There are lots of podcasts about Agile out there and each of them has something valuable to offer to the community. But a few weeks ago, a new kind of Agile podcast launched. John Le Drew is the creator of “The Agile Path”, a long form NPR style podcast… (think Serial for Agile). In this interview, John shares the story of how he ended up working on the podcast, what it was like creating it, some of his current projects as well as details about the process he follows in creating the podcasts and his favorite gear.

If you are interested in podcasting, block out some time for this one, there is a lot of valuable stuff in here.

SHOW NOTES

00:01 Podcast Intro

00:52 Interview begins

01:19 John’s journey from whizkid geek hooligan to developer to Agile coach/podcaster

10:29 What inspired John to create The Agile Path and the sources that influenced his approach

11:45 Creating the soundscape for listeners

14:15 Finding the right music and getting permission to use it in a very bold way

17:53 The benefits of overcoming the fear of approaching people on your bookshelf

19:57 We should all strive to bring out our inner Woody

20:25 John’s editing process and the work he’s doing on future episodes

22:05 How John is integrating improv in his upcoming workshops and why that is relevant to the topic of safety

25:51 Dave asks John a question about how safety works in improv classes and how “Yes and…” is about accepting what comes to you without judgement and building on it

29:40 Imagine it like a sieve… find the gold

31:09 Paying attention and what that really means

34:28 Scripting it all out, then editing

39:18 Work on the next episode and the schedule John is aiming for

40:29 John’s favorite recording equipment

45:05 Wrapping Up

LINKS FROM THE PODCAST

The Agile Path http://agilepath.fm

Twitter: https://twitter.com/agilepathfm

John’s upcoming speaking events and workshops: http://wisenoodle.me/speaking