The month of July was exciting for the Podcast Movement community! We had an absolute blast meeting so many of you in Philadelphia for PM18! The community continues to grow each month and we want to take the opportunity to shine the spotlight on some of our newest members. We hope that you will check out their shows or at least say hello and welcome them to the Podcast Movement family!
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Jessica Brassington – Naked Talk: Candid Convos about Whole Health
Jessica Brassington is an online influencer, author, and holistic health coach. She has a passion for addressing the WHOLE person and spreading the message that real health is more than eating greens, working out, and looking hot naked…although that’s a bonus! Jess believes in taking a holistic approach to health by addressing the whole person and ALL areas of life as they’re all connected and affect the other, especially our business. She lives on the lake north of Houston, Texas with her husband, three girls, and rescue named Chelsea. When she isn’t trying out new ways to stay fit she is usually ubering her kiddos around, reading, writing, improving her golf game, or hanging out with the fam.
Angela Campbell – Hope and Encouragement for Your Journey (HEYJ)
Angela Campbell, Ph.D., is an author, speaker, a recent podcast host and a College Wellness Counselor. With her family, she has had to face unexpected challenges of unemployment, financial instability & her daughter’s serious illness. She and her husband received hope from conversations with others who had made it through similar situations. Now on the other side of that pain, her podcast, Hope and Encouragement for Your Journey (aka HEYJ), provides listeners with the stories and strategies of others who have successfully navigated through relationship, health and/or business challenges to give listeners hope for a better life.
Zack Reneau-Wedeen – Google Podcasts
Zack began listening to podcasts as a study tool in high school long before joining Google and founding the Google Podcasts product. Google Podcasts, which is newly available as an Android app, aims to help double worldwide podcast listening over the next couple of years, especially through new AI-powered experiences.
Joel Lounds – Florida Men
Joel is one half of the duo that creates Florida Men, a weekly podcast that features stories about America’s most prolific criminal: Florida Man. He and his friend Phil launched their podcast in May 2018 and teaching themselves what it takes to produce, launch, and promote an independent podcast.
Matthew Buffington – NASA in Silicon Valley
Matthew Buffington is the Communications Director at NASA’s Ames Research Center and the host of the NASA in Silicon Valley podcast, a conversational podcast with the various scientists, researchers, engineers and overall cool people who work at NASA. He previously worked at the U.S. Department of State as a diplomat in Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Suriname.
Leah Collie – Pretty Please? Podcast
Leah Collie is a freelance writer and podcast host reigning from New Jersey. She started the Pretty Please? Podcast in 2016 as a way to get her voice heard and to create a platform for young women of color. Leah hopes that Pretty Please? Podcast will break the glass ceiling and bring Women of Color podcasters together.
Verginiya Yancheva – The Fashion Photography Podcast
Verginiya Yancheva is an internationally published advertising and fashion photographer based in Europe.
Georgi Zhekov’s background is in editing and DOP.
A few years ago Georgi came up with the idea of The Fashion Photography Podcast and offered Verginiya to start a new educational show called The Fashion Photography Podcast
And the idea became reality.
Turns out this was exactly what the industry needs because the podcast received lots of love with its very start.
Almost three years later the podcast is already having over 200 episodes, with a variety of topics and amazing guests such as Tamara Williams, Felix Rachor, Gerhard Merzeder, Henrik Adamsen, Jonas Jensen, Benjamin Kaufmann and many others. (http://photographypodcast.net/guests/).
Every Wednesday they publish a new interview with a big name in the industry and every other Friday there is an episode with tips and tricks for all photography lovers out there!
The audience of the show is constantly growing and the owners are very fortunate to have their feedback, so they can constantly improve, update the audience with the latest news on the photography scene and deliver the best experience!
Natasha Malik – Girls Uninterrupted
Natasha is a co-host of the podcast Girls Uninterrupted. The project started by Natasha and Sara, where they bring together a collection of unapologetic ideas and voices.
After sealing their friendship with a shared bond of the being the most two outspoken girls in a one square mile radius, they decided to create something all their own where they could truly be heard.
Each episode they bring on guests that they admire, ranging from friends to public figures. What all of they all have in common is their ability to proudly and imperfectly share their opinions. Whether that be on politics, pop culture, local event and more!
Paula Whidden – Family Stuff with Paula Whidden
As a temporarily retired pastor, Paula has had a passion for helping families for over 30 years. When her own children needed focused attention, she pulled back on ministry, but that desire never left. That’s when she began blogging and created a website that attracted 10,000 regular visitors. She authored 4 books. And now, she talks with women about their kids, their husbands and their sanity from a decidedly Christian perspective.
Anton Richardson – Tag Me In Podcast
As a podcast hosted by two young black British males, we would describe ourselves as students of life and striving to be the best version of ourselves. We would also pride ourselves on our vulnerability and ability to share the highs and lows of our personal journeys.
Mindy Marzec – Rock Your Wedding Biz
The Rock Your Wedding Biz podcast, hosted by Renee Dalo and Mindy Marzec, brings you no-nonsense advice for the wedding industry.
Lisette Austin – The Globetrotter Lounge
Jet Set Lisette is a web designer and entrepreneur who loved to travel but couldn’t always afford the international trips she craved. In 2012 she learned how to rack up millions of airline miles and hotel points using only her good credit score and regular household spending. Learning how to “travel hack” has currently saved her almost $90K in travel costs, allowed her to visit 22 countries and opened the door to luxury travel experiences.
Since 2013 Lisette has been teaching people how to earn hundreds of thousands of miles and points using travel credit cards sign up bonuses. She is the creator of the online video course, Jet Set 101: Becoming a Travel Hacker, which launched in 2017. Lisette is also the host of The Globetrotter Lounge podcast, interviewing inspiring women who have found creative ways to travel more. She lives in the Seattle area with her photographer husband and teenage son.
Matt Ruttenberg – The Money Twins Podcast
The Money Twins are identical twins, with diverse backgrounds in finance. They merged this background to create themoneytwins.com, where they help young families take the necessary steps to thrive financially.
Jameel Monroe – My Crazy Thoughts
This podcast is mostly about hip-hop music and sports. Occasionally movie, tv show reviews and anything interesting in today’s world will be talked about.
Jeremiah Zohner – Hope Strikes Back Podcast
After developing a love of Star Wars and comic books as a child, Zohner was destined to be a geek. With interests touching on computers, video games, tech, books, TV and movies, and toys and collectibles, he is the epitome of a well-rounded geek who eventually stumbled into podcasting.
After hosting a successful weekly tech podcast for nearly a decade, he decided that he wanted to do something more meaningful so he helped start Hope Strikes Back, a non-profit media group based in Salt Lake City, UT focused on using the platform to help others.
When he’s not writing articles or podcasting, he can be found managing projects for a software company or spending time with his family.
Clara Harris – Swamp Witch Studio Stories
Clara Harris is an actor anywhere that will have her – television, film, stage, and audio. She is a writer and the Founder and Producer at Swamp Witch Studio. Clara loves a good story. She is passionate about new work for the stage and fresh interpretations of classic texts.
Clara can be seen in the upcoming David Lowery film, The Old Man and the Gun, alongside Casey Affleck, co-starring Robert Redford. She recently completed filming a feature with Nancy Stafford, who she met while working alongside Doug Jones and Anson Williams in the feature Nazareth. Favorite stage roles include Come Sing, Jimmy Jo (Olive/Kerri Sue, original cast), Wiley and the Hairy Man (original musical cast), and Antigone (Tiresias/Eurydice). In addition to her work on stage and screen, she is an active audiobook narrator for both fiction and nonfiction. Check out her podcasts, Swamp Witch Studio Stories and The Dinner Dish on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast player.
Clara has been honored with the Emerging Artist Award by the Kentucky Arts Council (Playwright, 2014), and her plays have been shortlisted and honored nationally and internationally.
Clara thinks riding long distances on her bicycle, past lovely vistas, and camping under the stars is a perfect vacation. She loves to cook and hosts a podcast talking to people about what they make for dinner – an average, workaday dinner. And though she does not understand a fraction of the science behind it, she is a total nerd about everything to do with space and space exploration.
Vic Ellizabeth Turnbull – Tourist
Vic is an invisible force in the North of England and beyond; Vic works tirelessly to enable people to achieve their dreams and ambitions, whatever their background. She has over twelve year’s experience of working with national, award-winning youth charities and across the creative industries.
She’s a massive advocate of the power of informal learning, DIY approaches, networking and raw talent as routes to success. In recognition of her achievements to date, Vic was included on the prestigious Northern Power Women Future List 2017.
Her most recent role was Fundraising and Marketing Manager at UpRising, the UK’s leading, youth leadership development charity. She’s also the former Deputy Director of NOISEfestival.com, Europe’s leading promoter of emerging creative talent. Here she helped secure new creatives massive, media exposure (BBC R1, 1Xtra…), exhibitions and masterclasses at impressive locations, including Downing Street, House of Commons and V&A, and enabled them to get kick-ass kudos from the best in the business, like from legends such as Brian Eno, Boiler Room, Wayne Hemingway, Giles Deacon, Peter Saville and Badly Drawn Boy.
Vic also flies the flag for women in the media. She’s the Director of the independent music website, Silent Radio and co-Founder, Exec-Producer and Presenter of the Silent Radio Show, that’s broadcast live on MCR.Live. Her further radio includes BBC 5Live and BBC Radio Manchester. Vic also has international TV Production Management credits such as BBC, ZDF / Arte, and Smithsonian.
A regular panelist on the themes of representation, inclusion, diversity and self-promotion, her recent appearances include talks for Off The Record festival, Liverpool Sound City, The MPA, DivaManc and the Inclusive Growth Unit.
Her debut podcast Tourist is an alternative travel guide with the funniest people on the planet. Forget Lonely Planet, join Vic Elizabeth Turnbull, alongside your favorite comedians and well-known faces on trips to the UK’s most loved places, best-kept secrets, backstreet dives, and some unlikely destinations.
Each episode, a new guest gives a no-holds-barred tour of a place that they’ve always wanted to visit, but have never been before.
Will Polk – Scene N Nerd Podcast
Will is the producer of the Scene N Nerd podcast with his host Sarah Belmont. They have been together now for one and a half years. The podcast gives weekly recaps and analysis of Comic Book/Sci-fi TV shows and movies, dramatic TV shows/movies, and entertainment news. Some of the shows that are the main focus of their podcast are The Flash, Arrow, Mr. Robot, Supergirl, Krypton, the NetFlix Marvel TV shows, Game of Thrones and new shows are added to rotation each season. In his day job, Will is a lawyer and Sarah is an HR Consultant.
Carson Foley – The Future And Young
Carson is a 17-year-old student from the Kansas City, Missouri Metro Area. Carson grew up always wanting to outperform his current self. This led to him undertaking internships with companies like Berkshire Hathaway at the age of 15. Soon, he wanted to start something for himself. At the end of his sophomore year in high school, he developed an online ministry for teenagers called TeenLyfeMinistries. He began his podcast after his junior year with the mindset of developing young leaders today so that they are able to flourish tomorrow.
Megan Hall – The Inspired Women Podcast
Megan Hall, like most women, is a wearer of many hats.
Through her roles as women’s empowerment coach and motivational speaker Megan empowers busy women to become the best version of themselves. She teaches her clients simple life strategies that help them minimize their stress and maximize their joy.
Through her role as host of The Inspired Women Podcast Megan connects her audience with inspirational women who share their real stories and chats about topics relevant to women today. The goal of the podcast and The Inspired Women Community is to help women feel connected, inspired, and supported in their daily lives.
Megan’s final roles are to be the best mom to her four children, a supportive military spouse to her husband, a US Navy Sailor, and care for her beautiful kitties Tessa & Fitz. Her goal is to inspire others to overcome their feelings of being hopeless and helpless so they can live their best life possible.
John Ribeiro – The Zero2Hired Podcast – Helping Job Seekers get the job faster!
The Zero2Hired Podcast helps job seekers land the job quickly. You might be asking yourself, how? Zero2hired host, John Ribeiro, Author of the Zero2Hired book, interviews industry career experts, and coaches who share insider insights on how to successfully navigate and succeed in the interview process. This podcast goes deep to provide you with the best information in the industry.
Gina Murphy-Darling – Mrs. Green’s World
From about age five, Gina’s mom called her a “troublemaker” but always advised her that if she figured out how to do “it” right, it would serve her well in this world. Her mom was right. Translation? Meet the Disruptor for Good! She really likes to stir things up and get people thinking AND acting. One of her favorite past times is making people laugh and because she was clearly born with multiple sets of tear ducts, crying makes the list too. Gina cries proudly and frequently – mostly tears of joy. A few things that immediately turn the tears of joy faucet on are her team accomplishing a goal they set; letters from ten-year-old girls sharing that, because of Mrs. Green’s World, they will never use straws again; traveling deep into the Amazon rainforest; her clients sharing the difference Mrs. Green’s World has made in their lives and businesses; being a part of the lives of young people and when her family is all together. Tears of sorrow? Things like mass shootings, 500 children dying of starvation every day due to climate change, the devastation of our oceans and our rainforests and the rate of extinction for our four-legged friends. Her advice if you are thinking about writing a book? As a published author, Mrs. Green says: just do it! Be sure you have the fire in your belly, the time to tell your story and then really commit to it. The Queen of Green warns everyone that she stops for birds, all wildlife and to snap pictures of the numerous ways plastic pollution is impacting the health of our planet. Gina is a dreamer at heart. But she doesn’t just dream – she makes things happen. She has spent most of her adult life working to improve the lives of at-risk children and families, and now our at-risk planet. She is madly and passionately in love with this great planet or ours and is tireless in her efforts to preserve it. Her big dream? Raise the consciousness, of every human being on this planet, about the reality of our climate and the health of our planet. Then, educate, inspire and engage them to be the change they wish to see in the world.
Lilly Camp – Hairy Legs Hannah’s Feminist Quarter-Hour
Two NYU Dramatic Writing MFA grads, a Latin American immigrant and a queer woman from Los Angeles, playwrights, TV writers, writing and producer/director team living in Brooklyn, NY.
Daniel Tuggle – Ready Set Show Podcast
Hello, my name is Daniel Tuggle, (DT what I am called and go by on our podcast FYI) I am 36 years old and I am currently living in East Tennessee where I was born and raised. I have 3 beautiful girls ages are 2, 12, and 14, I also have a son who is 9. I have a beautiful fiancee who likes my beautiful children I love more than anything! They make me strive to be my best everyday and work hard so that they are all well taken care of now and in the future, without them by my side, I don’t know what I would do. I started our podcast called, “Ready Set Show Podcast” March of 2018. How I got started dates back to when I was in my early 20’s I used to go to my cousin who past away a few years ago, unfortunately, fathers house to hang out and I would just tell crazy stories of things that have happened in my life. My cousins father (Kellen who I shout out the start of each episode) always loved the stories and laughed, told me that I needed to be on radio everytime he would see me after that. I was playing drums in different bands at the time so just kind of kept it in the back of my mind. About 2-3 years ago I started listening to podcasts until one day it just hit me, I decided I want to start my own podcast. So luckily, income tax time was upon us and I was able to get the laptop I am currently still using, and got a Blue Snowball mic that I was using until a few weeks ago. From there I had a buddy of mine I started with and it didn’t work out. I then did it by myself and though I was enjoying it every episode it just felt like something was missing. I was working at a factory here in my hometown and Lette was working there and we had been talking about doing a podcast for a while and it just kind of hit me to start doing the podcast with Lette. Drama aka “Drama B” was there helping me and supporting the show from the start from making our logo, an awesome video for the show, and made our intro also. She has helped us so much we made her our manager and with her business, in online marketing (www.socialpoint24.com def check her out she has really good and affordable offers) and social media, she has helped us so much. Together with us 3, are not just a great team, but we are friends, family even!! I love this show and our segments. We do comedy, gaming, music, paranormal, vaping, and more! Anything we want to talk about we talk about it and we have so much fun doing it! We just want to learn as much as we can to help improve our show and entertain our listeners. We started out posting our episodes on Soundcloud but now we have moved over to Podbean which we LOVE and so glad we made the move to their platform. Well, that’s about it and we would love if you come to listen to the show, and if you like it follow and share it with your friends and family!! Love the podcasting community we just want to do our part to make it grow and be better. Thank you and special thanks to Podcast Movement for letting us join this great community for podcasters and welcoming us we can’t thank you all enough!!
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Veronica Obregon – Latina LesBi y Que Podcast
Veronica is the host of the Latina LesBi y Que Podcast. We talk about the topics that are important to Latina Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer women. This podcast was born out of the Latina Lesbian & Bisexual Meetup in Los Angeles that has over 700 members. Veronica is a mental health professional and an adjunct professor of human behavior. She will use her mental health and social justice perspective to frame the conversations and interviews in this podcast.
Mike McGrady – Your Mountain
Join David Willms, Mike McGrady, Nephi Cole, and entertaining guests each week as they use humor, storytelling, and more than 40 years of collective experience in law, science, and policy to explain important decisions affecting your outdoor experience. As the guys frequently say, “There are millions of acres of opportunity out there. They belong to you. Every day, decisions are being made that affect your land, your water, and your wildlife. You should know about them. This is Your Mountain.”
Bonnie Jenkins – Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security and Conflict Transformation (WCAPS)
Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, Founder, and President of WCAPS, is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. She was nominated by President Barack Obama in April 2009 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in June 2009 as Special Envoy and Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs in the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, U.S. Department of State (DOS). She served in that position until January 2017.
Rory McIlvenny – The Jack Klassen Show
Boarderline obsessive, Rory Mc exercises his talents as a producer by placing a microscope on the Jack Klassen Show and reflecting that magnified image on social media and the web in general. The Jack Klassen Show was at one time a thriving and established FM radio show but hard times fell on the show and it was reduced to dead-air. Rory heard past episodes of the show via Youtube, and other places. He took notice of a special quality and talent found in the show, and Jack, that he felt was being left by the wayside. So, Rory contacted the comedy talkshow host, who at the time, was sitting in a metaphorical dirty bathrobe, smoking cigarette butts from a metaphorical ashtray and collecting a metaphorical talkshow welfare dole. A pep talk wasn’t enough to bring Jack out of his radio depression funk. Rory took it upon himself to paint every nook and cranny of the interweb with Jack’s radio show and name. He spread the show to Spreaker, to Stitcher, to Itunes, to IHeartRadio… the list goes on, Jack felt the power once again.. he took off the bathrobe and stepped up to the mic, this time in a Podcast capacity (he may be still wearing the bathrobe now that I think about it). Rory divided his efforts between the continued promotion of past shows and producing brand new ones. As the show gains popularity, Rory feels great satisfaction. He continues to see great potential in the shows future.
Mark Kennerly – The REAL-ly Married Show
Mark and Clarissa have been together since 1993, and married since 2000. They host a podcast about what it’s REALLY like to be married. The goal is to encourage you to fight for your marriage as they fight for theirs!
Dylan Adams – Why I’ll Never Make It
Dylan Adams is an actor, singer, and producer in New York City. After Dylan produced his one-man show called #TheNonExistentDatingLifeOfDylanAdams at the Metropolitan Room in New York City, he caught the producing bug and recently produced a successful production of Cindy Lou Johnson’s Brilliant Traces, Off-Broadway with Art of Warr Productions and will be producing a second production with Art of Warr in Spring of 2019.
Dylan is avid podcast listener, so when asked by Why I’ll Never Make It co-hosts Dewey Caddell and Patrick Oliver Jones to produce their podcast he was glad to take on the challenge. Some of Dylan’s favorite podcasts to listen to are My Dad Wrote A Porno, Super Soul Conversations, The Thing That Happened This Week, and Conversations With People Who Hate Me.
As a recent graduate from the Maggie Flanigan Studio in New York City, his mission as an artist is to create work that is engaging and thought-provoking.
Richard Fawal – Junto Media
Junto Media creates original and branded podcasts for specialty audiences who are passionate about their businesses and hobbies.
Peter Bryant – MythWits
Peter is a podcaster, artist, game designer, and writer. He runs Aether Forge Creations and is the Director of New Media for the TSR PodCast Network.
As a game designer, artist, and writer he has developed professional material for R. Talsorian Games, Tri Tac Games, Dilly Green Bean Games, and Chapter 13 Press. Outside of RPGs he has released two card games – Rogue Chess and Cube of Death.
As a podcaster he was one of the founding co-hosts of the Tri Tac PodCast. He is currently the host of the video series and podcast MythWits where he interviews industry guests every week. He also produces Game School and Cube of Death podcasts for the TSR PodCast Network.
Angela Brown – Ask a House Cleaner
Angela Brown has been a professional house cleaner for 25 years. She is the author of the book “How to Start Your Own House Cleaning Company” and the show host of the Daily YouTube show and Podcast: “Ask a House Cleaner.”
Joe Riggs – Bench Warming Podcast
Bench Warming Podcast is the dream podcast for sports lovers. We throw everything on the table and discuss what the “other guys” don’t like to discuss. No sports are off limits for Joe and Jeffrey as they live out their dreams of talking about sports for others to hear. The Bench Warmers are just out here providing facts and fun from the point of view of two Midwesterners.
Patrick Daniel – The Great Everything
Patrick is a former international finance lawyer who saw the light and quit, to dedicate his life to ethics, culture, and the restless pursuit of knowledge.
Kelly Kusumoto – WisDumb Podcast
Kelly is co-host and editor of the WisDumb Podcast along with his partner, Joey Gabra. The two have been in countess bands together and talk about music both past and present, as well other fun topics like family and their professional industries. Kelly is a writer, musician, and graphic designer born and raised in Los Angeles, CA and now living in Philadelphia, PA.
Robert Kane – Simple Theology
Robert lives in Columbus, OH with his wife, daughter, and high-energy dog. He enjoys sports and roots for whichever team LeBron is on. In his spare time he enjoys tweaking the Simple Theology podcast and website to make it better one small tweak at a time!
Colleen Shumaker – Finding The Fantastic
Colleen is finding her fantastic. She is breaking the stereotype by being a voice to the people who feel alone in the struggles and hustles they are experiencing.She believes that being authentic transparent and vulnerable are the keys to living your best life. In a world of stereotypes she chooses to break them and live her adventure. She knows that others are struggling with the mundane and she wants to bring them along with her and help everyone find their fantastic. Because its in the finding.
Daren Lake – Cool Black Dudes
Daren is a New York City raised now Sydney based; jack of all trades, master of some. You can find him sitting comfortably in the intersection of podcasting, health & well being, audio production, technology, and the arts.
J.M. Bell – The LEFT Show
J.M. Bell is a professional writer, musician, wonk, and political consultant. He’s been working in and around politics since 1989 when he volunteered on a Price City Council campaign for free guitar strings.
J.M. is the former Democratic National Committee Communications Director for Utah (2005-2007), ran for Utah State Democratic Party Chair in 2009 (was crushed), and ran for Utah House 43 in 2012 (40% with less than 5k in campaign spending), and was the president of the Children’s Justice Corps, a non-profit entity that educated about sexual and physical crimes against children and lobbied for smarter, long term prosecution and punishment for offenders.
J.M. spent 3 years as the host of Left of the Dial on KSL NewsRadio, fulfilling a lifelong dream and proving that you should be careful what you wish for, because you just might get it … and it might be a giant turd.
J.M. is also the Owner of Defenestrate Media Group, home of The LEFT Show, a ground breaking network for developing grassroots media, internet delivered original content, progressive leaning content across a vast, non political topic sphere, and several award winning podcasts.
Winner – Best of State from City Weekly in 2010 (Radio Show), 2012 (Lefty Podcast), & 2016 (Comic Book Podcast).
Karen (KJ) James – Get On Purpose
Karen James is a global purpose expert with a no-nonsense approach to igniting ethical transformation. Fast-talking, funny and pulling no punches, Karen is a Jersey girl turned social entrepreneur, corporate change maker, engineer, author, podcast host, and speaker.
With an engineer’s brain, an entrepreneurial mindset, 30 years of engineering and business experience, a knack for community engagement and ethical moral compass – Karen stands out in a business world often filled with suits and straight faces. From innovation to transformation to community building, Karen’s sharp intellect and global career brings something for everyone.
Nelson Crawford – Indistinct Conversation
Nelson Crawford is letting you in to his life by opening the window to his experience to as person in the world with the good, bad, funny, and ugly.
Kendra Murray – the Petaluma Radio Players
Kendra performed in numerous plays in high school and college, and directed a play for her senior project, which earned her the school Drama Cup. She apprenticed at, and managed the Box Office of the Berkshire Theatre Festival in Stockbridge, Mass. Since joining the Petaluma Radio Players in January 2017, Kendra has performed as Joan in One Way Passage, Mrs. Hudson and Constance Foley in The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes, and Miss Brooks in Our Miss Brooks. Among the projects she has worked on as an Associate Producer are P.R.P.’s Adopt-A-Play spring Showcase, KRCB-FM Radio 91’s series of on-air promos, Petaluma Emergency Radio for KPCA-FM, and P.R.P.’s Holmes for the Holidays. She “speaks” in character voices for her dog, Gandalf, and her cats, Merlin and Saffira. She has two young adult children, and is an avid knitter and spinner.
Cory Huffman – Convince Us!
Cory is a co-host and creator of the podcast Convince Us! which is a humorous and entertaining dive into the bizarre world of conspiracy theories. Cory and his best friend (and co-host) Colin had been living in different timezones for 8 years, and upon both moving back to their hometown felt the need to do something creative and fun together and thought of the idea of a podcast! In a random brainstorm they settled on the conspiracy theory topic and have both fallen in love… with podcasting. Cory recently discovered the online community of podcasters and it has been a game changer! The support and networking has helped Cory and Colin to see podcasting as a long-term venture, and not just a random hobby.
Mike Petty – The Fathergamer Podcast
As the slogan suggests, The Fathergamer Podcast is more than just a podcast. TFGP celebrates geek and nerd culture, and interacts with all walks of life, be it gaming, comics, movies, or any form of creativity out there.
Parimalar Devi – The Hungry and The Chef
Pari D is a professionally trained chef who hosts a brand new podcast on food. On each episode she and her co hosts, Ravin and Adrian, explore some of the world’s most popular dishes and dig deep to discover the history, myths and developments of some of the world’s most popular meals. A gastronomy fanatic, Pari’s guilty pleasure’s include parody music videos and is currently in employ of her dog, Scout who rules with an iron fist.
Gwen & J – FIRE Drill Podcast
Fire Drill podcast was started by Gwen from Fiery Millennials and J from Millennial Boss.
They’re two twenty-somethings who saved a few hundred thousand each by their late twenties, own rental properties, and plan to retire early.
They started this podcast in response to the outcry in the financial independence community on the lack of female prominent voices. They felt there was a need to fill the gap.
On Fire Drill Podcast, they discuss a wide range of topics in the Financial Independence arena. From real estate to starting your own online business to making bank writing romance novels to full time travel to AirBnb and more. If there’s someone out there making their dreams happen, Gwen & J want to talk about it. This podcast isn’t just about educating – they want to entertain while you learn something.
If you or someone you know suffers from extreme addiction to talking about Financial Independence this is the place for you!
Eve Davis-Paul – VanquisHER the Podcast
Eve Davis-Paul is a Lesbian, Woman of Color and Native of Washington D.C. whose passion for women’s freedom from Narcissistic Abuse stems from the abuse she endured as a result of Maternal Narcissism. Marriage and motherhood has given Eve an urgency to sound the alarm and bring global awareness to Maternal Narcissistic Abuse, while providing hope and creating solutions for freedom. Eve has re-mothered herself, healed from the abuse and now she coaches other women that suffer from the effects of Maternal Narcissism. She takes pride in maintaining a vastly growing podcast, with listeners reaching as far as the UK and Germany.
Ian Sanders – Cold War Conversations
In conversation with those that experienced the Cold War and those who are fascinated.
We’re about recording the personal stories and lesser known aspects of the Cold War.
Our goal is to encourage people to learn more about this critical period in world history and over time we’ll build an oral archive of those who lived through and experienced the Cold War first hand.
Corinne Crabtree – Losing 100lbs with Phit-N-Phat
Corinne lost 100lbs after a lifetime of battling obesity. She decided to lose weight the way she would LIVE it. She now helps women on her podcast learn how to lose weight, too, without a bunch of BS tricks. She focuses on changing how you think about food, ditch calorie counting and start living.
Suzie Bichovsky – Keep Your Candle Lit
Suzie is a burnout prevention strategist and a yoga teacher. She focusses on burnout prevention in the areas of work, education, and relationship with self and others. Collaborating with people and supporting them in claiming their purpose, passion, and vision keeps her candle lit. In addition to coaching and yoga, she has provided professional development support for educators in the public school and university settings. She is a public school educator with over 20 years of experience.
Christopher Orapello – Down at the Crossroads – Music. Magick. Paganism.
Christopher Orapello is an author, artist, witch, and animist with a background in Western occultism, ceremonial magick, and Freemasonry and has been on his journey for over 20 years. He cohosts the podcast Down at the Crossroads with his partner, Tara-Love Maguire, and is a signature artist with Sacred Source, a leading producer and distributor of ancient deity images in North America. He is also coauthor of the upcoming book “Besom, Stang, & Sword: A Guide to Traditional Witchcraft, the Six-Fold Path & the Hidden Landscape” which is currently available for pre-order from Red Wheel/Weiser Books and other online retailers. After a growing desire for a more locally based form of witchcraft, he and Tara founded the Blacktree Coven in 2014 and set out to forge a modern approach to traditional witchcraft for a new era of praxis.
Helena Harris – That Newport Show
They’re no Kennedys, but you’ll love hanging out with hosts Buck and Helena each week while on your way to work, out running, or even cleaning toilets. Sure, they can dress up and pass muster at a black tie event as well as the next yankee, but this passionate husband and wife team are pretty much just a couple of punks who work hard, drink responsibly, and use their unique brand of passion to connect with their community… and with you!
Bry Jensen – Pontifacts
Pontifacts is a light hearted, only slightly blasphemous papal history podcast, ranking all the Popes from Peter to Francis.
Hosts Bry and Fry dig into the lives of the pontiffs, determine the value of their contributions, and uncovered juicy scandals that shock the whole of Christendom!
In the end, Popes worthy of a “Papal Bull” honour will battle it out for the keys to the Pearly Gates, and to be the popiest pope who ever poped.
Join us for lots of laughs, circular friends, and a niche of relatively unknown history!
Kalena M. Boller – The Credits Podcast
Kalena is a film industry professional with over a decade of experience working in the Locations Department. She is also a former movie reviewer for INSite Atlanta Magazine and began her podcasting career 5 years ago as co-host and producer of The Reel Snobs Podcast. As host of The Credits Podcast, Kalena interviews her fellow crew members to shine a spotlight on the often unheard of positions that scroll by at the end of every movie. She currently resides in Atlanta, GA with her husband.
Joe Laber – A Cup of Joe Media
Joe Laber has been entertaining radio audiences since 1990. He continues to do so from his A Cup of Joe Media home studio. Joe enjoys BREWING fresh content for radio (commercials, imaging, promos and voice tracks). He is also a professional voice and copy write talent for other various media outlets (TV, video and social).
Nancy Becher – Don’t Wait Til Pigs Fly
Nancy Becher dreams of a world that runs on the vibrancy of thousands of small businesses, all working together, making money and living in great supportive communities.
As an author, journalist and business consultant for more than 30 years, she has worked with hundreds of companies – large and small (throughout the United States and internationally) — helping them create strategies and processes that are built to give them more revenues, less stress and raving fans.
While knowing that starting and growing a business is hard work, she also believes that there needs to be fun involved and her approach to helping others is to share with them the concept of not waiting “till pigs fly” to get out there and get started. Her first book “Baby Steps to Starting (and Running) Your Own Business” will be out early fall. Practical tips and techniques can be found on her website at www.dontwaittilpigsfly.com which is also the name of her podcast with Global Voice Radio.
Chet Banks – Pick the Mind
I started podcasting a month ago. I speak about renown individuals, supernatural, mysterious stories, and some poltergeist activity. Anything really.
John Kwesi Hankins – krazy wabbit
The Krazy Wabbit started podcasting in 2015. He provides a buffet style of podcasts with topics including sports, tech and social issues of the day. He also utilizes live streaming to provide the audience real time interaction.
Eren Martin – Droematic Show Podcast
Eren ‘Droematic’ Martin is from a small town in North Carolina called Oak City. He has since worked his way up the corporate ladder, and has served the corporate industry with high quality firms such as Suddenlink Communications, HCL America, Wells Fargo, and IBM. Mr. Martin also has developed strong community relationships by assisting Community Shelters Inc. and Community Action Inc, both which provides resources and opportunities for individuals, families and communities to overcome poverty. This has inspired Eren to start his own non profit , The Eren Martin Foundation, which he has recently dissolved and is restructuring it. (IF YOU NEED TO VERIFY before printing this in your article) Ref https://www.sosnc.gov SosId: 1192930
After leaving the corporate world in 2014, he could no longer resist the entrepreneurial spirit that was pulling at him consistently to venture out and start his own businesses. Since, he has become a social media guru, bringing some of the most viral videos to the internet. (IF YOU NEED TO VERIFY) (https://facebook.com/droematic) 44,000 followers. (I also have analytics to verify)
He has self-taught himself how to code and launched his first mobile app on Google Play store last year. That has branched into a full blown software startup called ErenLogic (https://www.erenlogic.com). Eren is currently partnering with Holotouch, Inc, and others to create prototypes and A.I software for commercial businesses.
It doesn’t stop there, as he has also been busy with creating a new adult animated comedy web series called 3 Real Records (https://www.3realrecords.com), that he soon plans to launch on Youtube.
Since he has so many things going on, he felt the best way to promote it, was to start a podcast. After about 2 months of learning the ins and outs of what podcasting was and how it works, he was ready to start his own. He put up an Instagram post asking if anyone was interested in being a co-host with him. To much of his surprise, most people in his hometown area and abroad, did not even know what a podcast was. Luckily, one of his long-time business partners and close friend, Jonathan Waters asked if he could do it. Eren then asked a child hood friend, which he refers to a lot on the show as Ty-Ty, to be a part of the show as well. Since she was a native New Yorker, and a hip-hop enthusiast, he felt it was an easy choice to bring her aboard.
After reaching iTunes top 5 in the music category of podcasts a few weeks ago, inspired Eren to take the craft of podcasting even more seriously. With an even more renewed focus on podcasting, he has already started working on a second show that he created, but this time, he’ll be working behind the scenes, which will be coming out in a few weeks.
Mark Kilaghbian – Cryptoconomy
Mark Kilaghbian is the Co-CEO of Cryptoconomy, which he cofounded to help bridge the gap between crypto and consumers. Mark was the 2014 Entrepreneur of the Year at the University of Texas at Austin, before going on to intern at the Whitehouse. Cryptoconomy is currently working on consumer-facing mining hardware (FortyNinerMiners.com), investing tools (Atlasapp.co), and education (podcast + cryptoconomy.news) with plans to enter social media and PoS systems soon!
Joseph Mugen – Knowmaddic Life: Audio Logs of a Digital Entrepreneur
Joseph Mugen is an aspiring podcaster. Joseph recently owned a brick-n-mortar shop, but has since let that business go to pursue an online career in e-commerce and digital marketing. It was digital marketing that led Joseph into trying podcasting; he has been hooked since.
Michael Lodge – WBT Business & Tax Podcast
Michael Lodge is the owner of Lodge & Co., a business and tax advisory firm located in Burbank, CA and Greenville, SC. He has been in business since 1984 and has served a variety of clients in many industries. Michael started the WBT in 2017 and has now done over 400 episodes. He started the podcast to keep his clients and future clients informed on tax changes, business issues and the politics that affect business. His podcast is hears on a variety of internet podcast sites, which includes ITunes and IHeartRadio. Mr. Lodge hopes to continue to use his podcast to help inform and educate people on business and tax issues that is changing daily.
JOSEPH BELMONTE – Buffett and Beyond Research
Dr. Joseph Belmonte has published a book, Buffett and Beyond 2nd ed by Wiley on a stock selection method that is used by the greatest investor ever, Warren E. Buffett. Buffett used it as a filter and we use it as a stock selection method which even out performs Buffett himself. Dr. Belmonte publishes a weekly market commentary and stock of the week video and soon to be podcast. Subscribers to his letter also receive a daily Repositioning letter, a Friday Portfolio Protection letter and access to a computer program which shows which stocks to buy and which stocks to stay away from.
Ashley Clinton – Main Quest Podcast
Open up your map, set your marker to a new destination, and join us as we pursue the Main Quest! Your hosts Ashley and Devin talk about the latest in video games news, as well as have discussions on new game topics each week.
Victoria Moran – Main Street Vegan
Victoria Moran is a vegan of 35 years and the author of 13 books, including the bestselling Creating a Charmed Life, and Main Street Vegan, which VegNews magazine calls “the vegan Bible, New Testament.” She has appeared on numerous radio and TV programs including Oprah (twice). A former Sirius/XM host, Victoria created the weekly Main Street Vegan radio show/podcast for Unity Online Radio in 2012, a lively interview program that focuses on every aspect of vegan living — health, animal rights, environment, athletics, spirituality, fashion, raising kids, and more. Victoria is also the founder and director of Main Street Vegan Academy, a 6-day intensive in NYC to train Vegan Lifestyle Coaches and Educators, and her Main Street Vegan Productions is about to release its first documentary film, A Prayer for Compassion. She served in 2016 as “Peta’s Sexiest Vegan Over 50.”
Karen Briscoe – 5 Minute Success
Karen Briscoe is the creator of the transformative “5 Minute Success” concept. Her books Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day: Secrets of a Top Agent Revealed and Commit to Get Leads: 66 Day Challenge® offer a combination of information and inspiration delivered through memorable stories. The daily format with take-away to get into action propels one to achieve success at a higher level in business and life. Topics include: Commit to Get Leads; Consult to Sell; Connect to Build and Grow; Success Thinking, Activities and Vision; which all lead to the Sweet Spot of Success.
Her first book was featured in INMAN as “must read for your best year in real estate” in 2017. Amazon ranks the book in the top 1% in its category. It has been endorsed by industry leaders Hal Elrod, Pat Hiban and Michael J. Maher. She is a contributing author to INMAN and Real Trends real estate media outlets.
Karen is the host of the “5 Minute Success” podcast which has ranked #1 on Overcast most recommended in the business category. The show has an amazing array of guests who achieve success at a high level. Karen also is a frequent guest on other podcasts that focus on entrepreneurial, success and motivation, as well as real estate related topics. She speaks on a national and local level on the “Best of 5 Minute Success.” Further, she has completed the John Maxwell Team Certification Program for Coaching, Speaking and Training.
Karen is the principal owner of the Huckaby Briscoe Conroy Group (HBC) with Keller Williams. The HBC Group has been recognized by the Wall Street Journal as one of the 250 Top Realtor® teams in the United States. Since 1977, HBC Group has sold over 1,500 homes valued at over $1.5 billion. The team consistently sells over 100 residential properties annually ranging from multi-million dollar luxury estates to condominiums and townhomes. Primary markets areas include Northern Virginia, suburban Maryland and Washington, DC. As a real estate professional, Karen is a member of the Institute of Luxury Home Marketing, FIABCI International Real Estate Federation and Women’s Council of Realtors®.
Karen earned a Master’s degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas and received her BA from Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri—her hometown.
Charlie Whyman – The Green Element (Sustainable Business Podcast)
Charlie is a Business and Marketing strategist working with Green Element to raise their profile and help them on their mission to change the world. Will Richardson, founder of Green Element has always wanted to do a podcast so Charlie has been working with him and other sustainable businesses to come up with a marketing strategy which includes the podcast. Having never hosted or promoted a podcast before, Charlie has jumped in head first and loving the experience so far. She’s excited to launch this podcast at the end of July with Green Element and then embark on her own podcast which will focus on disruptive innovation in the tech industry that’s going to impact the world and society in a positive way.
Paul North – Meet the Ocean
Paul North is a Polar Expedition Diver with National Geographic Expeditions. As the host of Meet the Ocean’s podcast, North packages storytelling and science communication from around the world, to entertain and educate listeners to why the ocean matters most.
Alondo McClees – Be Bitwise
Seasoned IT professional (database and application development) with a history in the field of education hoping to spread his wealth of technical know-how with all underserved communities to help bring it much-needed diversity.
Susanna Heiskanen – Nordic Mum Podcast
Susanna is full of wit and sass talking about her journey to parenting and motherhood with her two boys. Her lively podcasts are full of useful tips and tricks for parents as is her journey as successful business owner. She is co-founder of Tuutu, Finnish Baby Box, clever sustainable idea for new born from her native country Finland. Susanna has written articles to several online parenting forums like Mouth of Mums, Mamamia, Baby Hints and Tips, Asking Mums. She has a new podcast out every Monday morning !
Kevin Gerdes – LGBT Stories
Kevin Gerdes is the Creator and Host of the hit podcast LGBT Stories. He is an advocate for the LGBT community through his work on LGBT Stories.
Susan Wilkinson – The Curated Soul
With a deep, yet cheeky take on personal growth, author Susan Wilkinson helps you counsel and coach yourself to a more meaningful life. If you want a way to get your story moving that’s safe, private, and independent go to thecuratedsoul.com.
Robert Houston – Chicken And Whiskey Podcast Show
Robert, native of Dallas Texas by way of Mississippi, is marketing/business promoter turned Podcast Host. He had the idea one day, after becoming a fan of several prodcast, as he was debating the NBA with friends. He decided to do some research, purchase some equipment, AND PRESS RECORD!
Jon Gay – JAG In Detroit
Jon Gay “JAG” worked for 15 years as a radio DJ and Program Director in Detroit, New Orleans, and Vermont. His experience makes him uniquely qualified to not only edit podcasts, but coach talent as well. He’s thrilled to have made the transition from the shrinking world of terrestrial radio to the growing realm of podcasting. In addition to editing, he hosts The Jag Show podcast, a 1-on-1 interview show, and he cohosts The D Brief, a weekly show covering Detroit’s emerging Arts and Entertainment scene.
Nevena Hristozova – BlueStreak Science and Scicomm_jc Podcast
Nevena is a scientist (molecular biologist) turned science communicator. Her passion for all things science got her to create a science blog (incubatorium.eu), co-host BlueStreak Science and produce the SciComm_jc Podcasts. She bindge-listents to (science)podcasts all the time.
She also just recently started her own scicomm consultancy to help people navigate the scicomm world – Scircle.eu.
She’s most passionate about writing and is (on occasion) performing as a stand-up science comedian on request. Avid reader of everything fictional and backer of sweets. The ultimate X Files and Friends fan!
She’s Bulgarian, who studied in Finland and now lives and works in Belgium.
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Ryan Nelson – Conspiracy Theoryology
Ryan is a native Texan, husband, and father of two. He lives in Houston, TX and began listening to podcasts during his long daily commutes. Always fascinated with conspiracy, and the paranormal, he began his podcast to add to the discussion.
Peter Hawley – Teaching in the Arts
Peter Hawley is an award-winning writer and director of feature films, television commercials and documentaries. In 1996 he became teacher in the Columbia College Chicago Film Program. In 2007 he was a founding faculty member and chair of the Film Department at Tribeca Flashpoint College. He was named Dean of TFC in 2014, and became Dean of Columbia College Hollywood in 2016. His weekly podcast, Teaching in the Arts, is an interview program with teachers and students in the creative arts.
Mark Brimble – Dr Heckle
Part of the 20<30 class of 2017, as awarded by the Memphis flyer, Mark is a native Englishman residing in Memphis, Tennessee. He is currently a PhD candidate at University College London, specialising in Haemophilia gene therapy. His extra curricular activities are focused on running the monthly comedy showcase ‘drafts and laughs’ at Memphis Made Brewing with his comedy troupe the comma comedians, and hosting the science communication podcast called Dr Heckle, on the OAM network, where the aim is to teach cutting edge science each week to different comedians (with varying degrees of success).
Tony Henderson – Geek Vs
Tony P. Henderson is the creator, producer and co-host of the “Geek Vs” podcast. With over 180 episodes, the Geek Vs podcast has been providing a nerd’s eye view of pop culture for over four years. Tony has had the pleasure of interviewing such celebrities on his podcast as Curtis Armstrong (Revenge of the Nerds, American Dad, and King of the Nerds), Joy Nash (Twin Peaks: The Return, Dietland), DC Douglas (Resident Evil, Mass Effect, Z Nation) Live at DragonCon 2017, and Kevin J Anderson (author of Dune, Star Wars, and Last Days of Krypton).
Before launching numerous podcasts, Tony resided in Los Angeles California where he appeared in such TV shows as ER, Judging Amy, The District, American Dreams, and the 2005 Academy Award for Best Picture, Million Dollar Baby.
Maureen Ryan – Becoming Aligned
Maureen Ryan is a Pilates Instructor located in Chicago. She’s the founder of Ryan Wellness. She’s also a former Junior High Physical Education and Health teacher with a Masters in Counseling. She started the Becoming Aligned Podcast earlier this year and looks forward to connecting with those in the Podcast Movement Facebook group!
Ronald Matters – Here For It Podcast
Ronald Matters is a LGBT culture writer with over 10 million views to his blog RonaldMatters.com. He studied Journalism at the University of Memphis and started the site to share his opinion on things that ‘matter’ to Black, gay men. Ronald has spoken on panels including the “Black, Gay Men & Our Portrayal in Media” Panel with The Red Door Foundation, “Pride for the Next Generation” with the Center of Black Equity, volunteered at OUT Memphis community center, and does freelance digital content management for brands.
Press mentions include the Center for Disease Control’s Act Against AIDS Campaign, Black LGBT Power 100, Wall Street Journal, Washington Blade, EBONY.com, Jack’d: #ChangeTheGame Campaign, and QUEERTY’s Five Black LGBTQ Blogs You Need To Start Reading ASAP.
Mike Joachim – Pit Lane Parley
Mike is a life long Indy Car fan! Growing up his dad, grandpa, and great grandpa worked in racing. Last summer he decided it was time to find a way into the racing world and started Pit Lane Parley. He also is a huge rock music fan and hockey fan. He wants this podcast to be more than a hobby and into a full time gig. He also enjoys the technical aspect of recording and editing too!
Shannon Mattern – Pep Talks for Side Hustlers
Shannon Mattern is a former side-hustler turned full-time entrepreneur that teaches side hustlers how to build their website, grow their audience online and monetize their experience and expertise with tech.
Shannon’s 5 Day Website Challenge at www.wp-bff.com has helped thousands of beginners build a website for their online businesses, blogs and podcasts and has been named one of the 100 Best Sites for Solopreneurs by One Woman Shop for 4 consecutive years alongside of online marketing powerhouses like Amy Porterfield and Marie Forleo.
She recently launched a podcast called Pep Talks for Side Hustlers at www.peptalksforsidehustlers.com/itunes to help people who are just a few steps behind her navigate building their dream businesses while working full time.
Shannon’s story was featured in chapter 8 of New York Times Bestselling Author Chris Guillebeau’s book Side Hustle.
Christopher Moriarty – Bunbury Speaks
Christopher is the editor of Bunbury Magazine, along with Keri Moriarty, who both host the Bunbury Speaks Podcast and the Just Write Speaks Podcast.
Luis Ceballo – Hablemos de ficcion
Luis is simple boy with 19 years and a big imagination. He likes to talk a lot about different things, specially video games or any fiction related stuff, also, he likes to learn a lot about that word thats why he create his podcast.
Christina / Noble Cruz / Brown – TrashCanAnimals
Christina and Noble
are two brown people
just trying to figure it all out,
and laughing along the way.
As we discuss food, music,
movies, TV, books, issues that we feel strongly about, and life,
we’ll also be letting you in
on our adventure as we try
to bring 2 raccoons and
a possum to life.
Hence the name
TrashCanAnimals.
Melina Palmer – The Brainy Business
Why do people say one thing and do another? What really drives behavior? How does the brain actually work – and how can we best communicate with it? What does that mean for companies? Melina Palmer, host of The Brainy Business Podcast, has dedicated her career to seeking answers to these questions for herself and her clients. The first individual to graduate from the University of Washington’s Global Honors Program with a degree in business, her senior thesis was presented at the Association of Consumer Research Symposium in Hyderabad, India. A lifelong learner, she went on to pursue a Master’s in Behavioral Economics from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology conducting a research project on improving savings behaviors using simple nudges. A Filene i3 alumna, she loves to bring innovative practices to organizations and help bring BE concepts from academia into application. At The Brainy Business, Melina works with companies and entrepreneurs to understand the small changes that can make a big difference in product programs, pricing, change initiatives, branding, internal communication, and marketing messages “brain friendly” to increase engagement and ROI.
Rachel Irvin – We Are Weezer
Rachel is a music lover, nerd, wife, mom, art collector, accountant, and podcast creator. A native Angelino, she commutes to work. She also happens to be a HUGE podcast fan and a proud cardholding member of the Weezer fan club since 1994. Nerd alert! In 2016 Weezer’s self-titled, White Album came out and she really started getting into Weezer again… She’s a creative person in a non-entertainment industry job and she just decided to start a podcast for fun! When the podcast journey began, there was only one Weezer podcast and Rachel thought maybe she could give it a shot. She’d love to gain some podcast industry experience, meet other podcasters, and be a guest on other shows. She’s been on one other show so far called, Three Minute Modernist. But, she can pretty much talk forever about podcasts, starting a podcast, music, art, horror movies, pop culture, and Weezer of course!
Ben Santos – The Wealth of a Man
Ben Santos is the host of The Wealth of a Man podcast where he explores what it truly means to be “wealthy.” Ben interviews experts and shares his experiences and lessons learned in hopes to inspire listeners to connect the dots.
Jaime Prater – Perfect Organism: The Alien Saga Podcast
JM Prater, founder and host of Perfect Organism Podcast, and Shoulder of Orion is a native of Chicago, Illinois. Studying film and video at Columbia College Chicago, JM (Jaime) has been a rabid fan of film and science fiction all of his life. A published author and filmmaker, JM started Perfect Organism Podcast out of a need for a solely Alien podcast, devoted to the fan community. Shoulder of Orion: The Blade Runner Podcast was born from a similar need.
JM now resides in Los Angeles, California where he co-operates Perfect Organism Podcast, and Shoulder of Orion, with his partner in crime, Patrick Greene.
Teri Yuan – en(gender)ed
Teri Yuan is the host of the weekly podcast, en(gender)ed, which explores the systems, practices and policies that enable gender-based violence and oppression and the solutions to end it, and uses gender as a lens to better understand power and oppression and its impact in the private realm, so as to better recognize and confront it in the public sphere. Teri’s journey as an intersectional feminist began in college, where she studied feminist film criticism, post-colonial pedagogy and cultural criticism. Along the way, she has added to her identity–survivor and advocate. She believes that by developing a cultural literacy around power and abuse of power, we can reclaim how we define liberty in relationships and in civic life and solve many of our most urgent social (justice) challenges.
David Ezell – The Weighting
David Ezell is a life coach and psychotherapist in New York City. He is the CEO of Darien Wellness in Connecticut and the host and creator of The Weighting, a podcast about keeping weight off forever!
Nachum Kligman – Book Like A Boss
Nachum is an author, podcaster, and serial entrepreneur. He is the Co-Founder & CEO of Book Like A Boss software and publisher of Bossitude.com
Hugo Prince – Road to the IPO – Alulu Tech
I’m a young entrepreneur that is looking for freedom. I used to go to networking event and meet people. One day I decided to interview the people I met on my podcast. My goal is to bring my company to the New York stock market that is why my podcast is called Road to the IPO.
Linda Webb – Epic Threads
Ever ask someone, “did you read that crazy commenting thread?” Well, neighbors Linda & Steve found themselves talking about these digital trainwrecks, online tear-jerkers, and social media headscratchers during block parties, drinks on the porch and over texts. Instead of just boring their spouses with these sessions (selfish!) they thought they’d share them with the world with a podcast. Nextdoor, Facebook, Reddit, Forums? They hit them all. From Leaky Basement Studios Linda & Steve comment on the world of commenting. It’s Epic Threads – a comedy podcast!
Rich Casanova – Pro Business News
Rich Casanova began his broadcasting career in California’s central valley at KSKS-FM. While in California he also ran a successful entertainment company whose staff and crew entertained over 100,000 people. After moving to Atlanta and selling his entertainment company, Casanova ventured into publishing as the Publisher and Franchise Owner of Coffee News, headquartered in Bangor, ME.
Later became the Founder and CCO, Chief Connection Officer, of an online platform where local business professionals register to receive a free list of the top 100 networking events in metro Atlanta.
With a name like Casanova and his gregarious personality, Rich was a natural as a music radio DJ. “I got the radio bug early in my career and often thought how great it would be if there was an opportunity to participate in a talk radio format with a pro-business perspective interviewing thought leaders from the local business community.” Thus was born the Pro Business Channel where Rich is the CoFounder and Chief Visionary Officer.
Anthony Arno – The Route 66 Podcast
Anthony Arno is an elementary school teacher who has enjoys biking along the canals of New Jersey, and spending time down in Wildwood, NJ.
Rachel Smith – Hong Kong Stories
Rachel Smith is a veteran storyteller and the Producer of Hong Kong Stories. In addition to running HKS’ monthly shows at the Fringe Club, she also created the HKS’ podcasts and endeavers to record every live show. She manages a team of volunteers who host storytelling workshops, and periodically steps in herself to coach storytellers, to make sure they are telling their best story. For her ‘real job’ Rachel is a full time visual artist working out of her studio in Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Rob Nichols – Rhythm and Pixels
Rob Nichols is the producer and co-host for the weekly video game music podcast Rhythm and Pixels. Along with his partner Pernell, they dig deep into the far reaches of classic video games for the best audio gems these little audio chips can provide. Rob is a professional IT geek, but has been producing and spinning electronic music for over 20 years. His musical knowledge, along with Pernell’s video game knowledge, and their long lasting friendship, creates a unique audio experience.
Terry Fox – The Get Foxy Show
Licensed Acupuncturist, Licensed Massage Therapist, and Aesthetic Acupuncture Specialist, Terry Fox, is Northern Colorado’s leading expert in helping Women feel better and look younger through Aesthetic and Facial Acupuncture.
When he was 17, Terry’s mother was diagnosed with a chronic and painful autoimmune disease – fibromyalgia. Inspired to relieve her pain, Terry was led to the Utah College of Massage Therapy. Once graduated, he helped create the first hospital-based Massage Therapy program in the state of Wyoming. Four years after, Terry progressed into Acupuncture. In only three years, he earned his Master’s Degree from the Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In 2006, he founded Artesian Spring Oriental Medicine in Fort Collins, Colorado. Terry also has served as Secretary for the Acupuncture Association of Colorado, and was voted Best Acupuncturist 2015 and 2016 according to The Experience Pros radio show.
Many of Terry’s teachers are internationally known masters of Cosmetic Acupuncture and Classical Chinese Medicine – Ron Rosen, Denise Ellinger, Martha Lucas, Wudang Chen, Dr. Ping Zhang, and Mary Elizabeth Wakefield. Terry’s focus is helping women feel and look their natural best through his Natural Aesthetic Enhancement System based on Traditional Chinese Medicine. And because of this, he also started his podcast – The Get Foxy Show, where he talks with experts in Holistic Health, Natural Beauty, and Passionate Living.
He leads and inspires women to reconnect with their own innate healing capacity, return to their authentic self, and revive their radiant joy for living. Terry believes each patient is a precious child of God and should be treated accordingly. He’s passionate about helping women manifest their own inherent beauty by fostering their health and wellbeing. Terry has been described as “knowledgeable, caring, and professional,” and he strives continually to live up to that description. Terry doesn’t just treat “skin deep,” he sees deeper and works on a holistic level. Women come to him for his expertise, and they trust him because of his gentle nature and keen intuition. But, they love him because his heart is wholly connected to their betterment.
Ellie Brigida – Lez Hang Out
Ellie Brigida is the co-host of Lez Hang Out, a lesbian podcast about lesbian life, culture, media and love. Lez Hang Out has been featured on LOGO’s New Now Next, the HER Blog, IntoGirls, Bella Books Blog and Savage LoveCast and hit the iTunes top 200 in society and culture within their first year. They have also been featured on the popular Youtube show, Drunk Lesbians Watch.
Angel Onley-Livingston – The Soul Healing Coach
Rev. Angel is the Soul Healing Cosch. A Licensed Professional Counselor and National Board Certified Counselor, Reiki Level 2 Practioner, Small Business Owner/in private practice at Mind Soul Spirit Professional Counseling Center for 7 years. Angel has over 11 years of clinical mental health and pastoral counseling experience. She is an National Author of Healing Wounds of the Soul and Healing While Grieving located on Amazon and Kindle. Angel helps you identify and heal the wounded areas of your mind, soul, and spirit.
Lena Ski – The SuperNova Podcast
Driven by purpose, fueled with curiosity, and actualized with a glimmer of moonshot thinking, this Nova leads powerful conversations, intuitive councils, and pioneering roundtable think-tanks that refines the way business, leadership, branding, consciousness and purpose fuse together in order to create thriving markets.
Patrick Grant – Peppergreen Media
PATRICK GRANT is a Detroit-born composer/performer living in New York City and creates music for a wide range of media. In the late-80s he studied at the Juilliard School and moved into the 90s working on the production team for composer John Cage and producing his first recordings at the studios of Philip Glass. He spearheaded the compositional element of an international project for the Millennium which had him working with Billy Joel and Quincy Jones. Interest in world music brought him to Bali three times to study the gamelan which manifested itself in his work through the use of alternative tunings, ensembles with multiple keyboards, and in his work with Robert Fripp (King Crimson, Brian Eno, David Bowie) & The Orchestra of Crafty Guitarists. He was host of the internationally acclaimed podcast Strings and Things and remains musically active in his hometown of Detroit and in cities over three continents. In 2017 he joined the NYU Tisch School of the Arts as a professor in the Film School.
Mike Morford – Criminology Podcast
Mike Morford co-hosts multiplehighly rated true crime podcasts including Criminology & The Murder In My Family. He has extensively researched, and written about such infamous serial killers as the Zodiac Killer, and The Golden State Killer. It was his podcast Criminology that broke the news to the world on Social Media in April of 2018, that the Golden State Killer had been arrested. In addition to podcasting, Mike also blogs and does TV & documentary consulting
Dan Lenard – Voice Over Body Shop (VO BS)
Dan Lenard, “the Knowledgeable Voice” and “The Voice Over Home Studio Master.”
Hailing from Sherman Oaks, California, Dan Lenard has been a radio personality, a high school Media and Social Studies teacher, and currently is a free lance producer, professional voice artist and professional home voice over studio technical consultant.
Dan specializes in Documentary and E-learning narration and commercial voice over. He is also a recognized industry expert and consultant in home studio set –up and problem solving, specifically for voice over artists new to the industry, or experienced, but with little or no self-recording experience.
He is Co-Host of the popular weekly live webcast Voice Over Body Shop (http://vobs.tv) which talks about home voice over studio tech, presents guests from the voice over industry and other relevant voice over industry news.
He is also a Founding Board Member and Vice President of Technical Standards for World-Voices Organization. An industry association representing freelance voice actors around the world
His philosophy. Keep it simple!
Dan Heaton – The Tomorrow Society Podcast
On The Tomorrow Society Podcast, Dan Heaton speaks with authors, filmmakers, and other experts about the theme park industry. The one-on-one interviews cover both current trends and history of Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando, and other theme parks. Dan lives in St. Louis, Missouri with his wife and two daughters and has been writing and podcasting at The Tomorrow Society for three years. He also co-hosts a show about The Amazing Race Canada for Rob Cesternino’s popular reality TV site Rob Has a Podcast.
Dhani Sanborn – Watching My Stories
Dhani watches a lot of TV & movies and considers herself to be a superfan. Her husband, John, is not. This podcast brings them together and Dhani shares what she is watching while John tries to listen and understand her point of view. Sometimes he gets it, sometimes he doesn’t… but it’s all in good fun.
Rod Campbell – Hella
Hip Hop, soul, fresh conversation, interested in it all, open to letting people be who they are. One Love
Melissa Walker – Raw Relationships
Melissa is a mother of 4 she is also an entrepreneur and life coach specializing in relationships with others as well as the relationship we have with ourselves. She is also very passionate about her podcast which is based also around relationships and she does interviews with experts on many different topics as well as relationship Advice to her listeners.
Sarah Peel – The Entrepreneur Byte
Sarah has been persuing her entrepreneurial dream since 2008. After running a successful freelance writing/blogging company for 7 years, she is now sharing how her story and teaching others how to make their own dreams become possible.
Junior, Hector and Gabriela Lara, Vega and Ramirez-Arellano – Dmetoo
Through our stories and experiences shared in the podcast we help you navigate the workplace and all aspects of running your own business in Spanish and English
Jerry ThompSon III – Point Noir Podcast
Jerry is an adventurer, entrepreneur, and now podcast host! This is his first time attending a Podcast Movement event and he’s looking forward to learning, and connecting with other amazing people throughout the week.
Carl Royle – Confessions From The Back Seat
Carl Royle and Andrew Dean are two UK based professional magicians who spend many hours driving to and from events together
Confessions From The Back Seat is the result of two jobbing entertainers discussing their many frustrations, observations and stories from life on the road
Carl and Andrew discuss limitless subjects with their unique humour
Cassandra Spearman – The Voices You Have Not Heard
Ms. Spearman is a blogger, podcaster and Think Coach. She’s known for asking the hard the question to get you thinking for yourself and beyond the box that society has placed you in. Her latest project is her podcast, where she showcases entrepreneurs and allows them to share their stories with the world and pave the way for the next voices to be heard.
Chris McGachy – Effective Communications for Optical Committees
Chris’ has 25 years’ experience in communications having worked as a print journalist, a press officer, communications manager and freelance editor.
During his career he was Head of Editorial Channels at the Department of Trade & Industry before leaving to work as a freelance communications consultant for a range of membership organisations and industry associations in the transport, business, health, charity and tourism sectors.
Editing World of Industry Technology doesn’t rank as a career highlight but working as a football photographer at Euro 2008 and the Champions League final in Moscow are among his favourite memories.
Chris now works as Head of Communications for a sector-wide support organisation in the UK optical industry. He writes for the health and optical trade press and manages in-house channels such as the newsletter and social media channels.
The Scottish-born writer is currently leading a project to revamp LOCSU’s website and to use podcasts and vlogs to make the learning resources more relevant to a digitally native audience.
His hobbies are pets and gardening which he combines by burying cats in the garden.
Beth and DJ Ficarrotta – The Untrained Eye
Beth and DJ love podcasts, and each other, very much. They aren’t sure how to talk about themselves in the third person, but they think that’s a good thing. They love you very much, and want nothing but the best for everyone.
Desarie Anderson – Profit And Beauty: A Show For Hair Salon Professionals
Desarie Anderson is originally from London, England. She currently lives in Atlanta, GA with her husband, David. She always jokes that she has had the distinct pleasure of using both the left and right side of her brain. She owned and operated a hair salon for over 19 years (Right side), and now she owns a small Tax and Accounting practice (Left side). So you can get your hair cut & colored and get your taxes done all in one visit.
Desarie graduated from Georgia State University with a BA in Accounting. She is a Georgia CPA, and an IRS Enrolled Agent. She is also a certified QuickBooks online Pro advisor and an online course creator. In addition to providing small businesses and independent contractors with bookkeeping and accounting
services, she is passionate about helping start-ups, and small businesses properly plan their business set up and their on-going activities, so they avoid potential IRS issues. She believes that it is easier to do things right in the beginning than to try to correct issues that could have been avoided with a little early planning and sound advice.
As a former employee of the Department of revenue, she has seen firsthand the tangled web small businesses and independent contractors weave for themselves. Lack of proper planning leaves small businesses that are already financially strapped in serious IRS debt. Between the increase in tax owed
from errors that could have been avoided and penalties & interests, some small businesses are forced to shut their doors. It is my job to make sure this does not happen to you.
During the few hours of the day Desarie is not working, she enjoys working out and watching Netflix.
Sheila Wysocki – Without Warning The Lauren Agee Case
Sheila Wysocki is a mother of two and an accomplished private detective. It’s not usual to see those two epithets applied to the same woman, but Sheila herself is hardly what most people would consider usual. After solving her former roommate’s murder, a case that had gone cold for more than 25 years, Sheila devoted herself to detective work completely, founding the non-profit Without Warning: Fight Back. She uses this as an outlet for advocating for victims of crime. She is a licensed professional investigator, who will get to the truth no matter how long it takes.
Talk to Sheila, it will be clear that she makes no distinction between her life as a mom and her life as a professional investigator. In fact, her motherly instincts influence her investigative work, as she often relies on her gut feelings to guide the directions of the analyses and reports that she makes. Sheila has a unique way of solving her cases using what she calls her secret weapon of dyslexia. She sees cases in a way that isn’t the norm, instead of being a disability, she considers it an ability to see. She is widely known for what she does, having appeared on Anderson Cooper, Dateline, Katie Couric, Biography, ABC’s 20/20, Crime Watch Daily, Criminal and numerous other podcasts. She was also featured in the Washington Post.
Brittany Rendak – Back To Brittany
From the moment her parents moved Brittany to Chicago from her birthplace in San Francisco, she was determined to go back to California one day. She’s a Chicago girl living her dream in Los Angeles working in the entertainment/music industry with a side hustle as a blogger/influencer, “Back to Brittany.” She knew she wanted to start a blog to tell my story after college after she decided she wouldn’t be pursuing the traditional broadcast journalism role. Brittany moved back home and got a social media internship while waitressing on the weekends to save up to move to LA. When she wasn’t working, she was building up her following and writing blogs about her path to make it to LA. Now she works full-time in her dream industry, while blogging about the LA Lifestyle and how to survive & thrive here. How did she get here? Well, it wasn’t easy and she is currently working even harder to turn her side hustle into a full time gig! Not only does her side hustle help to pay the expensive bills, but she absolutely LOVES inspiring others to go for their dream. She’s always been an ambitious person and made the decision to move to LA with basically nothing. It makes her happy to be able to share her story and help others do the same.
Justin Jackson – Transistor.fm
Justin has been podcasting since 2012; specifically about tech business.
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Dan Misener, Head of Audience Development for Pacific Content, a branded podcast network, points to how a well-executed marketing plan can lead to a successful podcast launch and uses the live lecture series-turned podcast, 
There’s no denying that Apple Podcasts is one of, if not, the biggest player in the game in terms of listening and discovery. Apple Podcast’s top 200 charts are an extremely important tool for discovery. Getting your show on the charts leads to boosts in listens and adds legitimacy to your show, but it’s also extremely competitive and this is where your fanbase comes in. Encourage your fans to help your show grow by reminding them to rate and review at the end of every episode. As those reviews come in your ranking continues to climb within the Apple Podcast ecosystem.
This week, we’re excited to officially announce the Google Podcasts featured session at PM18, which will include a conversation with Google Podcasts founding product manager 
