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A stunning revelation from LA and why we don’t really have to worry about it. Plus, the newest, hottest trend in podcasting. Can you say D-R-A-M-A??? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s easier to train yourself to limit interjections and allow your guest to speak freely than it is to edit them out. Try to give your guests all of the platform your have generously provided for them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, I’m out of my NYC studio and across the ocean where I find myself The Great Southern Land. Australia. And I have to say, the home country is setting some podcasting trends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ginni celebrates National Haiku Poetry Day, shares some poetry of her own, and relates the classic imagery of the Japanese form to the pictures painted by modern podcasters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s top podspot goes to…well in order to tell you, we’re going to need your bank details first. If you’re curious about the world’s most outrageous hoaxes, then have we got a podcast for you! Learn who’s scamming whom, and how they got caught. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With over 270 podcast episodes produced, three books and a TV series on Amazon Prime, who would have thought that The Modern Love Podcast which started out as popular New York Times Column in 2004 would be so crazy popular today. Why I’m digging this particular podcast is that the podcast creation and production process is sheer genius. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The first volume in our series on radio history covers our main man, Guglielmo Marconi, inventor of radio, Nobel Prize Winner, and… rescuer of Titanic survivors? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

According to a recent study shared by The Guardian, people who listen to podcasts are more likely to be curious, open to unfamiliar experiences, and less neurotic than non-listeners. A podcast listening habit encourages people to engage in what they call “ effortful cognitive endeavors ” which results in fewer negative emotions.  Listening to your favorite podcasts creates a bond between you...

If you’re conducting an interview or conversation over a video call, you will want to boost your connection as much as possible. This will not only improve the audio quality of the recording but also result in a more stable connection between you and your guest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Grand Rising my friends, on this Sunday. I’m currently hurled up in the Australian Capital Territory about to walk into my best friend’s baby’s baptism. Now I’ve been given one job today and it goes a little like this…. Yep, I can just hear my best friend inside…. This week’s PodReview is a reflection on content. For the first time in 9 years, Podcasting hasn’t grown in audience numbers. So it’s g...

Welcome to this weekend’s Pod Ponder. I’m Ginni Saraswati, [echo sound effect] expanding your mind and [possible cave/spelunking sound effect? along these lines ] exploring your brain. It’s Saturday once again my friends, which can only mean one thing: it’s time to challenge your perceptions, think outside the box and—well… ask you a really offbeat question! Picture it: You’ve just awoken on a bea...

Greetings friends! It’s Ginni comin’ at ya with the hottest pods of the week!  Ok, let’s calm it down a bit, folks…today, we’re heading to history class. But don’t worry…it’s one of those rare and interesting days in class. I decided to take a peek into what the world was listening to last week in the history category. And, because I know all you true crime junkies just can’t seem to get enou...

Welcome to PodStars, where we showcase a superstar Podcaster. Now traditionally with Podstars, we’ve stuck to individual podcasters. So this week, we’re going to flip the script a week. This week’s Podstar is none other than The Freelance Founders Podcast. At Ginni Media it’s no secret that we are Made Offbeat  , so companies that showcase creatives and founders who are truly leaning into a n...

Welcome to PodGuide, a bite-sized dose of pod knowledge from me, Ginni Media’s Ginni-in-Chief.  We’re back this week with some interesting new statistics from Edison Research that may just indicate a shift in the way we podcast. The major surprise? Americans ages 12-34 have actually decreased their podcast listening—by a whopping 6% in the last year. That’s the first decrease podcasting has s...

When you listen to your favorite podcasts, do you get the feeling that you’re entering a sacred space where hosts can tap into taboo subjects without judgement? Hey! It’s Ginni here with your weekly dose of news from the Land of Pod. If you were lucky enough to have cable TV in the 90s, then you probably remember this iconic intro : The Real World was a groundbreaking lifestyle-documentary series...

Good Morning Poptastic PodPoppers! Rub your eyes, put on your slippers, and brew your coffee because it’s time for another week of PodPops from yours truly, Ginni Popaswati. Today's tip may come as a sad one for fans of S Club Seven’s 2001 summer hit, because we’re actually advising that you do, in fact, stop moving. I know, I know… What am I thinking right… Next I'll be telling you Kylie was wron...

In this week’s Pod Review, sooooo many things have been happening in podcasting, news and media that all of it kind of felt a little like a slap in the face. Listen, the incident I’m referring to has gotten enough attention, so I WILL not refer to it, but let’s just say, that was a moment that most certainly did not Rock.  To PodNews this week, The Weebys have decided to do their own thing wh...

Welcome to this weekend’s Pod Ponder. I’m Ginni Saraswati, expanding your mind and exploring your brain. Happy Saturday, dear listeners. It’s that time again for some mental calisthenics!  This week’s ponderous ponder begins on November 24, 1971.  A well dressed man in a suit and tie boards Northwest Orient Airlines flight 305 in Portland, Oregon enroute to Seattle.  He takes h...

What’s that sound? Can you hear it?? There’s just something about hearing laughter that puts a smile on your face, am I right?  It’s Ginni Saraswati here with your Podspot All-stars for the week.  And if you haven’t already figured it out, this week, we’re looking into what’s making the people of planet Earth laugh. Across the globe, people are laughing at Smartless , the podcast st...

Welcome to PodStars, where this week we showcase a superstar Podcaster. This week’s Podstar serves us a different kind of medicine. Well…I should I really say, he prescribes a different kind of medicine. What he prescribes is something that will set you free…..if you let it. This Week’s Podstar is Dr Seku Gathers of The Truth Prescription Podcast. It’s not only his witty and creative podcast title...

Welcome to PodGuide, a bite-sized dose of pod knowledge from me, Ginni Media’s Ginni-in-Chief.  Today, I’m back with some table-turning pod stats: It turns out podcast listeners aren’t just avocado toast eating, oat milk latte drinking Millennials after all!  Of course, this is something I, your podcasting guru, knew all along—but it’s always nice to see the numbers to back things up. Ac...

Hey, hey, hey! It’s Ginni Saraswati here with your daily dose of Podnews.  Did you know there was a time before Happy Meals?  Yes, it’s true. Those were the culinary dark ages for kids everywhere…forced to stare at lackluster plates, pushing peas around their plates with forks, and no toy rewards tucked into the depths of playful boxes.  Boooooring….. Well, it seems podcasting too,...

Good Morning Team PodPops and welcome to a new weeks of Pops with Ginni Media. On todays PopTip we’re going to talk about the wonderful and mysterious art of microphone technique. Microphone technique actually has a lot of parallels with Goldilocks and the three bears. You don’t want to be too hot, you don’t want to be too cold, you want to be right in that sweet spot where it’s just right. Also,...

In this week’s Pod Review, we can’t ignore “The Oscar’s” Equivalent of Podcasting - The Ambies aka the Podcast Academy. If you caught our PodNews episode on Tuesday, you would have heard that the governors award went to Serial Podcast - The OG of audio excellence. 9.12 took the most wins with three ambies and Billie Was A Black Woman took home two ambies. And it wasn’t just those who have graced o...

Welcome to this weekend’s Pod Ponder. I’m Ginni Saraswati, expanding your mind and exploring your brain. Happy Saturday, dear listeners. It’s that time, once again, for a stroll through your psyche and into the world of the offbeat. Our ponder this week draws its inspiration from podcasting’s reigning ratings champion: true crime.  If you were sitting on death row—remember, this is all hypoth...