Timber—Stories for Podcasters Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/timber-stories-for-podcasters With short episodes written by journalists, learn how the world's best podcasters make their shows and grow their audiences. Selected stories from the publication at https://timber.fm 2021 06eca67c-5f0b-53c6-8f6c-fb73cf7f7e97 no en Fri, 09 Feb 2024 20:08:16 +0000 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 23:38:07 +0000 https://timber.fm/stories/category/podcast/ https://img.transistor.fm/7jwoU6qUXYkCrrxh_2MzeYlQfhPL7wVeNLUMY5gYycE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI3Nzc0LzE2NDMw/NDQ5MTItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg Timber—Stories for Podcasters https://timber.fm/stories/category/podcast/ episodic Jon Christensen With short episodes written by journalists, learn how the world's best podcasters make their shows and grow their audiences. Selected stories from the publication at https://timber.fm With short episodes written by journalists, learn how the world's best podcasters make their shows and grow their audiences. podcasts, profiles, producers, radio, public radio, npr, audience growth, marketing, storytelling, journalism Timber No No A Podcast Built on Ruins 8 8 A Podcast Built on Ruins full 5414adaf-dbdb-4c36-afa1-4b620218c39b https://share.transistor.fm/s/72cd3242 Building a show that people are willing to pay for means putting in the effort up front to plan, write, and design something listeners can't easily get for free elsewhere. This level of effort isn't for the lazy, but is well rewarded by loyal fans. Writer Shruti Ravindran reveals how Paul MM Cooper built Fall of Civilizations learning along the way, and never shying away from hard work and craft.

Originally published at https://timber.fm/stories/fall-of-civilizations-podcast-feature/

]]> Building a show that people are willing to pay for means putting in the effort up front to plan, write, and design something listeners can't easily get for free elsewhere. This level of effort isn't for the lazy, but is well rewarded by loyal fans. Writer Shruti Ravindran reveals how Paul MM Cooper built Fall of Civilizations learning along the way, and never shying away from hard work and craft.

Originally published at https://timber.fm/stories/fall-of-civilizations-podcast-feature/

]]> Thu, 05 Aug 2021 13:10:00 +0000 Shruti Ravindran Shruti Ravindran 778 Building a show that people are willing to pay for means putting in the effort up front to plan, write, and design something listeners can't easily get for free elsewhere. This level of effort isn't for the lazy, but is well rewarded by loyal fans. Writer Shruti Ravindran reveals how Paul MM Cooper built Fall of Civilizations learning along the way, and never shying away from hard work and craft. Building a show that people are willing to pay for means putting in the effort up front to plan, write, and design something listeners can't easily get for free elsewhere. This level of effort isn't for the lazy, but is well rewarded by loyal fans. Writer Fall of Civilizations, Paul MM Cooper, History, Ancient History No “When I Started Podcasting I was Stealing Everything I Could” 7 7 “When I Started Podcasting I was Stealing Everything I Could” full 69a4fbf8-c6ae-406a-b9f5-9c12c05873dd https://share.transistor.fm/s/08e1093c This is the story of how Jack Rhysider built Darknet Diaries from the ground up. The reason to listen is that Jack Rhysider is an open book about his journey finding an audience as a solo indie podcaster. The venn diagram of his audience probably doesn't have a huge amount of overlap with the shows that get breathless reviews in Vulture, so his story is really instructive for people that are outside the newly monied realm of podcasting.

Written by Pam Moore. Originally published at https://timber.fm/stories/when-i-started-podcasting-i-was-stealing-everything-i-could/.

]]> This is the story of how Jack Rhysider built Darknet Diaries from the ground up. The reason to listen is that Jack Rhysider is an open book about his journey finding an audience as a solo indie podcaster. The venn diagram of his audience probably doesn't have a huge amount of overlap with the shows that get breathless reviews in Vulture, so his story is really instructive for people that are outside the newly monied realm of podcasting.

Written by Pam Moore. Originally published at https://timber.fm/stories/when-i-started-podcasting-i-was-stealing-everything-i-could/.

]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2021 18:45:00 +0000 Pam Moore Pam Moore 572 This is the story of how Jack Rhysider built Darknet Diaries from the ground up. The reason to listen is that Jack Rhysider is an open book about his journey finding an audience as a solo indie podcaster. The venn diagram of his audience probably doesn't have a huge amount of overlap with the shows that get breathless reviews in Vulture, so his story is really instructive for people that are outside the newly monied realm of podcasting. Written by Pam Moore. This is the story of how Jack Rhysider built Darknet Diaries from the ground up. The reason to listen is that Jack Rhysider is an open book about his journey finding an audience as a solo indie podcaster. The venn diagram of his audience probably doesn't Darknet Diaries, hacking, cyber crime, Jack Rhysider, Lime Link, Podcast audience growth No Off Broadway 6 6 Off Broadway full 5b60355d-f222-46b0-b789-86d1cd1ab562 https://share.transistor.fm/s/899ed63d True crime chat casts are the most popular flavor of the true crime genre. Among them, True Crime Obsessed is a hit. Sean Williams wrote a profile of the show that highlights how the two hosts played to their strengths to find their audience.

Listen to learn about a well made pillar of the true crime genre, or to get inspiration if you've ever felt like you're swimming against the current with your show.

Originally published at https://timber.fm/stories/true-crime-obsessed-podcast-feature/

]]> True crime chat casts are the most popular flavor of the true crime genre. Among them, True Crime Obsessed is a hit. Sean Williams wrote a profile of the show that highlights how the two hosts played to their strengths to find their audience.

Listen to learn about a well made pillar of the true crime genre, or to get inspiration if you've ever felt like you're swimming against the current with your show.

Originally published at https://timber.fm/stories/true-crime-obsessed-podcast-feature/

]]> Thu, 10 Jun 2021 13:53:00 +0000 Jon Christensen Jon Christensen 619 True crime chat casts are the most popular flavor of the true crime genre. Among them, True Crime Obsessed is a hit. Sean Williams wrote a profile of the show that highlights how the two hosts played to their strengths to find their audience. Listen to learn about a well made pillar of the true crime genre, or to get inspiration if you've ever felt like you're swimming against the current with your show. True crime chat casts are the most popular flavor of the true crime genre. Among them, True Crime Obsessed is a hit. Sean Williams wrote a profile of the show that highlights how the two hosts played to their strengths to find their audience. Listen to l True Crime Obsesssed, true crime, Patrick Hinds, Gillian Pensavalle, Broadway, Hamilcast No In the Adventure Zone 5 5 In the Adventure Zone full c7c07e50-17c4-4020-9123-ed962e7e7d89 https://share.transistor.fm/s/dd9b50e6 This is the origin story of the hit D&D actual-play podcast The Adventure Zone. It was written in summer 2020 by Shruti Ravindran, and much has happened with the McElroys and their juggernaut pod since then. But, if you haven't ever listened, this is a great intro, and if you already love it, you'll love reading Travis's thoughts on how the show went from a funny idea to a hit.

Originally published at https://timber.fm/stories/in-the-adventure-zone/.

]]> This is the origin story of the hit D&D actual-play podcast The Adventure Zone. It was written in summer 2020 by Shruti Ravindran, and much has happened with the McElroys and their juggernaut pod since then. But, if you haven't ever listened, this is a great intro, and if you already love it, you'll love reading Travis's thoughts on how the show went from a funny idea to a hit.

Originally published at https://timber.fm/stories/in-the-adventure-zone/.

]]> Thu, 03 Jun 2021 13:00:00 +0000 Shruti Ravindran Shruti Ravindran 769 This is the origin story of the hit D&D actual-play podcast The Adventure Zone. It was written in summer 2020 by Shruti Ravindran, and much has happened with the McElroys and their juggernaut pod since then. But, if you haven't ever listened, this is a great intro, and if you already love it, you'll love reading Travis's thoughts on how the show went from a funny idea to a hit. This is the origin story of the hit D&D actual-play podcast The Adventure Zone. It was written in summer 2020 by Shruti Ravindran, and much has happened with the McElroys and their juggernaut pod since then. But, if you haven't ever listened, this is The Adventure Zone, TAZ, McElroys, McElroy Brothers, Maximum Fun, Dungeons and Dragons, D&D, Actual Play Yes Three Million Listens a Month Without a Big Name or Network 4 4 Three Million Listens a Month Without a Big Name or Network full cec0a008-65fd-451c-a2aa-aeae6b8ef306 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e4630f9a Written by podcast consultant and journalist Amanda Cupido, this is the story of how Drew Ackerman turned Sleep With Me into his full time job creating a whole new genre of podcast in the process.

Drew lays his struggles and anxieties bare in this story, so it's really useful for newer podcasters wanting to learn about making the leap.

Originally appeared at https://timber.fm/stories/sleep-with-me-podcast-feature/

]]> Written by podcast consultant and journalist Amanda Cupido, this is the story of how Drew Ackerman turned Sleep With Me into his full time job creating a whole new genre of podcast in the process.

Drew lays his struggles and anxieties bare in this story, so it's really useful for newer podcasters wanting to learn about making the leap.

Originally appeared at https://timber.fm/stories/sleep-with-me-podcast-feature/

]]> Thu, 27 May 2021 13:00:00 +0000 Amanda Cupido Amanda Cupido 555 Written by podcast consultant and journalist Amanda Cupido, this is the story of how Drew Ackerman turned Sleep With Me into his full time job creating a whole new genre of podcast in the process. Drew lays his struggles and anxieties bare in this story, so it's really useful for newer podcasters wanting to learn about making the leap. Written by podcast consultant and journalist Amanda Cupido, this is the story of how Drew Ackerman turned Sleep With Me into his full time job creating a whole new genre of podcast in the process. Drew lays his struggles and anxieties bare in this story, sleep with me, drew ackerman, prx, sleep aid, help me sleep, sleep No She Set Out to Change the World, Not Entertain It 3 3 She Set Out to Change the World, Not Entertain It full 2d82a4c0-9ba0-4781-a7f4-ac55b588109c https://share.transistor.fm/s/5117beb9 A story by journalist and podcaster Sean Williams about a podcast that has helped overturn many wrongful convictions and has a fiercely loyal fanbase.

Listen to find out how leaving behind the rules of edge-of-your-seat storytelling was the right choice for this type of show.

Originally appeared at https://timber.fm/stories/undisclosed-podcast-feature/

]]> A story by journalist and podcaster Sean Williams about a podcast that has helped overturn many wrongful convictions and has a fiercely loyal fanbase.

Listen to find out how leaving behind the rules of edge-of-your-seat storytelling was the right choice for this type of show.

Originally appeared at https://timber.fm/stories/undisclosed-podcast-feature/

]]> Thu, 20 May 2021 11:05:00 +0000 Sean Williams Sean Williams 964 A story by journalist and podcaster Sean Williams about a podcast that has helped overturn many wrongful convictions and has a fiercely loyal fanbase. Listen to find out how leaving behind the rules of edge-of-your-seat storytelling was the right choice for this type of show. A story by journalist and podcaster Sean Williams about a podcast that has helped overturn many wrongful convictions and has a fiercely loyal fanbase. Listen to find out how leaving behind the rules of edge-of-your-seat storytelling was the right choice Undisclosed, Rabia Chaudry, Wrongful Conviction, Criminal Justice No The Science Journalists Who Don’t Care If You Don’t Like Their Vocal Fry 1 1 The Science Journalists Who Don’t Care If You Don’t Like Their Vocal Fry full 6fd535b5-ab7a-4b93-9cd7-2709635846e6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4f14a560 Rachel Feltman and her cohost have given Popular Science a personality with this podcast, and it is decidedly not "but-actually-guy." Angela Chen profiles Feltman's journey to building a loyal audience for her show highlighting the decisions that made it more authentic.

This was one of the original batch of stories for Timber that focused on podcaster profiles and audience building.

See photos and read more of Angela's work at Timber.fm.

]]> Rachel Feltman and her cohost have given Popular Science a personality with this podcast, and it is decidedly not "but-actually-guy." Angela Chen profiles Feltman's journey to building a loyal audience for her show highlighting the decisions that made it more authentic.

This was one of the original batch of stories for Timber that focused on podcaster profiles and audience building.

See photos and read more of Angela's work at Timber.fm.

]]> Tue, 11 May 2021 16:06:00 +0000 Angela Chen Angela Chen 593 Rachel Feltman and her cohost have given Popular Science a personality with this podcast, and it is decidedly not "but-actually-guy." Angela Chen profiles Feltman's journey to building a loyal audience for her show highlighting the decisions that made it more authentic. This was one of the original batch of stories for Timber that focused on podcaster profiles and audience building. Rachel Feltman and her cohost have given Popular Science a personality with this podcast, and it is decidedly not "but-actually-guy." Angela Chen profiles Feltman's journey to building a loyal audience for her show highlighting the decisions that made it Weirdest Thing, Pop Sci, Popular Science, Rachel Feltman, Science No The Academic Whose Podcast Is Trying to Change the Law 2 2 The Academic Whose Podcast Is Trying to Change the Law full cd732806-42b9-4aec-b978-9be29fa721d0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d121f820 A story by Angela Chen (formerly of the Verge and MIT Technology Review) about Jennifer Doleac's podcast Probable Causation.


Learn how someone with an academic background has made a successful podcast that influences public policy.


Originally appeared at https://timber.fm/stories/the-academic-whose-podcast-is-trying-to-change-the-law/

]]> A story by Angela Chen (formerly of the Verge and MIT Technology Review) about Jennifer Doleac's podcast Probable Causation.


Learn how someone with an academic background has made a successful podcast that influences public policy.


Originally appeared at https://timber.fm/stories/the-academic-whose-podcast-is-trying-to-change-the-law/

]]> Tue, 11 May 2021 16:06:00 +0000 Angela Chen Angela Chen 675 A story by Angela Chen (formerly of the Verge and MIT Technology Review) about Jennifer Doleac's podcast Probable Causation. Learn how someone with an academic background has made a successful podcast that influences public policy. A story by Angela Chen (formerly of the Verge and MIT Technology Review) about Jennifer Doleac's podcast Probable Causation. Learn how someone with an academic background has made a successful podcast that influences public policy. Probable Causation, academics, academia, public policy, ban the box No