Behind The Podcast

This episodes we switch it up and go behind the Behind The Podcast podcast and tell you a bit about how this show came together and what we have learned so far. Jules enjoys and recommends The Rewatchables Not Hear to Make Friends Hello Sport The Betoota Advocate Podcast Antony enjoys and recommends Finding Desperado The Litpoetry Podcast Behind The Podcast, brought to you by the Australian Podcas...

Denan Kemp is the man behind Bloke In A Bar. The phenomenally successful podcasts, beer and social media channels. This episode Denan takes us through the tales of How he single handedly built it all His successful approach to leveraging each of these 3 elements to grow one another  The plan for the next 12 months Here are some of the ways you can enjoy Bloke In A Bar Podcast Beer Facebook Instagr...

This ep your guests are Bryce Leske and Alec Renehan - the founders of Equity Mates Media . Equity Mates is Australia's Number 1 Investing Podcast For Beginners. No Bullsh*t, No Jargon. Delivered In Layman's Terms. This episode we learn how Bryce and Alec went from recording their podcast on a single usb mic on a back veranda to becoming full time podcasters, with an audience of over 350k download...

Richard Baker is one of Australia's finest investigative journalists and podcasters for Fairfax. He gives great insights into his 'Golden Rules' for making series like The Last Voyage of the Pong Su , Phoebe's Fall and Wrong Skin . The Last Voyage of the Pong Su was nominated for Best True Crime Podcast at the Australian Podcast Awards Follow Richard on Twitter Richard listens too these podcasts S...

Today we’re talking to Paul Cochrane about his moving and important podcast, Childers So many of the people we speak to talk about the importance of finding a subject that’s close to you and this story was very close to Paul. 20 years ago he had his first assignment as a journalist covering the arson attack of the Childers Hostel in Queensland which claimed the lives of 15 backpackers. It is an in...

Marc Fennell is one of the hardest working people in Australian media and trying to tie him to just one show is near impossible. We are lucky enough to get an hour of Marc's time where we discuss: How he pitches his shows to organisations like Audible and ABC The Importance of a 'North Star' to your podcast Putting Himself at the centre of his story His production and post production process and a...

What the hell is an podcast Executive Producer and what do they do? This episode we are joined by one of the best - Ian Walker the Executive Producer and the brains behind one of Australia’s most successful podcast franchises - Unravel. Unravel Season 4 - Snowball just won Best True Crime Podcast at the Australian Podcast Awards Podcasts like Homecoming are seen as trailblazers in terms of podcast...

True Crime is the most popular podcast genre in Australia. Over the next 5 episodes we talk to 4 of the finalists in the True Crime Category, to try and understand what forms True Crime Podcasts take, and why people love them. This episode we talk to Dr Benjamin Nickl (Cultural Studies Professor at the University of Sydney), and explore why True Crime is so popular. Behind The Podcast, brought to...

When we started behind the podcast part of our excitement was getting the story behind some of the biggest podcasts around, but what really piqued our interest was talking to the smaller, independent podcast creators.  There are none better than the team behind - In My Country - Adam Wood and Pia Perversi-Burchall. We hear a lot about refugees & asylum seekers, but not often do we hear from th...

One of the great things about the medium is that once in a while, you get one that makes a difference. The Wigs is one such podcast.  This episode we talk to Jim Minns the producer of the Wigs podcast.  Jim is a career storyteller creating feature films being the videographer for people like Jacinda Arden. The Wigs is a monthly podcast exploring and interrogating contemporary legal issues in and o...

Jay Ooi the talented creator of the Award Winning Podcast - ' Shoes Off ' joins Jules and Antony this episode. Shoes Off is a podcast about the Asian Australian Experience, Jay is a brilliant storyteller, who produces Shoes Off while holding down a full time career. Shoes Off won the Silver Award Winner for Best Interview, and was a Nominee for Smartest Podcast at the Australian Podcast Awards 202...

Daily News Podcasts have been the biggest podcast trend in 2020. This week Ruby Jones the effervescent host of Daily News Podcast - 7am - Winner of Best New Podcast at the 2020 Australian Podcast Awards joins us to discuss: How she and the team at 7am produce 6 episodes of first class audio content each week The challenges of delivering on a deadline during COVID Her experience on the Unravel - Ba...

Dylan Buckley sat down with Jules and Antony to discuss the story behind the Dyl and Friends podcast, his transition from the AFL, interning at radio stations, the importance of YouTube and merchandise, and why you need to start your podcast today. Dyl is a hard working bloke, unafraid of asking the right and wrong questions, who is really relishing living in the moment.  Dyl and Friends is a fina...

Rowdie Walden is the creator and host of Search Engine Sex a Spotify Original Podcast Search Engine Sex, aims to answer all of your questions about the ins and outs of sex.  At the 2020 Australian Podcast Awards , Search Engine Sex was nominated for: BEST SEX & RELATIONSHIPS PODCAST and   BEST INDIGENOUS PODCAST Starting out as a TV producer, Rowdie entered Spotify’s Sound Up Australia acceler...

Melbourne duo Zara McDonald and Michelle Andrews are the founders of Shameless Media. In March 2018 they launched the Shameless Podcast, which has gone on to become a cultural phenomenon, and a thriving media empire. Michelle and Zara sat down with Jules and Antony to discuss the story behind Shameless, from episode one, marketing the show with stickers in uni toilets, the episode which changed ev...

Welcome to the first episode of Behind The Podcast, brought to you by the Australian Podcast Awards. This episode Jules and Antony talk to Kate Watson, co-host of and Commercial Director of The Squiz. The Squiz is your shortcut to being informed. Providing an opinion free take on the news. It is the preeminent daily news podcasts in Australia. Kate discusses The Squiz is, their values, how they ma...

***Coming October 31st*** Behind the Podcast is a weekly podcast which dives into the stories behind how some of Australia’s most interesting and successful podcasts are built.  Each episode we hear from the people behind your favourite podcasts started out, their ups and downs, what they have learned and the process behind how they make their show. So if you have built a podcast of your own, or e...