Pod Uni Collin Bjork

**CONTENT WARNING** Just a heads up - this episode does feature a little bit of colourful language.

An interview with Kirsten Johnstone and Melody Thomas of PopSock Media. PopSock Media is an award-winning narrative podcasting company that connects and engages audiences through beautiful and impactful storytelling. Their unique approach to true-crime podcasting puts them at the forefront of the genre, and they have some great insights for aspiring podcasters – especially those leaning towards the narrative non-fiction genre. Be sure to check out their multi-award winning podcast series hosted and researched by renowned freelance journalist, Aaron Smale: “The Lake”, which is a deep dive into the abuse endured by children at the Lake Alice Psychiatric Facility; and “True Justice”, a five-part podcast series sharing the stories of those who have been through New Zealand prisons and advocating for a more just justice system in Aotearoa. Also keep an eye out for their new and upcoming projects: “The Good Sex Project”, which is about good sex, good relationships and how to have them, and “Untidy”, a podcast about parenting the parents. “The Good Sex Project” will be available soon through Stuff and Re: News. “Untidy” is currently available through Rova and Apple Podcasts.

Listen to The Lake here, True Justice here, and Untidy here.

Find out more about PopSock Media at popsockmedia.com

Transcripts available at collinbjork.com/poduni.html

Hosted by Collin Bjork, a lecturer at Massey University in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Website: www.collinbjork.com

Email: c.bjork@massey.ac.nz

Twitter: @collin_bjork

Produced by Tama Lennox

Music credit: Tama Lennox

An interview with Luce Blakiston, the founder of Shit You Should Care About (SYSCA). SYSCA is a multimedia news platform founded by Luce along with her two best mates, Liv and Rubes. They aim to take the news and focus on the parts that are more uplifting to get away from the depressing nature of the news, making it more digestible. Luce sheds light on what it is like to build and maintain a multimedia platform –from a daily newsletter to a podcast to all the socials. She gives great insights into what goes into creating different forms of content, and the benefits of approaching content from multiple angles.

Find out more about Luce and the team at SYSCA at https://shityoushouldcareabout.substack.com/, or follow them on Instagram at shityoushouldcareabout,
Twitter at @SYSCAbout, or TikTok at _shityoushouldcareabout

Transcripts available at collinbjork.com/poduni.html

Hosted by Collin Bjork, a lecturer at Massey University in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Website: www.collinbjork.com Email: c.bjork@massey.ac.nz Twitter: @collin_bjork

Produced by
Tama Lennox

Music
credit: Tama Lennox

An interview with award-winning author and playwright, Whiti Hereaka. She gives us insight through her experience in both writing and theatre performance on how to write for effective vocal delivery and how stories come together, which are both essential tools in any aspiring podcaster’s repertoire.

Find out more about Whiti’s work on her website www.whitihereaka.co.nz, or through Huia Publishers https://huia.co.nz/blogs/author/whiti-hereaka

Transcripts available at collinbjork.com/poduni.html

Hosted by Collin Bjork, a lecturer at Massey University in Aotearoa New Zealand. Website: www.collinbjork.com Email: c.bjork@massey.ac.nz Twitter: @collin_bjork

Produced by Tama Lennox

Music credit: Tama Lennox

A short monopod update about the 3 upcoming episodes, all interviews with award-winning guests! Also, a brief digression about the cultural practices that inform podcasting and how they shape my selection of interviewees. In this episode, I refer to the NZ Podcast Awards (nzpodcastawards.com), and I also shoutout to the student producer of the summer season, Tama Lennox. As usual, transcripts of all episodes can be found at collinbjork.com/poduni. Stay tuned!

An interview with science communicator and podcaster Dr Claire Concannon. She gives us a behind the scenes look at the processes that go into producing the award-winning Our Changing World podcast and radio show produced by RNZ. She also discusses some of the most important topics in science and science communication today, while simultaneously providing tips to budding podcasters. Enjoy!

Transcripts available at collinbjork.com/poduni.html.

Hosted by Collin Bjork, a lecturer at Massey University in Aotearoa New Zealand. Website: www.collinbjork.com Email: c.bjork@massey.ac.nz Twitter: @collin_bjork

An interview with Jesse Willson, a YouTuber, podcaster, content creator, and home-distiller extraordinaire. He discusses the relationship between YT and podcasting, how to build community, and how to monetise content. He's got some great tips at the end! Find out more about Jesse's work in 3 places: his website chasethecraft.com; his podcast Chase the Craft; and his super-popular YT channel, Still It. 

Transcripts available at collinbjork.com/poduni.html.

Hosted by Collin Bjork, a lecturer at Massey University in Aotearoa New Zealand. Website: www.collinbjork.com Email: c.bjork@massey.ac.nz Twitter: @collin_bjork