I recently pinch-hit to write an issue of a favorite email newsletter, Hot Pod by Nick Quah. I discovered it a few months ago, and it is like ambrosia to those like me who want more insight into the broad podcast "industry," especially the parts I don't know in public radio. Nick just got a new job and was going to take this week off, so I offered to write an issue, which you can read here.

For the issue, I decided to interview Matthew Amster-Burton and Molly Wizenberg, who co-host the weekly podcast Spilled Milk. They're fellow Seattleites, and Matthew consulted me for advice on equipment and editing before starting the show, and I gave him what little wisdom I had at that point. Now I often consult him, instead.

I gave them a jingle on a day they were recording three episodes of