It Started With This

The inspiration for this show: http://www.nightvalepresents.com/startwiththisConsume: Listen to The Worst Idea of All Time and think about how it’s specific, novel, practical, and repeatable. I listened to the 11/28/2020 episode Emmanuelle in SpaceCreate: Take a podcast (or any artistic idea) idea you have and walk through the four litmus tests.Specificity: Write the one sentence elevator pitch for your podcast.Novelty: Write one sentence about what makes your podcast different.Repeatability: Write one to two sentences to describe what Episode 40 would sound like, or what the arc of your limited series would be.Practicality: Make a list of equipment, people, and how much time you’ll need for each episodeEpisode art: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/light-bulbs-light-bulb-light-energy-1125016/Episode Soundtrack: https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/homework/353Itstartedwiththispodcast@gmail.comhttps://linktr.ee/itstartedwiththis

The inspiration for this show: http://www.nightvalepresents.com/startwiththisConsume: Listen to an episode of Sleep With Me Create: Write and record a 2-minute piece about your listener. Itstartedwiththispodcast@gmail.comhttps://linktr.ee/itstartedwiththis

The inspiration for this show: http://www.nightvalepresents.com/startwiththisConsume: Night Vale Live Ghost StoriesCreate: Record a 1-2 min piece that is at least 25% silent. Use silence in a way that would change the meaning of the piece if it were removed.Itstartedwiththispodcast@gmail.comhttps://linktr.ee/itstartedwiththis

The inspiration for this show: http://www.nightvalepresents.com/startwiththisConsume: Listen to 20 short episodes from 20 different poets from IndieFeed: Performance Poetry.Create: Write a 2-minute, 250-word story about a wedding reception. Refine it a bit. Now, completely delete it! Then, write a 2-minute story about a bird. Record and/or share this one.Itstartedwiththispodcast@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/itstartedwiththis

The show that fuels this show: http://www.nightvalepresents.com/startwiththisConsume: Listen to Episode 1 of Steal The Stars, a podcast by Mac Rogers. Pay close attention to each line of dialogue and what it does for the story.Create: Write a 200-word, two-character dialogue. If you’re writing for audio, the recorded piece should come out to about 2 minutes.The first line of your piece must be, “Put the milk on the table” and the last line must be, “We are really only at the beginning.” Keep the purpose of the dialogue in mind as you write. If you’re feeling ambitious, try it again with a different reason for the dialogue.background music and ambient sounds: https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/Itstartedwiththispodcast@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/itstartedwiththis

Consume: Episode 49 “Re: The Moon” of the podcast, Imaginary AdviceCreate: Play the game that Ross Sutherland sets up in this episode of Imaginary Advice, “Re: The Moon.” Create three different statements about the moon following the convention, “The moon is a [adjective] [noun].” The adjectives and nouns can’t come from you. Flip through a book, use a random word generator, or use some other source. Then use those statements as the first sentence of three different paragraphs that tell a storyWord generator I used: https://randomwordgenerator.com/Itstartedwiththispodcast@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/itstartedwiththis

Consume: Listen to the fiction podcast “Gone,” about a person who finds themself alone in the world after everyone else has vanished. It’s entirely written, narrated, and produced by Sunny Moraine.Create: Find two items in your kitchen and figure out what noises you can make with them. Let that sound inspire you. Write and record a 2-minute audio story incorporating this sound.The site I use for background music and ambient sounds in other episodes: https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/Itstartedwiththispodcast@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/itstartedwiththis

Consume: Listen to the podcast, Our Debut Album hosted by Dave Shumka and Graham Clark of Stop Podcasting Yourself. http://www.ourdebutalbum.com/Create: Play “Handsome Cadaver” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exquisite_corpse) with a co-writer to generate a 500-word audio story. Alternate sentences. Be honest with your story. Then find a performer and record them reading the script without giving any direction.Sage’s Website: https://sagederosier.com/Itstartedwiththispodcast@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/itstartedwiththis