Whose Story Is This Anyway? A Review of Dirtbag Climber, from CBC Uncover

On LinkedIn I stumbled across a post from producer Chris Kelly about how he had stumbled across the story of Dirtbag Climber at the playground...there…

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October 2025

Start Spreading The News

Are we allowed short bursts of excitement?

Oct 16 • 

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When a Title Turns You Off: Why I Was So Late To Review The Retrievals Season 2

What made me pause—and what it reveals about series titles—even when they are this good

Oct 9 • 

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September 2025

My Gift To You for International Podcast Day

I'm celebrating by giving you seven lucky links and helpful connections

Sep 30 • 

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From Zero to Narrative Podcast: A Classroom Experiment

For the last three years I've been teaching a group of university students with no production experience how to make narrative audio...🎧 here are five…

Sep 23 • 

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Two Voices, One Memory: A Review Of We're Doing The Wiz from Radiotopia

It's the Back To School edition...why my review comes in September not June, when the series launched at Tribeca

Sep 16 • 

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August 2025

Carry On And Keep Calm: Listen to Animals And Then Focus On These Five Calming Industry Signs

What I've listened to this summer: Howl, from Boise State Public Radio, Sharks! The mini series by Radiolab...and 5 things that make me feel calm about…

Aug 20 • 

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How Ian Urbina Makes "Decidedly Slow Journalism" With The Outlaw Ocean Project

The full sit down interview with Outlaw Ocean's Ian Urbina gives the backstory to The Outlaw Ocean Project: The podcast, the business model, and where…

Aug 5 • 

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July 2025

Ian Urbina's The Outlaw Ocean Season 2 – A Bingeworthy Review

Bingeworthy sits down with the creator of the series, perhaps the only journalist who has spent this much time at sea, in the most lawless parts of the…

Jul 31 • 

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June 2025

Ice Cream On A Park Bench with Jemma Rose Brown

One week left to apply to The Signal Awards - June 27 is the Final Deadline

Jun 19 • 

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Tribeca FOMO Edition: The Magic Moments, The Transcendent Live Experience And The Laurels

The winner of Tribeca Audio Selects...drum rolll...is...

Jun 13 • 

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May 2025

What I Found In The Dirt

So I heard about some things

May 23 • 

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