Are your interviews falling flat? Are the podcasts and stories you're creating on the foundation of those interviews just skimming... more

On May 6, 2024, The 13th Step team was honored with a Pulitzer Prize nomination for audio reporting "for their... more

In 2020, New Hampshire Public Radio Lauren Chooljian received an email about Eric Spofford, the founder of New Hampshire's largest... more

Sound Judgment is about the craft of audio storytelling. Not about the marketing of podcasts. But today, we're bringing you... more

At some point, every one of us will reach a point in our professional lives where it's time to change... more

It's a brave thing to share the outtakes from a tracking session. All the blemishes are right there. But Martine... more

Marketing might get you new listeners, new readers — new audiences for whatever kind of content you create. But to... more

When award-winning podcast producer, host, actor and The Moth storyteller Sam Mullins describes a place, a character, or a situation,... more

Today's episode dives into critical storytelling technique that you may not be thinking about — but you should.

There is no story without a left turn. As you write a feature, produce a podcast, construct a speech or... more

Does your content come to life or lie there flat on the page, uninspiring on the stage, or dull in... more

Welcome to Part 2 of our new series on six storytelling strategies for making your content unforgettable, no matter whether... more

Over the last 18 months, storytelling patterns have emerged from the on-the-ground experiences shared with us by today's best audio... more

Did you ever work brutally hard to achieve your goal — but when you got there, it didn't feel like... more

Podcasts may be the best thing to happen to history class since we stopped teaching history as a list of... more

In Season 4, we're examining the roles of bravery, fear and authenticity in storytelling. This episode explores the kind of story... more

Kelly Corrigan is blunt but compassionate, serious and funny, a straight shooter with heart and soul who is deeply curious... more

How did Lemonada grow from one podcast in 2019 to a network of nearly 50 shows in 2023? Today on... more

Do you speak publicly or moderate discussions live on stage? Or do you dream about spending more time speaking to... more

If you’ve ever worked on a serialized narrative podcast, at some point you may have gotten all tangled up. Did... more

It's another stop on my quest to answer the question: What does it take to become a beloved audio storyteller?... more

Some scientists say we think 70,000 thoughts a day. And a lot of those aren’t all that great. This episode... more

There's this thing people say about podcasts. As if saying the earth is round, they say, "Podcasts are intimate." Because... more

Did you ever have something that troubled you for years — something so intense that it affected your entire life?... more

Wish you could be in the studio with your favorite audio storytellers — journalists like Anna Sale of Death, Sex... more

Famous & Gravy is hilarious and philosophical, funny and thought-provoking. It’s about dead celebrities, but really it's about life’s biggest... more

Pushkin Industries VP and Executive Editor Julia Barton had a dream: To create the first-ever anthology of the best audio... more

Do high-stakes interviews make you nervous? Do you want to communicate better across partisan, racial, or gender divides? Or do... more

When Sam Mullins was growing up in a small, almost utopian Canadian town, two boys appeared one summer as if... more

Actor Dana Black started her memoir and conversation show “I Swear on My Mother’s Grave” on the fourth anniversary of... more

As writers, journalists, podcasters, we often deal with hard subjects – topics that are painful to explore and to tell.... more

When the Center for Public Integrity decided to look into who was pulling the strings behind Trump's 2017 tax bill... more

How do you successfully pitch a narrative story or series to podcast network or a public radio station? If you... more

Why do we trust one voice over another? Why do we find one voice trustworthy — and a different host... more

Audio — whether used in podcast, radio, or marketing — is great at storytelling and conveying emotion. We know this... more

Go behind the scenes with me as I talk with Bone Valley co-hosts Gilbert King and Kelsey Decker about the... more

Whether you’re building a new show or developing a single story, the first question you should ask yourself is always,... more

When I invited Dinner Sisters Co-Host Betsy Wallace on the show, it was with a couple of aims in mind.... more

Jay Baer’s binge-worthy podcast, Standing Ovation, does for public speakers what Sound Judgment does for podcast hosts – but he... more

To a lot of listeners, Glynn Washington is a legend. His show, Snap Judgment, has been on the air across... more