Pod Uni
Collin Bjork
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A podcast about podcasting. Learn how to make your own podcast and how to think critically about the podcasts that we listen to. 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
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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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Dec 15, 2022
Summer Season Sneak Preview
A short monopod update about the 3 upcoming episodes, all interviews with award-winning guests! Also, a brief digression about the cultural practices that inform podcasting and how they shape my selection of interviewees. In this episode, I refer to the NZ Podcast Awards (nzpodcastawards.com), and I also shoutout to the student producer of the summer season, Tama Lennox. As usual, transcripts of all episodes can be found at collinbjork.com/poduni. Stay tuned!
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Aug 2, 2022
On Science Communication and Podcasting with Dr Claire Concannon
An interview with science communicator and podcaster Dr Claire Concannon. She gives us a behind the scenes look at the processes that go into producing the award-winning Our Changing World podcast and radio show produced by RNZ. She also discusses some of the most important topics in science and science communication today, while simultaneously providing tips to budding podcasters. Enjoy!
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
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May 11, 2022
On YouTube, Community, and Making $$$ with Jesse Willson
An interview with Jesse Willson, a YouTuber, podcaster, content creator, and home-distiller extraordinaire. He discusses the relationship between YT and podcasting, how to build community, and how to monetise content. He's got some great tips at the end! Find out more about Jesse's work in 3 places: his website chasethecraft.com; his podcast Chase the Craft; and his super-popular YT channel, Still It.
Transcripts available at collinbjork.com/poduni.html.
Hosted by Collin Bjork, a lecturer at Massey University in Aotearoa New Zealand. Website: www.collinbjork.com Email: c.bjork@massey.ac.nz Twitter: @collin_bjork
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Feb 23, 2022
Trailer: Season 2 - Interviews with Experts
Season 2 of Pod Uni is all about interviews with podcasters and producers who share their expertise about how to create great podcasts. Meanwhile, your host Dr Collin Bjork is preparing to teach his new podcasting course at Massey University, which is available f2f and online. Stay tuned for Season 2 to drop soon!
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Feb 28, 2021
6. Post-production
This “how to” episode offers a broad overview of important things to consider after you’ve finished recording audio for your podcast. These include: editing software, hosting platforms, podcatchers, promoting your podcast, and making money from your podcast. (Spoiler alert: it’s really difficult to make $$$ podcasting!)
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_
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Feb 28, 2021
5. Narration
This “how to” episode introduces you to two key aspects of podcast narration: writing for audio and vocal delivery. We open by talking about how your language as the host/narrator is linked to your relationship with your audience, topic, and interviewees. In the middle, we’ve got lots of tips and tricks. And we conclude by emphasizing the significance of using your own voice and language rather than trying to mimic someone else’s.
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_
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Feb 28, 2021
4. Interviewing
This “how to” episode introduces you to the art of interviewing. We discuss how to select good locations for conducting interviews and what to do before, during, and after the interview itself. We also talk about the “hunter” and “farmer” methods of interviewing. And we give a shoutout to Studs Terkel!
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_
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Feb 28, 2021
3. Mics & Sounds
This “how to” episode introduces you to 3 types of microphones you might use (shotgun, cardioid, and omnidirectional) and 3 types of nonhuman sounds you might gather in the field (room tones, ambient sounds, and characteristic sound effects).
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_
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Feb 28, 2021
2. Karakia
Collin recites this Māori karakia and explains how it connects to notions of writing that are important for podcasting.
Tuhia ki te rangi
Tuhia ki te whenua
Tuhia ki te ngākau
Ō ngā tangata katoa
Ko te mea nui
Ko te aroha
Haumi e!
Hui e!
Taiki e!
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_
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Feb 28, 2021
1. Introduction
This episode introduces you to Pod Uni - the podcast about podcasting. Learn how to make your own podcast and how to think critically about the podcasts that we listen to. Hosted by Collin Bjork, a lecturer at Massey University in Aotearoa New Zealand. Informed by Māori culture and language.
For learners and teachers everywhere, including at university, high school, and primary school. Appropriate for inclusion in communication and media courses, rhetoric and writing courses, literature and culture courses, and more!
Transcripts available at _collinbjork.com/poduni.html_.
Website: _www.collinbjork.com_ Email: _c.bjork@massey.ac.nz_ Twitter: _@collin_bjork_
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