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Podcast Festival Highlights: Storytelling Tips, & Audio vs Video Debate | On Air Fest Recap - Ep 8.
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Podcast Festival Highlights: Storytelling Tips, & Audio vs Video Debate | On Air Fest Recap - Ep 8.

We learned all the things and even got to interview producers from RadioLab, StoryCorps and more!

(🎧 Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.)

Lauren Wingard and I had a blast at On Air Fest in Brooklyn last month. In these interviews, we cover everything from audience research to the ever-evolving debate between audio and video podcasting. Lauren and I reflect on the 5 “on the street” interviews we did at On Air Fest last month and share our favorite takeaways and learnings. We hope you enjoy!

- Outline -

Flo and Lauren Introduction (00:00 - 09:34)

  • How we met

  • Lauren’s professional journey from Red Hat leadership development to BetterOn

  • Warm-ups and on-camera techniques

Ben Robbins (NPR, Audible) on Why Audience Research is Crucial (09:34 - 12:20)

  • Ben is the founder of Sound Insights

  • Previously worked at NPR for 13 years and was global senior director of Research at Audible

  • Why Audience Research is imperative

Flo & Lauren Recap (12:20 - 16:30)

  • Clip from “10 Years of National Sawdust” with Paola Prestini & Jad Abumrad

Chioke Ianson (Resonate Podcast Festival, VCU) on Why Audio is Magic (16:30 - 21:29)

  • Chioki founded Resonate Podcast Festival in Richmond, Virginia

  • He is the director of community media at the Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU and an underwriting voice for NPR

Melanie Levitan (26:48 - 28:45) - Perspective from a podcast lover & attendee of the Fest

  • On Being Podcast

  • Introduction of Simon Adler interview, clip from 15-minute live “Closed Captions: RadioLab”

Simon Adler (Senior Producer, RadioLab) (31:34 - 36:55) on How to Design a Story for Different Formats

  • The story behind closed captions

  • The Impact of the Gallaudet University Protests

  • Reflections storytelling for various formats

Max Jungreis (StoryCorps) (41:30 - 52:45)

  • The Art of Storytelling at StoryCorp

  • Challenges and Rewards of Producing

  • The Role of Facilitators

  • Rapid Fire Questions with Max

Reflections and Future Plans (52:45 - 58:53)

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