In October 2019, Podcastivist founder Lynn Casper presented a strategy session for those looking to use their podcasts to do greater good at WNYC Studio’s Werk It Festival for women podcasters.
As individual podcasters, we all have unique audiences who tune in each episode because they relate to us and our content. Often our shows and audiences get stuck in a vacuum, which can be great for building and engaging small communities, but how do we then create a framework that networks our individual efforts on a larger scale? Attendees of the session came with issues they’re working on that need a signal boost.
You can listen to the talk and view the slides and photos from the presentation below:
The photos above were taken by Gina Clyne Photography
*At the time I gave this presentation (October 2019), I was not aware of the implications the word “womxn”. It was my understanding at the time that the word indicated the inclusion of trans women. I’ve since learned after giving this presentation, that the word does the opposite and further excludes trans women. It is my intention to create supportive moments among all queer podcasters, which include people on all spectrums of gender, sexuality and identity. I myself identify as non-binary and felt that by presenting at a women’s festival as a non-binary person, I could use the platform to support other queer, trans and non-binary people out there. I apologize for any harm caused by using this word in my presentation and work to help educate others based on this lesson I learned. If you are interested in learning more about this word, start here and use google.