Hellooooo grooviest of audio creatives! Hope your productions are coming along nicely?! Do ping me to let me know what you're up to and I can mention your show on future eps! I have been a vv lucky creative and spoke to the wonderful Óðinn ( 2 nn's) Örn Hilmarsson of Ramon Fear's Terror Tapes, Crowley Time LIVE! and more about all things making audio drama -LIVE! Odinn is a wonderful audio and visual creative (I mean, he works on one f the best animations - The Tiny Angry Witch by David K Barnes...
May 31, 2026•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 405
WAHHEYYY Hallo! Ow do?! WELCOME TO INDIE AF - An AF marketing chat special! Sarah Golding here - hello! I am Just coming out of a true busy creator period of producing directing and voice acting annddd interviews for this ere show. Am Delighted today to introduce the truly wonderful Joe Swenson of BROKEN ARTS ENTERTAINMENT who put out around 125 episodes a year!!! WOOOOOOWWW That sounds insane We explore what Joe does to build community for Broken Arts, and how they market and utilise social med...
May 24, 2026•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 404
FRED GREENHALGH IS A SUPER CREATIVE SOUL ON THIS AUDIO LANDSCAPE - you may recognise his name from credits on shows such as: ELF QUEST LOCKE AND KEY BATMAN UNDERTOW DARK TOME OF FAE AND FIENDS THE CLEANSED STAR TREK -WRATH OF KHAN YES! HE'S THAT GROOVYCOOL! We talked all things (Pls bow) THOSE INTREPID PIONEERS OF AUDIO DRAMA BEFRE US- Dirlk, Mariele…. HOW FAN SITES CAN CHAMPION AUDIO ADAPTATIONS WHEN NOT SATISFIED WITH TV ADAPTATIONS LISTENING PARTIES WITH LIVE DISCORD AND HOW THAT LEADS TO - d...
Apr 30, 2026•59 min•Season 4Ep. 403
Mornin/Afternoon/Evenin al! Here is an INFORMATIVE interview from last year that my Quirky Voices patreons saw but for reasons has not been released to you ..until TODAY! AUPHONC - Is a super playground to utilise to get your audio sounding groovier - Christoph shows what it does and how it does it in this podcast episode on this useful AI tool. Yes. Useful. I do hope you have a browse and see if it will help you in your process with various actor's different mic settings or if sound effects acc...
Apr 19, 2026•47 min•Season 4Ep. 402
Goooodddd day to you story makers! Happy creating! Here is the first of this feisty season 4 of INDIE AF - 20 eps of GROOVY chat with amazing folks who make #audiodrama #audiofiction professionally or semi pro or for a hobby - all experiences and advice welcome here! Please Welcome by clapping loudly wherever you are for these first ep guests of the season - the wonderful CHRIS GREGORY and EMILY INKPEN - the super team behind THE DEX LEGACY, WASTELAND PODCAST and so much more. In this ep we disc...
Apr 12, 2026•1 hr 11 min•Season 4Ep. 401
Heleaauuuu audio drama creatives and the curious!🌞 Here is a groovy trailer pinging your ears about this brand new season of INDIE AF - THEEEE CHAT PODCAST TO LISTEN TO AND GUEST ON to get you levelled up in AUDIO FICTION climes. This season has hot hot guests of audio loving joy INCLUDING THE WONDERFUL Pete Gold, Tanya Rich, Jonathan Pezza, Emily Inkpen, Chris Gregory, Broken Arts Ent, B7, Odin, Auphonic and SO MUCH MORE! Make sure you keep an eye on the feed for new drops weekly, and it would...
Apr 08, 2026•3 min•Season 4Ep. 400
Helleauuuu creatives of audio joy! Sarah Golding here with a new INDIE AF ep with stellar guests working BRILLIANTLY HARD making indie audio fiction! I have had a joyous chat to these wonderful guests on how they have set up and used DISCORD for useful elements of their creative worlds - whether for an individual show or a vast and growing network for the greater creative good, for fans cast or crew or more, we chat all things that work and things that...don't! MAHOOSIVE THANKS TO *****AJ FIDALG...
Feb 28, 2026•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 322
Hello! Well Here we are - 10 more eps of INDIE AF about to gently slide your way starting with this joyous chat to the truly wonderful RUSS MORE on the astoundingly brilliant FABLE AND FOLLY NETWORK - HOUSING OVER 120 AUDIO DRAMA SHOWS! WWOW! One way of working to make any kind of splash or pennies is to join a network like this one for audio fiction - there are a good few of grooviness now - Faustian Nonsense being one and Realm and you can join Dramafy or moonlight audio or Mutual Audio Networ...
Feb 17, 2026•39 min•Season 3Ep. 321
WELCOME TO THE SECOND PART OF THIS SERIES OF INDIE AF! Delighted to bring you a Christmas Eve of hygge - some wonderful folks from the indie AF community gathered to discuss 2025 and making audio drama in general. We talk all things acting advice, accents, writing, merch, launching a pod and top tips….and rather a lot on actual play! Enjoy the talents of this team and hear more of the interview on my Quirky voices pattern page ! Thank you to Oliver Morris Vyn Vox Jess Jewell Sean Mulligan Ian Wi...
Dec 24, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Season 3Ep. 320
Hello - here is the first of a few chats on WHICH PODHOST - this ep focuses on on RED CIRCLE BUZZSPROUT AUDIO BOOM SPOTIFY FOR PODCASTERS LIBSYN MEGAPHONE And talks about Magic Mastering AI features (transcription etc) Dynamic content insertion Prices and boons Stats, Downloads and how you use them Different interfaces and analytics Fanmail Advertisements and monetisation Audio fiction growth Show notes AND has the joyous guests - > Shannon K Perry of OZ9 > Robert Crighton of BEYOND SHAKES...
Sep 14, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 319
Hello audio creatives! I am so enjoying my brilliant guest inputs from this season so far! Are you enjoying? Then do ping INDIE AF a review please - that would be marvellous! Fanks muchly! T oday’s truly wonderful guests are: MAC ROGERS JORDANA WILLAMS SEAN WILLIAMS We have a joyous chat about so many things relevant to making GIVE ME AWAY - SEASON 3 - and so much more! All of them are astoundingly brilliant and lovely. And I am certain they cast and crew have a blast making this new show - and ...
Aug 31, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 318
*****DAVID AULT ***** **IS** *A LEGEND OF AUDIO DRAMA AS WE KNOW IT* What utter joy to hear him pop up…everywhere?! Herein (via zoom quality audio - argh! Sorryyy!) we chat all things voice acting from equipment to origins, and how to keep yourself in fine fettle and more! PLUS A SURPRISE! Yes You’ll have to listen to the end for a chance for YOU TOO TO BE IN THIS PODCAST EPISODE OF THE FUTURE! Well. Actually I’ll also write some details at the bottom of these show notes re tech requirements and...
Aug 24, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 317
Hello dear listener! OH THE HORROR! What a treat to speak to some of the most brilliant folks working in audio drama creation - I have had the utter utter pleasure of producing and directing a piece for WIRELESS THEATRE called THE BLOODY LIFE OF R. M RENFIELD by MARTY ROSS - who has written and adapted such brilliance as MOBY DICK, OLIVER TWIST, BLEAK HOUSE…AND MUCH MORE… And stars *****HARRY MYERS *****SARAH WHITEHOUSE Who are both utterly fantastic - yes utterly is the over used word of this d...
Aug 17, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 316
Helleo lovely listener - well have got an inspiring ep for you! This one is a super fun chat to the kind and brilliant, and possibly loveliest podcaster EVER - Yes ROSHAN SINGH talks all things origin stories from Temujin to Batman and beyond! This week we talk on: Origins of Temujin and working with friends How Fred Greenhalgh (Doffs cap) AND Elena Fernǎndez Collins (cheerrrrsss!) are responsible for Temujin 🎉 ANDAS Productions development Are awards worth entering? Getting acquainted with how...
Aug 10, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 315
Welcome all! TO PART TWO of this insight filled I NDIE AF PRIDE SEPCIAL episode with: Amber Devereaux Fio Trethewey Georgia Cook Rhys Tirado Andi White And Lou Sutcliffe All fantastic makers of audio drama and wonderful humans n’all. Please do go hence from this podcast and binge alllll their works if you have not yet found them, and binge again if you have! In this episode we discuss: Inspirational shows storylines and people in the audio fiction space The creators own shows and the journey to ...
Aug 03, 2025•56 min•Season 3Ep. 314
INDIE AF IS BACK WITH A SUPER SECOND HALF OF SEASON 3! YES, MADE FOR YOU TO GET INSPIRED AND REINVIGORATED TO MAKE NEW, MORE AMAZING AUDIO FICTION! Welcome all! In this I NDIE AF PRIDE SEPCIAL episode we have Amber Devereaux Fio Trethewey Georgia Cook Rhys Tirado Andi White And Lou Sutcliffe All fantastic makers of audio drama and wonderful humans n’all. Please do go hence from this podcast and binge alllll their works if you have not yet found them, and binge again if you have! This podcast cel...
Jul 27, 2025•51 min•Season 3Ep. 313
Hellooo you wonderful creatives! Sarah Golding here - how are ya?! Here we are at our mid season hiatus ep - all about…what to do on # hiatus ! Wahoo for 12 jam packed episodes of truly great advice and shared experience - are you enjoying it? Do let me know by leaving a review on your podcatcher of choice or ping me with any thoughts or ideas for future guests - quirkyvoices@gmail.com ! If you would like to support my works, please do join my Patreon - you get longer director cut eps and videos...
Apr 27, 2025•1 hr 22 min•Season 3Ep. 312
Helloooo You Creative Souls! How are ya? Sarah Golding here - heleau! This week’s ep is a part two of a chat to the wonderful ALLISON COSSITT on making her first #audiodrama - PARTIAL VEIL. This is an unmissable journey, charting what happened during and post release, as Allison navigated editing, social media, nurturing fans and creating a creative fam and just finding the momentum to just keep going, and allll the rewards and trials along the way. We chat all things: *What happened on release ...
Apr 13, 2025•59 min•Season 3Ep. 311
YES, AI WROTE MY SHOWNOTES TODAY± What day think>!? 🎧 INDIE AF – AI in Audio Fiction: Friend, Foe or Fascinating Frontier? S3E10 – Hosted by the ever-enthusiastic SARAH GOLDING This episode dives deep into the ever-evolving world of Artificial Intelligence and how it's shaping (or shaking?) the world of audio drama creation . Joining Sarah for this electric roundtable chat are a panel of brilliant audio fiction minds: 🎙️ LANCE DANN 🎙️ NICHOLAS GLEAN 🎙️ EDDIE LOUISE 🎙️ FLLOYD KENNEDY Can ...
Apr 05, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Season 3Ep. 310
Welcome to this fun filled interview with ALLISON COSSITT, Recorded just before release of her first show ever produced - PARTIAL VEIL - Links below! We chat many things setup and sort, and how she went about developing and producing her brilliant audio story from start to pre-release. This is one of two eps - next one coming in a few week's time yayer. I am ELATED to welcome 2 new Patreon supporters - SALLY SWIFT and KARI SUTCLIFFE - HERYUGE and hearty thanks to you and alllll of my amazing sup...
Mar 30, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 309
GOOODDDD MORNING! Short and sweet - thiiisssss is theeeee intro to some ways of doing the dialogue edit Hit us up if you want to employ us to do yours! With the fabulous LOWRI-ANN DAVIES (Rusty Quill and More) TRAVIS VENGROFF (Fool and Scholar and more!) And me, Sarah Golding Hello! Hope this is a useful Start for you to fathom ways in to the dialogue edit - these gently unsung heroes of the word placement and frankensteiners of takes! ENJOY! Trailer isssss WASTELAND from the super folks at ALT ...
Mar 22, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 308
Heleauuu you wonderful creative soul! How are ya? Here is a fun filled informative chat on the super event happening THIS MONTH OF MARCH in Canterbury UK - *****THE INTERNATIONAL RADIO DRAMA FESTIVAL***** I spoke to Melanie Nock - cake connoisseur and brilliant festival organiser, International Arts / Synchromesh, and Nicholas McInerny, Podcaster, writer, Rainbow mum/dad podcasts creator and more! It is such an exciting event which we know you will love - You can ** Listen to audio dramas ** Vot...
Mar 15, 2025•40 min•Season 3Ep. 307
Hello! **HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2025!** Oh let’s joyously celebrate some women of the world - not just aNy women - BRILLLIANT, CREATIVE WOMEN OF AUDIO FICTION Namely Allison Cossit, Stephanie Elie, Daisy McNamara, Francesca Mylod-Ford, Helen Quigley! YES! THEY. ARE. ALL. WONDERFUL***** 5 stars! We chat creative women who have inspired us Why we love audio fiction creation How we can lift other women in the medium What advice Francesca heard through an open door Why perhaps you should as...
Mar 08, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 306
Hello you hard working, brilliant creatives you! Here's a supercharged INDIE AF fun ep... >>>... a highly useful chat with EMILY INKPEN and CHRIS GREGORY of ALT STORIES about the first part of their production process from the moment WASTELAND was written to casting and table read. There are 2 more eps in this gentle dive into how their Spinoff sci fi mech tech was developed, cast, recorded, edited and hyped! Please do give them a listen and, well hey, a review for WASTELAND would be lo...
Feb 13, 2025•37 min•Season 3Ep. 305
The very brilliant JEN & CHRIS - Team Victoriocity - are here to talk making one of the very best comedies EVER EVER MADE - Honestly - dive in and you will fund the best EXACT amount of joy needed to escape the realities of this crazy life we lead. It's witty, clever and character fuelled and has a cracking cast and superb quality production values - and I feel it all starts with amazing writing! Jen and Chris Sugden are hugely talented writers, performers and general al round awesome folks,...
Feb 01, 2025•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 304
Welcome to EPISODE 303 of this joyous chatty pod on all aspects of audio drama creation! This week - the wonderful and riDICulously talented LINDSAY SHARMAN & LAURENCE OWEN Talk all things LONG CAT PRODUCTIONS with emphasis on exploring GHOSTED! Their true moody, atmospheric horror podcast, how MAGENTA & BERNARD came about, and why they are so fun as comedy inspiration, and being a part of the brilliant FABLE AND FOLLY NETWORK. They're honestly legends of the audio drama space and I FOR ...
Dec 31, 2024•59 min•Season 3Ep. 303
HELLO and Happy Holidays! However you celebrate, whoever you celebrate and whatever you are doing on or around this 25th DECEMBER 2024 I truly hope you enjoy this wonderful SECRET GUEST filled episode! WE TALK ALL THINGS>>> *** State of audio fiction today *** Champions in the space *** Why we need funding opportunities *** Why community is important *** Karim’s fave table read - doh - gave a guest away! *** What genres we need more of In the space *** Emailing mic companies for financi...
Dec 29, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Season 3Ep. 302
NEW EPISODE OF INDIE AF *RECORDING AF IN STUDIO* WITH ELLA WATTS AND AMBER DEVEREUX! Yes you wondrous souls - we. Are. backkkk>>> Well helleauuu - hope your various audio drama productions are going beautifully and if you are here for inspiration then strap on your most comfortable headphones and enjoy….talks on *Developing Camlann *Casting Camlann *Chemistry reads in audio drama and the edit *Organising Camlann *RECORDING Camlann IN STUDIO…TOGETHER *DIRECTING Camlann *CREATING SAFE SPA...
Dec 17, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 301
Hello all! Welcome to INDIE AF's SURRRPRIIIIDE PRIDE special 2023! With super guests Jaci Seelagy and Stephen Indrisano where you hear things like: 'Find your passion And make the world better in your way!' AND 'Exist as a person to the best of your ability and the art will come' Stephen Indrisano INDIEAF PRIDE PODCAST 2023 THIS episode IS A #CELEBRATION of #LGBTQ+creatives andddd has such amazing moments - a reveal of a polyamorous nature, a sharing of why it is important to write roles for all...
Jun 30, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 220
Hellooo and welcome to another fun filled UNMISSABLE INDIEEE AAAAYYEFFFF - THE interview podcast about audio fiction production and refining the craft with me, Sarah Golding - hallo! Today’s guest is someone working very veryyyy hard to help folks like you get your podcast discovered! Someone who gives you advice on: What is achievable , Figuring out your audience , What you can do to MAKE THINGS ‘ NEWSY ’, to get seen and heard…. ***** Yes tis the super amazing ARIELLE NISSENBLATT! ***** Find l...
Jun 19, 2023•51 min•Season 2Ep. 219
