Doug Fraser

What John Cleese Taught Me About Podcasting

Podcasting is an endlessly creative endeavor. From booking guests to polishing episodes, each step requires our left brains (logical, analytical,…

5 years ago

Why Being Interviewed Sucks (and How to Fix It)

There’s a hard truth about interviews we don’t talk much about: Being interviewed sucks. If you’ve been interviewed, you know…

5 years ago

10 Incredible Storytelling Resources for Podcasters

Storytelling is at the heart of our lives — it’s how we teach and learn lessons, create art and take…

6 years ago

Pro Storytelling Tip: Strong Production Process, Better Episodes

“Someone with average organizational skills will make a greater impactthan the disorganized creative geniuses among us.”– Scott Belsky Generating a…

6 years ago

Pro Storytelling Tip: Learn to Love Spreadsheets

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

6 years ago

Pro Storytelling Tip: Embrace Change

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

6 years ago

Pro Storytelling Tip: The Plus/Minus System

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

6 years ago

Pro Storytelling Tip: How to Cut the BS

There’s an internal barometer for BS in all of us. Even if we can’t identify exactly what’s setting it off,…

6 years ago

Pro Storytelling Tip: Obey the Theme

When someone asks you what your story’s about, chances are you dive into describing the plot. What if someone asks…

6 years ago

Pro Storytelling Tip: Give Your Story a Pulse with Mini Arcs

An engaging story isn’t a straight line running from its inciting incident to resolution -- it’s an EKG with ups…

6 years ago