Galen Beebe

Lover of words, lover of sounds, maker of both.
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Now on Bluesky!

[Galen Beebe @galenbeebe]

My podcast recommendation list is up to 130+! I can almost guarantee there'll be something in there for you.

https://t.co/GIpATvG6dP

[Galen Beebe @galenbeebe]

@y00ree @meuceph Yes, agreed. The fact that we still generally use one word for all spoken word, most RSS-disseminated audio content is bonkers. It’s the audio equivalent of having one word for all video content, from YouTube to Hollywood.

[Mo LaBorde @molaborde]

🧵of some open jobs in the podcast industry in March 2023:

[Galen Beebe @galenbeebe]

@ahaburchak Thank you! The show I want isn’t on YouTube/the friend I’m listening with doesn’t have spotify premium, but these are super helpful to know about. I hope more apps introduce this feature.

[Galen Beebe @galenbeebe]

Is there something like Netflix Party, but for podcasts? I want to listen to a show with someone virtually.

[John West @JohnWest]

At 5:30 tonight in Seattle, @akasomeguy and I will be reading from our forthcoming books at MadArt Studio. Thank you @Image_Journal and @eerdmansbooks for having us!

#AWP23: Come hear some of LESSONS AND CAROLS! (Check the images for a few blurbs + a couple grafs from the book.)

[Galen Beebe @galenbeebe]

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[Galen Beebe @galenbeebe]

@kristinleong @kcrw @naggarmeister Can. Not. Wait.

[Galen Beebe @galenbeebe]

@JohnWest is marrying computer art and classic writing once again.

See all the stanzas at https://t.co/EiPNuWxeV8 🌾

[John West @JohnWest]

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[John West @JohnWest]

The gov't doesn’t maintain a comprehensive public database of the mandatory financial disclosures of senior executive-branch officials. So, @WSJ built its own.

For months, we pored over 31k filings from 12k senior officials across 50 federal agencies.

Here’s what we found.

[Galen Beebe @galenbeebe]

Someone needs to hire @JohnWest to do this for all podcasts

[John West @JohnWest]

I've written before about the way I've been tagging all the books I read as I read them. Well, I added another couple books, and I generated this network graph. Then, I annotated it. The exercise taught me that (1) good tags are invaluable and (2) I read a lot of rom-coms.

[Rebecca Lavoie @reblavoie]

Listen to this ICYMI episode from @Slate to get more on why Serial didn’t free #AdnanSyed and what I think the @nytimes should add to those original @serial episodes. @SlatePodcasts https://t.co/ublX0j2WN6

[Siobhán McHugh podcast maker, critic, academic @mchughsiobhan]

@IAmKeelinIt @galenbeebe My book The Power of Podcasting: telling stories through sound has history, criticism, theory and under-the-hood how-to analysis using real scripts from award-winning narrative podcasts I’ve worked on. 😊 Out now in Europe & US! Code CUP20 gets discount. https://t.co/knQqDCwETm

[Galen Beebe @galenbeebe]

Hey, it’s me! Thanks for the share @courtneykocak!

[Courtney Kocak @courtneykocak]

✨ Pod Industry News ✨

➡️ Do you read or write podcast criticism? Share it with @galenbeebe for her new project @podcast_critics
➡️ Applications are open for @prx's Big Question Project
➡️ Submit for a @BKArtsCouncil grant for your pod now!

📍 https://t.co/2pnohaEgit

[Galen Beebe @galenbeebe]

Happy bi visibility day! Pay attention to me 🙃

[Galen Beebe @galenbeebe]

@LauraUbate Thank you for that correction!

[Galen Beebe @galenbeebe]

This piece basically asks "what happens when podcasting stops producing [blockbuster shows everyone talks about]?" and also, has it stopped?

Here's a thread with my thoughts.

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https://t.co/UfHzp57avo

[Galen Beebe @galenbeebe]

@arithisandthat I did have a bear, but its name was Dot (named after the person who gave it to me, so philosophically close to the naming conventions behind Beary). I also had a stuffed dog named Fluffy. So all in all, remarkably accurate.

[Galen Beebe @galenbeebe]

A whole great thread, of which this is my favorite tweet

[Galen Beebe @galenbeebe]

@marulombarda @EscuchaPodcast He seemed to talk exclusively about narrative nonfiction limited series—or at least only took those seriously as blockbuster contenders.

[Galen Beebe @galenbeebe]

@UncannyRobot Also algo recommendations and what gets attention in the media are (somewhat) separate issues