Podcast Pontifications

Compare podcasting to modern-day animation, where you’re as likely to see hyper-realistic renderings as you are to see cartoons or computer-driven stop-motion, all rendered on a computer. 

But if computers are used in all animation today, why doesn’t the animation created on those systems look similar?

The answer is simple: style.

If you notice a podcast that doesn’t sound as good as another, it’s likely a function of scarcity of time or money. 

That’s not the case with animation styles that appear less perfect. I highly doubt animators are making the choice to not spend the time to make their animation more realistic. They weren’t stuck with a herky-jerky style of motion because they didn’t have the budget to smooth it out.

Nope. It’s 2021, and animation artists are making choices based on a style they are trying to adopt.

Which begs the question: Does your podcast have a style? 

Do you intentionally make design-element choices that make your show unlike most other podcasts, but very much like a few select podcasts that adopt a similar style?

Are you communicating & collaborating with the people behind the podcasts with a similar style as yours? Are you sharing tips and techniques while raising the overall profile of the style of podcasting you and others have affected?

If you're not, now seems a good time to start.  There are listeners out there whose brains are wired to give them a nice shot of endorphins when they consume a particular style of content. Podcasting included.

And they want more of it. So start collaborating and feed ‘em more!

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Links:

• Advancing Podcasting community -  http://advancingpodcasting.xyz

• Love, Death, & Robots - https://www.netflix.com/title/80174608

• Ray Harryhausen - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Harryhausen

• Clips of some of Ray’s creatures over the years - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9kmjW73-v4

• Support Evo on Buy Me A Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/evoterra

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Support For Abortion Rights

While Americans overwhelmingly support the right of an individual to make their own decisions about abortion, unfortunately, that right is no longer protected everywhere in the U.S. The Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade on June 24th. Abortion is a basic healthcare need for the millions of people who can become pregnant. Everyone should have the freedom to decide what’s best for themselves and their families, including when it comes to ending a pregnancy. This decision has dire consequences for individual health and safety, and could have harsh repercussions for other landmark decisions. Restricting access to comprehensive reproductive care, including abortion, threatens the health and independence of all Americans. Even if you live in a state where abortion rights are upheld, access to safe medical procedures shouldn’t be determined by location, and it shouldn't be the privilege of a small few. You can help by donating to local abortion funds. To find out where to donate for each state, visit donations4abortion.com. If you or someone you know needs help, or if you want to get more involved, here are 5 resources: 1. ShoutYourAbortion.com is a campaign to normalize abortion. 2. DontBanEquality.com is a campaign for companies to take a stand against abortion restrictions. 3. Abortion.cafe has information about where to find clinics. 4. PlanCPills.org provides early at-home abortion pills that you can keep in your medicine cabinet. 5. Choice.CRD.co has a collection of these resources and more. We encourage you to speak up! And spread the word.

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