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Radio and podcast teams and ensemble casts are improvisational shows. “Yes, and” is the central concept for improv comedy. When a player introduces a topic, the other [...]

There’s a cacophony of voices in the radio industry touting the importance of talent. Excellent that we’ve taken the first step by acknowledging that talent is radio’s ace for surviving and [...]

It would be an understatement to say Todd Wallace was ahead of his time. Todd was the Steve Jobs of radio in the 1970s and 80s. He was an innovative programmer, researcher, and mentor to many in [...]

Film and television spend mega dollars and a ton of time selecting music that helps set a mood and tell a story in every scene. Curb Your Enthusiasm editor, Steve Rasch says of the show’s theme [...]

You would have to be doing a complete digital detox the past couple of weeks to not know that Queen Elizabeth II passed. The TV coverage alone was pervasive and repetitive. Coverage on [...]

My daughter Lauren works remotely for Bain & Company, a Global 500 business consulting firm with 15,000 employees. The majority of employees work on a hybrid or remote schedule with a small [...]

Whether it’s breaking rules imposed by management or self-imposed rules, rule-breaking is an integral part of the creative process. Pablo Picasso once said, “Learn the rules like a pro so [...]

There’s an adage in the film and television business that “if we don’t care about the characters, nothing else matters.” That holds true for radio and podcast shows as well. The likability factor [...]

Routines are useful, but the downside is they can create rote behavior. In real life, breaking news, a loud noise, or the ping of an incoming text disrupts our patterns and forces us to pay [...]

There are many differences in the listening experience to radio shows and podcasts. Podcasts are more of a time investment, whereas, radio shows are typically listened to in short spurts. [...]