People's Media Platform
10 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -The recent losses of Jeremy Corbyn and Bernie Sanders, in large part due to an antagonistic media, show progressives that we cannot wait for the media to change, we need to build our own. The People's Media Platform interviews experts, practioners and people building progressive media to share how they built their platform, so you can too. We'll dive deep into media history, but most importantly, we'll walk-through how to build an audience, generate subscribers, and grow your platform. Together, we can collectively learn from each other to build a new media that disrupts and replaces the status quo.
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Listen to Media Growth Lab
January 28, 2021 17:00 - 1 minute - 924 KBHi everyone, I'm no longer doing this podcast anymore. Instead, I'll be doing a new show called Media Growth Lab on how podcasters, publishers, YouTubers and anyone in media can grow their platform. I'll be interviewing experts, as well as give you a behind-the-scenes look at the strategies I'm using with my own media outlet. You can head over to mediagrowthlab.com to sign-up and listen to the first interview and blog post.
Nonprofit News App OptOut w/ Alex Kotch and Walker Bragman
August 12, 2020 10:00 - 45 minutes - 30.9 MBIn this episode, I sit down with Alex Kotch and Walker Bragman, the folks behind OptOut, a soon-to-be-released news app that gives a platform to independent, non-corporate media. We discuss their plans for the app, how they view progressive media, and the unique moment we’re in as new left media rapidly grows. OptOut - Website and Twitter Walker Bragman - Twitter Alex Kotch - Twitter Gilded Age - Podcast and Twitter Please subscribe to my newsletter to be notified when new episodes are r...
Building a YouTube Channel w/ David Doel
July 29, 2020 12:00 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBDavid Doel runs the Rational National, a YouTube channel he's grown to over 300,000 subscribers. David joined me to talk about how he got started with YouTube, his experiences building and monetizing his show, the challenges he's faced along the way and advice he has for people looking to build their own channel. Rational National - YouTube channel Show notes 4:10 - What lead him to YouTube 8:20 - Persuading and educating non-leftist 10:45 - How he chooses show topics 12:40 - Challenges ...
How to Use Reddit w/ r/CanadaLeft
July 08, 2020 13:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBIn this episode, I talk to Jordan and Matt, two of the people behind CanadaLeft, a subreddit building a leftist community of Canadian content and stories. We talked about why they started CanadaLeft, what is Reddit, how to manage a community and why it’s such a useful platform. Join r/CanadaLeft today. Follow People's Media Platform on Twitter and subscribe to the newsletter. Contents 1:40 - Why launch CanadaLeft 4:00 - The structure of Reddit, why it works 7:32 - Structure of Reddit,...
Left Twitter w/ Rob Rousseau
June 17, 2020 13:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBTwitter. It’s either the best social network, or responsible for our broken political system. Beyond all the hyperbole, Twitter serves as a special place for progressives. More so than many other social network, it’s helped create and build awareness about a new generation of leftists who otherwise wouldn’t have a platform. In this episode, I talked to Rob Rousseau,. If you follow leftist Twitter, you’ll have inevitably seen Robs’ account going viral. Rob is part of that new generation o...
Being a Leftist Journalist in Canada's Corporate Media w/ Jeremy Appel
June 02, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBBeing a leftist in corporate media can be hard. Being a leftist in corporate media while also working in Alberta is really hard. In this episode, I talk to Albertan journalist and podcaster Jeremy Appel about his experiences working at the Medicine Hat News, his transition to independent freelancing and podcasting, his experience working at the Toronto Sun, whether the left can change corporate media and what our community can learn from mainstream media. Follow Jeremy on Twitter, listen t...
Running a Physical Publication w/ Briarpatch
May 11, 2020 17:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBAs newspapers die and online publications grow, a funny thing is happening: leftist physical publications are thriving. Outlets like Jacobin and Current Affairs are building entire outlets on magazine subscriptions. So why is this? In this episode, I speak to the team behind Briarpatch, a leftist magazine based out of Regina, Canada. We discuss why physical publications can be successful in an age of online media, the importance of having a niche topical focus rather than just being broad...
How to Build a Podcast Community w/ Joel Laforest from Alberta Advantage
May 07, 2020 05:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBI'm joined by Joel Laforest, one of the people behind Alberta Advantage a political commentary podcast based out of Alberta offering news and analysis from a left-wing perspective. We discuss what it takes to build a podcast, why they focus on research over riffing and how to build an engaged and active community. 3:50 - About Alberta Advantage 7:50 - Podcasting tools 9:10 - Identifying your audience 11:35 - Building your audience from zero 14:16 - What you wish you had known when starting...
Building Mass Leftist Media w/ Aaron Lake Smith
May 04, 2020 00:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBGeoff talks to Aaron Lake Smith, author of Breitbart for the Left, about Weimar Germany media mogul Willi Munzenberg and what progressives can learn on building mass media. Subscribe to the People's Media Platform newsletter to make sure you never miss an episode - subscribe now Show Notes Breitbart for the Left - read now
Welcome to the People's Media Platform
May 03, 2020 22:00 - 4 minutes - 2.85 MBThere has never been a better time to start a progressive media platform. But very little advice has been written for progressives. The People's Media Platform is here to share ideas, strategies and tactics to help you create a sustainable progressive media platform, without the need for venture capital, advertising or other corporate-backed funding. People's Media Platform is hosted by Geoff Sharpe, who's started two successful progressive online media publications.