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This December, our remote team is taking you on a global tour of their very own holiday season traditions. Ginni Media CEO Ginni reminisces about her childhood Christmases in Melbourne, Australia where her family celebrated with a trip to Midnight Mass, tuna cutlets with chili sauce, and... dancing aunties?! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This December, our remote team is taking you on a global tour of their very own holiday season traditions. Ginni Media audio editor Massi's Christmas in the Italian countryside involves plenty of leisure time away from work... And even more time for delicious food. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This December, our remote team is taking you on a global tour of their very own holiday season traditions. On the tenth day of Podmas in Porto, Portugal, Ginni Media video director Sergio's Christmas is all about family, friends, and midnight gift giving. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This December, our remote team is taking you on a global tour of their very own holiday season traditions. On the ninth day of Podmas, Ginni Media copy team member Erin celebrates a small town Christmas in the States with macaroni and cheese, the warmth of family, and a very special drink memorial whiskey drink. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This December, our remote team is taking you on a global tour of their very own holiday season traditions. On the eigth day of Podmas in Algiers, Algeria, Ginni Media recording technician Aziz celebrates New Years Eve with a traditional yule cake, time with family, and a beverage or two. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This December, our remote team is taking you on a global tour of their very own holiday season traditions. On the seventh day of Podmas, Ginni Media executive assistant Kourtney celebrates Christmas in Florida with classic southern food, extravagant holiday light displays, and a yuletide birthday party. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This December, our remote team is taking you on a global tour of their very own holiday season traditions. On the sixth day of Podmas, Ginni Media audio engineer Oscar spends his Christmastime in the mountains of Venezuela surrounded by family—and an enormous amount of tradtional food, like his favorite hallaca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This December, our remote team is taking you on a global tour of their very own holiday season traditions. On the seventh day of Podmas, Ginni Media intern and resident Brit Daphne remisces about her granny's Christmas fruitcake and some of her favorite cheese-centric yuletide traditions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This December, our remote team is taking you on a global tour of their very own holiday season traditions. On the fourth day of Podmas in his home borough of Queens, New York, Ginni Media intern Julian celebrates the holidays by homemaking a traditional Puerto Rican rum drink called coquito and spending quality time with his loved ones. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This December, our remote tream is taking you on a global tour of their very own holiday season traditions. On the third day of Podmas in the southeastern US, Copy team head Melissa waxes poetic about her family's turkey recipe and looks back on her first holiday season as a mom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This December, our remote tream is taking you on a global tour of their very own holiday season traditions. On the second day of podmas in Essex, UK, Ginni Media audio team head Ash celebrates a gift filled Christmas surrounded by family—and pigs out on his mum's traditional roast dinner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This December, our remote team is taking you on a global tour of their very own holiday season traditions. On the fifth day of Podmas in the northeastern US, copy team member Talia celebrates an Italian-American Christmas Eve and revels in the art of gift giving. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The advent of digitization of audio in the early 1990s led to a new wave of portable audio devices, which were markedly different from the Walkman or Discman. The MP3 player represented an entirely new wave of portable audio and it paved the way for iPods and listening devices that we use today. Take a listen to learn how and why this happened. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

Today we finish up our annual review of Digital Audio Workstations for podcasters to use with a look outside of DAW’s. Descript is one of many transcription based tools that allow you to make cuts and edits to your recording. Check it out here: https://www.descript.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Teamwork makes the dream work, but how do you manage to build a team bond in a virtual workplace? Ginni has the answer. And finally, you have something to do with all of those cute cat videos.  Resources: Rolling Stone: 4 Tips for Effectively Managing a Remote Workforce https://www.rollingstone.com/culture-council/articles/tips-effectively-managing-remote-company-1265888/ Hosted on Acast. See...

History, Science, and Fun Facts, oh my! Today, we’re biting into the edutainment trend in podcasting. Shows like Stuff You Should Know, Freakonomics, and Hardcore History are ahead of the curve- and there’s more in store for 2024! Resources: Random Facts: https://facts.net/random-facts/ Stuff You Should Know: How Peanut Butter Works: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-stuff-you-should-know-2694027...

In the new show Cake: the podcast , producer Kaitlyn Sawrey takes a deep dive into the role that the tasty confection plays in the history and identity of Queensland, Australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode, Ginni tells us about the next step, after the Walkman, in portable audio - the Discman. How did it come to be and what were the consequences of this invention? Take a listen to find out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we go even further into the DAW’s that you have available to you for podcast editing in 2023. This time we talk about Avid Pro Tools and Apple Logic Pro, both of which are considered ‘industry standard’ audio editing tools. Check out Pro Tools here: https://www.avid.com/pro-tools Check out Logic Pro here: https://www.apple.com/uk/logic-pro/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

In part 4 of Ginni’s remote work tips series, you’ll learn why community is the first step toward building a company that cares.  Read all about it in Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture-council/articles/tips-effectively-managing-remote-company-1265888/ Queen Latifah spells it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8cHxydDb7o Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

Still have those flared jeans and Lip Smackers in a box in your basement? You’re going to need them. We’re going back to the early 2000s to the dawn of the MP3 era.   Resources:  BBC Radio 4 clip: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p038m811 The Guardian: Audible Revolution by Ben Hammersly: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/feb/12/broadcasting.digitalmedia Hosted on Acast. See a...

The Arab Spring of the early 2010s was an incredibly tumultuous and volatile time in history. As we watched it play out live on social media, one influential voice of revolution seemed to outshine all the rest… until her very existence came into question. In the new CBC podcast Gay Girl Gone , journalist Samira Mohydeddin chronicles the bizarre story of Amina Arraf and her blog, “Gay Girl in Damas...

In today’s PodPops episode, Ginni breaks down the history of the first mass-produced portable audio device - the Sony Walkman. Tune in to learn about why it was invented, why no one was particularly impressed with it at first, and the eventual huge cultural impact that it had. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we continue looking at the DAW’s that you have available to you for podcasting editing in 2023. This time we talk about Garageband and Ferrite which are available for Apple computers and Ipads. Check out Garaegband here: https://www.apple.com/uk/mac/garageband/ Check out Ferrite here: https://www.wooji-juice.com/products/ferrite/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why battle the Black Friday crowds when you can stay at home and indulge in a Fred Armisen horror comedy? Don’t risk the zombie shopping apocalypse! Ginni is here to tell you what to listen to instead.  Black Friday : https://www.realm.fm/shows/black-friday#:~:text=A%20new%20horror%2Dcomedy%20starring,have%20an%20income%20at%20all . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.