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Post Show: What it Was Like to Interview Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor of Ear Hustle Jun 10, 2020

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In this post-show episode, host Skye Pillsbury and a special guest discuss what it was like to interview Ear Hustle co-creators Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods.

Get in touch:

Host Skye Pillsbury on Twitter @SkyePillsbury

Guest Paul Kondo on Twitter @PaulKondo

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 wonderful people who listen to this show.

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#PodcastBlackout Jun 03, 2020

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We are holding off on releasing a regular episode today to give ourselves and our audience more time to process what’s happening around the world, to grieve and to honor Black Lives. We are joined by many fellow podcasters in this effort, which has been named with the Twitter hashtag #PodcastBlackout. We are also devoting this week’s issue of our newsletter, to ways we can all help support the #BlackLivesMatter effort.

How Ear Hustle Went From Winning a Contest to Becoming One of the Most Successful Podcasts of All-Time May 27, 2020

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In our second episode of season two, host Skye Pillsbury interviews Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods, the creators and hosts of Ear Hustle. Ear Hustle, which was named a finalist for the first Pulitzer Prize for audio reporting this year, tells stories about daily life in San Quentin Prison. During this interview Nigel and Earlonne reveal:

How they knew they had nailed their pitch to podcast network Radiotopia;
What anxieties the team faced after Earlonne was released from prison;
Why the team has begun telling stories that are “harder to process";
The unique challenges of making a podcast inside a prison.

Get in touch:

Host Skye Pillsbury on Twitter @SkyePillsbury

Ear Hustle podcast on Twitter @EarHustlesq

Guest Earlonne Woods on Twitter @EarlonneWoods

Producer Evo Terra on Twitter @EvoTerra

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.

Post Show: What it Was Like to Interview Kara Swisher May 20, 2020

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In this post-show episode, host Skye Pillsbury sits down with a special guest to break down what it was like to interview New York Times columnist, Recode founder, and podcast entrepreneur Kara Swisher.

If you haven’t listened to Skye’s original interview with Kara, you can find it here.

Get in touch:

Host Skye Pillsbury on Twitter @skyepillsbury

Guest Kara Swisher on Twitter @karaswisher

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 husband for agreeing to let her tape the phone call at the top of last week’s show 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.

Why Interviewing Kim Kardashian Makes Perfect Sense to Business and Tech Journalist Kara Swisher May 13, 2020

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In our season two premiere, host Skye Pillsbury sits down with New York Times opinion columnist and Recode founder Kara Swisher to discuss her approach to podcasting. Kara, who hosts Recode’s Decode and Pivot podcasts and will soon produce and host a New York Times opinion podcast, reveals:

Why she understood life’s ephemerality at a young age and how that drives her today;
How interviewing people like Kathy Griffin, Kim Kardashian and Taffy Brodesser-Akner fits in perfectly with her sensibility as a business and tech journalist;
What she said to President Obama right before interviewing him (he wasn’t pleased);
How she prepares before interrogating her guests;
An upcoming project related to her 2011 stroke.

Get in touch:

Host Skye Pillsbury on Twitter @skyepillsbury

Guest Kara Swisher on Twitter @karaswisher

Producer Evo Terra on Twitter @evoterra

Guest editor Paul Kondo on Twitter @paulkondo

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. We are grateful to Paul Kondo, who helped edit this episode. Thanks to Jason Calacanis for greenlighting this project, to Skye’s husband for agreeing to let her tape the phone call at the top of the show 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.

Season Two Trailer May 06, 2020

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Inside Podcasting, the show in which creators discuss their craft, returns on May 13. This season host Skye Pillsbury interviews:

The New York Times’ 1619 producers Adizah Eghan and Annie Brown (you may also recognize their names from the credits of The Daily);
Ear Hustle creators Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods;
Dolly Parton’s America producer Shima Oliaee;
Moonface creator James Kim;
This Week in Tech founder Leo Laporte;
Recode Decode host and New York Times columnist Kara Swisher;
Podcast critic and Scoring Magic creator Wil Williams.

The season will also feature a series of mini-episodes, in which Skye and a special guest will discuss behind-the-scenes stories from the making of this show.

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

Please consider subscribing to Inside Podcasting, a free newsletter about everything podcasting at inside.com/podcasting.

How Jessi Hempel Went from Poet to Podcast Host Apr 29, 2020

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This bonus episode of Inside Podcasting contains more great stuff from Skye’s original interview with former Fortune writer Jessi Hempel. After Jessi jumped from traditional print journalism to LinkedIn, she took on the role of host of the social platform’s podcast Hello Monday. In this installment, Hempel shares her early aspirations to be a poet, the time she interviewed “a very young Mark Zuckerberg,” and why she decided to pursue new challenges at LinkedIn.

If you haven’t listened to Skye’s original interview with Jessi, you can find that here.

Inside Podcasting is produced and hosted by Skye Pillsbury. Evo Terra of Simpler Media Productions is Skye’s co-producer for season two of the podcast and is also helping Skye put together these bonus episodes. Charles Quilley is Skye’s sound engineer. Thanks to Jason Calacanis for greenlighting this project and to all of YOU, the wonderful people who listen to this show.

Please consider subscribing to Inside Podcasting, a free newsletter about everything podcasting at inside.com/podcasting.

What Martine Powers Learned at “Disney World for People Who Love Podcasts” (and More) Mar 18, 2020

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In this bonus episode of Inside Podcasting we hear from Martine Powers, the host of The Washington Post’s daily news podcast Post Reports. When Skye interviewed Martine in season one, the pair discussed what it’s been like to host her newspaper’s podcast. In this installment, Martine reveals her fantasy to “live on a beach with turtles,” what it was like to spend time reporting from her mother’s home country of Trinidad, how covering school shootings prompted her interest in finding a specific “beat,” and why the Transom Story Workshop is “like Disneyworld for people who love podcasts.”

If you haven’t listened to Skye’s original interview with Martine, you can find that here: https://insidepodcasting.libsyn.com/post-reports-podcast-martine-powers

Inside Podcasting is produced and hosted by Skye Pillsbury. Evo Terra of Simpler Media Productions is Skye’s co-producer for season two of the podcast and is also helping Skye put together these bonus episodes (more to come!). Charles Quilley is Skye’s sound engineer. Thanks to Jason Calacanis for greenlighting this project and to all of YOU, the wonderful people who listen to this show.

Please consider subscribing to Inside Podcasting, a free newsletter about everything podcasting at inside.com/podcasting.

What Terry Gross taught Ian Chillag about interviewing (and more) Jan 22, 2020

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This bonus episode of Inside Podcasting is all the good stuff from Skye’s interview with Everything is Alive (everythingisalive.com) creator Ian Chillag that didn’t make it into the full episode from last August.

The episode is divided into two parts: the first illuminates a bit more about Ian’s background — and contains some juicy bits about what he learned about interviewing from Fresh Air’s Terry Gross — and the second reveals a few more behind-the-scenes details regarding how Ian makes his show. Enjoy!

If you haven’t listened to Skye’s original interview with Ian, you can find that here: http://insidepodcasting.libsyn.com/everything-is-alive-podcast-ian-chillag

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Inside Podcasting is produced and hosted by Skye Pillsbury. Evo Terra of Simpler Media Productions is Skye’s co-producer for season two of the podcast and is also helping Skye put together these bonus episodes (more to come!). Charles Quilley is Skye’s sound engineer. Thanks to Jason Calacanis for greenlighting this project.

Crossover with Podcast Brunch Club Oct 24, 2019

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Hello and welcome to a bonus episode of Inside Podcasting! Today we are featuring an episode from the Podcast Brunch Club podcast, in which PBC founder Adela Mizrachi interviews Alie Ward, host of the Ologies pod. Ologies is a show where Ward, who is a humorist and science correspondent, "asks smart people stupid questions and the answers might change your life."

Podcast Brunch Club is more than just a podcast. Every month Adela and her team put out a themed listening list. People listen on their own time and then members gather in real life to discuss the playlist (there is also a virtual chapter).

Find out more:

Podcast Brunch Club website

Podcast Brunch Club podcast

Podcast Brunch Club Twitter

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