Podcast Learning Network: Asking & Answering Interesting Questions

Published: May 1, 2024, 4:10 p.m.

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.\xa0\nOur guest experts are:\nCassidy Cash\xa0is a historical map illustrator and host of\xa0That 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\u2019s plays that can be completed at home or in a classroom. Cassidy\u2019s documentary shorts and animated films about Shakespeare\u2019s 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\xa0www.cassidycash.com\nAven McMaster\xa0is the co-host of \u201cThe Endless Knot Podcast,\u201d 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\xa0https://www.alliterative.net\nCathy Majtenyi\xa0is 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\xa0African Inspiration: Turning Trial into Triumph, sharing stories she covered in her 12 years of print, radio and television reporting in East Africa.\n\xa0\nAbout the Podcast Learning Network\xa0\nThe Podcast Learning Network is funded by the Faculty of Humanities and facilitated by Alison Innes. Events are organized in collaboration with the\xa0Department of Digital Humanities,\xa0Makerspace, and\xa0Office of Research Services. Learn more and sign up for event notifications on the PLN website.\n\xa0\nCredits\nThank you for listening to Foreword!\nSubtitles are available in some podcast apps. Printable transcripts available by request. Find past episodes on our website brocku.ca/humanities.\nWe love to hear from our listeners! Join us on Instagram @brockhumanities.\nPlease follow and rate us on your favourite podcasting app so you don't miss an episode!\nForeword is produced by Alison Innes for the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University.\nSound editing for this episode is by Andrew Camacho. Theme music is by Khalid Imam.\nThis podcast is financially supported by the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University.