Talk That Pod

Kurt Sasso of Two Geeks Talking --- SUMMARY Sebastian sits down with Kurt Sasso, host of Two Geeks Talking, a pop-culture interview show that has racked up over 1,200 conversations across comics, TV, film, music, and video games over the past 18 years. The two swap stories about an unexpected overlap from Sebastian's old merchandise business before digging into Kurt's interviewing philosophy, his...

Christ Stewart of The History of China --- SUMMARY Chris Stewart is the creator and host of The History of China podcast, a show he launched in 2013 while living in Shanghai that now spans over 330 episodes covering 5,000 years of Chinese civilization. In this conversation, Chris talks about how seventeen years living and teaching in China shaped his approach to the podcast, the challenges of work...

Joni Deutsch of Podglomerate --- SUMMARY Sebastian sits down with Joni Deutsch, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Audience Development at the Podglomerate, an award-winning podcast agency whose clients include PBS, NPR, Netflix, Harvard, and New Hampshire Public Radio. With fifteen years in media, audio, and communications, Joni breaks down how the Podglomerate approaches podcast growth, walk...

Dave Chapman of Real Organic Podcast --- SUMMARY Sebastian sits down with Dave Chapman, a lifelong organic vegetable farmer from Vermont and creator/host of the Real Organic Podcast . Dave shares the origin story of the Real Organic Project , founded in 2018 as a response to what he sees as regulatory failures and corporate corruption within the National Organic Program. He explains how the podcas...

Kelly Pollock of Unsung History --- SUMMARY In this episode of Talk That Pod, Sebastian sits down with Kelly Pollock, creator and host of Unsung History , a podcast spotlighting American history through the lives of women, people of color, immigrants, laborers, religious minorities, enslaved people, and Indigenous communities. Kelly traces her path from a religious studies master's program and a l...

Will Becton of Jett Road Studios --- SUMMARY Will Becton spent 12 years at Team Coco, where he served as videographer, editor, and eventually the engineer who built and ran the studio for Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend from its 2018 launch through 2022. In this conversation with Sebastian, Will traces his path from shooting Clueless Gamer segments to engineering one of the most downloaded comedy pod...

Abigail Vacca of Global Treasures --- SUMMARY Sebastian sits down with Abigail Vacca, creator and host of Global Treasures — a podcast exploring the history, legends, and culture behind UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Abigail shares how a childhood bucket list rediscovered during pandemic stress-cleaning led her to fill a surprising gap in the podcasting world. She opens up about her meticulous resea...

James Cridland of Podnews --- SUMMARY James Cridland, founder of Podnews — the podcast industry's go-to daily newsletter and podcast with over 33,000 subscribers — joins Sebastian for a wide-ranging conversation about nearly a decade of covering the podcasting world. James pulls back the curtain on how he's built a sustainable, editorially independent media business, why he deliberately keeps Podn...

Spencer Ford of History for the Reckoning --- SUMMARY Sebastian sits down with Spencer Ford, creator of History for the Reckoning — a podcast unearthing overlooked and painful chapters of American history through interviews with survivors, historians, scholars, and artists. Spencer traces the show's unlikely origins to a children's book series he co-wrote with his wife called The Little Known Hero...

Jerry Landry of Presidencies of the United States SUMMARY In this episode, Sebastian sits down with Jerry Landry, the creator and host of the Presidencies of the United States podcast — a long-running show that has explored American presidential history from George Washington to the present day through more than 300 episodes. Jerry shares the origin story of the podcast, tracing it back to a perso...

James Wolner of Dakota Spotlight SUMMARY In this episode, host Sebastian sits down with James Wolner, the creator and host of Dakota Spotlight — an acclaimed true crime podcast with 12 seasons and counting, rooted in stories from North Dakota and the broader Upper Midwest. What began as a bar conversation about a suspicious death in western North Dakota has grown into one of the most respected ind...

Drew Frohmann of Sorry About the Murder SUMMARY Sebastian sits down with Drew Frohmann, the writer and creator behind Sorry About the Murder, a scripted audio drama set in the fictional small Canadian town of BeaverMount, Ontario, where a Quebecois Zamboni driver is compelled to solve a grisly murder while still getting the ice ready for the game. The show has two seasons and a third in developmen...

Jenn Trepeck of A Salad with a Side of Fries SUMMARY In this episode, Sebastian sits down with Jenn Trepeck , host of the award-winning podcast A Salad with a Side of Fries and a seasoned health coach and business consultant. Jenn's podcast, a top 1.5% show with multiple awards to its name, has become a go-to resource for practical, no-nonsense wellness advice under the guiding philosophy of "well...

Rob Kassees of 1001 Album Complaints --- SUMMARY Sebastian sits down with Rob Kassees , musician, software professional, and host of the 1001 Album Complaints podcast, to talk about the show that started as a pandemic project between old bandmates and grew into a 1M+ download music history podcast. At its core, 1001 Album Complaints dissects classic albums from the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before...

Arielle Nissenblatt on Podcast Discovery, Newsletter Strategy, Podcast Marketing & the State of Independent Podcasting --- SUMMARY In this episode, Sebastian sits down with Arielle Nissenblatt, one of the most well-connected figures in the podcast industry. Arielle is the founder of the Earbuds Podcast Collective , a community-curated podcast recommendation newsletter she has been running for...

Howard Dorre of Plodding Through the Presidents --- SUMMARY In this episode, host Sebastian Arciszewski sits down with Howard Dorre, co-founder and co-host of Plodding Through the Presidents — an award-winning history podcast that takes an irreverent dive into the lesser-known stories of the American presidents and the early republic. Howard co-hosts the show with his wife, Jess, in a format where...

Unpacking Peanuts with Jimmy Gownley --- SUMMARY In this episode, host Sebastian Arciszewski sits down with Jimmy Gownley — cartoonist, graphic novelist, and the creator of the beloved Amelia Rules! series — for a wide-ranging conversation about creativity, obsession, and the enduring genius of Charles Schulz. Jimmy is the host of Unpacking Peanuts , a podcast that spent four years methodically wo...