Building a podcast network to unite voices and transform academia.

Michelle Daniel shares her journey from podcasting skeptic to champion, detailing her work in creating the Texas Podcast Network at the University of Texas at Austin. Drawing on her experiences as a graduate student and musician, she recounts her unexpected entry into podcasting, driven by a desire to foster global connections through storytelling, and offers insight on building institutional buy-in, balancing content quality with audience needs, and the transformative power of podcasting as a tool for communication and collaboration in higher education. Her passion for connection and creativity underscores a vision of universities as hubs of open dialogue, bridging academic silos and reaching global communities through the medium of podcasting.

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Chapters:

• (00:00) - Introduction