The Podcast Digest

Kyle Appleyard from Sharkdropper Studios joins me this week to talk about the upcoming release of Dopple Ave Hurt Season 2!  Kyle dives into what this season's production process was like, his colleague at Sharkdropper that make this all come together, crowd funding, and the other great shows he and his colleagues have released and planned!  

Links

Sharkdropper Studios (Website) (Twitter) (Facebook)

Support Sharkdropper! (Patreon)

Manoush Zomorodi from Note to Self joined me this week for a great chat about her show, the production process, topic selection, listener feedback and what it's like working at WNYC!  An awesome conversation about an awesome show!  

Links

Note to Self (Website) (Twitter)

Manoush Zomorodi (Website) (Twitter)

WNYC (Website) (Twitter)

Molly Mendenhall, 1/4 of Couple Things Podcast (Website, Twitter) joins me a recommendations show!  In our discussion segment we discuss guests: being one, recruiting them, adding them to your show, and in-person vs. Skype.  And then we get to FOUR excellent show recommendations!

Links

Science Vs.

(SoundCloud)

Host: Wendy Zukerman (Twitter)

Mystery Show

(Website, Twitter)

Host: Starlee Kine (Twitter)

The Distance

(Website, Twitter)

Host: Wailin Wong (Twitter)

First Day Back

(Website)

Host: Tally Abecassis (Twitter)

Karina Longworth from 'You Must Remember This' joined me to discuss her excellent show, her experience as a writer, her fascination with Holloywood, her production process and the future!  If you are a fan of the entertainment industry, this is a show that you will immediately fall in love with!

Links

Karina Longworth (Website) (Twitter)

You Must Remember This (Website) (Twitter)

Devon Taylor co-founder of thetimbre.com, a website dedicated to podcast reviews, commentary and discovery is my very special guest for my 50th episode!  What a great conversation!  Devon and I talk about the how the site came to be, how they determine their favorite shows each week, how the site has grown, how they choose what they feature and review, what it's like interracting with podcast creators, and so much more!

And stick around to the end where Devon and I do what we do best!  Recommend great shows! SIX shows are featured!

I couldn't have asked for a more engaging and interesting guest for my 50th show! If you are listening to The Podcast Digest, you need to bookmark and frequently check in with The Timbre! You'll be glad you did!

Links

The Timbre (Website) (Twitter) (Facebook)

Buzzworthy Studios (Website)

Show Recommendations

Home of the Brave (Website)

Analogue (Website)

Millennial (Website)

Slack Variety Pack (Website)

Rumble Strip Vermont (Website)

Radio Diaries (Website)

Rob McGinley Myers from Anxious Machine is my guest this week. Rob talks about his journey to starting the show, how it's evolving over time, his thoughts on the importance of music, and what it's like to be a part of a brand new podcast collective, The Heard.  Rob is doing phenomenal work with Anxious Machine and it absolutely needs to be the next addition to your subscription list!

Links

Rob McGinley Myers (Twitter)

Anxious Machine (Website) (Twitter) (Patreon)

The Heard (Website) (Twitter)

Mike Boudet is the host of the true crime podcast, Sword and Scale.  Recommended to me a few months back by another podcast, Project Archivist (Website), I immediately became completely hooked. With a production value that is through the roof, and stories that will leave you completely shocked, Mike Boudet has produced one of the most original and impactful shows in the podcasting genre.  As of today, Sword and Scale regularly appears in the Itunes Top 200 and has more than 4.2 million downloads!  Take a listen today and see why this show is one that I gurantee that you'll be talking about tomorrow!

Links:

Sword and Scale (Website) (Twitter) (Facebook)

Jason Parsons (7 Days a Geek, Podcasting 101) and Grant Markham (7 Days a Geek, The Stranger Conversations) have combined forces for many years to create great shows! For this episode they come together again and join me on this mega-episode! We talk about how they met, their podcasting history together and independently, the future for all of their shows and so much more!  What a great conversation! Enjoy!

Links

Jason Parsons (Twitter)

Grant Markham (Twitter)

7 Days a Geek (Twitter) (Website)

Podcasting 101 (Twitter) (Website)

The Stranger Conversations (Twitter) (Website) (Instagram)

Monkey Poo Studios (Website)

Taylor Martin, host of the Untethered Podcast, and creator of MOD joins me to talk about working in Technology, his drive to start his own company, receiving feedback from some of the craziest people on the internet and his future plans for MOD!  In the first ever in person interview on The Podcast Digest, Taylor's story is one that will likely motivate you to follow your dreams!

Links

Taylor Martin (Twitter)

Untethered Podcast (Twitter)(Website)

Todoist Blog (Website)

MOD at Home (Twitter)

MOD in a Box (Twitter)(YouTube)

One Word Review (YouTube)

Brian Koppelman, host of "The Moment" from Slate joined for a great discussion about his excellent podcast! We cover his interview preparation, his favorite episodes, the key "moments" in Brian's career and what it's like to talk to those people you motivate and inspire you!

Brian has a long and impressive resume in the music, television and film industries including co-writing movies like Rounders and Ocean's 13 and directing an Emmy-winning 30 for 30 documentary for ESPN.  And that's only the beginning!  What an honor for him to carve out some time for me while working on his new show for Showtime (due out in 2016), called "Billions".

Links

Brian Koppelman (Twitter) (IMDB)

The Moment (Website)

Brian's podcast appearance on WTF with Marc Maron (Website) and his appearance on the Art of Manliness podcast (Website)

Marc Maron's appearance on "The Moment" (Website)