A little jog down memory lane. Wes Davis joined the show in November of 2021 to talk about his show, Camp Monsters. It was hosted by Jay Acunzo and was produced and edited by Stuart Barefoot. Camp Monsters recently launched a new season, so be sure to check that out after taking a peak behind the scenes as Jay and Wes break down the creative process. 3 Clips is a Castos Original Series. Learn more about everything Castos has to offer castos.com
Oct 23, 2023•47 min
Introducing the Limelight by Castos. The Limelight is a short form audio and video series that talks to Castos customers and other podcasters, about the things that make…
May 02, 2023•3 min
Audience is a Castos original series that goes behind the scenes of all kinds of different podcasts to explore great audio. Season 2 is available anywhere you get…
Mar 06, 2023•2 min
Castos has another show called Audience. For full episode you can visit audiencepodcast.fm For now, check out this episode Introduction: On this episode of the Audience podcast, Stuart…
Dec 14, 2022•47 min
Hey! This feed isn’t dead. Yes we’re still taking a little break but we’re working hard on another Castos Original. Also we’re working on a story about the…
Sep 22, 2022•28 min
Currently we’re between seasons at 3 Clips. In the meantime let’s listen in on an old episode of Audience. Newt Schottlekote created their first audio drama in 2017 when they were only 15 years old. That led to the creation of Caldera Studios, a production company where Newt produces their work including their latest series, Where the Stars Fell. In this episode, Newt and Stuart discuss the creative process of making a fiction podcast, the need for budgets in audio drama, and strategies for crow...
Jul 11, 2022•39 min
No, this is not a new 3 Clips episode. Since we’re taking a break from producing new episodes, we wanted to share another Castos Original, ‘Audience’. This episode was produced by Stuart Barefoot and features podcast producer Marcus dePaula, a former live audio engineer who spent years touring with national acts like Michelle Branch, Creed and Jars of Clay. Links meonlylouder.com castos.com...
May 30, 2022•32 min
As Season 2 comes to a close Evo and Stuart discuss some highlights from the season and offer some final words of wisdom. LEARN MORE ABOUT CASTOS 3 Clips is a Castos Original Series. Castos provides tools for public and private podcasts and believes podcasters should own their turf to provide the best possible audience experience. Visit http://castos.com Inside This Episode You can listen to listen Audience online or anywhere you get podcasts This episode was produced by Stuart Barefoot @smallle...
Mar 21, 2022•41 min
Cyber crime, hacking and the dark side of the internet. In many ways, Darknet Diaries seems like a scary podcast and at times it can be. But it’s not scary in the sense that you need a lot of technical knowledge to enjoy it. That’s because Jack Rhysider is a brilliant storyteller. He takes really complicated subjects like hacking and makes them palpable. So if you don’t know anything about the Darknet, don’t worry. Jack is the perfect guide for a world that might seem foreign for many of us. LEA...
Mar 07, 2022•33 min
The long-form interview has become a staple in podcasting. Some of the most popular podcasts in the world feature what, on the surface, seems like a pretty simple format. However to do this well isn’t always simple and it’s important to find little ways to distinguish interview podcasts and the best podcast interviewers know how to do this. Over the course of 300 episodes and counting, Dan Cable Presents has made small tweaks to the production process that make these interviews stand out. Dan Ca...
Feb 28, 2022•36 min
It’s almost a meme at this point. A group of friends sitting around riffing say “this should be a podcast!.” Often those podcasts don’t work because they lack structure and a clear direction. Dirt Cheap is NOT one of those podcasts. It’s funny, edgy and off the cuff but still manages to keep a basic structure that makes for an easy, entertaining listen. Husband and wife duo, Amanda Meadows and Geoffrey Golden teamed up with production studio Neon Hum to bring us this unique podcast. The premise ...
Feb 21, 2022•42 min
We’re a tad past the halfway point of season 2 so we figured it would be a good time to press pause and review three clips from episodes we featured on season 2…but not clips that were played on 3 Clips. Evo and producer Stuart review three clips from Nice Try!, Bellwether and How to Start a War. LEARN MORE ABOUT CASTOS 3 Clips is a Castos Original Series. Castos provides tools for public and private podcasts and believes podcasters should own their turf to provide the best possible audience exp...
Feb 14, 2022•28 min
All podcasts, regardless of their format, are a creative endeavor. But some podcasts are just more complex. Enter, Bellwether , the latest offering from award winning podcast and radio producer, Sam Greenspan. Sam is the founding producer of 99 Percent Invisible and has a number of impressive credits to their name. The City from USA Today, the TED Radio Hour at NPR and Radiotopia’s Spacebridge to name a few. They’ve also lectured and taught radio and podcasting around the world. In November of 2...
Feb 07, 2022•33 min
When’s the last time you listened to a madcap comedy podcast following the adventures of gallant scientists as they battle evil in Gilded Age New York? Welcome to the Land Whale Murders where things. Get. STRANGE. The Land Whale Murders is a fast paced alternate history comedy in the spirit of Mel Brooks and Monty Python; a true delight for history nerds, science geeks, and anyone who ever wanted to stand up for what was right even when they were very bad at doing it. And in today’s discussion, ...
Jan 31, 2022•28 min
Here’s a common story. The 2020 pandemic come along and it seriously altered someone’s plans. Here’s a less common story. A theater actor and producer can’t put on live shows any longer so she teams up with a playwright to create a one of a kind podcast experience. Well, that’s exactly what Jocelyn Kuritsky did. The result? A Simple Herstory A Simple Herstory is described as a “a theatrical and high concept podcast series about the women who have run for President of the United States.” And it i...
Jan 24, 2022•45 min
For connoisseurs of podcasts Avery Trufelman shouldn’t need much of an introduction. She’s worked on popular shows like 99% Invisible and it’s successful spinoff, Articles of Interest. More…
Jan 17, 2022•38 min
It took Michael Trapani six years to make How to Start a War. From meticulous research, immersive sound design, impeccable narration and poignant story writing, Michael masterfully leveraged the audio medium for this series. How to Start a War is a podcast about WW2. Most of us know how that story ended and that the Nazis lost. But the details of how it started, like the granular details, the conversations, the lies, betrayals…those aren’t as well known. Michael recreates this story from the poi...
Jan 10, 2022•39 min
The new season of 3 Clips is here. Join Castos and Evo Terra as they explore what podcasting is and can be. This season features guests such as Avery Trufleman, Jonathan Goldberg and more. The first episode is dropping on January 10
Jan 04, 2022•1 min
Radio theatre is defined as a dramatized performance — no visual, only dialogue and sounds to manifest images in the listeners’ minds, resulting in a uniquely psychological experience. This mode of storytelling began in the 1920s, flourishing by the 1940s, then evolving in the 21st century in the form of podcasts. And while Jude Brewer’s podcast Storybound falls into the category of radio theatre, it doesn’t quite sound like the rest of them. Inside today’s episode, Jay and Jude discuss the coll...
Nov 29, 2021•43 min
Premise is everything when it comes to shaping a strong show. It allows the audience to understand immediately where they’re headed, which brings us to 2 Pages with MBS , a podcast where brilliant people read the best two pages of a favorite book…a book that has shaped them and changed them. Host Michael Bungay Stanier chats with authors, leaders, activists, academics, entrepreneurs, change agents, and celebrities as they dig into the ideas that matter the most. Inside today’s episode, as timely...
Nov 22, 2021•42 min
Sometimes less is more. Especially when the crux of your podcast is sharing something practical, like freelance writing. That’s exactly what Kaleigh Moore and Emma Siemasko do with their podcast, Freelance Writing Coach. It’s a simple, conversational show that features Emma and Kaleigh chatting about different aspects of freelance writing. Episodes are usually short and simply (but well) produced, making for a quick, easy and practical listening experience. In this episode Jay chats with one hal...
Nov 15, 2021•48 min
A camera. A cancer diagnosis. True love. Romantic comedy. Award-winning writer and storyteller Brianna Barrett has performed her show about serious illness and resilience to audiences along the west coast since 2016. Now Brianna reimagines the experience of her one-woman play in audio form, navigating the threads of her life that continue to come together in surprising and unusual ways, even amid a global pandemic. Welcome to Brianna Barrett’s semi-limited series: True Love & Other Noncommun...
Nov 08, 2021•43 min
Audio as a Visual Medium is a paradox in many ways. But when done well, writing for the ear, editing and sound design can create a visual world through audio. Camp Monsters from REI…yes the brand, is a perfect example of this. Written, hosted and narrated Weston Davis, Camp Monsters features as they put it “stories of impossible encounters with impossible creatures in the wildest corners of North America.” Along with producer Chelsea Davis and sound designer Nick Patri, REI has created a branded...
Nov 01, 2021•46 min
One December evening in 2019, Chris Stedman noticed a new message in his inbox from his friend Alex, sent at exactly 7 p.m. He and Alex hadn’t talked in a while—was Alex writing to tell him off for being a bad friend? But it wasn’t that. “listen,” the note read. “i am writing to let you know that when you receive this scheduled email, i will no longer be alive.” Welcome to Unread, a podcast from iHeart that has landed on many best-of-2021 lists while striking a deep chord with its audience. Insi...
Oct 25, 2021•46 min
The World needs more sensitive creators. Content that moves the world, moves listeners and make things better. And you know what? That doesn’t have to come in the form of some epic narrative. It can be stories from daily life. The seemingly innocuous details of our day-to-day can provide inspiration. Enter Ian Coss. For this episode he and Jay break down his five part series, Forever is a Long Time. Ian explores the topic of marriage by interviewing members of his family who are divorced, which ...
Oct 18, 2021•53 min
We’re hard at work on new episodes of 3 Clips, so here’s an oldie but a goodie — one of our most popular episodes… We’ve got a dynamic co-hosting duo: welcome Ashley Hamer and Cody Gough of Curiosity Daily. A daily, yes, daily (!), podcast about science, which is part of Discovery. Host Jay Acunzo gets into great topics with Cody and Ashley, starting with, how, just how do they put out a well researched and fact-checked show every single day? This episode also covers topics of performing on the ...
Oct 04, 2021•43 min
3 Clips is a show about the craft of podcasting, and the passion behind that craft. But how do we translate that passion into income? On this special episode, business partners Kinsey Grant and Josh Kaplan help us answer this question. Kinsey is the host of Thinking is Cool, where she takes listeners deep into the key topics affecting their work and lives, to encourage us all to stop and think more critically about the nuances inside those ideas. She covers topics like drugs and why we do them, ...
Sep 27, 2021•50 min
When’s the last time you attended an audio-only house party populated entirely by personified versions of fonts? Actual typefaces like Arial and Times New Roman speaking at you like real life people? Imagine how obnoxious Comic Sans sounds… Welcome to the ambitious world of Wireframe, a podcast from Adobe and Pacific Content. Inside today’s episode, Jay speaks with Khoi Vinh and Dominic Girard, two of the three hosts of Wireframe, a show with a unique eye toward helping design professionals and ...
Sep 20, 2021•44 min
In 2021, we’re blessed to live in a podcast landscape ripe with richly reported nonfiction shows that challenge your way of thinking and expand your world: Reply All, Invisibilia, Far Flung, the list goes on. There is also an expanding slate of fictional podcasts to get lost in. But what if you could have both in one show? With Flash Forward, a show about the future, our guest Rose Eveleth inspires imaginations and pushes listeners to think about the world we live in now, and how it could be dif...
Sep 13, 2021•39 min
Amy Westervelt is a print and audio journalist and environmentalist; she founded the podcast network Critical Frequency, which raises up important but often overlooked voices; and she is the executive producer and host of the critically acclaimed show Drilled. The through line here is that Amy has an enduring interest in telling stories that are getting covered up, and doing the hard work of figuring out what’s really going on. Jay and Amy discuss the rigorous and thorough process involved in cr...
Sep 06, 2021•40 min
