VM 006 – Producing, Vocabulary, and Definitions, oh my!

I was reading an article recently written by a podcast producer, about great podcasts and their producers that inspires, most notably to me, one of my good friends, Someone Dies In This Elevator Showrunner, Tal Minear. It was fantastic to see my friend recognized by a peer as an Inspiring Indie, and good for them! As often happens when I’m reading something, my brain says hold on, something’s off here. But I don’t know what it is. That’s been ticking in my head, as something was off and I didn’t know why.

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VM 005 – Capitalism, Audio, and Why the Screenplay Format Should be Your First Step

As a podcast creator and voice actor, I’ve made a few casting calls and auditioned for a lot more. I’ve seen folks ask if there exists a guide to making casting calls for audio fiction shows, but I’ve never seen one myself, so I decided to make one. This is a guide for what I think are best practices for making an audio drama casting call. I’m by no means a casting call expert, and these are merely guidelines, not rules — feel free to just incorporate what works for you.

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VM 004 – Creating Audio Drama Casting Calls

As a podcast creator and voice actor, I’ve made a few casting calls and auditioned for a lot more. I’ve seen folks ask if there exists a guide to making casting calls for audio fiction shows, but I’ve never seen one myself, so I decided to make one. This is a guide for what I think are best practices for making an audio drama casting call. I’m by no means a casting call expert, and these are merely guidelines, not rules — feel free to just incorporate what works for you.

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VM 001 – What is the Value of a Fiction Podcast?

What is the Value of a 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010’s Style Non-Non-Fiction Digital Audio Radio Internet Podcast Youtube Soundcloud Play Comedy Drama Series Production Recording Movie for Your Ears and Earholes in the 2020s that is Making a Come Back an Evolution of the Art of Aural Storytelling it always was?

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