Werk It: The Podcast

Latest Episodes:

How to Make Your Team Run with Less Bullshit Jan 09, 2019

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Tips, tactics, and solid advice about how to navigate group dynamics on any show. With Julia Furlan, Megan Detrie and Alex Laughlin, who were all part of BuzzFeed’s PodSquad.

Hosted by Tanzina Vega, Werk It: The Podcast is the ICYMI version of the live event. Both the festival and the podcast are produced by WNYC Studios and are made possible by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Event sponsors for Werk It 2018 include Spotify, Capterra, Stitcher, ART19, Pandora, Himalaya, and Yale School of Management. You can find more information at www.wnycstudios.org/shows/werkit.

How to Make a Pitch Deck and a Budget Jan 09, 2019

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How do you talk about your podcast so that funders will want to get on-board? Allison Behringer, host of Bodies, explains what goes into your pitch deck and how to make a realistic budget.

It’s Time to Choose New Sources of Inspiration Jan 09, 2019

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Kristen Meinzer, co-host of By the Book, explains why looking to new sources of inspiration can lead us to create new audio… and new audiences.

Write Your Own Rules. Lead Like a Woman. Jan 09, 2019

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Three women in podcasting on taking the leap and launching their companies – and what it means to lead. With Juleyka Lantigua-Williams of Lantigua Williams & Co, Adonde Media’s Martina Castro, and Side Hustle Pro’s Nicaila Matthews Okome.

Don’t Point Nov 30, 2017

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We want our listeners to learn and be moved and see the world differently -- but what’s the line between those experiences and merely gawking at people different from ourselves? With, WNYC’s Rebecca Carroll, Ear Hustle’s Nigel Poor, Nancy’s Kathy Tu and Call Your Girlfriend's Aminatou Sow.

Werk It: The Podcast is a compilation of some of the best moments from the live event. Both the festival and the podcast are produced by WNYC Studios and are made possible by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting with additional support from the Annenberg Foundation. Event sponsors include Cole Haan, M.A.C. Cosmetics, and ThirdLove.com.

You can find more information at www.wnyc.org/shows/werkit.

Ask The Ethicist Nov 30, 2017

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What’s fair use? Do you need to get approval from Richard Simmons to do a podcast about Richard Simmons? A journalist and a lawyer tackle all your pod-ethics questions. With KPCC’s Evelyn Larrubia, Buzzfeed’s Nabiha Syed and Making Oprah’s Jenn White.

This podcast is the ICYMI, best-of version of Werk It. Both the festival and the podcast are produced by WNYC Studios and are made possible by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting with additional support from The Annenberg Foundation. Event sponsors include Cole Haan, M.A.C. Cosmetics, and ThirdLove.com.

You can find more information at www.wnyc.org/shows/werkit.

How I Make It: There Goes The Neighborhood Nov 30, 2017

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The team behind There Goes the Neighborhood, a series that explores gentrification in Brooklyn and Los Angeles, talks about how they turned a complex topic into a gripping story. With, WNYC’s Rebecca Carroll, KCRW’s Anna Scott and Celeste Wesson.

You can find more information at www.wnyc.org/shows/werkit.

Question Everything Nov 30, 2017

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There are hundreds of thousands of podcasts. And for each one, there are endless opinions on how they should be made. In this episode, a conversation about breaking the ‘rules’. With Mystery Show’s Starlee Kine, The Allusionist’s Helen Zaltzman, and WNYC’s Mary Harris.

You can find more information at www.wnyc.org/shows/werkit.

The Future of Love, Lust and Listening Nov 30, 2017

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Esther Perel’s new podcast, “Where Should We Begin?” features recordings of real people in couple’s therapy. Here, the therapist explains how this benefits her patients - and listeners.

You can find more information at www.wnyc.org/shows/werkit.

This Is Not a Joke with Lena Waithe Nov 30, 2017

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A funny conversation about how the funny can illuminate the serious. With Master of None’s Lena Waithe, Terrible Thanks for Asking’s Nora McInerny and Maeve in America’s Maeve Higgins.

You can find more information at www.wnyc.org/shows/werkit.