We hope to shake up your podcast creation process by hearing how others use the medium around the world. Today, we are headed to India, to talk to Vishnu Padmanabhan from the Writer and Geek podcast. Vishnu is a Podcaster by night (literally) and an Engineer by day but admits that photography would be his alternate career, if possible. If you’re a fan of the Geopats Coffee podcast then you’re familiar with Vishnu’s Co-Host and brother, Shankar.   

Vishnu and I covered everything that you can in podcasting, including: their podcast setup, dividing up tasks with a Co-Host (even if they are your brother!), podcasts in India, editing tech and tips, audience, outsourcing, podcast hosts, Podcasters community in India, advice for new Podcasters and more. 

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This episode is a special one for sure. As many of you who have been listening to the podcast, follow me on the socials or participate in #PodRevDay know, I am a huge fan ofPodchaser, the IMDB of Podcasting. But some folks I talk to outside of the U.S. have expressed concerns about some Podchaser features not working as well in the country that they lived in. So, what else could I do but ask Bradley Davis, the Co-founder/CEO Podchaser on the show to ask him some globally minded Podchaser questions.  

Bradley and I cover accessibility and language issues, combined geographic & language search dream functionality, the push and pull of keeping podcasting open and the messiness that organically ensues and so much more. What we intentionally don’t cover are Podchaser or Bradley’s podcasting origin stories. Why? Because they have already been well covered on other podcasts this year (Podlovers Asia, Inspired Money and The New Media Show), so I am instead adding to these episodes in the show notes at https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatspodcasting/13

Bradley's Info:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/beradleydavis

Podchaser account: https://www.podchaser.com/creators/bradley-davis-107Zzj5f17

Podcast interviews with Bradley that cover Podchaser's origin story (and other stories as well):

1. Podlovers Asia:

https://podloversasia.com/podchaser-bradley-davis/

2. Inspired Money:

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/from-side-hustle-to-vc-backed-startup-podchasers-bradley/id1278174903?i=1000466611645

3. New Media Show:

https://newmediashow.com/2020/05/04/podchaser-ceo-interview-368/

This episode was created with:

• Due to technical difficulty, this interview was recorded with Zoom Cloud Recording. Steph recorded with her Samson Q2U microphone
• The episode art was made with Canva, https://www.canva.com
• Producer & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio(at)gmail.com). 
• Guest Editor: Linda Cherwon: 

Producer, Host, Editor: Stephanie Fuccio: https://www.stephfuccio.com/contact.html

questions for audio creatives newsletter: https://stephfuccio.ghost.io/

Geopats YouTube channel: under construction

This podcast was created with (affiliate links):

• Streamyard for recording, going live, and distributing FULL videos to LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube: https://streamyard.com?pal=5673660346007552
• Buzzsprout for podcast hosting: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1907332
• Acon Digital's DeVerberate to reduce echo: https://a.paddle.com/v2/click/11427/147398?link=3691
• Tube Buddy to optimize YouTube: https://www.tubebuddy.com/globalpodcasteditors

In this episode we are talking to Ken Hirano, who was born in Japan but his family moved to the U.S. before he started school. He has returned to Japan to live a few times in his life, and now is one of them. He moved back to Tokyo about a year ago and recently https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kenhirano_china-culture-asianamericans-activity-6707162545993711616-aQZP/ (wrote a post on LinkedIn) on this geographic anniversary about his cultural and language identity. And that is what we are digging into today. This identity path took us through how he feels in different languages, why he feels more simple and defenseless in Japanese than English, how Japanese locals versus expats in Japan treat his Japanese & Americanness and where he is the most comfortable. Spoiler: none of these issues have a clearly defined answer and that is what made this nuanced discussion with Ken so interesting to have.  

🤸🏽Music from
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Key Frame Audio (more recent eps) :https://keyframeaudio.com/

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Welcome to a language learning conversation in 3 acts with Kerstin Cable of The Fluent Show Podcast. Act 1 is where Kerstin and I share our empathy for the language learner during the sometimes arduous process. But then we hit heads in act 2 by arguing (respectfully, of course) about natural ability when it comes to learning languages. But don't worry, by act 3, we shift to swooning, with languages being the things we fall in love with. Do you want to learn German? Try the German Uncovered Course. I am! https://school.fluentlanguage.co.uk/p/german-uncovered/?affcode=28114_oc64fynv (https://school.fluentlanguage.co.uk/p/german-uncovered/?affcode=28114_oc64fynv) 

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Key Frame Audio (more recent eps) :https://keyframeaudio.com/

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Why is calling podcasting an "industry" frowned upon in Germany?

We dive into this cultural difference in podcasting and so much more during this conversation with Doris Hammerschmidt of Medienproduktion München.  We also chat about the two waves of podcasting in Germany, the term "podcast industry", what it's like to write a book about such a fast-changing industry, exciting new audio tools, and the possible future of podcasting in Germany.  

​Doris Hammerschmidt is a trained radio journalist, editor, and voiceover artist. She is co-owner of the agency Medienproduktion München, with which she has been producing podcasts since 2005. In autumn 2020, she will publish her first book on podcast production by companies, organizations, solopreneurs, and other professionals.

Podcasting Globally newsletter: https://podcastingglobally.substack.com/

More info available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYCan0cv10U

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Damon Castillo (earlier episodes): https://www.damoncastillo.com/
and
Key Frame Audio (more recent eps) :https://keyframeaudio.com/

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This is our first before and after language follow up episode. Cameron and I chatted about his Mandarin Chinese language learning process and progress in September 2019, in episode 21 (https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatslanguage/21 (https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatslanguage/21)). At the end of that episode we had him write his own questions for this six month follow up chat.  

🤸🏽Music from
Damon Castillo (earlier episodes): https://www.damoncastillo.com/
and
Key Frame Audio (more recent eps) :https://keyframeaudio.com/

Top 3 services that have help me while living in different countries (mostly for Americans): Affiliate links so I'll get a small commission.

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Kevin Mwachiro of Nipe Story Podcast is a powerful storyteller. Listening to his audio stories is akin to listening to a captivating audio dance. His 18+ years of broadcasting experience have undoubtedly fine tuned his technical abilities but in my opinion it is the fire from his soul that makes his stories so strong yet so gentle. In 2017 he launched Nipe Story, a story-telling podcast which produces audio versions of short-story fiction from the African continent. He is also queer rights activist.

Kevin Mwachiro of Nipe Story Podcast is a powerful storyteller. Listening to his audio stories is akin to listening to a captivating audio dance. His 18+ years of broadcasting experience have undoubtedly fine tuned his technical abilities but in my opinion it is the fire from his soul that makes his stories so strong yet so gentle. In 2017 he launched Nipe Story, a story-telling podcast which produces audio versions of short-story fiction from the African continent. He is also queer rights activist.

Kevin's Information:

-Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevmwachiro/?hl=en

-Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevmwachiro

and https://twitter.com/nipe_story

​Links: 

-Kevin's TED Talk, For the Love Of Stories, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4tEIZ_Hfp0

-Afro podfest: https://www.africapodcastfestival.com/festival-overview

-Show Your Worok (book) byAustin Kleon

Kevin's Podcast Recommendations: 

-Afropop Worldwide: https://afropop.org/

-The Spread (sex): https://soundcloud.com/karenkazlucas/sets/the-spread-a-sex-positive 

-Padded Room (mental health): https://paddedroom.podbean.com/

-Bench Warmerz Kenya: https://podcasts.apple.com/ke/podcast/benchwarmerzke/id1166445400

.The song in this episode is “Sometime Guy" from the "Mess Of Me"

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Key Frame Audio (more recent eps) :https://keyframeaudio.com/

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What do you do when you love podcasts, work in technology, and have a desire to make podcasting easier for more people to participate in? Mateusz Sójka instinct was to co-found the German Podcast Host and & Analytics Company, Podigee. That was 7 years ago and he has amassed a great deal of knowledge about the podcasting scene in Germany and Europe during this time. In this episode, we tap into his podcasting knowledge, Spotify's role in the German podcasting scene, and the possible future of podcasting. 

Mateusz's & Podigee's Information:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/matisojka/

https://www.podigee.com 

Links: 

-His blog post on the European podcasting scene: https://www.mateuszsojka.com/post/what-s-up-in-european-podcasting-a-status-assessment

-Accidental Tech: ​https://atp.fm/

-Duck in Games: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/duck-in-games-805309 

• ​Music courtesy of ​Damon Castillo.The song in this episode is “Saint Cecilia" from the "Mess Of Me" album. http://www.damoncastillo.com/

🤸🏽Music from
Damon Castillo (earlier episodes): https://www.damoncastillo.com/
and
Key Frame Audio (more recent eps) :https://keyframeaudio.com/

Top 3 services that have help me while living in different countries (mostly for Americans): Affiliate links so I'll get a small commission.

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One year ago today Nicole from the Expat Cast, former guest and guest Host Tatjana and I discussed the book Schadenfreude, a Love Story: Me, the Germans and 20 Years of Attempted Transformations, Unfortunate Miscommunications, and Humiliating Situations That Only They Have Words for in an episode. After I moved to Berlin, Germany I posted a photo of my neighborhood and Tatjana reminded me that this street was mentioned in the book. I decided tor reread the book and also reached out to the Author to see if we could ask her some questions. We are so thrilled that she said yes. This episode is the conversation that I had with Rebecca about her book, with prerecorded questions from Nicole and Tatjana, of course. 

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Key Frame Audio (more recent eps) :https://keyframeaudio.com/

🔥Need help with your podcast: https://www.coffeelikemedia.com/

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Erin and I met in Vietnam many years ago, the place where both of our coffee obsession hit a peak, so it only made sense to have her on the podcast. In this episode we dive into her coffee explorations in Australia, many countries in Asia, Italy and Canada. 

🤸🏽Music from
Damon Castillo (earlier episodes): https://www.damoncastillo.com/
and
Key Frame Audio (more recent eps) :https://keyframeaudio.com/

🔥Need help with your podcast: https://www.coffeelikemedia.com/

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