Hey Poddy People!
This special edition of the newsletter includes the much-anticipated video podcast and the continuation of the audio podcast! We were given the opportunity to zoom record the And That’s Why We Drink hosts during their current tour and book release. At this moment, the editing is done and shipped. It’s not perfect and it doesn’t need to be. So the length of this newsletter will be relatively short.
Updates:
I started tabulating overall click-through rates from readers to read a “full review”. We have that percentage and depending on the month it ranges from 10-20%! 10% was last month because of the viral moment from Reddit. The first 12 days of this month have click-throughs at 18%. If anyone has ideas on what benchmarks are out there in these types of cases, please reply back.
Batman Unburied is trending up in search this week on GP thanks to its release on Spotify (Exclusive) and “dethroning” Joe Rogan for the #1 spot news cycle. It was tedious to sift through the hundreds of articles to find a couple of reviews, but I did it! Personal excitement: It’s pretty cool to see the analytics in real-time!
Stuttering Awareness Week in SF - Our pod friend, Maya, has been doing some great work on Stuttering Awareness. Her podcast is here.
On to my picks this week…
Podcast: And That’s Why We Drink
Genre: True Crime, Paranormal
Publisher: Em Schulz, Christine Schiefer
As mentioned above, we had the opportunity to interview the hosts of And That’s Why We Drink, Em & Christine.
About: Grab your wine and milkshakes and join us every Sunday for some chilling ghost stories and downright terrifying true crime stories. The world's a scary place. And that's why we drink!
They are in the middle of a tour, book release, and recording their podcast. Taking the lead in the conversation was a friend of GP, and independent critic, Keelin, from Mentally? A Magpie. Additionally, Keelin contributed to the interview write-up for the GP Blog! Thanks, you Rockstar!
Em and Christine did not disappoint. They were super fun and talkative. Made our jobs much easier. Keelin with great questions that Em and Christine commented on how they normally wouldn’t get these types of questions that got them thinking. There are even fun stories on what kind of gifts they’ve received at meet & greets. 200 human teeth being one of them.
Learnings on video podcasting: Seeing everyone’s reactions and also dropping in some funny visuals was fun. Hopefully, it works.
Natalie Griffin • The Game of Nerds
“Overall, And That’s Why We Drink delivers some dark and disturbing material in a way that is easier to comprehend and come to terms with.”
Shoutout to indie podcasters & behind the mic folks. I’ve done video editing before, but editing the podcast, zooming windows, framing, and being mindful of the audio is a long process! Thanks, Lisa, from Metro Public Relations, for setting this up.
YouTube:
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Podcast: Exit Scam
Genre: True Crime, Crypto
Publisher: Treats Media
This recommendation came from an unexpected source—my dreams. The current Crypto crash, Dr. Strange's multiverse dreams, and a road trip with Dave Matthew from Dave Matthew’s Band all played a role in it. In the end, I woke up to Exit Scam. I dropped it in a blog post if you want the long story.
About: In 2018, Gerald Cotten, the founder of Canada's biggest Bitcoin exchange, died under mysterious circumstances during a honeymoon trip to India. His customers were told that the $215 million they'd deposited on the exchange was lost forever — because Gerry had forgotten to leave behind his passwords. But here's the thing: Not everyone believes he's dead. Exit Scam is about what really happened to Gerald Cotten and the fortune that disappeared with him.
I looked it up on GP and started listening. It’s pretty good so far! The host, Aaron Lammer comes from the podcast, Longform.
Nicholas Quah • Vulture
“It’s kind of a dangerous world that Exit Scam gazes into, and Lammer provides a stabilizing, almost comforting presence throughout.”
Just Added:
Locked On Celtics - John Karalis, Locked On Podcast Network
Father Wants Us Dead - NJ.com
Ghost Church - Cool Zone Media, Jamie Loftus
Nice To Meet You - Gen-Z Media, Wondery
Stay Away From Matthew MaGill - Pineapple Street Studios
Stay safe, be empathetic, and be kind!
Listening with you,
Captain Ron
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