Cast Away Podcast

Cast Away chats with Rodney Gordon from Superlicense F1 Podcastabout the history of his show, building a community around it, and the future of podcasting. Recorded at RadioHub Podcast Studio in Alexandria, Sydney. PSAs - Voting is still open for the Popular Vote category (castawayawards.com.au/vote), and tickets are still available (castawayawards.com.au/tickets)for the Cast Away Awards on 1st April.

Episode 4 – PSAs, PSAs, PSAs. 1:00 - Cast Away submission deadline is 1st February. Oursubmission portalis here.
2:35 - Deadline for editing your submission, and the link to do that.
4:10 - Over 2,000 votes received! 4:24 - How to get in touch with your questions: [email protected], Facebook, Twitter, Newsletter 5:50 - Open invitation to be a guest on the podcast 6:40 - Thanks to Hindenburg for the Journalist Pro license they have given us to produce this podcast! 8:39 - All about the other prizes from Audio-Technica Australia, and Podcast Movement
12:45 - Exciting new judges announcements on the judging panel! 14:29 - Recap of the episode, including ourhastag - #Australialistens 15:48 - PSA about venue and date of event, and some other exciting news. 17:45 - Earlybird Tickets reminder – available till Feb 1. 20:03 - Music credit to Breakmaster Cylinder

Four More Judges Confirmed:
With momentum behind podcast registrations continuing to grow (now at 168), we've been busy behind the scenes augmenting the judging panel, which has now stretched to eight industry experts, and will continue to grow. We are excited to announce the addition to the panel of:
Dave Lee (USA) - Co-Founder ofInternational Podcast Day
Jarrod Pickford (VIC) - Founder ofPodmatcher
Josh Butt (NSW) - Content producer atMediaCom Beyond Advertising
Sara DaSilva (USA) - Writer/Editor ofAudible Feastpodcast review website
We welcome and thank Josh, Sara, Dave and Jarrod, and we look forward to sharing their bios on the new website, when we relaunch on 28th November.
Cast Away Weekly Podcast on the Omny Discovery Feed:
Cast Away is the Australian podcasting awards, and we consider it part of our role to also BE a podcaster - to keep in touch with the realities podcasters contend with at the coalface of this pursuit. Our podcast Cast Away Weekly* is basically this newsletterin podcast format. We're keeping it simple for now, but who knows what will develop!
Hosted byWhooshkaa, available oniTunes, we're also included in Omny Studio'sPodcast Discovery Feed,an intuitive discovery innovation from Omny Studio, which can be utilised by listeners via most devices and podcatching apps.
We asked Sophie Kneebone, Omny Podcast Manager, how Discovery Feed has been going. "The response to the Discovery Feed has been incredibly positive. We've had over 800 subscribers to the feed since it launched and a wide range of podcasters have submitted their shows to be included in it. We're excited to see that number grow even more!"
Dave makes guest appearance on Space Welders Podcast:
I was lucky enough to be invited onSpace Welderspodcast a few weeks back, where Mike, Steve and I chatted in depth about the awards within the context of trends in podcasting, and other tech developments. Having appeared previously onThe Razor Sharp Show(thanks Ray, and sorry for the belated shoutout), I am available to chat about Cast Away if anyone would like me on their show, as these lovely hosts have done.
Podmatcher Survey Extended to 5th December:
Finally, our wonderful friends atPodmatcherhave extended the deadline for theirEmerging Podcasters Questionnaire. Podcasters who complete this fun and interesting survey get the chance to win $1,000 worth of design work fromFletcher St & Codesign agency. The deadline has been extended to 5th December.

The difficult second episode - produced, engineered and voiced by Dave Gertler. Music by Breakmaster Cylinder Episode takeaways:

• We’ve cracked 150 podcasts registered. (Actually, it's almost160 now)
• The venue and date for the Cast Away Awards have been announced (Y'all already knew)
• Introducing the Cast Away/Podmatcher partnership (Our content partners!)
• Podmatcher’s Emerging Podcasters Questionnaire(Do it by 14th November to win a great prize!)
  
• https://podmatcher.typeform.com/to/pCOZJr

Please send me your questions about Cast Away and I will answer them in subsequent episodes! Contact Details:

• Dave Gertler, 0404 006 654
• [email protected]
• Facebook.com/CastAwayAwards
• Twitter.com/CastAwayAwards

Register your podcast for Cast Away here: https://goo.gl/forms/NIiFjZol23rDZdMq1 Sign up to our mailing list here: http://tinyletter.com/CastAwayAwards

A short introduction, produced, engineered and voiced by Dave Gertler Cover art by Missy Dempsey and Jarrod Pickford Music by Breakmaster Cylinder, in order of “hearpearance”:

• Beaming
• Corporate Danceoff
• The Sun Also Sheisses

Episode 1takeaways:

• The Cast Away Awards are on 25th March, Ambush Gallery, Waterloo, Sydney.
• The podcast is for sharingthe story of the awards' development, and important information about the awards with participants
• There are a number of ways you can help make Cast Away amazing
  
• Send your questions about Cast Away and I will answer them in subsequent episodes!

Contact Details:

• Dave Gertler, 0404 006 654
• [email protected]
• Facebook.com/CastAwayAwards
• Twitter.com/CastAwayAwards

Register your podcast for Cast Away here: https://goo.gl/forms/NIiFjZol23rDZdMq1 Sign up to our mailing list here: http://tinyletter.com/CastAwayAwards