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Your Next Chapter: Podcast Pioneers and Innovators

Your Next Chapter: Podcast Pioneers and Innovators

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 Your Next Chapter features conversations with top audio creators and industry leaders shaping the future of podcasting. Hosted by Jeremiah Tittle, CEO of Next Chapter Podcasts, the show dives into the creative, strategic, and cultural forces driving innovation in audio. This season, we’re exploring how podcasting is breaking beyond the feed and into the live event space, through immersive festivals, branded experiences, and new formats that blur the lines between stage and stream. Whether you’re a creator, marketer, or event producer, these conversations offer a front-row seat to what’s next in audio storytelling and how live experiences are reshaping the way audiences connect with podcasts.Next Chapter Podcasts Economics Leadership Management & Leadership
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  • Kate Helen Downey on Why Live Audio Works Best When You Throw Out the Template

    Kate Helen Downey on Why Live Audio Works Best When You Throw Out the Template
    Jan 8 2026
    Kate Helen Downey is a podcast producer and live-event creator who's adapted popular podcasts like Revisionist History, Scamfluencers, and Glamorous Trash for the stage. In this episode of Your Next Chapter, Kate and JT dig into what live events can offer podcasters beyond ticket sales. Kate shares how her background in theater shaped her approach to live audio, why there's no single "right" format for live audio, and how risk and experimentation in events can turn fans into a community. Relevant links: Listen to Kate's new podcast, ⁠⁠Cramped⁠⁠ Follow Kate on ⁠LinkedIn⁠ and ⁠Instagram⁠ Book a consultation with Kate ⁠here⁠ Follow JT on ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠
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    32 mins
  • Arielle Nissenblatt on Why In-Person Events Are Bringing Hope Back to Podcasting

    Arielle Nissenblatt on Why In-Person Events Are Bringing Hope Back to Podcasting
    Dec 18 2025
    Arielle Nissenblatt is one of the most trusted voices in podcast community building. Outside of her official role as Director of Community and Content at Pinwheel, Arielle organizes local community events for New York podcasters on limited budgets. In this episode of Your Next Chapter, Arielle and JT explore the value of hosting and attending community events, whether major conferences or small local networking events. She shares how she defines success for community events, why a bit of “woo woo” opens up doors, and how events are bringing hope back to the industry. Relevant links: Follow Arielle on LinkedIn⁠ Read Arielle’s podcast recommendation newsletter, ⁠Earbuds Podcast Collective⁠ ⁠Attend future events hosted by Arielle in NYC⁠ Follow JT on ⁠LinkedIn⁠ and ⁠Instagram
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    35 mins
  • Chioke I'Anson Wanted to Make a Non-Boring Conference — Here's How Resonate Is Doing It

    Chioke I'Anson Wanted to Make a Non-Boring Conference — Here's How Resonate Is Doing It
    Dec 4 2025
    Dr. Chioke I’Anson is the founder of the Resonate Podcast Festival in Richmond, Virginia. He joined JT fresh off Resonate's fourth year to talk about how the festival has evolved into a hub for narrative audio makers. In this conversation, Chioke explains the inspiration behind the festival and why it has centered creativity in its programming. Chioke also shares the strategy behind Pitch Party—the Shark Tank-style competition that has launched real deals—and how taking pitches public can spark the momentum creators need. Plus, Chioke and JT workshop how to design a first-time event from scratch, why retreats beat conferences, and what’s ahead for Resonate in 2026 and beyond (including a potential international edition). Relevant links: Follow Chioke I'Anson on ⁠LinkedIn⁠ Learn more about Resonate Podcast Festival: ⁠https://www.resonatepodfest.com/⁠ Listen to the Pitch Party Podcast: ⁠https://tinkmedia.co/pitch-party Follow JT on ⁠LinkedIn⁠ and ⁠Instagram⁠⁠
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    27 mins
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