Podcast Learning Network: Asking & Answering Interesting Questions

Foreword

Welcome to a special mini series from the Podcast Learning Network! The Podcast Learning Network (PLN) hosted a series of expert discussion panels to explore different aspects of podcasting. This episode is a live recording of the October 19, 2023 discussion about doing interviews.

Our guest experts are:

Cassidy Cash is a historical map illustrator and host of That Shakespeare Life, the #2 Shakespeare history podcast in the world. She is also the creator of Experience Shakespeare, a library of hands-on Shakespeare history activity kits that explore recipes, games, and crafts from Shakespeare’s plays that can be completed at home or in a classroom. Cassidy’s documentary shorts and animated films about Shakespeare’s history have won international film awards for history and animation. Her work has been featured in major publications including History Hit, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Historians Magazine, and History Today. Find out more about Cassidy and explore the life of William Shakespeare at www.cassidycash.com

Aven McMaster is the co-host of “The Endless Knot Podcast,” exploring the interconnections of etymology, history, and culture with her cohost, linguist Mark Sundaram. The pair frequently interview authors and academics on various aspects of language and the Roman world. Aven also does production work on the Alliterative YouTube channel. She has a PhD in Classics from the University of Toronto and formerly taught Latin poetry and Roman social history at Thorneloe University at Laurentian. Listen to The Endless Knot at https://www.alliterative.net

Cathy Majtenyi is a writer and journalist as well as a Communications Specialist at Brock University, where she works with Brock researchers to share their stories with the public. Cathy has worked as a freelance journalist for various media outlets, as well as a radio and TV reporter for Voice of America. She has recently published her book African Inspiration: Turning Trial into Triumph, sharing stories she covered in her 12 years of print, radio and television reporting in East Africa.

About the Podcast Learning Network

The Podcast Learning Network is funded by the Faculty of Humanities and facilitated by Alison Innes. Events are organized in collaboration with the Department of Digital Humanities, Makerspace, and Office of Research Services. Learn more and sign up for event notifications on the PLN website.

Credits

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Foreword is produced by Alison Innes for the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University.

Sound editing for this episode is by Andrew Camacho. Theme music is by Khalid Imam.

This podcast is financially supported by the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University.