Jenna Spinelle loves a good story and has spent the past decade telling them as a journalist, marketing professional, and most recently, as a podcaster. She hosts and produces the Democracy Works podcast, a collaboration between the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State and WPSU, central Pennsylvania’s NPR station. She teaches journalism at Penn State’s Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications and has worked with clients throughout the U.S. as a freelance writer.

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Pro Storytelling Tip: Learn to Love Spreadsheets

Doug Fraser - May 18, 2020 0

From the seemingly simple to the utterly complex, stories of all kinds need an unseen caretaker. A behind-the-scenes Mother Goose who...

Essential Interview Prep for Podcasters

Creation Christine Blackburn - May 15, 2020 0

When a podcaster takes steps to be meaningfully prepared, a great interview can become so much...

Narrative Podcast Basics: 5 Core Tips I Lean on Daily

Creation Cherie Turner - May 6, 2020 0

Creating narrative podcasts is at once immensely rewarding and immensely difficult. You get to weave so many elements together: interview tape,...

Pro Storytelling Tip: Embrace Change

Creation Doug Fraser - April 24, 2020 0

“There is nothing permanent except change.” — Heraclitus If variety is the spice of life, change is the...

Podcast Makeover: The Prancing Pony

Creation Seth Resler - April 14, 2020 0

While radio broadcasters are routinely critiqued and coached by their program directors in aircheck sessions, podcasters usually don't have the same opportunity...

Industry

Special Feature: 10 Questions for Podchaser CEO Bradley Davis

Podcast Movement - May 4, 2020 0

First off, to get readers up to speed who may not be familiar, how would you...

4 Steps to Make the Most of Any Conference

Industry Jennifer Grimson - February 5, 2020 0

Conferences can be overwhelming. Most people look at the program, select a few sessions and just hope to meet and network with someone who...

What Documentary Filmmaking Taught Me About Podcasting

Creation Doug Fraser - December 16, 2019 0

Like documentary filmmaking, podcasting is an exercise in creative problem solving. From honing the pitch of your series to boiling down what each episode...

Planning the Jump to a Full-Time Podcast Career

Industry Wil Williams - December 4, 2019 0

About a year into my work in the podcast space, I started Googling things like, “how to freelance full-time,” “how to leave your day...

‘It’s About the Story, Now and Always’: Christopher Goffard on Dirty John and Detective Trapp

Creation Jenna Spinelle - November 20, 2019 0

Los Angeles Times reporter Christopher Goffard did not have any podcast experience when he started working on Dirty John in 2017, but he didn’t...

Marketing

Podcast Hero: How to Become a Content Powerhouse

Yvonne Heimann - March 25, 2020 0

Yay, your podcast is on air! It sounds great and you’re gaining exposure, but...

Extra, Extra: The Power of Supplementary Material for Podcasts

Audio Drama / Fiction Wil Williams - December 13, 2019 0

Your podcast listeners are here for the audio, no doubt about that -- but if you’re looking for engaging your audience more with your...

Digging Deeper into Podcast Website Accessibility

Marketing Elena Fernández Collins and Wil Williams - November 4, 2019 0

Hey, Wil, have you noticed an uptick in people talking about podcast websites recently? Just me? Is this just Baader-Meinhof whatever again? I have...

Pinna CEO Maggie McGuire on Truly Ad-Free Children’s Audio

Industry Brennan Tapp - September 18, 2019 0

Maggie McGuire, the CEO of Pinna, is all about blazing new territory. Since taking the wheel of the company in January, the former Scholastic...

Helping Your Discoverability: It’s Time for a Website

Marketing Elena Fernández Collins and Wil Williams - September 6, 2019 0

Ely! Podcast Movement is over, and our audio fiction track went so well! But now I am very ready for sleep. You can find me...

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Industry

Planning the Jump to a Full-Time Podcast Career

Wil Williams - December 4, 2019 0

About a year into my work in the podcast space, I started Googling things like, “how to freelance full-time,” “how to leave your day...

Celebrity Podcasts Roundtable: Challenges and Opportunities

Industry Jeremy Helton - August 13, 2019 0

With their built-in fan followings, the stars of YouTube, television, cinema, sports and social media have a lot of advantages when it comes to...

Why Advertisers Love Celebrity Podcasts

Industry Jeremy Helton - August 12, 2019 0

Are Hollywood A-listers stealing the limelight (and potential ad dollars) from podcasting's self-made stars? That was one of the questions posed by freelance journalist Nicole...

Podcast Makeover: Broadcasting Pros Critique Upcoming Podcasts – Panel

Creation Podcast Movement - July 14, 2019 0

It takes a lot of courage to have your podcast critiqued on stage by a panel of experts, but two podcasters are up to the challenge. This popular panel returns to Podcast Movement for the third year with must-see coaching tips from the best and the brightest.

Podcast Movement 2018 Opening Keynote – Pat Flynn

Creation Podcast Movement - July 14, 2019 0

Pat Flynn's opening keynote from PM18!

Society & Culture

Society, Culture & Advocacy

Being Timely vs. Being Well

Wil Williams - May 11, 2020 0

What happens when your podcast calls for discussion of current events, but those current events hit a little too close to...

Make Time for Audio

Society, Culture & Advocacy Wil Williams - May 1, 2020 0

Right now, there's a chance you're stuck at home with no idea what to do. It's a scary, stressful time for...

Podcasting in Public: Navigating Critique of Your Show

Society, Culture & Advocacy Elena Fernández Collins and Wil Williams - April 27, 2020 0

This article is the first in a three-part series. We'll be covering three topics: critique, feedback, and call-outs. We’ll discuss the...

To Stay Sane and Focused, Be Your Own Listener

Society, Culture & Advocacy Wil Williams - April 17, 2020 0

In the months since going from working a day job to being a full-time writer and podcaster, I've gotten plenty of...

Pro Storytelling Tip: The Plus/Minus System

Society, Culture & Advocacy Doug Fraser - April 6, 2020 0

If things are always sunny in a story, listeners get numb to the happiness. If it’s always bad, they ache for...

Technical

How Long Should an Interview Be?

Doug Fraser - January 10, 2020 0

Here’s the truth: the perfect length of an interview comes down to a few things, including the topic at hand, the length of the...

Podcast Makeover: Talking ‘Shop

Creation Seth Resler - November 6, 2019 0

While radio broadcasters are routinely critiqued and coached by their program directors in aircheck sessions, podcasters usually don't have the same opportunity to get...

Digging Deeper into Podcast Website Accessibility

Marketing Elena Fernández Collins and Wil Williams - November 4, 2019 0

Hey, Wil, have you noticed an uptick in people talking about podcast websites recently? Just me? Is this just Baader-Meinhof whatever again? I have...

Podcast Makeover: Hidden Entrepreneur

Resources Seth Resler - October 2, 2019 0

While radio broadcasters are routinely critiqued and coached by their program directors in aircheck sessions, podcasters usually don't have the same opportunity to get...

Starting a Podcast with Limited Tech Knowledge

Creation Dave Jackson - July 31, 2019 0

A client of mine called me up and swore that they were 100% sure they would never be able to podcast. They felt technology...

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