Sound Judgment

    Become a better storyteller, in audio and beyond. Sound Judgment takes listeners into the studios — and the minds — of your favorite audio storytellers. In each episode, lifelong journalist Elaine Appleton Grant and a top host, producer or editor dive into their creative choices. It’s a revealing conversation about the storytelling craft, and it’s show and tell: Elaine plays back clips from her guest’s podcast. Tune up your storytelling by learning from today's best creators! www.soundjudgmentpodcast.com podcastallies.com soundjudgment.substack.com Threads: @elaineagrant

  • How to transform your interviews from "fine" to fantastic

  • Behind The 13th Step, Part 2: The best defense is the truth

  • How to find the truth: Behind the blockbuster investigative series The 13th Step

  • How to Grow Your Show — Without Social Media

  • Courage vs comfort: Is it finally time to pursue your dreams?

  • [Bonus] Introducing Sound School Podcast: Tracking Partners

  • Six Proven Storytelling Strategies to Engage Your Audience

  • Storytelling Secrets, Part 6: Specifics

  • Storytelling Strategies, Part 5: The Missing Ingredient

  • Storytelling Strategies, Part 4: Surprise!

  • Storytelling Strategies, Part 3: Scenes

  • Storytelling Strategies to Grow Your Audience: Part 2, Structure

  • New Series: Storytelling Strategies to Hook & Keep Your Audience, Part 1

  • How Storytelling Can Heal Your Life

  • Drama! Characters! Conflict! History podcasts have them all, with American History Tellers' Lindsay Graham

  • Should you tell your own story? Navigating the tricky art of memoir

  • The Art of True Curiosity with Kelly Corrigan of Kelly Corrigan Wonders

  • Introducing Podcast Perspectives: Audience Growth Lessons from Lemonada

  • Secrets of Hosting In-Studio and Live from the Queen of Book Podcasts, Anne Bogel (Best-of Show)

  • How to Track a Liar with Believable: The Coco Berthmann Story Showrunner Karen Given

  • How to Capture an Audience with Near Death’s Nikki Boyer

  • Weight for It’s Ronald Young Jr.: Unlocking the Key to Storytelling Success

  • How Anna Sale invites listeners in

  • Classy's Jonathan Menjivar: The Fine, Awkward Art of the Personal Audio Documentary

  • Introducing Season 3: Inside the Minds of Today's Top Storytellers

  • How to Make Serious Topics Fun with the hosts of Famous & Gravy

  • Pushkin's Julia Barton on The Best Audio Storytelling of the Year

  • The Art of the Interview with Conversation Expert Celeste Headlee

  • How to Make Listeners Breathless for More with Wild Boys' Sam Mullins

  • How to Tell the Truth: The Art of Memoir with Dana Black

  • Best Of: Emotional Bravery with Last Day's Stephanie Wittels Wachs

  • The Heist: How to Produce an Award-Winning Investigative Series with Sally Herships

  • How to Pitch an Audio Documentary and the Unusual Origin of a This American Life Story

  • Why Should Audiences Trust You? with Audio Branding Host Jodi Krangle, Part 2

  • Grow Your Audience with Voiceover Talent Jodi Krangle

  • Bone Valley: How to Create a True Crime Podcast That Makes a Difference

  • Juleyka Lantigua: What if all of your editorial choices were to serve one person?

  • The Dinner Sisters: Navigating a Breakout Opportunity—and Devastating Grief

  • Standing Ovation Host Jay Baer: How to Craft a Million-Dollar Story

  • Snap Judgment's Glynn Washington: Lessons from a Master Storyteller

  • Six Unexpected (Life) Lessons from Great Hosts to Prepare You for 2023

  • How Top Hosts Hook Listeners in 60 Seconds or Less

  • Secrets of Hosting In-Studio and Live from the Queen of Book Podcasts, Anne Bogel

  • A host on a mission with ¿Quién Tú Eres? host Pabel Martinez

  • Finding your voice with Shelter in Place host Laura Joyce Davis

  • Cinematic Storytelling with Crime Show's Emma Courtland

  • Master the Secrets of Successful Cohosting with Pantsuit Politics

  • The host defines the brand with John Barth

  • Emotional Bravery on Last Day with Stephanie Wittels Wachs

  • Introducing Sound Judgment

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