Creative Studio - Podcasting Experiments

Today’s episode features Dave Jackson sharing his expertise about creating narrative style podcast episodes.   Pros and Cons of doing a narrative style:   The big pro is that stories engage audiences more than just a plain interview. There’s a reason every movie, every book, every TV show and almost all media is a story of some sort. It’s the Hero’s Journey: the audience gets sucked in and wants to find out what happens next.   The main con is that it takes a lot more time. To do just a host talking into a mic is a 4:1 ratio. If you’re making a 15 minute podcast like that, plan on spending an hour working on it. However other kinds of podcast have a much bigger ratio, because now you’re trying to get things to sound a specific way and create a mood so it takes much longer.   Dave’s tips for how to approach it:   Start with an idea first, break it down into specific topics next and then construct it into a narrative story.   Write it down and start fleshing out the idea, even write your show notes