# Updates for Jan 17, 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** Workbench\ **Created:** [January 17, 2026, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/updates-for-jan-17-2026/4856 "2026-01-17T12:05:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![craigconstantine](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.podcaster.community/craigconstantine/32/2322_2.png) [@craigconstantine](https://forum.podcaster.community/u/craigconstantine)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/updates-for-jan-17-2026/4856/1 "2026-01-17T12:05:03Z")
![podtalk-community-header](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/podcaster1/original/2X/3/3b1d57f675cf2b50d2a87808df2d96cb3d836ca6.png) _[The Podtalk Community](https://forum.podcaster.community/): Help for indie podcast creators!_ Want to explore? [Start here.](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/site-map/126) * * * # Upcoming events Here are events in the next couple of weeks. You can also [subscribe to the calendar feed](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/podcaster-community-calendar/123). **Podtalk Community Campfire** — Tue, Jan 20, 2026 (3:00 pm ET/NYC) Our virtual Campfires are gatherings where you can share your ideas and passion for podcasting in a social setting. [Details…](https://forum.podcaster.community/c/campfires/60) * * * # Latest topics [**The illogical thing**](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/the-illogical-thing/4855) When Cassian Bellino got laid off, she knew what she should do. Her listeners had been asking for homeschooling materials. The demand was clear. The logical move was obvious: create … _(In category #Workbench, last updated by @craigconstantine)_ * * * # Top topics A few of the most-popular topics in the last month… [**The Backwards Productivity Hack**](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/the-backwards-productivity-hack/4842) Here’s what sounds wrong but turns out to be true: writing more actually creates less work. When you feel overwhelmed, the last thing you want to do is add … _(In category #Workbench, last updated by @craigconstantine)_ [**Extraction**](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/extraction/4847) This is a rich conversation around validation vs. reassurance, which I recently revisited. Go listen. (Seth Godin and Brian Koppelman, 7/7/2015, from The Moment podcast—from over 10 years ago, back catalog … _(In category #Workbench, last updated by @craigconstantine)_ [**Podcast Style**](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/podcast-style/4843) What Type of podcaster are you? Serious Humours Loving Spontaneous Any other? _(In category #Workbench, last updated by @Mekaboo)_ [**Why you can’t link to a podcast episode**](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/why-you-cant-link-to-a-podcast-episode/4846) The inability to reliably link to specific podcast episodes represents a fundamental failure of the podcasting ecosystem to provide what the web has had since its inception: stable, universal hyperlinks. … _(In category #Workbench, last updated by @Mekaboo)_ [**The Conversation Gym**](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/the-conversation-gym/4853) The Conversation Gym is a self-paced practice structure for podcasters who want to get better at the conversations they have—not by reading tips, but by doing exercises with other … _(In category #Workbench, last updated by @ChristiCassidy)_