This is a special edition of the show where we take a glimpse behind the scenes at how we produce the program, and the people responsible for it. As Rainmaker.FM approaches it’s 2nd anniversary, I thought it apropos to examine how we got here.
This is going to be fun!
It may seem like I’m just a guy in a garage – like so many podcasters – who interviews writers and then frantically scrambles to produce the show in the margins of my real job as a multimedia producer for Rainmaker Digital.
I do host and help produce the show of course, but I don’t record it in my garage, sorry. But you will learn how and where I do it. This week I also get the rare opportunity to shine a light on my talented production team and how this all happens.
Note: The conclusion of my chat with screenwriter and author of All Our Wrong Todays, Elan Mastai will be published Feb. 7th, the day his new book comes out.
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In this episode our production team and I talk about:
How the show made the jump from a written interview to a podcast format with Robert Bruce
The process we use to book our writers with Caroline Early
How I research, record interviews, and write for the show’s website
Why the raw audio for the shows needs a little massaging from a pro audio engineer with Toby Lyles
How it all comes together to beam to your phone or desktop, and nestle neatly in your ears with Clare Garrett
The Show Notes
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Unusually Short Stories at RobertBruce.com
Proust Questionnaire – Wikipedia
Here’s How Brian Clark Writes – The inaugural issue of The Writer Files
Longform Podcast #226: Terry Gross
ScheduleOnce.com – Scheduling platform
Caroline Early on Twitter
Shure SM7B Vocal Dynamic Microphone, Cardioid
Auralex soundproofing
Call Recorder for Skype
Zencastr.com
How Oscar Nominee Emma Donoghue (Screenwriter of ‘Room’) Writes: Part One
How Bestselling Author Hugh Howey Writes
TwentyFourSound – The premier podcast network editing service
The Learn Podcast Production Podcast – TwentyFourSound
Adobe Audition CC
GarageBand for Mac
Audacity – Free, open source, cross-platform audio software for multi-track recording and editing
Trello – Workflow collaboration tool
Rafal Tomal – Lead Designer at Rainmaker Digital
Rev.com – Transcription service
Kibin.com – Editing service
Kelton Reid on Twitter
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