Samantha Hodder

My Gift To You for International Podcast Day I'm celebrating by giving you seven lucky links and helpful connections

Three years ago today I launched this newsletter.
At times it's been a lot to keep afloat.
But when something bring you joy, you keep at it.

This endeavour is only possible with thanks to all my subscribers 2,000 and counting!
Each like & share 🥰
Let's do this!

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Ice Cream On A Park Bench with Jemma Rose Brown One week left to apply to The Signal Awards - June 27 is the Final Deadline

ONE WEEK LEFT TO APPLY!

Dig into this post to find out some more about The Signal Awards...and why you should maybe apply to them

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Tribeca FOMO Edition: The Magic Moments, The Transcendent Live Experience And The Laurels The winner of Tribeca Audio Selects...drum rolll...is...

Anyone say Tribeca? Call out for all that FOMO when you don't get to go. But...I have been glued to my WhatsApp chat this week, and I bring to you a rundown of some truly amazing audio events.
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I do appreciate when a cafe decorates with honesty and practicality

Wow, Is It Quiet Out There Where have all the series gone? I wondered...but then I did the math and made a spreadsheet so I actually know for certain

Thanks Kristin...posted it here today as well...LinK: open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...

Wow, Is It Quiet Out There Where have all the series gone? I wondered...but then I did the math and made a spreadsheet so I actually know for certain

I wanted to quantify slowdown in the podcast space.

So, I opened a Google Sheet, a lotta tabs, and began.

What I found wasn't shocking, but it surprised me.

Would you like to know the actual numbers?

The definitive podcast db is available in link below
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Victim...Or Hero? Lucky Boy investigates how toxic masculinity warps memory, and why the inevitable the death of one geriatric cat created two victims in The Final Days of Sgt Tibbs

Yup, it's time to interrogate toxic masculinity....the thing that feels like it overwhelms my newsfeed, touching everything from auto parts to red wine.

From @tortoisemedia.bsky.social , journalist @chloehadj.bsky.social deftly dives into these murky waters

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Calling all radio nerds!
Imagine having the chance to sit down and dig in, I mean really sink your teeth into, a work of narrative audio…with one of the keenest audio critics out there. This was a joy! Have a listen….

Scams, Swindlers and School Board Meetings Three series out of Canada that I'm listening to this week to avoid the news

3 Tariff-free Canadian series to check out:

- Queries, from TVO
- Sea of Lies, from CBC
- Kaitlyn’s Baby, a CBC BBC Co-pro

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The Canadian Consulate in DC.
A brief reminder…

We are:
Friends
Partners
Allies
Neighbours

And I would add…
Family (for many of us)

These tariffs hurt both of us.
#tradewar #friendsnotfoes

Short Is Beautiful Talia Augustidis shares what makes her In The Dark events successful…plus don’t miss three short audio opportunities at the end of the post...

Long is long...but short is good too!

Dig in here for a look at what's behind the trend for shorter audio. And where it fits in the wider context.

@taliaaugustidis.bsky.social sits down w/ Bingeworthy to talk about her new show Unreality, and her live events

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Her Academic Life: How Siobhán McHugh Helped Build a Scholarly Home for Podcasting And why this matters to everyone in this industry

Yes! Academic Institutions are part of building a future for the industry...find out why...and how...here!
@siobhanmchugh.bsky.social

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Thanks you L’impératrice for a fantastic show last night in Toronto! It’s a Thursday night in January and it was time to dance.

Surprised and delighted to see Happy Forgetting here, and so beautifully understood! 🙏🏽

(I'm glad to have been story editor and strategist)

Indie Spotlight: Three Series That Demand Your Attention (And Also Shape This Industry For The Better) Why Happy Forgetting, Phonograph and the Telepathy Tapes have renewed my energy for this industry, and the important lessons they taught me this week

3 indie productions that have helped me feel ready for another year of deep listening >>>

Happy Forgetting, from Rux Guidi, Phonograph from @robmcmyers.bsky.social and Britta Green, and Telepathy Tapes, from Ky Dickens

Are you ready for this?

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Over the weekend, I had to Google When is MLK Day 2025 5 times to believe this was true…

Excited to announce I'll be presenting some weird and wonderful vintage audio works from the vaults for this listening event at On Air Fest next month alongside Julia Barton and Sonja D. Williams.
Come steal some tricks from your audio ancestors!
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Dry What am I doing in Dubai?

I need this today. You might need it tomorrow.

Also, invaluable recipe tips

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It's Time To Start Making Again What about applying for a Residency? The ECCO Cohort 2 applications close on January 12...plus links for 5 more residency ideas below

It's time to start making shit again

Had enough of the no-response pitch emails? Applications that take a mountain of effort, and don't go anywhere?

Time to embrace creativity

A spotlight here on The ECCO residency, plus 5 more ideas

@jasminbauomy.bsky.social

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Happy New Year! Happy New Platform!

Finally embracing this new space for sharing ideas, thoughts and stuff. Maybe even the odd photo, likely some occasional sound.

Here we go, again.

Posting here personally, and through my newsletter channel @bingeworthypods.bsky.social

Reach out and say hi!