Behind the Pod

Executive Producer of the Spittin' Chiclets - A Barstool pod that presents as a lifestyle brand, which I’m not necessarily saying is infectious even to a non Hockey fan but… Chiclets has grown from a hockey podcast to a hangout for , and I quote, shooting shit, locker room style

We talk about Tom Greene, 4 hour episodes, and what its like living the dream from going from a so/so hockey player, to local sports journalist, to hanging out with his hero's as an integral part of one of the worlds most influential podcast brands oh and of course we discuss the Birth of The Pink Whitney!

From a production perspective, we discuss how long it takes to turn their conversations into a show. Recorded at 11pm it has to be out by 5am! And we get into some questions submitted by Spittin' Chiclets Fans. 

We also talk about how Barstool is the best place on earth to work and how he can meet all of his hockey heroes and not flinch, but when Dave Portnoy walks through the office he still has a moment!

Mike’s personal journey is a proper good one, it really is the tale of persistence and determination paying off and how he pounded the emails of anything@barstoolsports until he finally explained to my second chiclets guest he could do everything with his mobile studio, he had none of it. As Mike explains himself.. if someone asks can you do something,, you say yes!

History isn't just Vikings!

We discuss the fact that history is anything thats ever happened and how by applying a broad brush allows the History Hit team to explore some awesome corners of popular culture! We explore the fascination of humans to blindly follow mad politicians, and how I wish Dan had been my History teacher at school.

History Hit is now a machine which has many facets. Visit https://www.historyhit.com/ for all the information you'll need and get into all the other excellent programming from the team!

The actual pod (which is excellent) is here!

https://podboard100.com/dansnow'shistoryhit/421

https://open.spotify.com/show/19ywAHxXEhulGqF9jS32Kg?si=FDOpcBObT3W8BkD4JwDwNg&dl_branch=1

Jake Humphrey and Damian Hughes speak every week to someone who in the simplest of terms can be defined as a high performer. It's not just sports, it's high performance in every walk of life.

Previous Guests have included England manager, Gareth Southgate and one of my personal favorites Matthew Mcconaughey.

They have created “The High Performance Circle" a club for all things high performance and a new DTC model which enables the guys to deliver other content rather than just the pod, you should subscribe to that here, it's free!

 https://www.thehighperformancepodcast.com/the-high-performance-circle

You can catch the pod here: https://open.spotify.com/show/3WKI7p6tuq6kJRw1xfRS7Q?si=ih5Th32HR_aSP5xr07Rshw&dl_branch=1

They were great to chat to, and they gave us a proper view into what it took from starting the pod to 1M listens a month!

Enjoy!

From Blue Peter to Sky Sports and all in between Simon has been on my Telly box for nearly 20 years. Following the loss of his wife 3 years ago, Simon began a podcast dealing with a whole manner of different feats of human endurance through the most challenging of times.

He was a great person to talk to, both about his experience in broadcasting but also his life and how it's shaped him and his podcast. Another big shout out to Global, who are letting these artists make their podcasts how they want to, and frankly reaping the rewards of letting these stars shine! Simon was very generous with his time with me, and I hope you'll agree we got a great insight in to a really great person and podcaster!

His website is:
https://agriefshared.com/

You can buy "Love Interrupted" the book who's title inspired the pod title!
https://www.waterstones.com/book/love-interrupted/simon-thomas/9781789561043

And of course you can listen here:
https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/42KrCd/

James O'Brien hosts the podcast "Full Disclosure" He's also a decorated and unique (in my mind) member of the talk radio fraternity. He's been part of the furniture at Global Radio, specifically LBC for nearly 20 Years.

James is super important in my own podcast journey, as he was one of the few radio show hosts who I believed was genuinely in it for seeking truth rather than inflaming listeners purely for the purpose of creating a reaction to fill air. 

He also hosts my favourite show on radio ever (still) Mystery Hour where he has his listeners flex their knowledge muscles in the search to some of life's more questionable questions (you can listen to it here: https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/42KbSh/)

We talk about how podcasting has become a part of his already jam packed weekly output, and how his show Full Disclosure allows him to speak to the people he's either never spoken to before or only spoken to in passing on air. 

we spitball a dream team podcast with James and Chris Moyles (Also Global - just saying! Come on!) as hosts and he also gives us an insight into his dream guests.. 3 Queens, you'll have to  listen to find out who! 

https://open.spotify.com/show/7rvzR0pQnqjJRwS6Du0qFB?si=yGrrjcYoSQCwuqYjHUDN9A

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz is created by a team of outstanding professionals, piloted, inspired and motivated by Dan Le Batard. Mike and Chris (both decorated media pro's in their own right) paint a completely non sensationalist picture where by the departure from EPSN was relaxed and mutual, and the two companies worked together to make the show what it is today.

Mike and Chris obviously bask in the glow from Dan who sounds like the leader that people always dream to work with. This isn't just a sports show, its a modern day equivalent of a watercooler for sports fans of all types.

We discuss their move from ESPN, what it was like on Day 1 on their own, and how many of the team are still trying to secure their contract, some just working for the love. The guys showed me this is more like a community than a podcast.

https://open.spotify.com/show/2FuorRyd1NSURMWW9Ab7lj?si=3oLQ8S6tT5G_bRzia3iUSg

YOU MUST VISIT: https://www.worldofsuey.com/

Mike and Chris are also hosts of the Chelsea Mike’d Up podcast.

https://open.spotify.com/show/4exRDvTF807ZyoBmyJi8G3?si=mqUdSQMYQbqaqBNzsNSfDg

Hey Weirdos!

My exposure to True Crime (until now) was traditional. Laura Richards & Delia D'Ambrose was my route in to True Crime as a genre, and I still look at their work (both their podcasts and where they operate beyond) with awe and admiration.

I preface with this because these guys do something completely different. I am in no less awe nor do I admire them less, but Morbid A True Crime Podcast is something else. They find the humour in the darkest of situations, and whilst walking you through some awful crime scenes. 

For me the girls represent a really important aspirational journey in podcasting. They are organic, with no previous broadcast experience yet they've become a hot property on the PodBoard100 every week. We talk about meeting their PodCast Idols... as colleagues 

Starting with a sketchy recording, a YouTube learned editing process and a fumbled upload (via Blueberry FYI) Hitting 100 Listens when it first dawned on the girls that people they DIDN'T know were listening! After 77 Episodes, The Boston Strangler episode dropped at #78 things went nuts. Audio Boom reached out then it went bonkers.

It should be credited to AudioBoom - the brief to the girls? "Keep doing what you're doing, don't change anything!" 

They talk to me about their growth and their strategy! The three of us giggled our way through 80 mins of chatter with a special appearance from my dog. Honestly what more can you want?

https://www.morbidpodcast.com/
https://twitter.com/AMorbidPodcast
https://open.spotify.com/show/1cpyLfDHP1cNnyOb478qrt
https://www.instagram.com/morbidpodcast/?hl=en
https://audioboom.com/
https://audioboom.com/channel/morbid

I met Jamie Loftus fresh off of completely binging the "My Year in Mensa" Series. 

Jamie is a Stand Up Comic, broadcaster, writer and multi podcast host. We discussed what went into making "My Year In Mensa" and the trials and tribulations of being undercover!

We also discuss her new podcast "Lolita" as well as the other shows she features on regularly.

All in all, podcast power-house and a pleasure to chat to!

My Year In Mensa - https://open.spotify.com/show/0HOAQQu2JglNvaTQXsCyC1

Lolita - 
https://open.spotify.com/show/4dvc06zTAaAylzdTrsgKzp

The Bechdel Cast - 
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/240oZi9ovCQHYllXpctrrQ

In this episode Podboard100 meets True Crime superstar Delia D'Ambra. She hosts 3 pods all under the Audio Chuck banner CounterClock, Park Predators & Dark Arenas Podcasts.

Delia is principally an investigative Journalist, who has shifted from conventional media to become one of the most listened to True Crime Podcasters. We discuss her podcast process, how being "exposed" to these cases with such intensity affects her and the difference between Launching season 1 of Counter Clock and getting ready for the launch of season 3!

You can check out the podcast on the PodBoard here:

https://counterclockpodcast.com/

https://podboard100.com/us/podcast/1490

Also...
https://open.spotify.com/show/3aZfzs19IagwtxnoPkb2ay?si=FBbOUNygTWmrUtdEa37fqQ

and

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/counterclock/id1489482036

Delia is a proud member of the Audio Chuck Team. They make some of the worlds best True Crime Podcasts. https://audiochuck.com/

The Podboard 100 is also a great place to discover new Podcasts. You can get our podcast recommendations here:

https://podboard100.com/xx

Podboard100 catches up with Deborah Haynes, foreign affairs editor at Sky News. She's joined by Chris Scott her producer, in a first for BTP. We discuss chicken nuggets, How Chris initially Fan-Boi'd Deborah, and how Sky have given them the freedom to make the pod their own.

The podcast "Into The Grey Zone" is essential knowledge. To be honest, if I wrote a descriptive you'd think we were writing conspiracy theories, Into The Grey Zone, details how many of those conspiracy sounding theories are actually, worryingly, spot on.