Joe Pardo dreams in podcasts

I had the pleasure of speaking Saturday, Sept. 12, at the Mid-Atlantic Podcast Conference in Westville, New Jersey.

Joe Pardo of the Dreamers Podcast with IAJ producer Michael O'Connell.

Joe Pardo of the Dreamers Podcast with IAJ producer Michael O’Connell.

It was a great opportunity to meet a bunch of podcasters from the East Coast and learn about the great work they’re doing.

One of the people I met was Joe Pardo of the inspirational Dreamers Podcast.

I can attest that Joe is a real-life dreamer and a pretty cool dude. He organized the conference and runs a network that hosts four other podcasts.

How cool is he? He took 10 minutes out of running a podcasting conference to talk to me about what inspires him.

Enjoy this mini, mid-week episode featuring my conversation with Joe.

— Michael O’Connell

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Hanging out at the JellyVision Show Podcast

I had a fun time this week talking to my buddies Tim Trueheart and Jennifer “Jelly” Crawford on the latest episode of the The JellyVision Show Podcast.

We talked about how entrepreneurs can use podcasting to promote their businesses.

We’re all members of the DC Podcaster Community, a coalition of podcasters in the Washington, D.C. area. We meet monthly to swap ideas and share podcasting strategies.

DC Podcaster is sponsoring the first ever DC PodFest, which will take place Nov. 6-8, 2015, at The Wonderbread Factory in Washington, D.C. You can find out more about the event at the DC PodFest website and you keep track of updates by following us on Twitter: @DCPodFest.

— Michael O’Connell

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Pop Goes the Podcast at Awesome Con

Awesome Con Panel

It’s All Journalism producer Michael O’Connell, left, takes a selfie with fellow panelists/podcasters Carolyn Belefski of the Carolyn and Joe Show and Alex Vidales of Pilot Waves.

I had the pleasure Saturday, May 30, of joining some of my fellow D.C.-area podcasters at Awesome Con pop culture festival. We presented a panel entitled “Pop Goes the Podcast,” where we talked about our experiences producing podcasts.

It was a great experience sharing the stage with these creative people:

Awesome Con Panel

Jennifer Crawford, left, of the Jellyvision Show and Justin McLachlan of EOS 10 talk about podcasting during the May 30, 2015, Pop the Podcast panel at Awesome Con.

All of us are members of the DC Podcaster Community, a Facebook group of podcasters from the Washington, D.C., area. We host monthly meetings to share tips and socialize. If you’re interested in joining us, look for us on Facebook.

DC Podcaster is sponsoring the first ever DC PodFest, which will take place Nov. 6-8, 2015, at The Wonderbread Factory in Washington, D.C. You can find out more about the event at the DC PodFest website and you keep track of updates by following us on Twitter: @DCPodFest

— Michael O’Connell

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#114 – So you wanna podcast? Tips on how to be an online audio star

Why not podcast?

I was a student in American University’s Interactive Journalism program when the idea first came to me.

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It’s All Journalism producers Megan Cloherty, left, and Michael O’Connell give a presentation at the 2014 Online News Association Conference on how to podcast. (Photo courtesy of @DaveColePhoto)

What I liked about the AU program were the discussions we had about how the journalism industry was changing. We also got to meet innovative journalists who shared their experiences working in digital newsrooms.

This was heady stuff for me, a 50-something editor in the midst of a career crisis. I’d learn these lessons on the weekend and then turn around and apply them Monday morning in my job as a Web editor at a chain of weekly newspapers.

But as the program wound down, I wanted to find a way to continue these discussions and learn more skills from smart journalists.
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