Trailer Park: The Art & Science of Podcast Trailers

Welcome to 90.9 The Park, your home for podcast trailers all day every day. This is our first-ever Trailer Park Power Hour, where we'll hit play on several trailers for your sampling pleasure. Trailer Park: The Podcast Trailer Podcast is hosted by Tim Villegas and Arielle Nissenblatt. We share trailers for podcasts of shows that have been long-running, never made it out of pre-production, were mad...

Hello, dreamers! Today's trailer drop is from Mindy and Brooke. The Podcast is called REMelations. On each episode of TPP, we select a trailer, hit play on it, and then bring you an analysis of that short audio teaser. REMelations is a show about dreams and what they mean. Here's a bit about the show: Step into the realm of dreams with REMelations , the weekly comedy dream interpretation podcast h...

The trailer for "Once Upon a Meadow" is on for this episode. Welcome to Trailer Park: The Podcast Trailer Podcast. On each episode of the show, we select a trailer, hit play on it, and then bring you an analysis of that short audio teaser. "Once Upon a Meadow" was created by Willow Belden and Jeff Lockwood. Here's a bit about the show: From the creators of the award-winning podcast Out There , ONC...

The trailer for the "Games and Feelings" is on for this episode. Welcome to Trailer Park: The Podcast Trailer Podcast. On each episode of the show, we select a trailer, hit play on it, and then bring you an analysis of that short audio teaser. " Games and Feelings " is hosted by Eric Silver and a rotating crew of co-hosts. It's produced by Multitude Productions. Here's a bit about the show: An adv...

The trailer for the "Dads Cry Too" show is on for this episode. Welcome to Trailer Park: The Podcast Trailer Podcast. On each episode of the show, we select a trailer, hit play on it, and then bring you an analysis of that short audio teaser. " Dads Cry Too " is hosted by JD, who also writes a Substack . Here's a bit about the show: Join host J.D. as he navigates the joys and challenges of raising...

The trailer for the "Creative Architects" show is on for this episode. Welcome to Trailer Park: The Podcast Trailer Podcast. On each episode of the show, we select a trailer, hit play on it, and then bring you an analysis of that short audio teaser. " Creative Architects " is hosted by Angela Hollowell and distributed by Castos. Here's a bit about the show: Join creative entrepreneur Angela Hollow...

The trailer for the "American Songbag" Trailer is on for this episode, the first of season 2. Welcome back to Trailer Park: The Podcast Trailer Podcast. On each episode of the show, we select a trailer, hit play on it, and then bring you an analysis of that short audio teaser. "American Songbag" is hosted by Emily Cohen and Dan Gutstein. Here's a bit about the show: We’re uncovering the stories of...

Trailer lovers, gather 'round. It's almost here -- season 2 of Trailer Park: The Podcast Trailer Podcast! Arielle Nissenblatt and Tim Villegas are back with hand-picked podcast trailers and analysis. What works? What falls flat? What trends are we noticing? Whether you're a podcast creator, listener, or both, this show is for you. Come for inspiration for your own trailer or to hear about shows th...

Season 2 of Trailer Park: The Podcast Trailer Podcast is upon us. This is our pre-trailer. It's meant to let you know that we're coming back soon. In a few weeks, we'll begin dropping trailers and analyses from podcasters all over the world. Want to get involved? Submit your trailer   Email us   Slide into our Instagram DMs   Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts Answer a poll on Spotify Credits: Ho...

Hosts Arielle Nissenblatt and Tim Villegas coming at you today with an unscripted episode of the show where we ponder aloud about the utility of podcast trailers. As we ramp up towards season 2 of the show, Tim wanted to get on the SquadCast horn for a casual chat about trailers as a discovery tool, trailer analysis as a teaching tool, and much more. In this episode, we also discuss: Some themes t...

Jeff Large is the founder and CEO of Come Alive Creative, a branded podcast agency. A few months ago, when Trailer Park first launched, he reached out to Arielle to discuss the concept of podcast trailers. Turns out he's been thinking about them a lot -- their benefits, how to get clients to prioritize them, and how audiences receive them. He's done some research. And in this episode, we discuss t...

Trailer Park co-host Tim Villegas interviews Grant Hill about his limited series "Serum" from WHYY's The Pulse and Local Trance Media. Last season on TPP, we featured the trailer for "Serum," and Tim loved it so much that he wanted to chat with Grant about what went into making the entire series. About "Serum" A Black doctor, a potential cure for AIDS, and the quest to find out what happened to it...

The call is coming from inside the house! AKA here's a trailer drop from Tim Villegas, co-host of Trailer Park: The Podcast Trailer Podcast . Tim is producing a podcast for MCIE (Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education) called "Inclusions Stories." It's dropping later this year, but the trailer is officially LIVE. And we had to show it off on the TPP feed. Transcript Links mentioned: MCIE   Ema...

Are you familiar with the Podcast Academy? Well, you're about to get familiar! Their mission is to support podcast makers and advance the cultural merit of the medium. Through programs such as The Ambies, mentorships, trainings, and more, the Podcast Academy celebrates, connections, and inspires creators around the world, while attracting new audiences to their work. This month, the Podcast Academ...

Meet Dan Hughley of Focusrite! During season 1 of Trailer Park, we got to give away eight Vocaster audio interfaces to our listeners. Dan made it all happen! In this conversation, we ask Dan about audio interfaces, find out how he got into the podcast space, discuss Focusrite's focus on podcasters, and so much more. This is a bonus episode. We're back later this year with more Trailer Park content...

This episode of TPP is a quick one, containing a trailer from creator Justin Moore and some brief analysis from host Arielle Nissenblatt.  Justin is the host of Creator Debates , a show that pits creators against each other to help them make smart decisions. Email us: hello@trailerparkpod.com Instagram: trailerpark_podcast Transcript   Season 1 of Trailer Park: The Podcast Trailer Podcast is spons...

This episode of TPP features the podcast trailer for Crucial FEWSION, submitted by Diane Hope. Here's a bit about the trailer: Do you know how far on average your food travels to reach you? Or what your water consumption is per day? Few people do. Crucial FEWSION helps you be a more informed consumer and citizen. Podcast episodes investigate these issues using the findings of the National Science...

This episode of TPP features the podcast trailer for Stuck on Sound, submitted by Anthony Luciani.  Here's a bit about the trailer: Stuck on Sound is a songwriting podcast that brings artists together to collaborate on a project that has them stuck. Each week we feature a song in progress that needs a jump start.   Stuck on Sound Credits: Anthony Luciani - Creator, Designer and Project Manager. AJ...

This episode of TPP features the podcast trailer for Where Did I Get Like This?  WDIGLT is a podcast from Sean Mallary about the concept of home. Here's a bit about the show:  Listen to a series of candid interviews about how moving around as a kid impacts our adult lives. Transcript   Win a Vocaster from Focusrite - we're giving one away for  every episode of season 1. Season 1 of Trailer Park: T...

Welcome to "Happy Trails," where we share extra special content from within the Trailer Park Podcast universe. This week, meet Devin Andrade of Tink Media, host of the Pod-At-Me Hotline Podcast. By calling 844-pod-at-me from the U.S. and Canada, you get one fresh recommendation every day. You can even leave a recommendation of your own! Subscribe to the show here.   Episode transcript   Season 1 o...

This episode of TPP features the podcast trailer for The Inflammatory Wanderer, a series within Skraps of Science and Innovation . It was submitted by host Arun Sridhar. Here's a bit about the show: SKRAPS is your podcast where we, on your behalf explore the stories of sparks of scientific brilliance in science and innovation. SKRAPS is the word sparks spelt backwards and also a play on the idea t...

This week's episode of TPP features the podcast trailer for Where The Stars Fell, submitted by Newt Schottelkotte.  Here's a bit about the show: Dr. Edison Tucker is having a very weird life. Not being able to die tends to color things that way. Lucille Kensington is the literary scene's biggest enigma. That's just the way she likes it. When the pair find themselves sharing a cabin in the stranges...

This week's episode of TPP features the podcast trailer for Serum. Grant Hill is the host of WHYY's The Pulse Presents: Serum (with Local Trance Media).  Here's a bit about the show: Gary Davis, an Ivy League-trained Black physician from Tulsa, Oklahoma, had one passion: to find a cure for AIDS. In the 1990s, Davis brought his research to the FDA to start a clinical trial, but just hours before it...

Nakia Swinton is one of the hosts of Sufficiently Black, a show that explores what it means to be comfortable in your Blackness despite living in a world obsessed with stereotypes. Episode transcript   Enter to win a Vocaster - we're giving one away for every episode of season 1. Season 1 of Trailer Park: The Podcast Trailer Podcast is sponsored by: Ausha , our podcast hosting provider AugXLabs ,...

Jessica Kidwell is the host of Neuroversity , a podcast that provides a space to educate ourselves and others about neurodiversity. It aims to elevate the experiences of the neurodivergent, to be a source of support for members and allies of this community, and to help move the culture towards valuing and including diverse neurological conditions.  The trailer for "Neuroversity" clocks in at ~3 mi...