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News, Roundups, and Announcements

• ​Sean Howard gave an interview to Podcast Business Journal, about Flightpath.
• Ariel Shapiro posted her final article for Hot Pod. The podcast industry keeps reinventing itself: "The party isn’t over for podcasting. This medium is still in its infancy and is becoming an increasingly integral part of the public’s media diet... but as companies withhold their spending on limited series and time- and money-heavy projects, it’s clear that it won’t be at scale."
• ​Pitch! interviewed Paul Bae about representation in media, how our identities and our pasts can inform our pitches, and how everything that happens to us is an opportunity to learn and craft our own narratives.
• Ingrid Weitz, please email me at lindsay@thepodcasthost.com. I've been trying to reach you, but Gmail tells me that the email address you used doesn't exist.
• ​What's the big fiction podcast news story? Share it with us. ​

Creator Resources

• ​Atypical Artists' Guide to Tumblr, by Lauren Shippen
• Long Cat Media's got a YouTube delight for you. Top Personality Traits for a Writing Career.
• ​What Audio Dramas Can Learn from Nonfiction Podcasts, by Wil Williams for Podcast Marketing Magic
• More from WW: A Guide to Managing Your Podcast Workflow. Avoid switching costs and save yourself a headache.
• If you use Logic Pro, this might be of interest. ​De-Noise and De-Reverb your Voice with this SECRET plugin in Logic Pro! (YouTube)
• AIR Media's RESONATE presents: How to Sell, Write and Produce your Audio Fiction Series​, by Asa Merritt, Thursday, April 25, 3pm PT / 6pm ET👤 Featuring: Asa Merritt🎟️ RSVP to attend for free.
• ​Descript Alternatives: The Best Text-Based Editing Options
• ​Got a great behind-the-scenes strategy, problem-solving method, or pro tip? Share it with us!

Opportunities

• Sound Sorceresses, a newsletter focused on women actively engaged in audio storytelling, wants to connect with 50 writers by May 1. To apply to write for Sound Sorceresses, fill out this form.
• ​In The Dark London and Transmission Roundhouse are teaming up once again to bring you “What’s New?” — a curation of audio works from new producers or established producers experimenting with new styles! The submission deadline is 17 May. ​
• Casting Call: Close Your Eyes seeks two African, one British and one American VA, with a deadline of 11 May, and a vocalist who can sing in Cantonese or Mandarin, with a deadline of 31 May.
• Casting Call: Death By Demon: A Bard of Bonny Glen Mystery. Listing expires 11 May.
• ​Saints Alive seeks VAs for a podcast about Saint Margaret Mary. Listing expires 3 May, "need first audio assets by May 3 and any necessary revisions/pickups by May 10."
• ​Got a casting call, script competition, production opportunity, or need to hire an artist? Tell us!

Milestones and Debuts

• Chris Shimojima tells us, "Safe Society used AI voice technology to create more characters and background voices than otherwise would’ve been possible for an independently-funded audio drama, expanding the scope of the story." If you want to experience the trailer for Safe Society, you can watch it on YouTube.
• ​Watts Corner is the adventures of two best friends: Johnny Watts, a penguin with a heart of gold and a buck-o'five in the bank, and Frankie Carlino, a down-on-his-luck raccoon who may or may not be way into witchcraft.
• ​American Leprechaun: Young leprechaun Rowan planned on chasing rainbows and playing pranks his whole life. Then, at the Grand Fairy Hall, he accidentally volunteered to save all of Ireland by finding St. Patrick’s stolen magical spectacles, rumored to be hidden across the Atlantic in New York City!
• ​Anonymous Lover: two aspiring podcasters from Southern California explore the intersection of Q-Anon and yacht rock, where they become immersed in a dangerous quest to find an elusive pop singer.

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