get it fixed, Niel thinks business people should stop editing their show and pass that off to editors to help them tell their story. Niel uses Dropbox to swap files back and forth with his clients as well as Frame.io One of the common mistakes that podcasters make that Niel has to edit out is letting their guest go on weird tangents in the interview that end up on the chopping floor. Check out Niels awesome videos (his wedding videos are awesome) at www.wildstylemedia.net and his podcast All Things Post (about Post Production) at www.allthingspost.net What is the Smallest Amount You Would Take From a Sponsor for One Episode? If I could do this again I would. I was looking for a number like "16" not a range of an EPISODE (not a month) after 30 days. So look at an episode from 30 days ago and tell me how many downloads it has. Then when I asked what was the least amount, I'm not sure I was clear enough to say PER EPISODE. So I would call this survey a wash. I thank all 37 people who replied. Are you interested in making money from your podcast? 89.2% Said Yes. 10.8% said no. How Many Downloads Do You Get Per Episode After 30 days, and what is the smallest amount of money you would take from an Advertiser. 7 Respondents had 100 downloads or less, and they said they would take anywhere from $5-$500. The people close to 100 downloads per episode were looking for $25-35. 3 Respondents got between 101-200 downloads. Two were not interested in making money, and the third wants at least $10. 3 Respondents had between 201-300 downloads and said they would take $5, $10. 1 Respondent had between 300-400 downloads said they were highly relevant and would take $500. 1 Respondent had between 401 -500 downloads said they would take $200 1 Respondent said they had 600 downloads per episode and would take a minimum of $10 1 Respondent said they had 800 downloads per episode and would take a minimum of $150 1 Respondent said they had 900 downloads per episode and would take a minimum of $50 for advertisers but on Patreon I will mention a fans business for $25 1 Respondent said they had 1000 downloads per episode and are getting (currently) $50 1 Respondent said they had 1000 downloads per episode and would take $225 1 Respondent said they had 1250 downloads per episode and would take $50 1 Respondent said they had 2000 downloads per episode and would take $50 1 Respondent said they had 2400 downloads per episode and would take $20 2 Respondents said they had 2500 downloads per episode and would take $25. The other is getting $100 1 Respondent said they had 3000 downloads per episode and would take $50 2 Respondent said they had 4000 downloads per episode and one is  getting $250, the other wants $300 1 Respondent said they had 4673 downloads per episode and will take $1 per second (30-second ad, $30) People Who Said They Have Sponsor 1 Person had 50 downloads an episode and is getting $250 ( I would think this has to be a month or a typo) 1 Person had 1000 downloads an episode and is getting $50 ($50/cpm) 1 Person had 2500 downloads an episode and is getting $1o0 ($40/cpm) 1 Person had 4000 downloads an episode and is getting $250 ($62.5/cpm) 1 Person had 4763 downloads an episode and is getting $1/sec (one spot $30) ($6.29/cpm) 1 Person had 10000 downloads an episode and is getting $55  ($5.5/cpm) 1 Person had 50000 downloads an episode and is getting $125  ($2.5/cpm) Next Month's Poll: Have you ever started a podcast? (Yes or No) If no, what is holding you back? Are you still producing that show? (Yes or No) If Yes: What are the name of the show and the web address? Why do you podcast? If No: What was the name of your show? Why did you walk away from podcasting? Go to www.schoolofpodcasting.com/contact. If you use email, please put 468 in the subject line. Join the Podcasting Community at The School of Podcasting Educate - Collaborate - Meet Your Fate Tutorials, Live Coaching, Private FaceBook Group, Priority Email Support 30-Day Money-back Guarantee www.schoolofpodcasting.com/start Mentioned in This Episode Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking (available on Audible) Secrets of Dynamic Communications: Prepare with Focus, Deliver with Clarity, Speak with Power The Messengers Documentary DVD www.wildstylemedia.net www.allthingspost.net Dropbox Frame.io Glenn the Geek Episode 1 of (Horse Radio Network) Son of a Terrorist  TED Talk Start Your Podcast at the School of Podcasting  

Are there other local podcasters in your area? You could consider them competition. Or you could make a network, ask them to join you, and cover many more stories in your community. That's what Jason Burton did with his local podcast for Evansville, Indiana. Find out what a local podcast network is like on this episode of Podcast Local. Support for Podcast Local comes from the Satchel Podcast Player for Android and iPhone. Satchel makes it easy to discover podcasts produced in your hometown. Learn more at SatchelPlayer.com. Mentioned in this episode Evansville Podcast Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio, the graphic novel by Jessica Abel (Amazon affiliate link)

Jessica is an author and cartoonist with a head for organization and systems, abilities she’s put to very good use as she has explored how to make creative work with less anxiety and more ease. She works with creative professionals (and serious non-professionals) to get a clear, strategic view of their ambitious projects, and help them get through the woods and that creative transformation that comes on the other side of finishing. Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/jessicaabel In this episode, Jessica discusses: -How the only way out is through. -The difference between children and adults, and how she is surprised that her kids are afraid to fail. -The importance of not hating yourself for not being good at something when you start. -Dealing with the “Should Monsters.” -Speaking to yourself in third person instead of first person in an attempt to treat yourself more kindly, like a friend. -How willpower is a limited resource. -The Creative Focus Workshop and what people can expect from it. -Looking at the things that you need to learn in order to move forward as small projects themselves. -Neuroplasticity.  -Who can gain the most from The Creative Focus Workshop. -The power of community, especially when it comes to dealing with creative struggles. -The story behind her book, Out on the Wire. -The Out on the Wire Podcast and what it has to offer its listeners. Jessica's Final Push will inspire you to see the value of prioritization and honing in on a single goal at a time.   Quotes: “The job of getting through a big, ambitious project essentially defines what it is to be a creative person.” “Relying on pure willpower is totally unreliable because it is such a limited resource.” “The more you are able to have a single goal at a time, the happier you are going to be.” “Choosing one thing and putting all of your energy into that thing is the key.” “The joy and the power of having things finished is immense.” Links mentioned: Creative Focus Workshop Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio by Jessica Abel Out on the Wire Podcast   Connect with Jessica: Website / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter

No matter the format your local podcast, you are telling the stories of your community. So how do you become a better storyteller? "Practice" is certainly part of the answer. But before you can practice, you need some knowledge of stories and how to communicate with your voice, music, and sounds. The purpose of this episode is to point you toward resources that will give you the knowledge you need to improve your audio storytelling abilities. Plus, I'll give you 7 ideas for telling the stories of your community. BONUS: The last resource I'll mention is a surprise. You have to listen to the episode to discover what that is. Continue reading to get the links to resources mentioned in this episode. Support for Podcast Local comes from the Satchel Podcast Player for Android and iPhone. Satchel makes it easy to discover podcasts produced in your hometown. Learn more at SatchelPlayer.com. Mentioned in this episode National Register of Historic Places Podcast Dallas Meetup Around Plano Podcast (iTunes) (Facebook) Serial This American Life RadioLab NPR (National Public Radio) Transom.org (articles about using music) Jonathan Kern's Sound Reporting: The NPR Guide to Audio Journalism and Production (Amazon affiliate link) Jessica Abel's Out on the Wire resources Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio, the graphic novel (Amazon affiliate link) Out on the Wire, the podcast Out on the Wire, the Google+ group NPR Training NPR Training: Learn the Basics The heart of local podcasting (Podcast Local episode 1) Tell the stories of your community's history (Podcast Local episode 4) 3 approaches to using music (Podcast Local episode 6)

Jessica Abel is known to some for her comics/graphic novels such asLa Perdida, ArtBabe, Life Sucks, or Trish Trash. A new, teen-to-adult audience are about to know her from her coming November new release Trish Trash, Roller Girl of Mars. Still others know her for a skinny little handbook she and Ira Glass of this American Life put together in 1999 called Radio: An Illustrated GuideI only knew Jessica Abel's name as the editor of the annual Best American Comics anthologies I loved, until last spring, when, in a mix of preparation/procrastination for beginning this podcast, I was reading her hit book, Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio.The book led me to her podcast, which led me to her Creative Focus workshop, which helps artists get shit done. The workshop was six weeks long, six weeks which, coincidentally were scheduled to end exactly when I'd told myself (my fourth such deadline, the first three having failed miserably) that Episode 1 would be done and dropped! When that workshop and those six weeks were up, Episode 1 of 15 Minutes launched, and five months later, here we are at Episode 16.Jessica and I talked about fame, of course, and her books, and went deep into one of her primary missions of her work/creative life: "Helping creative people make their work, not just dream about it."Find her stuff at: http://jessicaabel.com/***Please rate review subscribe on iTunes or wherever you listen,and find us at:http://15minutuesjamieberger.comor by searching "15 minutes jamie berger" on facebookorWe’re@15minsjamiebOn twitter and instagramANDLast, and newest, any day now I’ll be up and asking you for money at patreon.comThanks! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What I've Learned From One Episode of a Storytelling NPR styled Podcast I recently started a podcast in a narrative fashion about a documentary called the Messengers, as I've never done this style of podcasting before. Here is what I've learned. You have to know what story you are going to tell so you can add some intrigue, inspiration, comedy, etc. You need to catalog everything. The Sooner the better. So if I make a phone call, get audio from a video, I catalog everything. Identify your plot. For my first episode I wanted to tell the story of how and why everyone got involved, with a subplot of some behind the scenes. Then I wanted to build interest in future episodes. Looking back, it might've been better to keep it short and precise. It takes A LOT of time. This is why shows like Reply All have a team of 15 working on their show. Right now, I'm a team of one. The first 20 minute episode took around 4 hours. That is roughly a 12:1 ratio. My tool of choice here is the software Hindenburg Journalist. It's $99, and works on both Mac or PC, and you can drag in a bunch of files, cut them into pieces and then drag and drop them into the order you want them. It also auto levels the audio, and in this case I have all sorts of audio. Get the best audio you can. This is true for every podcast. In my case I had some phone conversations that sounded horrendous next to a skype call. I always judge if a clip is helping the story. Beware of the creep. What I mean by this is as I'm creating an episode about things that have already happened, there are things happening NOW. You have to think through the ears of your audience. They only know what you have given them. I'm reading Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New masters of Radio which I realize is a bit backwards. I should've read it before I started, but sometimes you just got to jump into the pool. When is a Remake Better Than the Original 15:15 I saw Ghostbuster this week, and found it very "Meh." It didn't scare me, or make me laugh. It was a shame as there are some really talented people in it. When we try to recreate someone else's magic, it typically doesn't work. I'm sure if we said some old show from the 1920's compared to a show in 1983, I'm not sure of movies that were better than the original. Typically a copy/remake of something isn't as good. With this in mind, don't try to copy someone else's show. Be yourself. Your audience will thank you for it The Only Thing Stopping You - is You 18:03 Is this you? You know you're a nice person. You're a good person. You're not perfect, but you always do your best. You have things you are proud of, and things you might wish to forget. Does this sound familiar? I'm going to share something I did this week. I talked at the beginning of the year how 2016 was going to be me getting out of my comfort zone. So I'm going to share a bit about my life, what goes in my head, and how I pushed through, and how you can too. In the end I'm glad I did, and you will be too. Here is some back story. I was in training to be a Pastor of a small church. I was brought in to bring in a younger crowd. The church was about 15 years old and over the last 10 years had completely lost touch with their youth at the church. After filling in for the Pastor I was approached to be an assistant pastor with the end goal of becoming the pastor when he retired. I thought about it. Prayed about it, and came on board. To keep this brief, they wanted me to attract younger people doing the exact same thing they had been doing that drove them away. Every idea I had was shot down. They were stuck in the "that's not how we do it" mode, and eventually I got frustrated and I could see how this wasn't going to work. I love those people and rather than lose those relationships, I stepped down. The bottom line was my ego took a hit. My self esteem got a quick uppercut to the jaw. When my first wife and I had accepted the fact that we would never have children, she became an alcoholic. Have you ever tried to reason with an alcoholic? It's not fun. Bottom line, I couldn't get her to listen to me. I'm glad to hear that years later after almost driving into someone's home, she is now sober. But here again, I was in a situation where I couldn't get someone's attention, and my words seemed worthless. I'm not looking for a pity party. Hang with me. My second wife was a smart, intelligent, funny person, who I later found out, disagreed with about 90% of everything I said. I could see where she wanted out marriage to go.  I could see the path on how to get there, but I couldn't get her to follow me. When I tried to follow her, well, it just didn't work. Here again, I just couldn't get her attention. As this was marriage number two, and I was right back where I started, this really did a number on me. After all the only constant in my marriages is me. We all have these. We all have something to say. But it is the past that often steps in to stop us from doing really good things in the future. Sometimes when these wounds are still fresh, they can really set you back. For me, I now work from home. It's weird. I go days where the only person I talk to is the check out girl at the grocery store. I might go to Bob Evans just to have chit chat with a waitress. It's weird. So I went to meetup.com and signed up for all these groups where people that are around my ago go out and explore the city. I could use some friends. It sounds like a good idea. But I had multiple opportunities to go. I always found other things to go. Here I would love the opportunity to have conversations, and yet I now had all this self doubt in my head. They say the older you get, it takes longer to heal, and that may be the case here. Sometimes you have to baby step it. Sometimes those babies steps can lead to huge outcomes. I am going to relate this to podcasting in just a second. So I decided to go to a restaurant/bar to hear some old friends band. This was an area in Akron, Ohio called Portage lakes. It was a beautiful night to hang by the lake, listen to some friends, and do this thing called relaxing that I hear people talk about. Did I mention that there is a female lead singer in the band? I've known her for years. We always joked how I was married when she was single. She was in a relationship when I was single. Now we are both single. I walked up behind her and said, "I remember you." Well, the reaction I received was amazing. One would've thought I was a returning soldier coming home from the war (inert divorce joke here). She almost cried. It created somewhat of a scene. Her guitar player (another long time friend) had not seen me in years (all of my friends from my home town have not seen me in about 8 years). I turn around and there was another musician that I had actually played with in one of my old bands. Here is the point. There were people there waiting to connect with me (I did get her phone number by the way). They were all glad to see me. All I had to do was push through and make a little effort. As we often say on this show, "Nobody will punch you in the face" (thank you Ryan Parker of foodcraftsmen.com ) and nobody did. So when you push through and you start your podcast, there will be people there glad to meet you. So why did it take so long? Because I would over think it. What if I met a woman? Where would that go? Etc, I would WAY over think it. I made it way super complicated in my mind. I think we do this in podcasting. We start thinking about our HUGE audience that we are going to have, and we focus on all the technology, etc. We make it super complicated in our head, when in reality its not. You don't have an audience, and by the time you get some numbers you will have had some time to work out the kinks. Instead we focus on the people who may not like us. You know what? There may have been people who didn't like me at this bar because I was drinking water? You know what I didn't notice because I was busy spending time with the people who enjoyed my company, and that's what you can do with your podcast. Here is one of the coolest things about podasting. In some cases, you are the team. You are the committee. You are the program director. You don't need to ask for permission. When I was at Podcast Movement, it was kind of weird as I had to check in and see what my boss wanted me to do. When you are recording your podcast, no check in is required. You are 100% completely in control. It is YOURS. The only person who can stop you (for the most part) is YOU. Jump in the Pool 29:02 I'm full of stories this week. I also attended a birthday party for my brother. Also in attendance was my niece and her three children (my great nieces and nephews). I showed up just in time to see my 8 year old great nephew (who had started the day in a life vest) jump off the diving board into the deep end, tread water and swim to the side. Now his first attempt he didn't jump straight, and aimed toward the side of the pool. There is where the experience swimmers (his Mom, and the adults) advised him to NOT jump towards the side because you might do too good a job and bang you head on the side of the pool, which happens to be concrete. Shortly thereafter his five year old sister did the same. She needed a bit of help to get to the side of the pool, but it was amazing to see someone jump off a diving board when there is a chance of drowning. Later my Great-nephew said, "I'm proud of myself." Here again, someone had faced their fears only to come out the other end feeling good. Catching Up With My Listeners 36:02 I got email talking from Orlando about other countries "Catching up" with the USA, and Heather From Craftlit recommendation to go listen to the Voice Acting  Mastering. Poll of the Week - Podcast Players 43:31 Take the two question survey Mentioned In This Episode Planning Your Podcast Course Creative Studio Academy Hablando De Tecnología Hindenburg Journalist Book: Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New masters of Radio Food Craftsmen Podcast Fiend

Wednesdays are for the Wide World of Comics. Besides @TwoPlai's lengthy list of new comics he's going to (eventually) read coming out this week, we get into Jessica Abel's 'Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio' from Broadway Books, and ruminate on the similarities between podcasts and comics as storytelling platforms. Keep reading...and listening...and reading!

Jessica Abel, comic artist and author joins us to share storytelling telling lessons from iconic radio producers. HighlightsFinding the themes inside a body of workStorytelling lessons from iconic radio producersWhy our paths are rarely linearManaging the uncertainty and anxiety of creative workThe conceptual story structure of how narrative journalism worksWhy there are no shortcuts to creative successLinksRadio: An Illustrated guideOut on a Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of RadioJessica Abel is a a cartoonist and a writer, and is deeply interested in stories: She makes them, investigates how they work, and wants to help you make your own. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode of the interview series, Andy W. and Derek have as their guest Jessica Abel, whose latest book, Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio, was recently released by Broadway Books. In her conversation with the guys, Jessica discusses her history with narrative-based radio and how her earlier work, Radio: An Illustrated Guide (cowritten with Ira Glass), helped to open the door for her exploration of the medium. Out on the Wire is based on over three years of research and hours of interviews she conducted with the creators behind programs such as This American Life, Planet Money, Radiolab, The Moth, and Snap Judgment. The text culls the various storytelling strategies of these producers and dissects their effectiveness. This kind of expositional writing -- or "documentary comics," as Jessica calls it -- is something that the Two Guys rarely discuss, so they use this opportunity as a way into the genre. Along the way they also talk with Jessica about her podcast based on the new book, her work on Trish Trash: Rollergirl of Mars, her series editorship (along with her husband, Matt Madden) of the annual Best American Comics for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and her earlier books, including La Perdida, the instructional text Drawing Words and Writing Pictures (again, along with Madden), and the series Artbabe. For those interested in storytelling and the spoken word --  and not only for radio, but also as it applies to podcasting -- this interview with Jessica Abel is essential listening.

Epigraph It’s episode number 4! Featuring bookseller-extraordinaire Hannah Oliver Depp from Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C.       Introduction   [0:30] In Which We Drink To Detective Fiction By Dead White Guys, Become Jealous of Literary Paper Dolls & Ecstatic Raccoons, And Dive Into Frontlist Season With ALL the September Releases Drink of the Day: The Gimlet a la Raymond Chandler (recipe and quote from Hemingway & Bailey's Bartending Guide to Great American Writers by Mark Bailey and Edward Hemingway)     Emma’s reading Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own by Kate Bolick     Kim’s reading Boss Life: Surviving My Own Small Business by Paul Downs and Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio by Jessica Abel     Hannah’s reading Magna Carta: The Birth of Liberty by Dan Jones (pubs 20 Oct 2015) and Bright Lines by Tanwi Nandini Islam     HOLY SHIT THERE ARE SO MANY SEPTEMBER RELEASES! Here are some: Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson (22 Sept 2015) Also mentioned: The Monsters of Templeton and Arcadia and anything written by Zadie Smith) Trans: A Memoir by Juliet Jacques (22 Sept 2015) Fates & Furies by Lauren Groff (pubs 15 Sept 2015)  Also mentioned: The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins (pubs 29 Sept 2015) Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! a Vagrant Collection by Kate Beaton (pubs 15 Sept 2015) Also mentioned: Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton The Story of my Teeth by Valeria Luiselli, translated by Christina Macsweeney (pubs 15 Sept 2015) The Culinary Cyclist: A Cookbook and Companion for the Good Life by Anna Brones, illustrated by Johanna Kindvall (8 Sept 2015)  Also mentioned: Fika: The Art of the Swedish Coffee Break, with Recipes for Pastries, Breads, and Other Treats Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart (1 Sept 2015) Also mentioned: The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Chris Riddell (22 Sept 2015) Jonathan Franzen wrote another “Great American Novel” called Purity (1 Sept 2015). But you probably already knew that, so do yourself a solid and check out #FranzenAirQuotes instead.            Chapter I   [16:25] In Which Business Books are Chauvinistic (Shocking!), Hannah Brings Wildlife Into the Store, Galleys Meet their Death, and the Drunk Booksellers Nerd Out About Writing Bookselling Manuals Hannah is the Merchandise Display Manager at Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C. aka. President Obama’s local independent bookstore.     [image credit Reuters] Due to their recent partnership with Busboys and Poets, Hannah also rides the Metro around D.C. merchandising their displays.     [totally official Washington DC Metro map courtesy of Dave’s Geeky Ideas] Interested in the business of retail? Kim won’t stop monologuing about Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping: Updated and Revised for the Internet, the Global Consumer, and Beyond by Paco Underhill If you want to shell out a lot of money to travel abroad, you should do it with a book bent, obviously: Politics & Prose Trips Remember what you liked about your major before you had to actually do all that fucking work? Join the rogue students taking Classes at Politics & Prose. It’s like in Center Stage where she goes to the wrong side of the tracks and moves her hips, but for books.   Originally posted by artecommovimento   Y’all remember Harry Potter release parties, right? Of course you do.   Originally posted by walkingdead3000         Chapter II   [33:57] In Which Hannah Schools the Drunk Booksellers on Lady Detective Fiction & a Couple Books Written By Dudes Want to get into Mysteries? Step One: Read The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle   Originally posted by internetgirlwithnolife   Step Two: Read these books The Beekeeper's Apprentice: Or, on the Segregation of the Queen by Laurie R King (also: A Grave Talent, Book 1 of the Kate Martinelli Series, which features a lesbian detective!) The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler (Chandler does it better than The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett) Jo Walton’s Small Change trilogy: Farthing, Ha’penny, and Half a Crown Also check out Whose Body? (Book 1 of the Lord Peter Wimsey series) by Dorothy L Sayers (also check out her essay Are Women Human?, a great companion to Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own)      Chapter III   [42:00] In Which We Discuss Books About Black Lives in America (and Beyond)   Required reading: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander  Books by James McBride: The Good Lord Bird (fiction) and The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother (memoir) Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (also: We Should All Be Feminists) Dear White People: A Guide to Inter-Racial Harmony in "Post-Racial" America by Justin Simien How To Be Black by Baratunde Thurston (also check out the podcast he co-hosts, About Race) This is your bi-racial lady plug for everyone’s favorite Brown Science Fiction writer, Samuel R Delaney. Get started with Dhalgren. For more recs, check out Hannah’s Book Riot post: Black Coolness (Or Not)     Epilogue   [54:37] In Which Hannah Picks Her Station Eleven & Wild Books, Then Tells Us All the Places You Can Find Her On the World Wide Web Hannah’s Wild book: The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis, specifically The Silver Chair   Originally posted by shadow-wolfgirl   Hannah’s Station Eleven book: The Miracle at St. Anna by James McBride or The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (also mentioned: The Color Purple by Alice Walker)   Originally posted by putahorseonit   Find Hannah on the Internet: Twitter: @OliverDepp Instagram: instagram.com/oliverdepp Tumblr: oliverdeppink.tumblr.com posts on Book Riot & LitHub Find Emma on Twitter @thebibliot and writing nerdy bookish things for Book Riot. Kim occasionally tweets at @finaleofseem. And you can follow both of us [as a podcast] on Twitter @drunkbookseller! Originally posted by surplaceouaemporter   Don’t forget to subscribe to Drunk Booksellers from your podcatcher of choice. (Kim’s fave app is Stitcher, but you do you.) Do you love our show? Tell the world! Rate/review us on iTunes so that we can become rich and famous from this podcast. Or, you know, so that other nerdy book-folk can find us. We’re cool with either.