EP35 - Ben Walker - Behind the scenes of award-winning podcasts. - a podcast by Simon Caine
from 2015-11-23T19:45:31
Ben Walker (@_Ben_Walker) is the founder of Fuzz Productions who have created Sony Award-winning 'Do The Right Thing', the Loaded LAFTA-winning 'Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown' and the Chortle Award-winning 'Richard Herring: As It Occurs To Me'. We also make Richard Herring's other podcast 'Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast'. They also produce video content for YouTube and BBC online.
I got him on the podcast to talk about -
- The advantages and disadvantages of creating a podcast vs creating a BBC Radio show.
- How Richard Herrings podcasts make money and what he gets from that audience.
- Can you make a living by creating podcasts
- How to promote a podcast and help yours find its audience.
- How hard is it to start a podcast?
- How do you build an audience for a podcast?
- Advice for creating a podcast that people actually want to listen to.
AND MORE!
This podcast would be useful to anyone who wants to start a podcast but doesn't know where to start or is scared of how much work it might be.
You can stream the podcast here (with show notes) - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/BenWalker
Or get it on iTunes here - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937
If you enjoyed it please consider supporting the podcast by becoming a Patron for only $1 (80p) per episode! https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast
Please buy a ticket or three to my Edinburgh Fringe 2019 show - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/simon-caine-every-room-becomes-a-panic-room-when-you-overthink-enough
Or come see me on tour - http://simoncaine.co.uk/PanicRoom
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My 2nd book is finally out! It's called "How To Make A Living By Working For Free" and you can buy it here for £5 (digital) or £8 (paperback). Here's the synopsis of the book -
The book is a how-to guide for artists to create their own online community for their work and how that community can support the artist to become sustainable in every way.
The book takes a critical and in-depth look at the media's perception of "free content" vs the reality of what the general public see it as.
If you're an artist in the modern age who wants a sustainable audience you're no longer just an artist, you're a community leader.
If you'd like to read the first few chapters of the book you can find a PDF version of that here.
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Every little bit helps! Alternatively you can support the show by giving it a review in iTunes or just by sharing the episode with a friend or two!
Thanks,
Si
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Want more content from me? Why wouldn't you!
Please check out my other podcast - The Audio Time Capsule. In each episode a guest comes on, leaves 20 questions, then a year later comes back on and answers them. I then edit it so they're talking to their past self.
Here are the links -
iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-audio-time-capsule-podcast/id1303205943
Webstream - http://simoncaine.co.uk/AudioTimeCapsulePodcast
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHFZ_FLH1XqrCZysA1nFISw
Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1008996252556647/?ref=br_rs
Twitter - https://twitter.com/audiotimetravel
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