Sound Judgment podcast

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

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

 

#49

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

On May 6, 2024, The 13th Step team was honored with a Pulitzer Prize nomination for audio ... more

08 May 2024

41 MINS

41:13

08 May 2024


#48

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

In 2020, New Hampshire Public Radio Lauren Chooljian received an email about Eric Spofford... more

01 May 2024

47 MINS

47:11

01 May 2024


#47

How to Grow Your Show — Without Social Media

Sound Judgment is about the craft of audio storytelling. Not about the marketing of podcas... more

17 Apr 2024

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:41

17 Apr 2024


#46

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

At some point, every one of us will reach a point in our professional lives where it's tim... more

03 Apr 2024

39 MINS

39:15

03 Apr 2024


#45

[Bonus] Introducing Sound School Podcast: Tracking Partners

It's a brave thing to share the outtakes from a tracking session. All the blemishes are ri... more

27 Mar 2024

31 MINS

31:03

27 Mar 2024


#44

Six Proven Storytelling Strategies to Engage Your Audience

The six storytelling strategies you're about to learn are drawn from the patterns I've see... more

13 Mar 2024

38 MINS

38:55

13 Mar 2024


#43

Storytelling Secrets, Part 6: Specifics

This is the sixth and final part of our new Sound Judgment quick-hit series on storytellin... more

12 Mar 2024

07 MINS

07:14

12 Mar 2024


#42

Storytelling Strategies, Part 5: The Missing Ingredient

This is part 5 of our new Sound Judgment quick-hit series on six storytelling strategies f... more

12 Mar 2024

07 MINS

07:59

12 Mar 2024


#41

Storytelling Strategies, Part 4: Surprise!

Our fourth S in the 6S framework for hooking your audience and keeping them with you is su... more

11 Mar 2024

08 MINS

08:49

11 Mar 2024


#40

Storytelling Strategies, Part 3: Scenes

This is part 3 of our new Sound Judgment quick-hit series on six storytelling strategies f... more

11 Mar 2024

07 MINS

07:25

11 Mar 2024


#39

Storytelling Strategies to Grow Your Audience: Part 2, Structure

In this series you'll learn how to use sound vision, structure, scenes, surprise, suspense... more

10 Mar 2024

05 MINS

05:35

10 Mar 2024


#38

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

This is Part 1: Sound Vision. Be sure to follow the show so you don't miss the next bite-s... more

09 Mar 2024

12 MINS

12:35

09 Mar 2024


#37

How Storytelling Can Heal Your Life

Improve your storytelling, interviewing, writing, producing, hosting and guesting skills! ... more

28 Feb 2024

43 MINS

43:39

28 Feb 2024


#36

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

Don’t miss today’s takeaways! Scroll down for lessons from this episode.  The episodes we ... more

14 Feb 2024

35 MINS

35:04

14 Feb 2024


#35

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

Sharing a personal experience, especially a traumatic one, is a particularly popular scrip... more

31 Jan 2024

36 MINS

36:35

31 Jan 2024


#34

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

This episode was sponsored by Signal Hill Insights.  Want to know how your podcast is affe... more

14 Dec 2023

46 MINS

46:33

14 Dec 2023


#33

Introducing Podcast Perspectives: Audience Growth Lessons from Lemonada

If you liked this bonus episode introducing Podcast Perspectives with host Jeff Umbro and ... more

07 Dec 2023

29 MINS

29:29

07 Dec 2023


#32

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

This episode was sponsored by Signal Hill Insights.  Want to know how your podcast is affe... more

30 Nov 2023

42 MINS

42:17

30 Nov 2023


#31

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

The episode discussed on today's Sound Judgment is [Believable: The Coco Berthmann Story. ... more

16 Nov 2023

43 MINS

43:32

16 Nov 2023


#30

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

  The episode discussed on today's Sound Judgment is [Near Death: Death Party. ] (https://... more

02 Nov 2023

37 MINS

37:46

02 Nov 2023


#29

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

The episode discussed on today's Sound Judgment is [Weight for It: Episode 2, Shame Spiral... more

19 Oct 2023

37 MINS

37:12

19 Oct 2023


#28

How Anna Sale invites listeners in

The episode discussed on today's Sound Judgment is [Death, Sex & Money_—Bells & Bills: The... more

12 Oct 2023

41 MINS

41:57

12 Oct 2023


#27

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

The episode discussed on today's Sound Judgment is [ ] (https://www.famousandgravy.com/may... more

28 Sep 2023

40 MINS

40:58

28 Sep 2023


#26

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

---Follow Sound Judgment <a target="_blank">on your favorite podcast app</a>. For more inf... more

14 Sep 2023

01 MINS

01:59

14 Sep 2023


#25

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

The episode discussed on today's Sound Judgment is [Famous & Gravy: Poetic Justice ] (http... more

29 Jun 2023

38 MINS

38:33

29 Jun 2023


#24

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

[Scroll down for takeaways you can use from today’s show.] Win prizes! Tell us your favori... more

22 Jun 2023

41 MINS

41:03

22 Jun 2023


#23

The Art of the Interview with Conversation Expert Celeste Headlee

Celeste Headlee has anchored many programs, including Tell Me More, Talk of the Nation, He... more

08 Jun 2023

49 MINS

49:07

08 Jun 2023


#22

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

About Sam Mullins Sam Mullins is a writer, comedian and journalist based in Toronto, and i... more

25 May 2023

55 MINS

55:53

25 May 2023


#21

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

Mother's Day seems like it should be a Hallmark moment. But for many, reality is far diffe... more

11 May 2023

45 MINS

45:50

11 May 2023