Dispatches from Discord's Podcasting Community

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This newsletter contains dispatches from the Podcasting Community on Discord. Whether you're an avid reader/participant, or just want a weekly recap, this newsletter is for you. To join us on Discord, hit the button below.

Welcome

I'm AMAZED by the active and supportive community we've built on Discord in such a short time. We're already at 1000+ people! I started it on a whim in late October when it seemed like there was going to be a mass exodus from Twitter. Maybe you've left Twitter, maybe you haven't. Maybe you're just diversifying where you're spending time on the internet. Either way, we're glad to have you.

Since this is our first issue, expect Dispatches to evolve. We'll figure out what works, what doesn't, and what can be improved. 

THANK YOU to my co-moderators — Tal, Keelin, Jay, Anna, and Matthew — for keeping things going. We'll be switching off newsletter curator duties, so you'll hear from someone else next week.

— Arielle Nissenblatt

P.s. we're looking to add one more moderator to the Discord. Please reach out if you're in a timezone far away from the U.S.

Top Stories from the Podcasting Community on Discord

Thank you to everyone who shared stories, recommendations, links, and resources with us. To alert the moderators of something, send us a DM or reply to this email. 

• LEARN: Multitude Productions announced affordable podcast classes, starting in the new year. Learn more.

• SWAP: What is a promo swap? How can you grow your podcast by collaborating with others? Tink Media breaks it down. Read it.

• GOING GLOBAL: Podnews is now sharing Apple's top podcasts around the world. Discover.

• TAKE A BREAK: Should you pause your podcast for the end of the year? Bumper's Dan Misener worked with Simplecast to bring you some answers. Read it.

• DEEP DIVE: Newt Schottelkotte wrote a lengthy article (and recorded it) about Rusty Quill, a UK-based audio company. Newt works for Fable and Folly, another audio production company. Read it.

Podcast of the Week

Keelin, one of our moderators, selects one podcast per week from the links submitted in #self-promo.

This week, About a Girl, submitted by Discord member pcsquared:

About a Girl is a scripted narrative anthology series about women whose stories have long been eclipsed by the legends of their famous partners.

Member News

The following news stories have been shared throughout the week in the #self-promo channel on Discord. To be included, make sure you're posting there!

• From K.O. Myers: "It's another Particulations newsletter. This time, some questions to ask if your audience isn't as larger (or growing as fast) as you'd hoped."

• From One Mic History: "I really enjoyed making this episode because I learned about how Ruby Bridges felt during the time and some of the issues she faced. Ruby Bridges was a six-year-old Black American child, who desegregated William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960."

• From rachelsholiday: "In the ultimate irony, our What The Finance episode on quiet quitting ended up being released late."

• Gary (Everything Everywhere): Congrats on hitting 10 million downloads in about 2.5 years! Listen here.

Dispatcher of the Week

Welcome to our member spotlight section! To be featured in a future issue of the newsletter, DM us on Discord or reply to this email!

Meet Cristina Lumague, AKA Espooky Cristina

Cristina is a freelance podcast editor, creator/host/editor of Espooky Tales, Historias Unknown, Novelas con Cafecito podcast, and member of the cultiv8 network. She loves podcasts, her family, audiobooks, games, and more stuff, not in that order. Get in touch.

Events

These events are sourced from within Discord.

• LWC Studios: Treat Your Podcast Like a Product To Help it Thrive with Rekha Murthy | Saturday, 12/17, 1-2pm ET. Ticketed event.

• SquadCast: How To Start a Companion Newsletter for Your Podcast with Arielle Nissenblatt | 1/10, 3-4pm ET. Free event.

• AIR Media's SoundPath: Walk The Line: How To Make Work Between Genres | multi-week class starting 1/17. Paid course.

Submit your events so that we can share them with the world!

That's it for this week!