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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 favortie 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)

* Meeting Reggie Watts

* Concluding Thoughts

Additional References:

* Serial Podcast

* Bianca Giaever - Making Documentaries a Spiritual Practice

* Netflix Considers Podcasting

* One Small Step - StoryCorps

* The Monty - Lauren Wingard’s Story

* Reply All Podcast

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