The Greatest Storytelling Podcasts of 2020
The Greatest Storytelling Podcasts of 2020
While stories have been around since the dawn of man, our creativity for telling them and for reaching audiences is as evolutionary as our species. Thus, it’s necessary to stay abreast of the best stories and approaches for storytelling. The greatest storytelling podcasts of 2020 will do just that…while allowing you to stay on the go, living your story one page at a time.
The Business of Story Podcast
Great storytelling skills are a must for any business regardless of size, audience, etc. The Business of Story Podcast hosted by Park Howell is perfect for those looking for actionable storytelling techniques. Structurally, the podcast features interviews with top content creators of all walks that you can implement into your day-to-day storytelling.
Be the Drop—Investing Brand Storytelling
Be the Drop Podcast is developed for anyone looking to hone their communication skills. This podcast by Narrative Network focuses on multiple how-to’s that will make anyone a more confident and competent storyteller with special emphasis on using stories to reach audiences.
The Visual Storytelling Podcast
Visual storytelling is probably the most compelling means of telling stories in today’s digital climate. In The Visual Storytelling Podcast, Disney artist Chris Oatley brings tutorials and expert interviews on things like screen writing, illustration, storyboarding, character development, animation visual development, concept art, and more.
The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience
Analytical storytellers will love Kelton Reid’s weekly exploration of the what and how of a writer’s motives. No stone is unturned in The Writer Files as Reid delves into the habits, habitats, and brains of renowned writers from all walks, including Jay McInerney, of the groundbreaking Bright Lights, Big City, Kevin Kelly (WIRED magazine founder), Andy Weir (The Martian), Austin Kleon (Steal Like an Artist), and others. Serial guest hosts include Michael Gryboko (neuroscientist), Adam Skolnick (journalist), and Robert Bruce (short story writer).
The Story Studio Podcast—Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice (for Self-Published Authors)
The Story Studio Podcast hosted by Johnny B. Truant, Sean Platt, and David Wright is definitely not just for self-published authors even though that’s their main audience. The real oomph of this podcast is learning to tell stories better; they help listeners learn to hear and to know their story, so they can cut through the noise and reach their audience and accomplish goals ranging from boosting sales to increasing profits or leaving an imprint on the community.
Writer Wednesdays
Hosted by fiction and nonfiction author and blogger Shweta Ganesh Kumar, Writer Wednesdays is a writer workshop on the go. Kumar provides tips and techniques for aspiring and new writers looking to polish their storytelling skills. Kumar also helps writers work around common traps ranging from procrastination to self-sabotage to lack of time.
The Writers Panel with Ben Blacker
Visual storytellers will love Ben Blacker’s The Writer’s Panel, which features cozy interviews with writers, producers, directors, and others who have worked on some of today’s most popular shows. Learn the storytelling secrets of the brilliant minds behind shows like The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, New Girl, Gilmore Girls, Breaking Bad, Lost, Key and Peele, and more. With over 400 podcasts in the bag, this one will keep you listening well into 2021.
The Odyssey Storytelling Podcast
The Odyssey Storytelling Podcast is a weekly podcast that features live storytelling. Each of the stories are personal and thematic. They’re not read, scripted, or memorized. For those looking to get inspiration for cutting their live storytelling teeth, which we covered a few months ago in “Adding Live Storytelling to Your Editorial Events Calendar”, this is the podcast for you.
The Writer’s Digest Podcast
Hosted by Gabriela Periera, The Writer’s Digest Podcast provides listeners with expert tips and insights that will spark creativity, facilitate refining writing skills, and instruct on growing brand recognition and professional platforms. Writing for digital media (screen), wordplay, editing, technologies, and more are also covered in this “everything but the kitchen sink” must-listen for writers of all skillsets.
The Moth Podcast
Perfect for storytellers who are keen on learning from live storytelling, The Moth is one that does it best. The podcast features exhilarating stories of shared experience between audience and storyteller. The podcast features stories from around the world as live events are hosted globally, the best of which are featured on the podcast. It’s great for studying the interplay between storyteller and audience.
On Writing
On Writing by Joshua Pomare reminds us that writing is a process. In On Writing, Pomare speaks with some of the most prolific literary voices of today including those like Joyce Carol-Oates, John Safran, Charlotte Wood, and many more. Writers talk about everything from the initial concept to writing to revising, editing, and proofreading. The polish is sometimes where storytellers lose their audience, so this is a valuable podcast for writers.
Polytechnicast—Interactive Storyteller
Rob Stenzinger is an art journalist whose podcast is great for storytellers thinking outside the blog or the video. Stenzinger’s Polytechnicast—Interactive Storyteller podcasts covers things like illustrated content, video games, interactive design, UX, and then some.
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AMY DELCAMBRE, STORYTELLER
Author’s Bio:
Amy is a creative nonfiction writer and editor with over a decade of professional writing and editing experience in technical writing, content marketing, travel writing, memoir and creative nonfiction essay writing, and contemporary fiction. She has worked for multiple companies including The Storyteller Agency, Vertical Measures, Compass Media, and Madden Media to name a few. Amy’s writing has been published on countless websites and in various collections.
Amy serves as co-president for the Mobile Writers Guild and as a member-at-large for the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA). Amy is also a member of the Authors Guild, the ACES: The Society for Editing, and the Alabama Writers’ Conclave. In addition to her writing activities Amy is a part-time professor of English for the University of South Alabama and for the University of Phoenix Online. She routinely teaches courses in literature, composition, writing for social media, fiction writing, and creative nonfiction. Amy holds a Master’s in creative writing from the University of South Alabama and in publishing from George Washington University.
Amy is a work-at-home widowed mom of three young daughters and one angel son. Much of Amy’s writing revolves around the chaos, confusion, and crocodile tears of navigating work and child-rearing as a solo act; however, Amy remains eternally optimistic about life and the beauty of this world as she processes her grief and helps her daughters navigate theirs.
When she isn’t writing, Amy is an avid outdoor fitness enthusiast. She loves running, biking, swimming, and kayaking and engages in at least one of those activities every day. Amy is also a passionate home cook and culinary gardener. Like most writers, Amy is a reader who gets her literary fix on the fly through audiobooks, which she listens to while cooking, cleaning, exercising, folding endless piles of laundry...whatever it takes. Like most work-at-home moms, Amy is trying to strike the right balance between slowing down and taking it easy, and “having it all”. The results are entertaining if nothing else.
Read more of Amy’s writing at:
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