Jonathan Mitchell, the creator and producer of The Truth takes Stuart and the listeners behind the scenes of this award winning fiction anthology. Audio drama and audio fiction is a different podcast animal and it takes a keen ear to create a podcast with such an authentic feel. On this episode of the Audience podcast, Stuart and Jonathan talk about Jonathan’s creative process, his philosophy on radio and the musicality of speech, and what it takes to adapt a story from the page to a podcast.


If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to Castos.com/podcast. And as always, if you’re enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at castos.com/subscribe.


Today you’ll learn about:

Jonathan’s love for fiction and his audio drama journey
The story behind Jonathan’s fiction podcast
How Jonathan gets the authentic feel of his episodes
Music as organized sound; Speech as music
The recording process: improvisation, practice, and recording free takes
The writers and stories behind the episodes
Adapting a story to an audio performance
Creating and working on post-production with limited feedback

Resources/Links:

The Truth Reveals Fiction Podcast: http://www.thetruthpodcast.com/about 


"Moon Graffiti":  http://www.thetruthpodcast.com/story/2015/10/15/moon-graffiti 


"Heat Meat":  http://www.thetruthpodcast.com/story/2023/03/05/heat-meet 


"Instruction Manual For Jason":  http://www.thetruthpodcast.com/story/2023/31/05/instruction-manual-for-jason 


"Can You Help Me Find My Mom":  http://www.thetruthpodcast.com/story/2015/4/8/can-you-help-me-find-my-mom 


Jonathan Mitchell, the creator and producer of The Truth takes Stuart and the listeners behind the scenes of this award winning fiction anthology. Audio drama and audio fiction is a different podcast animal and it takes a keen ear to create a podcast with such an authentic feel. On this episode of the Audience podcast, Stuart and Jonathan talk about Jonathan’s creative process, his philosophy on radio and the musicality of speech, and what it takes to adapt a story from the page to a podcast.


If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to Castos.com/podcast. And as always, if you’re enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at castos.com/subscribe.


Today you’ll learn about:

Jonathan’s love for fiction and his audio drama journey
The story behind Jonathan’s fiction podcast
How Jonathan gets the authentic feel of his episodes
Music as organized sound; Speech as music
The recording process: improvisation, practice, and recording free takes
The writers and stories behind the episodes
Adapting a story to an audio performance
Creating and working on post-production with limited feedback

Resources/Links:

The Truth Reveals Fiction Podcast: http://www.thetruthpodcast.com/about 


"Moon Graffiti":  http://www.thetruthpodcast.com/story/2015/10/15/moon-graffiti 


"Heat Meat":  http://www.thetruthpodcast.com/story/2023/03/05/heat-meet 


"Instruction Manual For Jason":  http://www.thetruthpodcast.com/story/2023/31/05/instruction-manual-for-jason 


"Can You Help Me Find My Mom":  http://www.thetruthpodcast.com/story/2015/4/8/can-you-help-me-find-my-mom 


"That's Democracy":  http://www.thetruthpodcast.com/story/2012/9/4/thats-democracy 


Stuart's Other Podcast:  https://obscureballpod.com/ 


Castos Academy: https://academy.castos.com/ 


Castos, private podcast: https://academy.castos.com/privatepodcast/ 


Castos, website: https://castos.com/ 


Castos, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/castos  


Clubhouse video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8729ZpWpmIw