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Storytelling podcasts, Part 2: Using storytelling elements to create a better podcast The Q'd Up Podcast on Podcasting

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It’s the second part of our series on storytelling podcasts. We’re joined again by Isabelle Mongeau, a writer and producer at Q’d Up Audio, to get insight on how to make a compelling narrative podcast. 
We’ve already talked about the basics of narrative podcasts and the process of putting them together but now’s the time to get a little more creative. In this episode, Isabelle introduces us to storytelling podcast elements and how they make a more compelling series by using a time-tested process. 

Show highlights: 
Introduction 
Re-introduction of Isabelle 
Podcast recording software update (2:15) 
John shares an update on some technical issues experienced when using SquadCast on a previous episode. 
Storytelling elements in podcasts (3:05) 
John, Jay, and Isabelle talk about the importance of following basic storytelling elements in your podcast. 
Storytelling podcast basics: The story arc (5:07) 
The beginning of any narrative poses a question. As simple as a character’s motivation to how someone overcame challenges, a good storyline is based around a question that comes up throughout the series. 
Storytelling podcast basics: Exposition (5:46) 
Exposition is simply the background information within the storyline. While that sounds simple enough, exposition can be one of the more challenging parts of creating a narrative podcast because of a desire to overshare which can turn off audiences. Isabelle explains some tips and ways of thinking so you can build your exposition into your storytelling podcasts naturally. 
Storytelling podcast basics: Conflict (10:14) 
Conflict doesn’t have to mean actual fights. Isabelle talks about what conflict really means and how it can be incorporated into a story in a variety of ways. 
Storytelling podcast basics: Climax (12:07) 
As the name suggests, the climax is the peak of the story. But while it is a confrontation of your conflict, Isabelle notes it doesn’t have to be a positive resolution or even a resolution of the conflict at all. Jay talks about how using the highs and lows can make other types of podcasts better as well. 
Storytelling podcast basics: Resolution (15:49) 
Whether your climax ends with a high or low, the resolution is simply the answering of the question first posed in your story arc. Isabelle also explains what denouement means, along with Jay, give some real-world examples of different types of resolutions in media today. 
Storytelling elements: Characters (20:34) 
Even in non-fiction stories, every person ends up fulfilling a role in the story. It can even be as simple as your story’s protagonist and antagonist. Jay points out that in non-storytelling podcasts, things like hosts and experts fit into clearly defined roles. 
Conversational dialogue roles (23:27) 
Isabelle shares a roundtable podcast she listens to and how conversational dialogue between the two hosts sets up their clear roles and adds balance to a podcast. Jay and Isabelle also talk about how tone, structure, and word usage is important in a narrative podcast. 
 
 
Links: 
Q’d Up 
Pod Vader - Twitter 
Pod Vader - Email 
Pod Vader - Linked In 
John - Email 
John - Linked In 
a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjzT7CTclx5djS79ujVj_rw"...

It’s the second part of our series on storytelling podcasts. We’re joined again by Isabelle Mongeau, a writer and producer at Q’d Up Audio, to get insight on how to make a compelling narrative podcast. 
We’ve already talked about the basics of narrative podcasts and the process of putting them together but now’s the time to get a little more creative. In this episode, Isabelle introduces us to storytelling podcast elements and how they make a more compelling series by using a time-tested process. 

Show highlights: 
Introduction 
Re-introduction of Isabelle 
Podcast recording software update (2:15) 
John shares an update on some technical issues experienced when using SquadCast on a previous episode. 
Storytelling elements in podcasts (3:05) 
John, Jay, and Isabelle talk about the importance of following basic storytelling elements in your podcast. 
Storytelling podcast basics: The story arc (5:07) 
The beginning of any narrative poses a question. As simple as a character’s motivation to how someone overcame challenges, a good storyline is based around a question that comes up throughout the series. 
Storytelling podcast basics: Exposition (5:46) 
Exposition is simply the background information within the storyline. While that sounds simple enough, exposition can be one of the more challenging parts of creating a narrative podcast because of a desire to overshare which can turn off audiences. Isabelle explains some tips and ways of thinking so you can build your exposition into your storytelling podcasts naturally. 
Storytelling podcast basics: Conflict (10:14) 
Conflict doesn’t have to mean actual fights. Isabelle talks about what conflict really means and how it can be incorporated into a story in a variety of ways. 
Storytelling podcast basics: Climax (12:07) 
As the name suggests, the climax is the peak of the story. But while it is a confrontation of your conflict, Isabelle notes it doesn’t have to be a positive resolution or even a resolution of the conflict at all. Jay talks about how using the highs and lows can make other types of podcasts better as well. 
Storytelling podcast basics: Resolution (15:49) 
Whether your climax ends with a high or low, the resolution is simply the answering of the question first posed in your story arc. Isabelle also explains what denouement means, along with Jay, give some real-world examples of different types of resolutions in media today. 
Storytelling elements: Characters (20:34) 
Even in non-fiction stories, every person ends up fulfilling a role in the story. It can even be as simple as your story’s protagonist and antagonist. Jay points out that in non-storytelling podcasts, things like hosts and experts fit into clearly defined roles. 
Conversational dialogue roles (23:27) 
Isabelle shares a roundtable podcast she listens to and how conversational dialogue between the two hosts sets up their clear roles and adds balance to a podcast. Jay and Isabelle also talk about how tone, structure, and word usage is important in a narrative podcast. 
 
 
Links: 
Q’d Up 
Pod Vader - Twitter 
Pod Vader - Email 
Pod Vader - Linked In 
John - Email 
John - Linked In 
a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjzT7CTclx5djS79ujVj_rw"...

30 min