C.N. Josephs

Simplecast — Titling a podcast is an art form in and of itself. Not only should your title communicate the tone, genre, and plot of your show, but it also needs to communicate what makes your show unique compared to the hundreds of existing shows in the same genre. It should also, ideally, be a title that nobody else has thought of, both in the podcasting space and in other media (you probably don’t want to name your dystopian fiction show "Divergent" or your cooking nonfiction show "Good Eats"). Oh, and try to make it short enough to fit in a Twitter handle while you’re at it.

simplecast.com — A Pride playlist of ten podcasts featuring QTPOC. Cassie contributed parts of the article (see entries for "FANTI" and "Flyest Fables").

Tor.com — In the autism community, autistic-coded robots are often immediately dismissed as reinforcing harmful stereotypes. However, the protagonist of Martha Wells' "The Murderbot Diaries" is a very notable exception: an autistic-coded robot done right.

discoverpods.com — Last September, my stepdad passed away after months of trying to recover from a sudden stroke last summer. Like so many people do after a tragedy, it's made me reevaluate my life and what I focus my energy on. As I’ve taken a long, hard look at the discourse that permeates the podcast industry, I came to a startling conclusion: Most of it is completely pointless.

discoverpods.com — Mentally ill characters are few and far between in fiction. Fortunately, they're very common in horror, one of my favorite genres. Unfortunately, they're almost always the villain. The "psycho" serial killer. The axe murderer with "multiple personalities". Etc etc. But I don't think that mentally ill characters should never exist in horror at all. Let's talk about how to do it right.

discoverpods.com — As a child, I loved horror more than almost anything else. As a teenager, struggles with mental illness meant that I couldn't enjoy the genre at all anymore. Finally, as an adult, I was able to reclaim my love of horror with help from "The Magnus Archives".

discoverpods.com — Art is important. I really do think it is—art connects us to people, it relaxes and recharges us; art can be a protest against the world and a prayer for it to change and a plea for people to rise up. Art is vital. But taking care of yourself is vital, too. No matter how important art is, your health comes first.

discoverpods.com — Over the past few years, there's been a push for more stories about marginalized characters created by artists who share their identity. But when people believe that only queer and disabled writers can write queer and disabled characters, writers have to out themselves to write without criticism, which can put them in very real danger.

discoverpods.com — When many people in the indie podcasting community use their Twitter as both a space to network with other podcasters and a space to put all of their inner thoughts and feelings, the lines between "personal" and "professional" start to blur—and the consequences can be disastrous.

discoverpods.com — When you bring up the topic of transcripts for podcasts, many people are confused. As podcasts are a strictly audio medium, the idea that deaf people could be into podcasts never occurs to many hearing people at all.