Guest host: York Campbell of the podcasts Poetic Earthlings.

Evo’s note: Good news! In a few days, Season Four of Podcast Pontifications will begin. July 12th, 2021  to be precise. But as I’ve done with prior breaks, I’m letting a listener of Podcast Pontifications borrow this space to share a pontification that matters to them. This time, York has some lessons all working podcasters can learn from audio drama producers. So give York a listen. Hear the three tips he has to say. 

Audio dramas were available in the early days of podcasting, and even predate podcasting. Even if you do not write or produce audio dramas, there's a lot every podcaster can learn from them. Three specific lessons, in fact:

1. Attention to detail. Audio drama producers don’t have time to waste any time, so they’re often meticulous and exacting when it comes to what makes it in the episode. No rambling. Just the meet. They make every word count.

2. Direction and focus. With the story world out on paper well ahead of recording, audio drama producers always know exactly what an episode will contain. In the audio, you’ll hear a funny, farcical account of how bad that can be… and you’ll never hear that in an audio drama.

3. Unfolding a story. Audio dramas tell a story, peeling layer after layer until you get to the nucleus of the tale. They don't reveal everything up front, but they lay breadcrumbs for you to follow. When you get there, when you get to the end it's always satisfying. 

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