Elena Fernández Collins is a podcast critic, reporter, and forensic sociolinguist. Wil Williams is a podcast reviewer, consultant, and former audio editor. Together, they're a talented team of compassionate creatives that want to share what they've learned. Beyond their own sites, both write for the AV Club. Ely's work appears on The Bello Collective and Wil's on Polygon. From audio drama to accessibility in podcasting, their topics are complex and their writing thoughtful.
By Elena Fernández Collins and Wil Williams | Monday November 4, 2019
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 and it’s my favorite! Who’s Baader-Meinhof? Wait, I have Google. […]
By Elena Fernández Collins and Wil Williams | Friday September 6, 2019
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 in my underground cave taking a nap for the […]
By Elena Fernández Collins and Wil Williams | Friday July 19, 2019
We’re talking about talking to the press. Whenever I bring up reaching out to the press, I get this response almost like people don’t realize they can? People seem to really undersell themselves and get really intimidated. Every podcast journalist I know wants this medium and its creators to succeed. So I think that’s step one for getting people on the right track: journalists who cover podcasts want you to succeed.