# Updates for May 02, 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** Workbench\ **Created:** [May 2, 2026, 11:05am UTC](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/updates-for-may-02-2026/4934 "2026-05-02T11:05:03Z")\ **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:** [May 2, 2026, 11:05am UTC](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/updates-for-may-02-2026/4934/1 "2026-05-02T11:05:03Z")
![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). * * * # Latest topics [**You’ve Never Had a 1:1 Conversation**](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/you-ve-never-had-a-1-1-conversation/4933) Two people sit down to talk. We call this a one-on-one. The phrase is so unremarkable we never examine it — of course it’s one-on-one, there are only two people … _(In category #Workbench, last updated by @craigconstantine)_ [**Denyse Allen’s book, _Colonial Pennsylvania Genealogy Research_**](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/denyse-allens-book-colonial-pennsylvania-genealogy-research/4932) I just spotted this from earlier in April in my RSS feeds… [Live Book Walkthrough: Colonial Pennsylvania Genealogy Research](https://www.paancestors.com/live-book-walkthrough-colonial-pennsylvania-genealogy-research/) Congrats on the book, @denys ! _(In category #Workbench, last updated by @craigconstantine)_ [**From the archives: Joe Wehbe**](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/from-the-archives-joe-wehbe/4931) From Reflection with Joe Wehbe… How can podcasting be used as a reflective tool and integrated into personal and professional growth? Understanding how solo podcasting can refine public speaking and … _(In category #Workbench, last updated by @craigconstantine)_ [**What the wind sounded like**](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/what-the-wind-sounded-like/4930) Alison Coates lives in a coastal Scottish village with views of the Kyles of Bute and a beach a short drive away. She used to take podcasts with her on … _(In category #Workbench, last updated by @craigconstantine)_ * * * # Top topics A few of the most-popular topics in the last month… [**The rechoice he didn’t plan to make**](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/the-rechoice-he-didn-t-plan-to-make/4925) Joe Pellerito started The Rechoice Pod during the pandemic with a clear stance: if five people listened, he’d had a great conversation with somebody. That was enough. “I said … _(In category #Workbench, last updated by @Pej.O)_ [**Who is this for**](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/who-is-this-for/4915) Moe Poplar had a scripted fiction podcast. Actors on microphones, sound design, an engineer, real money changing hands. It was an action adventure thing, and years later he’s still … _(In category #Workbench, last updated by @craigconstantine)_ [**Podcasts where listeners can dive deeper**](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/podcasts-where-listeners-can-dive-deeper/4922) We’re building tools that allow listeners to dive deeper into your podcasts - text or audio footnotes, links between sections of podcasts, moving through your past episodes based on … _(In category #Introductions, last updated by @craigconstantine)_ [**The Sound of a Mind Changing**](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/the-sound-of-a-mind-changing/4920) We pay extraordinary attention to what people say in conversation. We parse their words, weigh their arguments, listen for what they mean beneath what they’ve stated. But we almost … _(In category #Workbench, last updated by @craigconstantine)_ [**The Empathy You Think You’re Offering**](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/the-empathy-you-think-you-re-offering/4916) Most people believe they’re good at empathy. They listen, they nod, they say “I understand.” And in the moment, it feels genuine — both to the person offering it and … _(In category #Workbench, last updated by @craigconstantine)_