Last week, I was in middle of KCRW's Radio Race, a 24-hour audio production content very similar to The 48 Hour Film Project.   The task: Make a non-fiction radio story of 4-minutes or less within 24 hours.   This week, I'm sharing my experience with you.   I hope this episode is helpful to those who are curious about getting into narrative non-fiction podcasting as well as podcasters interested in getting better guests and telling better stories on their current podcasts. Topics:

• KCRW's Radio Race (and why I decided to enter...)
• Working from a production brief
• Jumping into podcast production
• How to find a great story for your podcast
• Podcast editing tricks from a standup comic
• Why so many NPR-style shows have narration
• What many NPR-style shows get wrong (in my opinion – don't hate me!)
• Lessons from hosting hundreds of radio interviews
• A 5'7" fashion model who is "Big in Japan" – REALLY!
• How I used my dog to build guest rapport (twice)
• Black man in a white neighborhood
• White kid in a black neighborhood
• The "just a DJ" curse (and how to break it)
• Helpful podcast production advice from my "NPR Friend"
• How I'd spend $1000 on a mobile recording rig
• 32-bit Float – WTF?!
• What Back to the Future has to do with recording great podcast audio
• Counterfeit microphones (and how to make sure you don't get stuck with one)

Links To Things I Talk About:

• KCRW's Radio Race
• Izotope
• Audacity
• Zoom F6 Field Recorder
• Shure SM58 Microphone
• How to spot a fake SM58