Episode 53: Podcasting with Alie Ward

I freaking love podcasts. I love them. I subscribe to way too many to keep up with, I’m always on the lookout for new ones, and in January 2020, I got back into podcasting myself after 10 years focusing on historical fiction. Did I mention I love podcasts?

Here’s the cool thing: this week’s guest hosts one of my very favorite podcasts!

Alie Ward is an Emmy Award-winning science communicator. She’s a writer, producer, and correspondent on too many dang shows to list (but I will, in the show notes!) 

But her passion project is her comedic science show Ologies, named one of Time Magazine’s top 50 podcasts!

It was so fun to geek out with Alie about podcasting. In this episode, we talk releasing perfectionism; west coast vs east coast podcasts; strategic Chardonnay at an Emmy Awards after party; why failure isn’t to be feared; finding your authentic voice; and so much more.

Alie is a Daytime Emmy Award-winning science correspondent for CBS’s "The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation with Mo Rocca,” and host of “Did I Mention Invention?” on the CW. She acts as a consulting producer on Netflix’s “Ada Twist, Scientist,” produced by Michelle and Barack Obama-helmed Higher Ground. She has also recently consulted on their series “Waffles & Mochi,” as well as shows for HBO Max and Amazon Studios. She also appears on Netflix’s science series “Brainchild” and Science Channel’s "How to Build Everything.” 

Find Alie:

https://www.alieward.com

https://www.alieward.com/ologies

https://www.instagram.com/alieward

https://twitter.com/alieward

https://www.instagram.com/Ologies

https://twitter.com/Ologies 

Alie’s favorite nonprofits:

International Myeloma Foundation https://www.myeloma.org

Over 100 nonprofits supported by Ologies, in honor of her guests: https://www.alieward.com/ologies-gives-back 

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My favorite podcasts (right now):

Completely Arbortrary https://arbortrarypod.com/

Ear Biscuits https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ear-biscuits/id717407884

Echoes of India: A History Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/echoes-of-india-a-history-podcast/id1442080847

Fall of Civilizations Podcast https://fallofcivilizationspodcast.com/

Ologies https://www.alieward.com/ologies

The Anthropocene Reviewed https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/anthropocene-reviewed

The British History Podcast https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/

The History of English https://historyofenglishpodcast.com/

The Lubber's Hole https://lubbershole.podbean.com/

My favorite nonprofits:

Humane Society Silicon Valley https://hssv.org

Southern Poverty Law Center https://www.splcenter.org

Town Cats of Morgan Hill https://towncats.org

World Central Kitchen https://wck.org  

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