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An Audio Christmas Card from Pam & Diane For the past three years, Mom and I have been doing an annual podcast together, in which I've interviewed her about various aspects of the holiday season.
This year, we decided to do something a little different, and just record one of our many conversations on a subject we revisit again and again - Christmas cookies! We had so much fun, and laughed a lot, and we hope you'll get a kick out of the result.
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Want some new CraftyPod episodes?Here's a short little podcast, in which I explain why I had to stop making CraftyPod episodes last year. And, I introduce CraftyPod 2.0, which will bring you fresh, new podcasts in future!
To get the new shows, visit CraftyPod.com and click the "Podcast 2.0" tab.
If you'd like to get some more depth on how I arrived at this new show, you might enjoy these posts over on the blog:
• It all started with me writing about free content and sustainability. That led to a series, which include ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
An Interview with Kathy Cano Murillo about her new novel, Miss Scarlet's School of Patternless Sewing
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Back before I stopped podcasting, I had signed up to be part of the <a href="http://bookblogs.ning.com/group/earlybirdsblogtours/forum/topics/march-blog-tour-miss-scarlets" target="new">blog tour</a> fo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #126: Planning Your Holiday Season, with My Mom! Image by Zellaby, via Flickr
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In this show:
• My Mom, Pam Harris, returns to the show to talk about planning for your holiday season.
• How can you fit more crafting, cooking, and fun into the holiday season? What's the best way to plan activities, and make them happen?
• ...And what do you do when Life messes with your plan?
Links:
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CraftyPod #125: Talking SEO, with Cory Huff Image by Shahram Sharif, via Flickr
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In this show:
• Cory Huff, an online business coach for artists and crafters, talks with me about that mysterious idea: Search Engine Optimization (or, SEO).
• What can SEO really do for your blog or website? How does it work? And how technically-skilled do you need to be to implement it?
• ...More importantly, how does ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #124: Working in Craft & Playing in Craft, with Alexa Westerfield
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In this show:
• I talk with Alexa Westerfield about what it's like to work full-time for a craft company and then be personally crafty in her off hours.
• How How do you combat burnout when you're immersed in craft all the time?
• What's it like to work for a craft-industry company?
Links:
Visit Alexa at all ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #123: Being More Authentic Online, with Kirsty Hall
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In this show:
• Kirsty Hall and I talk about what it means to be more authentic online - whether it's in your blog posts, tweets, or Facebook updates.
• How does authenticity lead people to trust you - and when can it turn them away? What impact does it have on a small craft business?
• Is there anything you really shouldn't share online? ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #122: A New Dress A Day, with Marisa Lynch
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In this show:
• I talk with Marisa Lynch about her current project: revamping one (rather hideous) $1.00 thrift-store dress into something cute and fashionable every day. She blogs about it at New Dress a Day.
• We discuss exactly what goes into a project like this – keeping inspired, managing time, and where one stores hundreds of new garments!
• .. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #121: Putting Ads on Your Craft Blog, with Jena Coray of Modish
In this show:
• Jena Coray, proprietress of Modish, shares her experiences and insights about running a successful ad program on a craft blog.
• How much work actually goes into selling and hosting ads? How much traffic do you need?
• ...And we have some really interesting discussion about the kinds of "hidden responsibilities" you take on when you start offering ads. Passive income, this is not.
Links:
• Do visit Modish, which blends eye candy and indie with fun ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #120: The Basics of Business Structures, with Bettie Newell
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In this show:
• Bettie Newell, and attorney and a crafter, helps us understand legal business structures, including Sole Proprietorships, LLCs, Corporations, and Partnerships.
• We talk about why these structures are important, and which ones might be best for what kinds of craft businesses.
• .. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #119: Why Should You Plan Your Blog Posts Ahead?
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In this show:
• I talk about why it's so important to plan at least some of your blog posts ahead. This is an idea not many bloggers seem to use, but it's really powerful.
• I share some approaches to planning and some tools that work.
• ...And I talk about how the specific benefits you ca ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #118: Why Your Story is Everything, with Tara Gentile Image by REMY SAGLIER - DOUBLERAY, via Flickr Creative Commons
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In this show:
• Tara Gentile and I talk about the power of personal stories - and why they're such an important way to set your crafty business apart from the crowd.
• Where can you find the elements of story in your business? And how do you go abou ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #117: Professional Crafters, Hobbyists, Etsy, and Viable Businesses, with Megan Auman
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In this show:
• I talk with craft-business blogger Megan Auman about a number of interesting ideas - most notably, that Etsy.com is a "pro-am community," where professional crafters sell alongside hobbyists.
• We talk about how this "pro-am" landscape affe ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #116: Making Ideas Happen, with Scott Belsky
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CraftyPod #11: Urban Craft Uprising!
Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff. Click here to listen to all kinds of crafty goodness.
In this show:
- An interview with Nikola Davidson of Seattle's Urban Craft Uprising.
- The joys of indie craft fairs, and what they do for the indie craft community.
- Why so many indie crafters are stepping out to sell their stuff.
- What it takes to start a craft fair in your tow ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #115: Creative Commons Licensing, with Martin Ertl and Kim Werker
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In this show:
• I discuss Creative Commons licensing with attorney Martin Ertl and crafter/Creative Commons enthusiast Kim Werker.
• We talk about why Creative Commons is relevant not only to crafters, but to anyone who shares original work on the web.
• How do your license your work under Creative Commons? What kinds of work can you protect? And what do y ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #115: Creative Commons Licensing, with Martin Ertl and Kim Werker
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In this show:
• I discuss Creative Commons licensing with attorney Martin Ertl and crafter/Creative Commons enthusiast Kim Werker.
• We talk about why Creative Commons is relevant not only to crafters, but to anyone who shares original work on the web.
• How do your license your work under Creative Commons? What kinds of work can you protect? And what do you do if someone violates your license? All these questions are answered.
Links:
• Visit Le ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #114: Building Creative Communities, with Marlo MiyashiroCraftyPod #105: A Crafty, Cooking, Blogging, Mothering, & Holiday Q&A, with my Mom!
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In this show:
• Marlo Miyashiro talks with me about building creative communities, and shares how she did it with Seattle's EtsyRAIN.
• We discuss the most important elements of a thriving creative community.
• ...And we talk about what a community leader can do w ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #114: Building Creative Communities, with Marlo MiyashiroCraftyPod #105: A Crafty, Cooking, Blogging, Mothering, & Holiday Q&A, with my Mom!
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In this show:
• Marlo Miyashiro talks with me about building creative communities, and shares how she did it with Seattle's EtsyRAIN.
• We discuss the most important elements of a thriving creative community.
• ...And we talk about what a community leader can do when members express dislike for how a community is running.
Links:
• Visit EtsyRAIN online, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Craft Store Trekkin' in Cabo
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Hola from Cabo!
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Hola from Cabo!
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CraftyPod #113: Kari Chapin Answers Your Crafty-Business Questions
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In this show:
• Kari Chapin, author of The Handmade Marketplace, answers your crafty business questions.
• The conversation ranges from one-of-a-kind products to business plans to multiple income streams to various venues for selling.
• ...And we we talk about how all that stuff is different for microbusinesses than it may be for "crafty empires."
Links:
• Here's the book: The Handmade Marketplace - a very flexible guide for the many forms craft ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #113: Kari Chapin Answers Your Crafty-Business Questions
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In this show:
• Kari Chapin, author of The Handmade Marketplace, answers your crafty business questions.
• The conversation ranges from one-of-a-kind products to business plans to multiple income streams to various venues for selling.
• ...And we we talk about how all that stuff is different for microbusinesses than it may be for "crafty empires."
... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #112: Free and Service, with Paul Overton
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In this show:
• Paul Overton and I are talking about Free again - this time, from a standpoint of service.
• We talk about how Free is just as applicable to a corporate job as it is to an entrepreneurial effort.
• ...And we discuss where this discussion of Free should go next.
Links:
• If you enjoy this discussion, you' ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #112: Free and Service, with Paul Overton
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In this show:
• Paul Overton and I are talking about Free again - this time, from a standpoint of service.
• We talk about how Free is just as applicable to a corporate job as it is to an entrepreneurial effort.
• ...And we discuss where this discussion of Free should go next.
Links:
• If you enjoy this discussion, you'll probably also like Linchpin, by Seth Godin.
• Paul's blog, in case you're unfamiliar is the most-excellent Dudecraft. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #111: My Own Story of Free and Crafting
Image by TheAlienness Gisela Giardino, via Flickr Creative Commons
In this show:
• To further our ongoing discussion of Free and how it affects the craft community, I share my own story of Free. In some ways, Free has created my business. In others, it's created big challenges.
• I talk about the most important by-product of Free: community.
• ...And once again, I welcome y ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #111: My Own Story of Free and Crafting
Image by TheAlienness Gisela Giardino, via Flickr Creative Commons
In this show:
• To further our ongoing discussion of Free and how it affects the craft community, I share my own story of Free. In some ways, Free has created my business. In others, it's created big challenges.
• I talk about the most important by-product of Free: community.
• ...And once again, I welcome your comments on this very complex subject.
Links:
Here's the discussions we've been having about ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #110: Teaching Your Craft, with Tara Swiger
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• An interview with <a href="http://blondechicken.etsy.com" target="new">Tara Swiger</a>, an accomplished knitting teacher who has a lot of interesting th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #110: Teaching Your Craft, with Tara Swiger
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<strong>In this show:</strong>
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• An interview with <a href="http://blondechicken.etsy.com" target="new">Tara Swiger</a>, an accomplished knitting teacher who has a lot of interesting things to say about teaching a craft.
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• We talk about what it's like to teach one-on-one vs. in ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #109: Craft Leftovers, with Kristin Roach
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• An interview with Kristin Roach, who turned a fun blog idea, <a href="http://www.craftleftovers.com" target="new">Craft Leftovers</a>, into a ful ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #109: Craft Leftovers, with Kristin Roach
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• An interview with Kristin Roach, who turned a fun blog idea, <a href="http://www.craftleftovers.com" target="new">Craft Leftovers</a>, into a full-time business... one step at a time.
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• Some discussion on the value of just trying stuff - and being willin ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #108: A Podcast About Free, with Paul Overton
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In this show:
• Paul Overton returns to the show to discuss the idea of Free: how the internet's abundance of free information both enhances and challenges our creative lives.
• We talk about lots of aspects of Free: how it builds community, how it challenges corporate interests, and how it launches crafty careers.
• ...And we talk about some nuts and bolt ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #108: A Podcast About Free, with Paul Overton
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In this show:
• Paul Overton returns to the show to discuss the idea of Free: how the internet's abundance of free information both enhances and challenges our creative lives.
• We talk about lots of aspects of Free: how it builds community, how it challenges corporate interests, and how it launches crafty careers.
• ...And we talk about some nuts and bolts of using Free in your own craft business.
Links:
We mentioned a whole lot of people in this sh ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #107: Taxes for Your Crafty Business, with Hunter Coleman
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In this show:
• Hunter Coleman (a good friend of mine and a true accounting geek) helps us understand the tax side of a crafty business.
• Learn about what kinds of records you need to be keeping, what forms you need to fill out, and what to do if record-keeping makes your brain sad.
• Do you need to hire a bookkeeper, or should you do it all yourself?
Links:
Hunter was kind enough to link us to the appropriate tax forms:
• Form 8829, Home Of ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #107: Taxes for Your Crafty Business, with Hunter Coleman
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In this show:
• Hunter Coleman (a good friend of mine and a true accounting geek) helps us understand the tax side of a crafty business.
• Learn about what kinds of records you need to be keeping, what forms you need to fill out, and what to do if record-keeping makes your brain sad.
... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #106: Engagement Marketing for Your Crafty Business
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In this show:
• Let's look at Engagement Marketing, a very important tool for your crafty business in the internet age.
• We'll talk about how blogging, Twitter and Facebook can help you reach new customers... if you use them wisely.
• We'll also look at the most common online marketing mistakes I've seen crafty business owners make in 2009.
Links:
If you want to go deeper into these ideas, check out my ebooks:
• Making a Great Blog: A Guide f ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #106: Engagement Marketing for Your Crafty Business
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In this show:
• Let's look at Engagement Marketing, a very important tool for your crafty business in the internet age.
• We'll talk about how blogging, Twitter and Facebook can help you reach new customers... if you use them wisely.
• We'll also look at the most common online m ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #105: A Crafty, Cooking, Blogging, Mothering, & Holiday Q&A, with my Mom!
Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- It's a CraftyPod tradition: the annual interview with my Mom, Pam Harris!
- Mom talks about her first year as a blogger, and about being a blogger from a different generation than a lot of the online craft community.
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CraftyPod #105: A Crafty, Cooking, Blogging, Mothering, & Holiday Q&A, with my Mom!
Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- It's a CraftyPod tradition: the annual interview with my Mom, Pam Harris!
- Mom talks about her first year as a blogger, and about being a blogger from a different generation than a lot of the online craft community.
- She also answers questions sent in by listeners - some pretty great ones!
Links:
- Many thanks to these people for submitting questions for this show:
- Rachel Kle ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #104: Building a Crafty Business from Non-Crafty Skills, with Jennifer Chau
Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- If you want to make your living in craft, are there other ways besides opening an online store selling handmade goods? You bet there are! Jennifer Chau did it - learn more about her business, Label Tulip.
- Consider all the skill ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #104: Building a Crafty Business from Non-Crafty Skills, with Jennifer Chau
Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- If you want to make your living in craft, are there other ways besides opening an online store selling handmade goods? You bet there are! Jennifer Chau did it - learn more about her business, Label Tulip.
- Consider all the skills you've learned in your various corporate jobs. Any of them could be applied in a crafty context - and this opens a lot of new opportunities up for you.
- Lea ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #103: Keeping Up with the Crafty Internet, with One Pretty Thing's Rachel Klein
Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- With so many blogs, so many projects, and so much crafty Goodness on the web every day, how can we hope to keep up? Rachel Klein, of One Pretty Thing, gives us some tips.
- Learn how Rachel manages to read over 4000 blogs and websites each week, rounding up the best links for her amazing website.
- Apply Rachel's strong organizational skills to your craft projects, too.
Links:
- If y ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #103: Keeping Up with the Crafty Internet, with One Pretty Thing's Rachel Klein
Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- With so many blogs, so many projects, and so much crafty Goodness on the web every day, how can we hope to keep up? Rachel Klein, of One Pretty Thing, gives us some tips.
- Learn how Rachel manages to read over 4000 blogs and web ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #102: Creating With Food, with Kathy High
Chocolate Moelleux, photo by Kathy. NOM NOM NOM.
Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- An interview with Kathy High (aka Adoxograph), a professional chef who approaches cooking from an almost crafty perspective.
- Find out how food inspiration can be found everywhere - even science fiction.
- Learn what you need to stock a good pantry, and make amazing food regardless of the season.
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- Visit Kathy's blog, Gel ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #102: Creating With Food, with Kathy High
Chocolate Moelleux, photo by Kathy. NOM NOM NOM.
Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- An interview with Kathy High (aka Adoxograph), a professional chef who approaches cooking from an almost crafty perspective.
- Find out how food inspiration can be ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #101: Crafty Retailing (the brick & mortar kind) with Pat Riesenburger
Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- An interview with Pat Riesenburger, who works with brick-and-mortar craft store owners. She writes a great blog: The Crafty Retailer.
- Get an interesting glimpse into the world of crafty retailing: competing with big-box stores, a tough economy, and the internet.
- Learn some ways to support your favorite local craft stores.
Links:
- Check out The Crafty Retailer, and recommend it ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #101: Crafty Retailing (the brick & mortar kind) with Pat Riesenburger
Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- An interview with Pat Riesenburger, who works with brick-and-mortar craft store owners. She writes a great blog: The Crafty Retailer.
- Get an interesting glimpse into the world of crafty retailing: competing with big-box stores, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #100: In Which We Celebrate!
Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- We celebrate CraftyPod's 100th episode! My partner Katin interviews me, asking questions provided by you.
- Conversation ranges from the ins and out of podcasting to the wider world ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | |