Storytelling is much better when it has a clear POV. And a consistent POV for your channel, or brand, can help you with a content strategy or instructional plan. It makes you more human, relatable, and trustworthy no matter if your content is educational or entertainment.

(2/2) and text: https://podcastbusinessjournal.com/interviews/jeanine-wright Interview by @james.crid.land via @podnews.net Clip from Human Internet Theory (episode 6) - available wherever you podcast or on YouTube.

Why are we publishing thousands of pieces of educational content that no human even listens to, let along oversees? Is this the future we want for the internet?  Podnews interview - video: https://youtu.be/FuS1BmN6zyY (1/2)

We're in there! Check this list out and get a-scurrrreddd 👻

The online video landscape just changed. OpenAI, YouTube, Google, and Meta have all released free, high-quality generative video tools aimed at social media. This means our feeds are about to be flooded with AI content. What now? What about creativity?

dodie's new album is LEGENDARY. I'm old, music is my favourite of all the arts, and this is one of my favourite albums, ever, period. Fuuuuukkkk this is great stuff. I'm sad I'm almost near the end! Will be on repeat as a whole for a LONG time. www.youtube.com/doddleoddle

Your audience is more focused on what they can get from your content than they are on you. They are watching because they believe you can provide them with value, solve a problem, or save them time. This is far more important to them than any of your perceived flaws.

The "Uncanny Valley" is a theory from robotics that explains our emotional response to human-like robots. As a robot becomes more human, our empathy grows, but when it gets almost perfect, our response suddenly drops into revulsion and unease.

Reality of creating new YouTube channels or podcasts: you will never find support from anyone you know. But you will have the sudden attention of every YouTube marketing freelancer, and podcast guest network with clients wanting to guest on your solo project or audio drama with their product.

Creators might struggle to sound natural when reading a script for their videos. Learning how to be more like yourself on screen helps build trust. But it can involve reps and confidence building in yourself to get there. From "What is the Dead Internet Theory": https://youtu.be/4UDau5fVFps

Regular reminder that Substack intentionally partners with proto-fascist publications last fall to help them grow, and in addition to that has a lengthy history supporting fascist voices. ANY PAID SUBSCRIPTION puts money in their pockets to support fascism. #BoycottSubstack

🚨The Supreme Court today gives Trump a license to engage in racial profiling, with Justice Kavanaugh writing in concurrence to expressly endorse ICE and Border Patrol targeting any Latinos they observe in Los Angeles speaking Spanish and then demanding their papers.

I realized long ago how selfish some people in this country could be, but it hit hardest during Covid. The simple act of wearing a mask to protect each other became a battleground. Imagine fighting harder against compassion than against a virus.

Deaths are not the only measure of the pandemic. Do you think acute HIV deaths, of which there are none, are the only issue there? You can say "during COVID" when we no longer have COVID acquired illnesses. I've been ill for five and a half years after my only infection in January 2020. Sit down.

i don’t say “during grad school” bc i’m actively in grad school. i say “during undergrad,” and “during high school,” bc that time is over. i don’t understand how one can refer to a specific time during covid as “during covid,” and not see the issue?

every time someone publicly shits on bsky, Alf's hog only becomes more powerful

i don't expect much from the media, yet i continue to be disappointed

Hot take: The only way to truly challenge yourself is with the threat of abject failure and overwhelming shame. Crying tears that turn into diamonds is for amateurs. Get Grack Public Access wherever you podcast, or at https://stereoforest.com/grack #audiodramas #audiofiction #podcasts

CHAOS ERUPTS AT CDC CDC Director Susan Monarez has been ousted after RFK Jr. demanded she change her policy on the COVID vaccine. Top officials from the Vaccine Unit, Zoonotic Division, and the Chief Medical Officer are resigning, per reports. Horrifying news for public health.

My job is basically being a full-time translator for a man who communicates exclusively in baffling euphemisms. Today’s entry: “fig pudding.” Get Grack Public Access wherever you podcast, or at https://stereoforest.com/grack #audiodramas

EP 34 OUT! Practicing scene work without dialogue are GREAT reps to get in. You go from someone who just says words real good into someone who embodies compelling, believable characters... in their skin suit. https://youtu.be/WkIxMS8R30E (see description for more resources) #improv #acting

got 'stanked again.

I shouldn't tell you most of my cats' nicknames

Drought on Vancouver Island this year is no joke. Feels like 36C with humidex today. Second massive wildfire smoke plume within eye shot in past two weeks - This one in pic is above Mt Arrowsmith (taken from road by our house). 1391 hectares in less than a day #wildfire #climate #mountunderwoodfire

FWIW, our decision to move The Reveal from Substack to Ghost recently was very scary because the newsletter is a big chunk of our livelihood. But the transition was seamless and we got a significant subscriber bump for doing it, too. Win-win!

I’m waiting on so many (too many!) newsletters to get off of Substack so I can pay them subscription money

Yet another reminder that today is a great day to leave Substack if you are giving them funding via your paid newsletter. Engadget forgot to mention that Substack directly partnered with, and promoted, neo-fascist publications in late 2024. www.engadget.com/apps/substac...

Listen to us abuse the 'reset button' on the latest Grack Public Access podcast. Episode 5 of the Grack Public Access audio drama is out now wherever you get your podcasts or at https://stereoforest.com/grack  #audiodramas

This week's Grack Public Access was recorded at Shane's Olive Shack. Our sponsor was Shane's main business rival, Doreen's Olive Hollow. Get ep 5 wherever you do podcasts or at https://stereoforest.com/grack #GrackPublicAccess #Podcast #Comedy #AudioDramas

Still true today.

Before you do anything else, just pause and take a breath. Pausing is okay. In fact, pausing is good. People pause to think. They pause when they are emotional. Let's first get comfortable with the idea that a pause adds to your character. It is not a rookie move. (1/2)

This is truly great. Clips and reaction. 💀 www.reddit.com/r/funny/comm...

I'm having too much fun making a video series no one watches 😂😅

Pausing is good. We do it all the time in real life. It's a human thing to do.

Canadians need an explanation from Mark Carney to understand why the Digital Services tax is not being REINTRODUCED TODAY since we are being subjected to a new 35% tariff across the board plus a 50% tariff on copper from the US WORLD LEADERS CANNOT TRUST THE US. PERIOD

My puppy, foster to adoption made official yesterday. #puppysky #dogsky

From this week's episode of Your Improv Brain: Your most specific, personal, and even strange memories are the best raw data for rich improv scenes. Yes, even that vacation with the leeches. This was real. This was storytelling. But... maybe a bit heightened for effect #Improv #Storytelling #Details

Parker insisted that the eyes moved. I visited Linda's Funeral Parlour to check it out after I mixed the show. Find Grack Public Access wherever you get your podcasts!  #podcast #audiodrama

Parker ate too much potpourri.  Find Grack Public Access wherever you get podcasts! #podcasts #audiodrama

In improv, like any system, output depends on input. If you're struggling for ideas on stage, it's time to consider what you're fueling your brain with off-stage. From Your Improv Brain, episode 26, released today! #Improv #Creativity

Voice acting isn't just about funny accents or cartoonish characters. It's a lot about understanding how emotion is communicated. Every pause, every inflection, every tiny change in your vocal cadence tells a story that words alone cannot capture. #podcasting #voiceactors

NEW episode of Grack Public Access! It takes place at Linda's Funeral Parlour where hosts Tog Chesterfield & Parker Spoon get a bit of a fright. Listen to Parker's stomach & what the Grackletonian's call the show's producer that turns up to demo small brooms. Get it at https://stereoforest.com/grack

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Is "just react like you would in real life" always the best advice for grounded improv roles? Your Improv Brain explores alternatives if this is challenging. Watch the full episode now! The latest episode of Your Improv Brain is out on podcast and YouTube.  #ImprovPodcast #ActingTechnique

What we learned yesterday. The Times They Are a-Changin'

Happy #caturday my friends, Go and show your stuff this weekend. I'll have your back from my perch right here. xoxoxoxoxo Short Stack

Manifesto Update is an apocalyptic dramedy coming very soon to YouTube and your favorite podcasting services from the demented minds of @pensiveantics.bsky.social and @missbananabiker.bsky.social via @stereoforest.com — let us help you survive the apocalypse!

Each show is set in a new location. This week you visit Thick Raven Beak Park. You can find the latest ep where you get your podcasts from. It's called Grack Public Access.  Get a free clip from this episode if you subscribe to the free StereoForest newsletter.