Oh, we're live. We are live. Poduty and the News at the Pittsburgh
Podcast Theater. Wait, it's not Pittsburgh Podcast, it's the Tarentum. I don't know
where I'm at. I'm just. I'm just kind of walking around the theater doing my
thing. We have a brand new episode, Poduty and the News. I've got a great
guest joining me. Jessica Sutton is here. Hi.
Hello. Hello. Happy to be here.
So glad to have you here. I got one question for you, Jessica. What time
is it? It is ten o',
clock,
Sam.
And we're back. We are on the stage now. Our last show of the
Christmas stage. Jessica's here. Jessica Sutton, everybody.
Jessica, welcome to the show. Thank you. I'm glad to be here.
We first met, I think at a Pittsburgh podcast meetup maybe
March, April of last year. Yes. And I was at a Phil Better
show. That was the one I was at. Like, I think we were talking about
that earlier before we got live on stage. That was the first time we met.
Was Phil Better? Yes. Wow. Phil was just on the show last
week. International speaker Phil Better himself. But
Jessica came to us, met some podcasters during that event,
and has a big show coming up in January. Tell us a little bit about
what you've been working on. So I've been working on an audio drama
primer class that's going to be here at the Poduty Podcast
Theater live 2:30. So if you're interested to learn more about audio
drama, come on down and I'll tell you about my experiences.
Awesome. That is January 17th
17th. Tickets at poduty.com P
O-D-U-T-Y.com and you're also a showrunner for
a podcast. Tell us a little about the show. So my podcast is called Fate
of Korr. It is an audio drama. It is a fantasy set in a
pseudo 1910s world, but it kind of has like
fantasy creatures in it. So basically imagine like Lord of the
Rings, but all the characters, time is like fast forwarded to like
the 1910s kind of vibe. And it's like a different world. So it's not exactly
Tolkien's world, but it takes some of those same creatures and puts them in the
political sphere. That was like kind of going on in the 1910s,
particularly in Russia, but it's not set in our Russia. It's
kind of set in the pseudo what if world. And it's pretty
fun. A couple of my friends have even said there's like this like little
father son journey going on there. Too. So if you're into
family kind of stories, there's a little bit
of that, but there's a lot of factions and magic and
I, I really, really think it's a good show and I hope
you guys subscribe and listen to it. Fate of Korr, is that correct?
Korr spelled K-O-R-R. R, A double R. So
O-R-R. And is there a website or do you just recommend finding it
on itunes? You can find it on iTunes, YouTube, Spotify,
I believe we have a transistor site but you can find
it easily on YouTube from Beta Core and on
wherever you find podcasts. Awesome. And season one has wrapped is
there. So we are going to be republishing,
resuming, publishing episode eight of season one
early next year. So we're currently working through that. But the first
part of season one is out from for episodes one through seven and
currently I'm drafting season two which
see where things are left off in season one, which
will be left off on a 14 episode basis. Then
you'll know like I don't want to spoil anything.
That's why I'm kind of being hesitant because it hasn't even been released yet.
Well, that will have all the links and a description in the show notes. So
when you're, when you, you know, go through these six stories. We're gonna go through
six stories coming up. I'm going to have Jessica's bio links to connect with
Jessica links to fate of core. So find all those links in the
show notes. Are you ready for our first story?
I am ready. We have Radiolab
took science live in Little Rock and this happened on December
11th. Radiolab headed to the Ron Robinson Theater for a
sold out live recording that doubled as a major fundraiser
for Little Rock Public Radio. The event, part of
Radiolab Presents Vascara, focused on the urgent
and very human science behind antibiotic resistant
bacteria blending immersive sound design with expert
conversation. Led by host Soren Wheeler and Dr.
Aver Mitra, joined on stage by leading voices
from epidemiology and agriculture, the show brought
together researchers, medical professionals, students and public
radio supporters for an evening that proved live
podcasting can tackle complex topics while driving
real community support. Complete with a silent auction,
VIP reception and a clear reminder that live
audio storytelling can educate, engage and
fund public media all at once. Now it's so obvious
after meeting Jessica, everybody watching at home, why I chose this
as the first article. And you even mentioned, I think when we were talking earlier
how much Radio Lab was influential, how much you love listening to Radio lab.
Exactly. Like. Like, around the time I was getting in the podcast, I was also
seeing the Radiolab, like, very heavily, like, because at the time, I was working as
a temp, filing and, like, scanning documents, so it was like something
I could listen to while I'm going. And I really like Radiolab because, like,
even though it is very much a talk show versus a, like, audio drama,
they use Foley. They use audio and sound design to
tell their stories and kind of, like, talk about, like, what
their concepts are. Like, I remember there was this particular one where they used, like,
these singers kind of, like, to represent, like, what
biodiversity is. And, like, they were, like, using the notes and
describing, like, here's this whole cacophony of sound in this music.
But as biodiversity, like, got more and more, like,
restricted, less and less sound, and then it became quiet. And, like,
that is a very powerful way to use audio to explain a scientific
concept. And after I. When I first met Jessica, she
was telling me about audio dramas, and it wasn't really a world I was
familiar with. And you start telling me all these great stories and sharing these great
podcasts with me, and then when I see a story like this about
all the things that Jessica's working on, you can take to a live
environment. You can do a live show with sound effects,
with Foley, with this great storytelling,
and have this immersive event for the spectators to. To really,
you know, be pulled into that story. And. And I didn't even know this
existed until we had connected. And it's just a whole new world of
podcasting. Oh, yeah, no, 100%. It's a very, like,
interesting. Like, I've seen a couple podcast live shows. Of course.
I've seen the. The juggernaut of welcome the Night Bill. I saw that in Seattle
when I went to podcon back in. Oh, I think that was.
Was that 2000. That might have been 2016. I had to double check because they.
Podcon only went for, like, two years, and then they kind of fell off.
But I remember going to the live show
of, like, welcome the Night Vale that they had there, and, like, it was a
very much like the. The.
The speaker, Cecil Palmer, was, like, talking to the audience, but, like, there was, like,
stuff going on in the background and a lot of, like, talking back and forth.
It kind of had, like, a similar setup to. Have you ever heard of Prairie
Home Companion? No. Yeah, so that's something that NPR did
for. And it was a. I would consider it an
audio drama talk show where it was, like, this panel of
People talking. That was like a long time ago when I saw it. So
I'm kind of talking a little out of my depth here. But like they would
be performing and talking about the world and the
story as if they were like a radio program hosts and
just discussing their world together. So a big part of
that I took away from this is what I think can be a live podcast
is expanded. It certainly goes into the world
where Jessica's creating content and you're able to
really have the old time, almost like before television, before
radio, have this storytelling, close your eyes and
pretend that you're in this world, this environment and do all that.
And there's podcasts out there that are doing it on a recorded level. But I
think the next level is can you perform those in front of an audience.
This really just one of those things that just opens your mind to the possibilities.
Exactly. And there's like table reads and also a lot of
the audio drama field does overlap into the video
gaming live show aspect as well, because there's a lot
of TTRPGs that use live shows as
a way to show the story. And like a lot of the characters will dress
up, a lot of the actors will dress up as their characters that they're playing
as to kind of add to the app atmosphere while
they're playing. And we talk about, you know, showing the story.
We go to our next story. We've got
Netflix committing to video
podcasts. What is going on here? Let's see if we can find out.
I. Yeah, well, we'll look at this. I know when I was
reading this story before coming onto the Poduty and the News, like I was
mixed about this, honestly, but like, I'll let you. Say what your
piece, yeah, Netflix eyes video podcast to take
on YouTube. Another point of contention for some podcasters.
Netflix revealed plans to aggressively enter the video podcast
space in early 2026, telling potential
partners it wanted 50 to 75 shows ready at launch,
with ambitions to scale to as many as 200 over time.
According to reports, Netflix had already begun approaching major talent
agencies, podcast networks and creators to license existing
shows and develop originals across genres like
comedy, sports, true crime and pop culture. The
move positioned Netflix directly against YouTube, now the
leading platform for podcast consumption, and
followed a deal with Spotify to carry popular shows like the Bill
Simmons podcast. While Netflix dangled competitive licensing
offers and major marketing support, it's
insistence that creators remove video from YouTube versions from
YouTube raise questions about data access, audience
ownership, ad formats, and whether podcasters would
trade long term platform control for Short term
exclusivity. So my mixed feelings on this
is like, so if you're a creator and you're approached by Netflix, like,
the deal and the money is probably going to be a lot more
fruitful because, like, a lot of times when, like, you're approached by a bigger studio,
you get the money and that's kind of going to help you produce, do so
I can kind of see why this might be appealing. But as also
somebody that, like, is an independent podcaster,
knowing that there might be a loss of control because now that person
has a say in what you are creating.
So it kind of creates a little bit of a too many cooks in the
kitchen situation. So, like. But I can see why people would find
attractive the other issue that the article doesn't cover.
That was the first thing I thought about when I listened to this. If this
tanks because they don't market it well, or people don't understand
why they're moving to podcasts, this might
make it harder to do something like this again for other. For other groups
that are, like, in the business of podcasting, because someone's gonna be like, well,
Netflix tried that. It didn't work. It's like, it didn't work because they didn't do
it right and they didn't understand what they were getting into. So I'm
a little. I'm looking at this article with trepidation because it could either work
out really well or it could become something that's going to
turn out bad for everybody else if it fails, because it's going to not
look. So that's where I'm kind of standing with what I read here. Yeah. For
Netflix, it's advantageous for them to go after podcasting. I'm
sure the cost to produce one episode of Stranger Things is millions
of dollars. Oh, yeah. The cost to produce one episode of the Bill
Simmons show might be $100,000. Exactly. And that's a big
positive to podcasting. It has that low barrier to entry and you can produce
and it's like, really, it's accessible to people
across all genres, across all, like, walks of life. If you're
in rural Pennsylvania, you can, like, create a
podcast that can create a following and create, like,
inspiration in your. Your audience and stuff. But,
like, and, like, I don't know, I felt very
mixed when I was reading this because I saw, like, also the ad revenue going
away because, like, that's how a lot of people make their money. So they don't
have that ad revenue and they're waiting on the bill from
Netflix. There's just like a lot of moving pieces that I'm curious to see what
will happen. Yeah, and I get the exclusive deals and I get what you're
saying. If somebody offered us money for duty and the News to be on
Netflix, it's probably going to be a better deal for me to take that
than to not take it. So it's hard to turn that kind of money down,
which I get. Where I have issue with this is, you know, podcasting
is an open format. I can listen to it on the device I want. I
can stream it. Whether on itunes, whether on Pocket Cast or,
you know, whatever app I'm using, these sites want
to lock down the content. And to me, that's not in the
spirit of podcasting. That's not distribution like I would expect from
podcasting. And I get their pay money. They want return on that,
but they should also still, they could still release that on
Spotify and branded as a Netflix show. There's a couple
of ways they could approach this that could avoid that problem.
Like, I know on YouTube, there's a lot of creators that
produce like censored versions on YouTube but then have uncensored
versions on platforms like Nebula. So they, they have two
versions. So they could do something like that where they have the censored
version on YouTube but then carry it over to Netflix, the non
censored version. But the other issue that, to go to
what you're saying, like the free access, there was a group called
Watcher that launched their streaming service too early
and it caused a lot of pushback with their fans. So if a lot of
these podcasts have already been on the air for free, they might get
pushback from their fans who are used to that because now they have to buy
Netflix to listen to the shows. Yeah, I have a beef
with Amazon over that. I used to get Amazon prime with no ads. Now I
got to pay $3 a month to get rid of the ads. So you're right.
If, if I am used to a certain way, if you built a relationship with
me by delivering content in exchange for, you know, I'll listen to your
ads, but I'm not, I'm not going to pay for the content. That's the arrangement
that we have. When you turn that around, say, oh, now you have to subscribe
to Netflix to listen to the show, that becomes a problem.
Exactly. And that, that's part of one of the reasons why I'm watching with trepidation
as well, because I, we don't know how the audience is going to react,
and hopefully not to the detriment. You mentioned you're
watching, but do you know who's watching us? It's the
UFOs. When Ufology met remote
viewing live on stage this special
episode was recorded live during the International Remote Viewing
association conference where hosts Kelly and Jay sat down
for an intimate fireside style conversation exploring the
intersection of ufology, psi,
I don't even know the phenomena. Psychological
psi phenomenon, psi phenomena and remote viewing.
Bringing together two communities that rarely share the same stage, the
discussion examined how both disciplines challenge
consensus reality and push deeper questions about
perception and consciousness. Rather than focusing
solely on external phenomena, the conversation
turned inward, touching on imagination,
creative integrity and anonymous storytelling.
And the idea that remote viewing may be
one of the most grounded ways to approach the unknown. That was a
tough one for me to get through, but I did it. And
this is one of those examples that we love to give on this show. This
is not necessarily something that I would think about. I don't
think about UFOs or remote viewing all that often,
but if that's what you're interested in, guess what?
There's opportunity to see events like that live.
They're on a nice stage, they had some nice production. Jessica was complimenting them on
their, their production value and they're able to get in front of a group of
people who love remote viewing UFOs and,
and share some of their experiences, their stories and just
kind of bring that community together. Exactly. And like I like when I
was like doing my pre research for today's newscast because
I like to like look at things before I sit down so I can get
settled and comforting. I didn't even realize this was about UFOs until I was like
10 minutes. I was like, wait a second, what? Like that is like how
well the production value and how professional it was and like
it kind of like kept me watching a little bit longer than I would
have because of the fact that they were able to produce it in like an
environment. I wasn't normally used to hearing those
kind of stories. So like, it does matter to like be
able to have a space to talk and a platform to talk more than just
where you were currently at. Although if you are currently at a similar
stage, like welcome. We
see you if you're watching us from afar.
Yes, yeah, we do. We stream on Facebook, LinkedIn
and free through remote viewing. Yes,
but again, just a great way to bring a community together.
It's simple. And I love the wood paneling. It's like they're in a lodge
environment and it's just cozy and comfy, like a safe space.
They can talk about what they love, what they're interested in, and they're going to
meet people who have the same ideas, maybe the same experiences, and
just congratulations on putting a show together and being able
to record it and share it with the world. Exactly. And like, as I said,
they, like, they definitely had their presentation together,
which was impressive. But yeah,
oh, we're going back in time. Not 1910s in pseudo
Russia, but we're going to
Victorian history got naughty. Oh. Live on
stage on December 12, 2025,
a special holiday edition of Bowery Boys Podcast dropped into
podcast feeds after being recorded live at City
Winery as Bowery Boys History Live. Hosted
by Greg Young, the hot Victorian holiday show leaned
into a looser, more irrelevant live format than the standard
podcast, blending history, humor and onstage visuals
with unmistakable Bridgerton era flair. Featuring an
all star lineup of historians and creators, including
Aaron Radford Whatley, author of Hot
Victorians Meet yout Dream man from the past, the performance
showed how history podcasts can thrive as a live variety
show, then seamlessly transition into evergreen podcast
episodes packed with personality comedy and
festive storytelling. This had to be a blast to be
in the audience and watch them bring this history to life and
pair people together. Like, who would you have dated in the Victorian era?
No, exactly. And this is kind of a fun thing. As
somebody who, I mean, I wrote something that's pseudo set in
pseudo Russia and I've like read a couple books in order to inform my mind
of the tone. But like, I'm also. Two of my best friends
are history buffs. One of them is an ex history major.
History comes up all the time. And these conversations that these guys talked about is
just like, this is why history majors are fun.
Make yourself from history major friends. You won't regret it.
And they do reference the live performance was a little bit different of
a variation than the regularly recorded podcast. So, you know, they're creating
this event where they're bringing their fans together and they're
performing live, you know, on a whim. Whatever happens, happens. It's live.
We're gonna act this out and just have a good time. Exactly. You can
see some of that camaraderie as well. Like whenever you're on the live stage and
you invite your audience to take part in your personal
journey and your personal episodes, it's like you see the person's
reactions. Like if you're listening to a podcast from home, that's great. You can
imagine what the interactions are. But sometimes it's fun to be like, oh, my God,
he gave him a shoulder bump. That's cool. Or like, oh, my God, I felt
like I saw that look between them. There's something more to that statement than I
realized. And live environments can bring that. Yeah. Well,
I always joke at home. If you're listening to a podcast at home and you've
never seen the host or the guests, and you probably picture yourself in
the room, maybe you picture the host, you picture the guest, and you think
what they look like based off of how they sound. And you're never
right. Oh. As somebody who's listening to a lot of audio dramas,
and a lot of audio dramas have, like, news based formats or even
narration based. It's so funny to, like, see people do fan art
of the protagonist. It's usually the narrator. And just like, they don't even look
the same. Like, they don't even look the same at all. Like, with Cecil
Palmer. Like, a lot of the people drew Cecil Palmer as, like, this
blind. Not blind, this blonde guy with glasses and,
like, in like, a purple waistcoat. Whereas the actual Cecil
Palmer is, like, white, but he doesn't have any hair and he has, like, blue
eyes. And he doesn't always wear glasses. He sometimes does, but it's just like,
funny being like, you can see, like, what people thought they saw versus, like, what
the actual person looks like. Yeah. And like you referenced, when you're there in the
live environment, you can see how the host reacts in real
time, how they react with questions, how they make eye contact with the audience, how
they engage the audience. Yeah, you don't get any of that from a recorded show,
but you get a whole nother level of. If you're a fan of a podcast,
you get this whole new look at who these people are and
shake hands with them, thank them for, you know, creating the podcast. Well,
it's just a great way to connect that you don't get from an MP3 file.
Exactly. And like, it kind of like bridges that gap between, like, theater
and, like, stand up. Not always stand up comedy, but there's like a format for
stand up comedy that, like, usually a lot of these live shows
mimic because it's like, person, Mike and you in the audience. But it's like,
there's that element of theater with, like, the lights and the presentation. Yeah. One thing
that I like to say in, you know, the model that I built here for
this podcast, it's very similar to a comedy club. It's not Much a stage, there's
chairs, people perform, people react. Right. Yeah, it's not different.
But a comedian is mostly very protective of their
content. They're. They're performing it over and over in different
iterations, they're working on different things. But that content may be
seen multiple times in multiple stages. When you go to a live
podcast, and this is a great, you will never see this
performance again. So when you were there for that recording,
when you took in that show, that's the only time
in the history of the world that that show will happen. So that's why live
podcasting is so much more unique than comedy
and music, because the musicians play the same songs in every town.
Podcasts, when you see a podcast episode live, they can't record
that episode live again next week. That. That episode's done. Exactly.
They've already discussed it. You get one chance and to be there in that
moment and experience what they're performing, it's. It's
unlike any other industry out there. Exactly. And like, it's
very, it's very good to have moments that you can say like, I saw this
and this particular moment I, I can like live with, which is,
I could compare it to a couple
theater productions that I've been to, but I
feel like I wouldn't quite do that justice. So I, and I feel like
the next one can like also talk to this
ability to see it once live because there's people even bringing it to the broader
stage. Well, musicians, comedians. Yeah,
they fill up arenas and stadiums. Why
not podcast? How about this one? Look at the picture for this
one. A podcast turned Christmas into a stadium
size give back. On December 19, the German
podcast fest Enflow, I guess marked a decade
of its annual Christmas circus with a record breaking
live charity event fest and flaush. They're going to make me say this
a couple of times. Flashing live 10 von 10
anniversary Christmas with Jan and Ollie
celebrated by Spotify. The sold out show drew more than
12,000 fans to Barclays arena, raising
over 1.1 million for charitable causes with
donations continuing into January 2026.
Hosted by Jan Bonnerman and Ollie
Schultz, the night blended comedy, music, surprise
guests and live performances, proving that podcasts, when
taken to the arena scale, can rival traditional
benefit concerts in both impact and
generosity. And two things here. One,
here's a podcast doing good. This is a fundraising event.
Exactly. Exactly. And two, look at the scale at
which they're doing it at. Would you have thought 10 years ago doing a
podcast and you're your basement or your home Studio that it could grow
to be something like this where you're doing a charity event for the community,
you're bringing the community together, and you raise 1.1 million.
Yeah, these. These kind of events are like, this
is like, definitely breaking new ground for this type of medium
because, like, I never would have thought about this myself if I was
back in 2012 getting into podcasts.
And I have seen a lot of these
stadium type works done for, like, TTR TBG podcasts, where, like, the
audience will come to see them play, like a video. Like, not a video game,
but a board board game. And, like, they bring in lots of people and they
have, like, as you can see in the picture here, like, they have bigger screens
for people that are in the back that need to see what's going on. Like,
there's a lot of different, like, acoustics. Like, it's definitely a different experience.
I think it's good to see more of that because it exposes people to
different mediums and it kind of breaks and
redefines what you can do as a performance. Yeah,
podcasting, pushing the boundaries, that's the core of our belief here.
And this is just next level on every scale. We've done
stories about podcasts that have done fundraisers. We've done stories about
podcasts who have filled arenas and theaters and
auditoriums. But be able to put together a
fundraiser with an arena show for the holiday season.
Everybody's in a good mood. It's Christmas time. We're having a good time and we're
doing good. Like, we're giving back more than we're taking in this case.
And I love that, you know, podcasters who do it for the passion,
these people probably love being on stage. They love seeing their fans,
they love doing this event for the community. And I just think it's a
win. Win all around. Yeah, exactly. As you can see, like, they have
some time to, like, put some set decorations to kind of set the tone. And
it's like, there's a lot of this is. There's a lot that
this type of medium can bring back to the audience. Not only just the
reaction of the host, but kind of like this is what the host envisions
whenever they are in their element and it's bringing it to you.
I don't know if anybody can tell watching at home or watching the replay on
the video, but I modeled this stage after that. So, I
mean, it should look the same. Our stage is decorated just like
their stage. It's pretty close. Yeah, no, exactly.
And our last Story tonight. We don't always do live podcast stories,
but this one has the potential to have a great live
presence in their school, in the community. And this is. School districts
are finding their voice on the mic, and I'll talk about my
perspective and where I think the future of the story is. North
Olmsted City Schools recently launched a new podcast,
Voices of the Nest, using the medium as a way to spotlight
positive stories across the district. Co hosted by
superintendent Chris Caleris and communications
coordinator Amy Rutledge, the show was designed as
a short monthly podcast, about 15 minutes per episode,
featuring staff, students, coaches, events,
and community members. The debut episode highlighted North
Olmsted High School boys basketball coach Matt Joseph
and focused on the district's core values, signaling that the
podcast isn't about announcements, but about connection.
Built to grow organically and serve its local audience, the show
reflects a broader trend of schools and public
institutions using podcasting as a modern storytelling
tool rather than a traditional broadcast channel.
And, you know, they're hitting every single note of
the foundation that will build great live community
events. Think of how this podcast is 10 months from now,
or as the juniors become the seniors and they're into their second year,
and there's a fair, there's a community event. You know,
pierogi day at the local parish. You know, those are
places where the community's getting introduced to the people
of the school district, to the members of the community. This is
the groundwork for building live shows in that area.
And as this thing grows and becomes more immersed in
the community, imagine how it'll be at the festivals and the fairs when.
Hey. Our main event tonight is the North Olmsted City
Schools podcast with Superintendent
Chris. No, 100%. And I. Because this can kind
of be, like, a way to bring the community together. And like.
So I have, like, a couple layers to this one. Like, the first layer is,
like, a lot of schools, like, in especially rural
communities, the school is the lifeblood. And what, like,
pumps the community up. Like, everybody goes to the high school football games. Like, it
is the. It is what keeps the community together because they're gathering together to make
sure the next generation is taken care of. So my school that I
grew up in, because I grew up in rural Pennsylvania, had, like, a morning
news program that they would put on, and they. So this reminded me
of that kind of program a little bit like it. The students involved in exploring
media. But the other thing this reminded me of, there's
NPR does a feature where they have contests for the students
to submit, and then they'll publish their show live on npr.
So it also has a way to engage their community in, like, telling
not only their local stories, but maybe, like, what are some stories that
Joe in Class A wants to share with the world? And, like,
they can do, like, featurettes and stuff to express that.
Yeah, that's a great NPR program. It comes up every once in a while, I
think we did a story about it. And when it comes up, you know kids
from all over the country. And here you have a group, a.
What do they call it? Not a committee. Whenever you join a.
Something at school. Yeah, like a. I guess a club or a fun. You join
a club. Podcast club. So they're building, like, a podcast club. Each
of those kids, theoretically, are getting this experience, getting the
skill set, and they could be able to enter that. This.
This school might have four or five finalists on that NPR
contest. Yeah, you could build it that way. Like, you could sit there and say,
like, hey, like, if you're a part of this club, some of the stories you
feature, we're going to have a committee vote on which ones we're going to submit
to npr. So then that way, like, because I do
stuff on the. During the year called the 48 Hour Film Festival. So a lot.
Some groups will even organize that, where they have a group of writers
write the script for the 48 Hour Film Festival, and then they
choose from that group, and then that's the film they produce versus some other groups.
It's like one script, one thing, one production. So
it's, It's. It's another way to get those stories and more diverse stories
and give people more of a chance to like, share themselves rather
than that one shot. Yeah, we've had a couple stories back
to back weeks about schools, universities, building these podcast
clubs, building podcasts internally. If it's something that your school is
thinking of, explore it. See if you can find a sponsor, a teacher, a
professor who will sponsor the club and get this started. Because the
skills that you'll learn, even though this is a high school, those kids
have to be there. That's the law. You got to go to school. But if
they join this club, they're getting a skill set that they
wouldn't get for years. They wouldn't get.
They're accelerating their public speaking. They're accelerating being
comfortable talking on the microphone in front of an audience. Those are
skills that will carry with you throughout your life. And if you have that club
or if you have an opportunity like this, jump on it, take advantage of it.
You will be better long term. I promise you. These
skill sets come back and assist you
in ways that you never would have guessed. Exactly. And even if, like, you
don't necessarily, like, learn those skills, when you're in
there, it's exposing you to the ideas so that when you are ready
to learn those skills, you're already that first wall is down because
you've gotten yourself comfortable with the medium and
the idea. Because sometimes you need to get comfortable with the idea
before you even get to that next step. So it's always beneficial, even in the
small ways. Yeah. Yeah. Thank you to the school district. For those
of you who are putting it on, this is a great story to share in
the future. I'm trying to reach out to these schools ahead of time and try
to, like, book little interview vignettes for the show. So. Vignettes,
vignettes, vignettes for the show. So hopefully in the future I'll be
able to, like, hey, let's go to Chris at the superintendent and let's get, why
did he start this? And then we'll play Chris's video. But all the
stories, all the links are in the show notes, including
links to Jessica Sutton and the Fate of Korr with two
Rs. Jessica, one last time, tell people how they can connect with
you or listen. To your podcast so you can find the Fate of Korr on
YouTube or wherever you subscribe to podcasts. We're also on
transistor and just type Fate of Korr K O
R R and tune in. Listen, and when you're there, please leave a
comment. I want to know what you think of the story. My team has done
a lot of great work and I'm proud of every single member. And if there's
a particular member that you want to give a compliment to, please leave it in
the comments. I always tell them about their compliments. Awesome. All
those links along with our stories will be in the show notes. I'll go through
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I mean, you're welcome. Thank you so much for being here. My favorite thing is
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that does audio drama, that's the same thing whenever you're doing in person. Recording versus
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