Pod Uni
Feb 23, 2022
Trailer: Season 2 - Interviews with Experts
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Season 2 of Pod Uni is all about interviews with podcasters and producers who share their expertise about how to create great podcasts. Meanwhile, your host Dr Collin Bjork is preparing to teach his new podcasting course at Massey University, which is available f2f and online. Stay tuned for Season 2 to drop soon!
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May 12, 2023
Upending True Crime Podcasting with PopSock Media
**CONTENT WARNING** Just a heads up - this episode does feature a little bit of colourful language.
An interview with Kirsten Johnstone and Melody Thomas of PopSock Media. PopSock Media is an award-winning narrative podcasting company that connects and engages audiences through beautiful and impactful storytelling. Their unique approach to true-crime podcasting puts them at the forefront of the genre, and they have some great insights for aspiring podcasters – especially those leaning towards the narrative non-fiction genre. Be sure to check out their multi-award winning podcast series hosted and researched by renowned freelance journalist, Aaron Smale: “The Lake”, which is a deep dive into the abuse endured by children at the Lake Alice Psychiatric Facility; and “True Justice”, a five-part podcast series sharing the stories of those who have been through New Zealand prisons and advocating for a more just justice system in Aotearoa. Also keep an eye out for their new and upcoming projects: “The Good Sex Project”, which is about good sex, good relationships and how to have them, and “Untidy”, a podcast about parenting the parents. “The Good Sex Project” will be available soon through Stuff and Re: News. “Untidy” is currently available through Rova and Apple Podcasts.
Listen to The Lake here, True Justice here, and Untidy here.
Find out more about PopSock Media at popsockmedia.com
Transcripts available at collinbjork.com/poduni.html
Hosted by Collin Bjork, a lecturer at Massey University in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Website: www.collinbjork.com
Email: c.bjork@massey.ac.nz
Twitter: @collin_bjork
Produced by Tama Lennox
Music credit: Tama Lennox
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Mar 29, 2023
Building and Maintaining a Multimedia Platform with Luce Blakiston
An interview with Luce Blakiston, the founder of Shit You Should Care About (SYSCA). SYSCA is a multimedia news platform founded by Luce along with her two best mates, Liv and Rubes. They aim to take the news and focus on the parts that are more uplifting to get away from the depressing nature of the news, making it more digestible. Luce sheds light on what it is like to build and maintain a multimedia platform –from a daily newsletter to a podcast to all the socials. She gives great insights into what goes into creating different forms of content, and the benefits of approaching content from multiple angles.
Find out more about Luce and the team at SYSCA at https://shityoushouldcareabout.substack.com/, or follow them on Instagram at shityoushouldcareabout, Twitter at @SYSCAbout, or TikTok at _shityoushouldcareabout
Transcripts available at collinbjork.com/poduni.html
Hosted by Collin Bjork, a lecturer at Massey University in Aotearoa New Zealand. Website: www.collinbjork.com Email: c.bjork@massey.ac.nz Twitter: @collin_bjork
Produced by Tama Lennox
Music credit: Tama Lennox
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Jan 29, 2023
Storytelling and Writing for Speech with Whiti Hereaka
An interview with award-winning author and playwright, Whiti Hereaka. She gives us insight through her experience in both writing and theatre performance on how to write for effective vocal delivery and how stories come together, which are both essential tools in any aspiring podcaster’s repertoire.
Find out more about Whiti’s work on her website www.whitihereaka.co.nz, or through Huia Publishers https://huia.co.nz/blogs/author/whiti-hereaka
Transcripts available at collinbjork.com/poduni.html
Hosted by Collin Bjork, a lecturer at Massey University in Aotearoa New Zealand. Website: www.collinbjork.com Email: c.bjork@massey.ac.nz Twitter: @collin_bjork
Produced by Tama Lennox
Music credit: Tama Lennox
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