Building Homes for Audio Drama (feat. Talib Jessia & John Scott Dryden) - The Week's Roundup

From CIA Cats to Community: This Week in Podcasting -

This week on Pods Like Us Chronicles, Marv reflects on two long walks, a moving new podcast about cancer, and sits down with two brilliant guests shaping the future of audio drama and scripted podcasting.

In this episode:

• 🚶 A seven-mile walk, a heatwave, and an intro built entirely out of numbers • 🎙️ A powerful recommendation for Bad Blood: Life of a Cancer • , Jamie East's raw, honest podcast about his CML diagnosis • 🗣️ Talib Jasir • (founder of Afros in Audio and creator of The Fussings — Until One of Us Is Dead • ) on launching Down the Road Media • , a new directory and creator ecosystem for audio drama • 🎬 John Scott Dryden • (director/EP of Central Intelligence • , Goldhawk Productions) previews Season 3, Kim Cattrall, the real Eloise Page, Kelsey Grammer as LBJ, and yes — the CIA's infamous cat-spying project • 📰 A roundup of the week in podcasting: newsletters from Tony Doe, Dave Campbell, and Stephanie Fuccio, the British Podcast Awards diversity numbers, and this week's Mercury Podcast prompts

Guests:

Talib Jasir • — downtheroad.media • · Instagram/LinkedIn: @TalibJasir · Afros and Audio on Instagram John Scott Dryden • — Director & Executive Producer, Central Intelligence • (Goldhawk Productions for BBC); Season 3 launches July 10

Also mentioned this week:

Bad Blood: Life of a Cancer • — Jamie East 99% Invisible • — em dash episode Desert Skies • & Strange Air • — Jared Carter Into the Podverse • newsletter — Tony Doe "We Are Not the 51st State of Podcasting" • — Dave Campbell's Substack Daily Tips That May or May Not Help You • — Arielle Nissenblatt When There Was Fab • (with guest David Guerrero, on his Beatles-in-the-Philippines book) Harry's Home • — with Helen Quigley & Hannah Puddefoot Podcast Editors Mastermind • — filler word tips Pod Mastery: Podcast Insights • — Neal Veglio on listener attention & discovery stats • Pod News Daily — James Cridland (British Podcast Awards, London Podcast Festival, Sept 3–13) • Stephanie Fuccio's Substack — podcast titles • , ChatGPT vs Gemini Support the show: Pods Like Us is distributed and sponsored by RSS.com. Find all links and socials at www.themarvzone.org