This Must Be The Place
15 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThis Must Be The Place is a podcast about communities and the people who build, support, and live in them. How do communities come together? What are the intentional and unintentional decisions that make them who they are? How are they shaped by different styles of leadership and vision? What does community mean to us in our current world? I'll be reaching out to an eclectic group of participants from technology, tv, music and other disciplines to talk about how communities form and why it works (or doesn't.)
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Episodes
Episode 15: Bruce Adams on Kranky Records and Low
January 04, 2023 14:00 - 59 minutes - 55.5 MBOn November 6, 2022, Mimi Parker of the band Low died of ovarian cancer. I, like many fans of the band, found myself grieving and struggling to process this event, so I invited an old friend Bruce Adams to join me on the podcast. Bruce was the co-founder of Kranky Records, who released 3 albums and 2 EPs by the band, as well as being a huge fan himself. Together we talk about Low and what made them so special and why they struck such a chord with their fanbase. We also talk about Kranky's fou...
Episode 14: Matt Scott on Building Community Through Storytelling
June 18, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 87.5 MBMatt Scott is the founder of Lets Care, where he passes the mic to those who often go unheard in social change, and was the global community lead for the world’s largest global hackathon, NASA’s Space Apps Challenge. In this episode we talk about managing a global community of over 100,000 people, why storytelling is important in building community, and how pro wrestling is a force for the social change. Special Guest: Matt Scott.
Episode 13: Rosie Sherry on community as career.
May 26, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 78 MBRosie Sherry is the Community Lead at Orbit, a startup which builds software to measure community engagement. She also runs Rosieland, a newsletter and website which covers topics around community management. In this episode we talk about turning community into career, how to scale, and what to do when you realize your heart is no longer in the community you founded. Special Guest: Rosie Sherry.
Episode 12: Shelby Lorman on Awards For Good Boys
January 22, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 61 MBShelby Lorman is a writer, illustrator, and comedian who created the Instagram account and book Awards For Good Boys. In this episode Shelby and I discuss building community as an artist and commentator, how that relationship changes as your following grows, and the challenges of creator and fandom in the age of social media. Special Guest: Shelby Lorman.
Episode 11: Margot Bloomstein on Trust
December 28, 2020 14:00 - 42 minutes - 53.6 MBMargot Bloomstein is a freelance content strategist and the author of Content Strategy At Work as well as the upcoming Trustworthy: How the Smartest Brands Beat Cynicism and Bridge the Trust Gap. In this episode we talk about how trust has failed in the modern day, a framework for organizations to build trust, and how trust can empower your community. Special Guest: Margot Bloomstein.
Episode 10: Jess Sand on the Content + UX Slack community
December 04, 2020 14:00 - 52 minutes - 51.1 MBJess Sand is a freelance digital experience expert and the group host of the Content + UX Slack, a digital community of web professionals which currently stands at just under 10,000 members. In this episode we talk about how this community formed, the unique challenges surrounding communities of practice, and how the needs of a community change as it scales. Special Guest: Jess Sand.
Episode 9: Rob Cesternino on Rob Has A Podcast
November 25, 2020 14:00 - 41 minutes - 41.7 MBIn 2010, two-time Survivor player Rob Cesternino began Rob Has A Podcast, a podcast network dedicated to in-depth coverage of scripted and reality TV shows. In this episode, Rob talks about the community that has grown around RHAP, what has led to its success, and what the future holds. Special Guest: Rob Cesternino.
Episode 8: Jasmine Sun on Civic Infrastructure and Online Communities
November 17, 2020 14:00 - 34 minutes - 30.7 MBJasmine Sun is a writer exploring social and information ecosystems. In this episode we talk about cities as platforms, how the gig economy has replaced social infrastructure, and what our communities can learn from city planners. Special Guest: Jasmine Sun.
Episode 7: Angie Byron on Community Burnout
October 27, 2020 13:00 - 48 minutes - 40.8 MBAngie Byron is a Senior Director Of Product And Community Development at Acquia, but she's arguably best known for being a contributor and core maintainer for the open source content management system Drupal. In this episode Angie talks about her journey through burnout, and what people can do to help identify and prevent these issues from happening in their own communities. "Randy Fay and I used to get into little spats about this where I was big on like, 'I love Drupal, because everybody's ...
Episode 6: Meg Bolger on Discussing Social Justice
October 14, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 51.5 MBMeg Bolger is a facilitator and co-author of Unlocking The Magic Of Facilitation.. In this episode we talk about ways to approach topics of social justice in our communities, whether or not memes are useful, and how we can work together to create a more beautiful and just world. "I think we underestimate how destructive, or rather how motivational connection and community is. I think it's one of the most important things that people will do almost anything to ensure that they have a community...
Episode 5: Lisa Welchman on Community Governance
October 02, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 39.2 MBLisa Welchman is a digital governance consultant and the author of Managing Chaos: Digital Governance by Design. In this podcast we discuss the growth cycles of organizations, changes in governance since Managing Chaos was released, and how corporate governance models can help communities of any size. "The choice to do nothing is still a choice. And you shouldn't be naive about that and refusing to look at the consequences of your behavior. Whether that's an individual a business, a nonprofi...
Episode 4: Shawna Potter on Making Spaces Safer
September 23, 2020 13:00 - 51 minutes - 44.5 MBShawna Potter is the lead singer for the punk band War on Women and the author of Making Spaces Safer on AK Press. In this podcast we talk about the punk rock community, the importance of all-ages scenes, and how to create safer spaces for everyone. "Something happened kind of early on in the band, where my brain shifted a little bit and I started thinking that if a band called War On Women can't call out someone in the moment for harassing us or harassing an audience member or being shitty ...
Episode 3: Tenessa Gemelke and Kristina Halvorson on Confab
September 14, 2020 14:45 - 47 minutes - 40.7 MBTenessa Gemelke and Kristina Halvorson are the driving forces behind Confab, a content strategy and user experience conference that has just completed its tenth year. Since its creation, Confab has stood out from other tech conferences by creating a diverse and vibrant community for its attendees and speakers. In this episode Tenessa and Kristina talk about Confab's history, transitioning Confab to an online event, and their brand new conference Button. "Without actively soliciting the persp...
Episode 2: Lisa Maria Marquis on Private Digital Communities
September 01, 2020 16:00 - 43 minutes - 40.8 MBLisa Maria Marquis is an independent consultant in content-driven information architecture, working to help teams understand, organize, and structure their web content for empowering user experiences. In this conversation, we talk about private digital communities and the place they play in people's lives. "If you don't set those expectations, then what happens is you're watching a TV show together, you're talking about a TV show together, and it's all surface. It doesn't go any deeper. You d...
Episode 1: David Dylan Thomas on Design For Civil Discourse
August 31, 2020 16:15 - 40 minutes - 38.7 MBDavid Dylan Thomas is a Content Strategy Advocate at ThinkCompany in Philadelphia and the host of the Cognitive Bias Podcast. In this podcast we talk about how the phrasing of questions influences answers, the ways design influences discourse, and how capitalism is ruining everything. "You have in your head, oh, I will get more clicks if people are angry, right? But people are yelling at each other on my platform, so it isn't necessarily true, right? There's all sorts of science around, like...