Mastering Storytelling: Listening for Key Moments in Your Podcast

In this episode of Showmakers, Ed Barker from Studio 1878 dives into the essentials of recording for storytelling in podcasts. He explains how key moments such as changes, emotions, details, stakes, and surprises can transform an okay episode into a great one. Ed shares tips for hosts and producers alike on how to identify and leverage these storytelling elements while recording, making the final edit sharper and more engaging. Tune in to learn how to make your episodes memorable and authentic by capturing the raw material for your story arc in real-time.

00:00 Introduction

00:21 The Importance of Live Recording

01:01 What to Listen For: Change

02:09 Capturing Emotion

03:18 The Power of Detail

04:01 Understanding Stakes

04:56 The Element of Surprise

05:39 Solo Episode Tips

06:41 The Role of Silence

08:00 Closing Thoughts

About Your Host

Ed Barker has been producing and recording podcasts since 2009. After a long career as a corporate marketing and strategy executive (and then a VC), Ed launched Studio 1878 (www.1878.studio) in early 2025 with the goal of making brand and business podcasting much better. Ed is a Brit, working out of Seattle, and podcasting worldwide. 🌎

Studio 1878

A podcast development studio for the modern brand. We believe everyone has a story worth telling. Specializing in business and brand podcasts, we’ll help build your story from ideation to distribution, transforming concepts to real connection with your audiences. We produce our own shows but our core proposition is in helping businesses and creators produce something truly compelling and authentic. We’d love to help you tell your story. 😈

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