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From the archives: Saurabh Mithal
From Connection with Saurabh Mithal… How can podcasting and creative practices enhance personal growth, connection, and professional development? The practice of mindful creative work transforms personal and prof…
(In category Workbench, last updated by @craigconstantine)
Campfire: Tues, Feb 10, 2026
Tuesday, February 10th is our next Campfire Zoom! At a Campfire you can get reenergized, have a laugh, share a story, noodle a problem in a breakout room, or just …
(In category Campfires, last updated by @craigconstantine)
The Quarterback Nobody Talks About
Vince Quinn comes from sports radio, so he thinks in sports analogies. When he looks at the podcasting world, something strikes him as strange: Everybody knows the quarterback is the …
(In category Workbench, last updated by @craigconstantine)
Top topics
A few of the most-popular topics in the last month…
The Backwards Productivity Hack
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
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
What Type of podcaster are you? Serious Humours Loving Spontaneous Any other?
(In category Workbench, last updated by @Mekaboo)
The illogical thing
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 @mikethechap)
The Conversation Gym
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)