Inside Podcasting

Welcome to a bonus episode of Inside Podcasting! Today we are featuring an episode from the Podcast Brunch Club podcast, in which founder Adela Mizrachi interviews Gregory Warner, host of NPR’s Rough Translation. This show explores “how things we're talking about in the United States are being talked about in some other part of the world.” 

Podcast Brunch Club is more than just a podcast. Every month Adela and her team put out a themed listening list. Members listen on their own time and then gather in real-life or virtually to discuss the playlist. 

Find out more:

Podcast Brunch Club website 

Podcast Brunch Club on Twitter

Get in touch:

Host Skye Pillsbury on Twitter @SkyePillsbury                         

Podcast Brunch Club founder Adela Mizrachi on Twitter @AdelaMiz

Rough Translation Host Gregory Warner on Twitter @RadioGrego

Producer Evo Terra on Twitter @EvoTerra

Inside Podcasting is produced and hosted by Skye Pillsbury. Evo Terra of Simpler Media Productions is Skye’s co-producer for season two. Thanks to Jason Calacanis for greenlighting this project and Skye’s family for their unwavering support. Last but not least, thanks to all of YOU, the wonderful people who listen to this show.

Please tell a friend about this podcast, post about it on social media, or consider subscribing to Inside Podcasting, a newsletter about everything podcasting at inside.com/podcasting.

Independent podcast critic and creator Wil Williams joins host Skye Pillsbury to share what sparked her love for podcasts.

Get in touch:

Host Skye Pillsbury on Twitter @SkyePillsbury                         

Guest Wil Williams on Twitter @WilW_writes

Inside Podcasting producer Evo Terra on Twitter @EvoTerra

Inside Podcasting is produced and hosted by Skye Pillsbury. Evo Terra of Simpler Media Productions is Skye’s co-producer for season two. Thanks also to Jason Calacanis for greenlighting this project, Skye’s family, and all of YOU, the fantastic people who listen to this show.

Please tell a friend about this podcast, post about it on social media, or consider subscribing to Inside Podcasting, a free newsletter about everything podcasting at inside.com/podcasting.

Host Skye Pillsbury kicks off the season two finale with She Podcasts founders Elsie Escobar and Jessica Kupferman. The trio discuss last week’s interview with 1619 Podcast producers Adizah Eghan and Annie Brown, how listening to podcasts is an “embodied” experience, and why we shouldn’t worry too much about saying something stupid. Then Skye and her husband Don reflect back on the season, break down why she’s leaving Inside.com, and discuss what’s next.

Get in touch:

Host Skye Pillsbury on Twitter @SkyePillsbury                         

Guest Elsie Escobar on Twitter @TheElsieEscobar

Guest Jessica Kupferman on Twitter @JessKupferman

Inside Podcasting producer Evo Terra on Twitter @EvoTerra

This season of Inside Podcasting was produced and hosted by Skye Pillsbury. Evo Terra of Simpler Media Productions was Skye’s co-producer for season two. Thanks to sound engineer Charles Quilley and researcher Rachel Loden (who doubles as Skye’s Mom). Thanks to Jason Calacanis for greenlighting this project, to Skye’s family for their unwavering support, and to all of YOU, the fabulous people who listen to this show.

Adizah Eghan and Annie Brown join host Skye Pillsbury to discuss the making of The New York Times’ acclaimed 1619 Podcast. The trio discuss:

• How the team began re-imagining the 1619 Project as an audio experience;
• What inspired the show’s theme song and sound design;
• How the team decided which stories to pursue for the audio version;
• Why the narratives within the series embraced moments of laughter and joy as well as grief and gravitas;
• How Adizah and Annie found the emotional heart of the series’ final two episodes.

Additional reading: 

• The 1619 Project
• The 1619 Project School Curriculum

Get in touch:

Host Skye Pillsbury on Twitter @SkyePillsbury                         

Guest Adizah Eghan on Twitter @Adizah_E 

Guest Annie Brown on Twitter @nniebrown 

Inside Podcasting producer Evo Terra on Twitter @EvoTerra

Inside Podcasting is produced and hosted by Skye Pillsbury. Evo Terra of Simpler Media Productions is Skye’s co-producer for season two. Charles Quilley is Skye’s sound engineer and Rachel Loden is our researcher. Thanks to Jason Calacanis for greenlighting this project, to Skye’s family for their unwavering support, and to all of YOU, the fabulous people who listen to this show.

Please tell a friend about this podcast, post about it on social media, or consider subscribing to Inside Podcasting, a free newsletter about everything podcasting at inside.com/podcasting.

In this post-show episode, host Skye Pillsbury and a special guest break down last week’s interview with podcast critic and creator Wil Williams.

This is the podcaster Skye reached out to about being on an episode of this show, after a colleague begged her to consider it (literally, he begged). 

Get in touch:

Host Skye Pillsbury on Twitter @SkyePillsbury    

Guest Arielle Nissenblatt on Twitter @arithisandthat                    

Guest Wil Williams on Twitter @WilW_writes

Inside Podcasting producer Evo Terra on Twitter @EvoTerra

Inside Podcasting is produced and hosted by Skye Pillsbury. Evo Terra of Simpler Media Productions is Skye’s co-producer for season two. Special thanks to Paul Kondo, who helped edit last week’s interview with Wil Williams, and researcher Rachel Loden, who doubles as Skye’s Mom. Thanks also to Jason Calacanis for greenlighting this project, Skye’s family, and all of YOU, the fantastic people who listen to this show.

Please tell a friend about this podcast, post about it on social media, or consider subscribing to Inside Podcasting, a free newsletter about everything podcasting at inside.com/podcasting.

Independent podcast critic and creator Wil Williams joins host Skye Pillsbury to share why she decided to make the kind of work she critiques and what the experience has been like so far. Wil reveals:

• What it felt like when she decided to create a podcast; 
• How writing some of the characters in Valence helped her untangle things in her own life;
• Why launching her show felt “unsatisfying” right after it happened — and how she feels now;
• Her favorite non-fiction podcasts.

Additional reading:

• Sara Holdren’s piece for Vulture, “I Make Plays. I Write Criticism. I’m Not My Own Enemy.”

Get in touch:

Host Skye Pillsbury on Twitter @SkyePillsbury                         

Guest Wil Williams on Twitter @WilW_writes

Inside Podcasting producer Evo Terra on Twitter @EvoTerra

Inside Podcasting is produced and hosted by Skye Pillsbury. Evo Terra of Simpler Media Productions is Skye’s co-producer for season two. Special thanks to Paul Kondo, who helped edit this episode, and researcher Rachel Loden, who doubles as Skye’s Mom. Thanks also to Jason Calacanis for greenlighting this project, Skye’s family, and all of YOU, the fantastic people who listen to this show.

Please tell a friend about this podcast, post about it on social media, or consider subscribing to Inside Podcasting, a free newsletter about everything podcasting at inside.com/podcasting.

In this post-show episode, host Skye Pillsbury sits down with two special guests to discuss last week’s interview with Dolly Parton’s America producer Shima Oliaee, her nine-year old obsession with Dolly Parton, and whether she feels like she’s part of Dolly Parton’s America.

If you enjoy this episode, check out Erik Jones’ print interview with Jad Abumrad for Bello Collective 

Get in touch:

Host Skye Pillsbury on Twitter @SkyePillsbury                         

Last week’s guest Shima Oliaee on Twitter @ShimaOliaee 

Inside Podcasting producer Evo Terra on Twitter @EvoTerra

Inside Podcasting is produced and hosted by Skye Pillsbury. Evo Terra of Simpler Media Productions is Skye’s co-producer for season two. Charles Quilley is Skye’s sound engineer and Rachel Loden is our researcher. Thanks to Jason Calacanis for greenlighting this project, to Skye’s family for their unwavering support, and to all of YOU, the fantastic people who listen to this show.

Please tell a friend about this podcast, post about it on social media, or consider subscribing to Inside Podcasting, a free newsletter about everything podcasting at inside.com/podcasting.

Dolly Parton’s America producer Shima Oliaee joins host Skye Pillsbury to reveal what it was like to create a show about iconic singer/songwriter/actress/businesswoman Dolly Parton. The pair discuss:

• The moment Shima and Radiolab’s Jad Abumrad realized they had a series on their hands;
• How Jad tried to keep the idea “under wraps”;
• How much Dolly understood about what she was getting into;
• How Shima and Jad got beyond the iconic persona and discovered something deeper;
• Whether Dolly has heard the series yet.

Additional reading: 

• Sarah Smarsh’s book She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs
• Aisha Harris’s piece for Slate on Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede, Springtime for the Confederacy;
• A New York Times article about Dr. Lynn Sacco’s “Dolly Parton’s America” class.

Get in touch:

Host Skye Pillsbury on Twitter @SkyePillsbury                         

Guest Shima Oliaee on Twitter @ShimaOliaee 

Inside Podcasting producer Evo Terra on Twitter @EvoTerra

Inside Podcasting is produced and hosted by Skye Pillsbury. Evo Terra of Simpler Media Productions is Skye’s co-producer for season two. Charles Quilley is Skye’s sound engineer and Rachel Loden is our researcher. Thanks to Jason Calacanis for greenlighting this project, to Skye’s family for their unwavering support, and to all of YOU, the fabulous people who listen to this show.

Please tell a friend about this podcast, post about it on social media, or consider subscribing to Inside Podcasting, a free newsletter about everything podcasting at inside.com/podcasting.

In this post-show episode, host Skye Pillsbury and a special guest discuss what it was like to interview Moonface creator James Kim. 

Get in touch:

Host Skye Pillsbury on Twitter @SkyePillsbury    

Guest Elena Fernández Collins on Twitter @ShoMarq           

Moonface creator James Kim on Twitter @TooManyJames_s

Producer Evo Terra on Twitter @EvoTerra

Inside Podcasting is produced and hosted by Skye Pillsbury. Evo Terra of Simpler Media Productions is Skye’s co-producer for season two. Thanks to Jason Calacanis for greenlighting this project, and thanks to YOU for listening.

Please tell a friend about this podcast, post about it on social media, or consider subscribing to Inside Podcasting, a free newsletter about everything podcasting at inside.com/podcasting.

Host Skye Pillsbury talks with James Kim, the creator of fiction podcast Moonface. James reveals:

• Why it felt important to tell a personal “slice of life” story — and why he created it as fiction;
• What inspired the show’s sound design;
• The reasons his parents haven’t listened to the show (yet);
• Whether he named his lead character “Paul” after another fiction podcast creator.

Watch the video trailer for Moonface. Listen to James’ award-winning nonfiction piece First Language Attrition. 

Get in touch:

Host Skye Pillsbury on Twitter @SkyePillsbury                         

Moonface creator James Kim on Twitter @TooManyJames_s

Producer Evo Terra on Twitter @EvoTerra

Inside Podcasting is produced and hosted by Skye Pillsbury. Evo Terra of Simpler Media Productions is Skye’s co-producer for season two. Charles Quilley is our sound engineer and Rachel Loden is our researcher. Thanks to Jason Calacanis for greenlighting this project, Skye’s family for their unwavering support, Meggan Ellingboe for helping arrange this interview, and to all of YOU, the wonderful people who listen to this show.

Please tell a friend about this podcast, post about it on social media, or consider subscribing to Inside Podcasting, a free newsletter about everything podcasting at inside.com/podcasting.