The Podcast Digest

Agent Palmer, podcast super fan and producer, geek blogger, and all around awesome guy joins me to talk about his work with various independent shows, his writing for his site, the site's design and of course, to recommend great shows!  

For the discussion topic, Palmer and I tackle the important role of social media and podcasting. Then we present two awesome shows each we think all of you will love!

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Links

Agent Palmer (Website) (Twitter)

Beautiful Anonymous (Website) (Twitter)

West Wing Weekly (Website) (Twitter)

Myths and Legends (Website) (Twitter)

The Internet History Podcast (Website) (Twitter)

Rob Walch, VP of Podcaster Relations for Libsyn is my guest this week!  We talk about his role at Libsyn, his experiencing launching Podcast 411, the huge growth of his current show Today in iOS, and the future of podcasting in general!  Rob and I also jump in the importance of attending podcasting conferences and meet ups, building a community and of course, Apple!  And I get a chance to thank Rob directly for maybe the most important tool for me when launching TPD!

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A big thank you to recent Supporter: Elle Martinez from Couple Money Podcast

Links

Rob Walch (Twitter)

Lisbyn (Website) (The Feed podcast)

Today in iOS (Website)

Podcast 411 (Website)

Podcast 101 (Ibooks)

Amy Westervelt and Julia Ritchey from Range are my guest this week!  We get into their first season, how they determine topics to cover, and the injection of personality into every episode of their show!  Range is about the American West, but the stories will appeal to everyone!  Amy and Julia are great hosts and an excellent interview!  I truly had a blast talking with them!

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Links

Range (Website) (Twitter) (Instagram)

Amy Westervelt (Twitter)

Julia Ritchey (Twitter)

Technology journalist Jim Dalrymple is my guest this week! Jim discusses his early career at MacCentral and MacWorld as well as his podcasts like Amplified and The Dalrymple Report.  We touch on advertising, co-hosts, WWDC and of course, Heineken! Jim's podcasts and writing are some of the best out there and it was great to talk to him about all of it! 

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Links

Jim Dalrymple (Twitter)

The Loop (Website) (Twitter)

The Dalrymple Report (Website)

Amplified (Website)

Bill Barol from HOME: Stories from L.A. is my guest this week! Bill tells the story of his previous career from print to television and to his current project with HOME! Now a part of the Boing Boing podcast network, HOME is a show we can all relate to, regardless of where or what you call Home! Bill is just getting started and this is a show you should subscribe to now to see what great things are coming next!

If you like this show, please consider supporting TPD on Patreon!

Thank you to Dave Jackson (Twitter) (School of Podcasting) for supporting TPD! 

Links

Bill Barol (Twitter) (Website)

Home: Stories from L.A. (Twitter) (Website)

Jonathan Mitchell from The Truth joins me to talk about his

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Links

The Truth (Website) (Twitter)

Songonauts (Website) (Twitter)

Radiotopia (Website)

Jonathan's articles of Transom.org (Using

Dan Franks, one of the co-founders of Podcast Movement is my guest this week!  We talk about the 'origin story' of the biggest, national podcaster convention in the U.S.! I ask Dan about how putting together the first year was, and the evolution of the conference over the last 3 years! Since the recording of this episode, I've finalized my plans to attend PM16 this year and hope that everyone considers joining me!

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Links

Dan Franks (Website) (Twitter)

Podcast Movement (Website) (Twitter)

Midroll Media (Website) (Twitter)

Men Without Tomahawks (Website) (Twitter)

Jonathan Mann has written, recorded and released a new song to the Internet everyday since January 1, 2009!  Jonathan's work as been featured on CNN, MSNBC, The Huffington Post, Time and more! And now he joins me on TPD! We talk about the origins of Song A Day before launching into an exciting new podcast series Jonathan has co-created with Jonathan Mitchell and the team from The Truth. The first episode is out now, and Jonathan and I talk about the how this idea got started, the production process and how this is a different experience than Song A Day.  Make sure you check out all of Jonathan's work at the links below.

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Links

Jonathan Mann (Website) (Twitter)

Jonathan's 2014 XOXO Talk (YouTube)

Song A Day Navigator (Website)

Songonauts (Website) (Twitter)

The Truth (Website) (Twitter)

Jonathan's other podcasts (Always Making, The Manns)

Support Jonathan on Patreon!

Jakob Lewis from Neighbors and The Heard joins me to talk about his podcasting journey! From cabinet making to storytelling workshops to public radio, Jakob gives us a great 'behind the scenes' look at how he has taken his idea for a show to a member of Nashville Public Radio and a founding member of the audio collective, The Heard.  Neighbors is an excellent show, and it comes with my highest recommendation!

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Links

Neighbors (Website) (Twitter)

The Heard (Website) (Twitter)

Nashville Public Radio - WPLN (Website) (Twitter)

Ray Loflin from Couple Things Podcast joined me this week for a long overdue podcast recommendations episode!  Ray and I tell you about two of our favorite shows each that you should be listening to!  But first, during our discussion topic, we dive into the world of NPR and podcasting and how we feel iTunes could handle both types of shows better! 

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Links

Ray Loflin (Twitter) Couple Things Podcast (Twitter) (Website)

NPR Ombudsmen, Elizabeth Jensen, writes about NPR and podcast promotion (Website)

Recommendations

The Memory Palace (Website) (Twitter)

Skepticrat (Website) (Twitter)

I Was There Too (Website) (Twitter)  Matt Gourley (Twitter)

Story and Star Wars (Website)   Alastair Stephes (Twitter)