3 Clips Podcast by Castos

A little jog down memory lane. Wes Davis joined the show in November of 2021 to talk about his show, Camp Monsters. It was hosted by Jay Acunzo and was produced and edited by Stuart Barefoot. Camp Monsters recently launched a new season, so be sure to check that out after taking a peak behind the scenes as Jay and Wes break down the creative process. 3 Clips is a Castos Original Series. Learn more...

Introducing the Limelight by Castos. The Limelight is a short form audio and video series that talks to Castos customers and other podcasters, about the things that make…

Audience is a Castos original series that goes behind the scenes of all kinds of different podcasts to explore great audio. Season 2 is available anywhere you get…

Castos has another show called Audience. For full episode you can visit audiencepodcast.fm For now, check out this episode Introduction: On this episode of the Audience podcast, Stuart…

Hey! This feed isn’t dead. Yes we’re still taking a little break but we’re working hard on another Castos Original. Also we’re working on a story about the…

Currently we’re between seasons at 3 Clips. In the meantime let’s listen in on an old episode of Audience. Newt Schottlekote created their first audio drama in 2017 when they were only 15 years old. That led to the creation of Caldera Studios, a production company where Newt produces their work including their latest series, Where the Stars Fell. In this episode, Newt and Stuart  discuss the creat...

No, this is not a new 3 Clips episode. Since we’re taking a break from producing new episodes, we wanted to share another Castos Original, ‘Audience’. This episode was produced by Stuart Barefoot and features podcast producer Marcus dePaula, a former live audio engineer who spent years touring with national acts like Michelle Branch, Creed and Jars of Clay. Links meonlylouder.com castos.com

As Season 2 comes to a close Evo and Stuart discuss some highlights from the season and offer some final words of wisdom. LEARN MORE ABOUT CASTOS 3 Clips is a Castos Original Series. Castos provides tools for public and private podcasts and believes podcasters should own their turf to provide the best possible audience experience. Visit  http://castos.com   Inside This Episode You can listen to li...

Cyber crime, hacking and the dark side of the internet. In many ways, Darknet Diaries seems like a scary podcast and at times it can be. But it’s not scary in the sense that you need a lot of technical knowledge to enjoy it. That’s because Jack Rhysider is a brilliant storyteller. He takes really complicated subjects like hacking and makes them palpable. So if you don’t know anything about the Dar...

The long-form interview has become a staple in podcasting. Some of the most popular podcasts in the world feature what, on the surface, seems like a pretty simple format. However to do this well isn’t always simple and it’s important to find little ways to distinguish interview podcasts and the best podcast interviewers know how to do this. Over the course of 300 episodes and counting, Dan Cable P...

It’s almost a meme at this point. A group of friends sitting around riffing say “this should be a podcast!.” Often those podcasts don’t work because they lack structure and a clear direction. Dirt Cheap is NOT one of those podcasts. It’s funny, edgy and off the cuff but still manages to keep a basic structure that makes for an easy, entertaining listen. Husband and wife duo, Amanda Meadows and Geo...

We’re a tad past the halfway point of season 2 so we figured it would be a good time to press pause and review three clips from episodes we featured on season 2…but not clips that were played on 3 Clips. Evo and producer Stuart review three clips from Nice Try!, Bellwether and How to Start a War. LEARN MORE ABOUT CASTOS 3 Clips is a Castos Original Series. Castos provides tools for public and priv...

All podcasts, regardless of their format, are a creative endeavor. But some podcasts are just more complex. Enter, Bellwether , the latest offering from award winning podcast and radio producer, Sam Greenspan. Sam is the founding producer of 99 Percent Invisible and has a number of impressive credits to their name. The City from USA Today, the TED Radio Hour at NPR and Radiotopia’s Spacebridge to...

When’s the last time you listened to a madcap comedy podcast following the adventures of gallant scientists as they battle evil in Gilded Age New York? Welcome to the Land Whale Murders where things. Get. STRANGE. The Land Whale Murders is a fast paced alternate history comedy in the spirit of Mel Brooks and Monty Python; a true delight for history nerds, science geeks, and anyone who ever wanted...

Here’s a common story. The 2020 pandemic come along and it seriously altered someone’s plans. Here’s a less common story. A theater actor and producer can’t put on live shows any longer so she teams up with a playwright to create a one of a kind podcast experience. Well, that’s exactly what Jocelyn Kuritsky did. The result? A Simple Herstory A Simple Herstory is described as a “a theatrical and hi...

For connoisseurs of podcasts Avery Trufelman shouldn’t need much of an introduction. She’s worked on popular shows like 99% Invisible and it’s successful spinoff, Articles of Interest. More…

It took Michael Trapani six years to make How to Start a War. From meticulous research, immersive sound design, impeccable narration and poignant story writing, Michael masterfully leveraged the audio medium for this series. How to Start a War is a podcast about WW2. Most of us know how that story ended and that the Nazis lost. But the details of how it started, like the granular details, the conv...

The new season of 3 Clips is here. Join Castos and Evo Terra as they explore what podcasting is and can be. This season features guests such as Avery Trufleman, Jonathan Goldberg and more. The first episode is dropping on January 10

Radio theatre is defined as a dramatized performance — no visual, only dialogue and sounds to manifest images in the listeners’ minds, resulting in a uniquely psychological experience. This mode of storytelling began in the 1920s, flourishing by the 1940s, then evolving in the 21st century in the form of podcasts. And while Jude Brewer’s podcast Storybound falls into the category of radio theatre,...

Premise is everything when it comes to shaping a strong show. It allows the audience to understand immediately where they’re headed, which brings us to 2 Pages with MBS , a podcast where brilliant people read the best two pages of a favorite book…a book that has shaped them and changed them. Host Michael Bungay Stanier chats with authors, leaders, activists, academics, entrepreneurs, change agents...

Sometimes less is more. Especially when the crux of your podcast is sharing something practical, like freelance writing. That’s exactly what Kaleigh Moore and Emma Siemasko do with their podcast, Freelance Writing Coach. It’s a simple, conversational show that features Emma and Kaleigh chatting about different aspects of freelance writing. Episodes are usually short and simply (but well) produced,...

A camera. A cancer diagnosis. True love. Romantic comedy. Award-winning writer and storyteller Brianna Barrett has performed her show about serious illness and resilience to audiences along the west coast since 2016. Now Brianna reimagines the experience of her one-woman play in audio form, navigating the threads of her life that continue to come together in surprising and unusual ways, even amid...

Audio as a Visual Medium is a paradox in many ways. But when done well, writing for the ear, editing and sound design can create a visual world through audio. Camp Monsters from REI…yes the brand, is a perfect example of this. Written, hosted and narrated Weston Davis, Camp Monsters features as they put it “stories of impossible encounters with impossible creatures in the wildest corners of North...

One December evening in 2019, Chris Stedman noticed a new message in his inbox from his friend Alex, sent at exactly 7 p.m. He and Alex hadn’t talked in a while—was Alex writing to tell him off for being a bad friend? But it wasn’t that. “listen,” the note read. “i am writing to let you know that when you receive this scheduled email, i will no longer be alive.” Welcome to Unread, a podcast from i...

The World needs more sensitive creators. Content that moves the world, moves listeners and make things better. And you know what? That doesn’t have to come in the form of some epic narrative. It can be stories from daily life. The seemingly innocuous details of our day-to-day can provide inspiration. Enter Ian Coss. For this episode he and Jay break down his five part series, Forever is a Long Tim...