Samantha Hodder
@shodder.bsky.social
Listening 🎧 & making audio 🎙
Audio Critic 📧 Bingeworthy | https://bingeworthy.substack.com/ |
Creator & Host: This is Our Time podcast
Ask me about co-teaching audio with my Teachable course A+ Audio Projects
Audio Critic 📧 Bingeworthy | https://bingeworthy.substack.com/ |
Creator & Host: This is Our Time podcast
Ask me about co-teaching audio with my Teachable course A+ Audio Projects
Three years ago today I launched this newsletter.
At times it's been a lot to keep afloat.
But when something bring you joy, you keep at it.
This endeavour is only possible with thanks to all my subscribers 2,000 and counting!
Each like & share 🥰
Let's do this!
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
At times it's been a lot to keep afloat.
But when something bring you joy, you keep at it.
This endeavour is only possible with thanks to all my subscribers 2,000 and counting!
Each like & share 🥰
Let's do this!
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
My Gift To You for International Podcast Day
I'm celebrating by giving you seven lucky links and helpful connections
open.substack.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Three years ago today I launched this newsletter.
At times it's been a lot to keep afloat.
But when something bring you joy, you keep at it.
This endeavour is only possible with thanks to all my subscribers 2,000 and counting!
Each like & share 🥰
Let's do this!
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
At times it's been a lot to keep afloat.
But when something bring you joy, you keep at it.
This endeavour is only possible with thanks to all my subscribers 2,000 and counting!
Each like & share 🥰
Let's do this!
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
ONE WEEK LEFT TO APPLY!
Dig into this post to find out some more about The Signal Awards...and why you should maybe apply to them
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
Dig into this post to find out some more about The Signal Awards...and why you should maybe apply to them
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
Ice Cream On A Park Bench with Jemma Rose Brown
One week left to apply to The Signal Awards - June 27 is the Final Deadline
open.substack.com
June 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
ONE WEEK LEFT TO APPLY!
Dig into this post to find out some more about The Signal Awards...and why you should maybe apply to them
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
Dig into this post to find out some more about The Signal Awards...and why you should maybe apply to them
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
Anyone say Tribeca? Call out for all that FOMO when you don't get to go. But...I have been glued to my WhatsApp chat this week, and I bring to you a rundown of some truly amazing audio events.
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
Tribeca FOMO Edition: The Magic Moments, The Transcendent Live Experience And The Laurels
The winner of Tribeca Audio Selects...drum rolll...is...
open.substack.com
June 13, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Anyone say Tribeca? Call out for all that FOMO when you don't get to go. But...I have been glued to my WhatsApp chat this week, and I bring to you a rundown of some truly amazing audio events.
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
I do appreciate when a cafe decorates with honesty and practicality
May 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I do appreciate when a cafe decorates with honesty and practicality
I wanted to quantify slowdown in the podcast space.
So, I opened a Google Sheet, a lotta tabs, and began.
What I found wasn't shocking, but it surprised me.
Would you like to know the actual numbers?
The definitive podcast db is available in link below
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
So, I opened a Google Sheet, a lotta tabs, and began.
What I found wasn't shocking, but it surprised me.
Would you like to know the actual numbers?
The definitive podcast db is available in link below
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
Wow, Is It Quiet Out There
Where have all the series gone? I wondered...but then I did the math and made a spreadsheet so I actually know for certain
open.substack.com
May 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I wanted to quantify slowdown in the podcast space.
So, I opened a Google Sheet, a lotta tabs, and began.
What I found wasn't shocking, but it surprised me.
Would you like to know the actual numbers?
The definitive podcast db is available in link below
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
So, I opened a Google Sheet, a lotta tabs, and began.
What I found wasn't shocking, but it surprised me.
Would you like to know the actual numbers?
The definitive podcast db is available in link below
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
Yup, it's time to interrogate toxic masculinity....the thing that feels like it overwhelms my newsfeed, touching everything from auto parts to red wine.
From @tortoisemedia.bsky.social , journalist @chloehadj.bsky.social deftly dives into these murky waters
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
From @tortoisemedia.bsky.social , journalist @chloehadj.bsky.social deftly dives into these murky waters
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
Victim...Or Hero?
Lucky Boy investigates how toxic masculinity warps memory, and why the inevitable the death of one geriatric cat created two victims in The Final Days of Sgt Tibbs
open.substack.com
March 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Yup, it's time to interrogate toxic masculinity....the thing that feels like it overwhelms my newsfeed, touching everything from auto parts to red wine.
From @tortoisemedia.bsky.social , journalist @chloehadj.bsky.social deftly dives into these murky waters
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
From @tortoisemedia.bsky.social , journalist @chloehadj.bsky.social deftly dives into these murky waters
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
Calling all radio nerds!
Imagine having the chance to sit down and dig in, I mean really sink your teeth into, a work of narrative audio…with one of the keenest audio critics out there. This was a joy! Have a listen….
Imagine having the chance to sit down and dig in, I mean really sink your teeth into, a work of narrative audio…with one of the keenest audio critics out there. This was a joy! Have a listen….
On the latest ep of Phonograph, my guest is podcast critic @shodder.bsky.social, who suggested we talk about Cement City, a show on many year end best lists in 2024, with its sound-rich and character-rich exploration of the struggling rust belt town Donora, Pennsylvania.
pod.link/1438655330/e...
pod.link/1438655330/e...
Phonograph
A sound-rich discussion about the art of audio storytelling, hosted by Rob McGinley Myers and Britta Greene.
pod.link
March 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Calling all radio nerds!
Imagine having the chance to sit down and dig in, I mean really sink your teeth into, a work of narrative audio…with one of the keenest audio critics out there. This was a joy! Have a listen….
Imagine having the chance to sit down and dig in, I mean really sink your teeth into, a work of narrative audio…with one of the keenest audio critics out there. This was a joy! Have a listen….
3 Tariff-free Canadian series to check out:
- Queries, from TVO
- Sea of Lies, from CBC
- Kaitlyn’s Baby, a CBC BBC Co-pro
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
- Queries, from TVO
- Sea of Lies, from CBC
- Kaitlyn’s Baby, a CBC BBC Co-pro
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
Scams, Swindlers and School Board Meetings
Three series out of Canada that I'm listening to this week to avoid the news
open.substack.com
February 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
3 Tariff-free Canadian series to check out:
- Queries, from TVO
- Sea of Lies, from CBC
- Kaitlyn’s Baby, a CBC BBC Co-pro
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
- Queries, from TVO
- Sea of Lies, from CBC
- Kaitlyn’s Baby, a CBC BBC Co-pro
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
The Canadian Consulate in DC.
A brief reminder…
We are:
Friends
Partners
Allies
Neighbours
And I would add…
Family (for many of us)
These tariffs hurt both of us.
#tradewar #friendsnotfoes
A brief reminder…
We are:
Friends
Partners
Allies
Neighbours
And I would add…
Family (for many of us)
These tariffs hurt both of us.
#tradewar #friendsnotfoes
February 16, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The Canadian Consulate in DC.
A brief reminder…
We are:
Friends
Partners
Allies
Neighbours
And I would add…
Family (for many of us)
These tariffs hurt both of us.
#tradewar #friendsnotfoes
A brief reminder…
We are:
Friends
Partners
Allies
Neighbours
And I would add…
Family (for many of us)
These tariffs hurt both of us.
#tradewar #friendsnotfoes
Long is long...but short is good too!
Dig in here for a look at what's behind the trend for shorter audio. And where it fits in the wider context.
@taliaaugustidis.bsky.social sits down w/ Bingeworthy to talk about her new show Unreality, and her live events
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
Dig in here for a look at what's behind the trend for shorter audio. And where it fits in the wider context.
@taliaaugustidis.bsky.social sits down w/ Bingeworthy to talk about her new show Unreality, and her live events
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
Short Is Beautiful
Talia Augustidis shares what makes her In The Dark events successful…plus don’t miss three short audio opportunities at the end of the post...
open.substack.com
February 12, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Long is long...but short is good too!
Dig in here for a look at what's behind the trend for shorter audio. And where it fits in the wider context.
@taliaaugustidis.bsky.social sits down w/ Bingeworthy to talk about her new show Unreality, and her live events
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
Dig in here for a look at what's behind the trend for shorter audio. And where it fits in the wider context.
@taliaaugustidis.bsky.social sits down w/ Bingeworthy to talk about her new show Unreality, and her live events
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
Yes! Academic Institutions are part of building a future for the industry...find out why...and how...here!
@siobhanmchugh.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
@siobhanmchugh.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
Her Academic Life: How Siobhán McHugh Helped Build a Scholarly Home for Podcasting
And why this matters to everyone in this industry
open.substack.com
February 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Yes! Academic Institutions are part of building a future for the industry...find out why...and how...here!
@siobhanmchugh.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
@siobhanmchugh.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
Thanks you L’impératrice for a fantastic show last night in Toronto! It’s a Thursday night in January and it was time to dance.
January 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Thanks you L’impératrice for a fantastic show last night in Toronto! It’s a Thursday night in January and it was time to dance.
Reposted by Samantha Hodder
Surprised and delighted to see Happy Forgetting here, and so beautifully understood! 🙏🏽
(I'm glad to have been story editor and strategist)
(I'm glad to have been story editor and strategist)
3 indie productions that have helped me feel ready for another year of deep listening >>>
Happy Forgetting, from Rux Guidi, Phonograph from @robmcmyers.bsky.social and Britta Green, and Telepathy Tapes, from Ky Dickens
Are you ready for this?
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
Happy Forgetting, from Rux Guidi, Phonograph from @robmcmyers.bsky.social and Britta Green, and Telepathy Tapes, from Ky Dickens
Are you ready for this?
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
Indie Spotlight: Three Series That Demand Your Attention (And Also Shape This Industry For The Better)
Why Happy Forgetting, Phonograph and the Telepathy Tapes have renewed my energy for this industry, and the important lessons they taught me this week
open.substack.com
January 24, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Surprised and delighted to see Happy Forgetting here, and so beautifully understood! 🙏🏽
(I'm glad to have been story editor and strategist)
(I'm glad to have been story editor and strategist)
3 indie productions that have helped me feel ready for another year of deep listening >>>
Happy Forgetting, from Rux Guidi, Phonograph from @robmcmyers.bsky.social and Britta Green, and Telepathy Tapes, from Ky Dickens
Are you ready for this?
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
Happy Forgetting, from Rux Guidi, Phonograph from @robmcmyers.bsky.social and Britta Green, and Telepathy Tapes, from Ky Dickens
Are you ready for this?
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
Indie Spotlight: Three Series That Demand Your Attention (And Also Shape This Industry For The Better)
Why Happy Forgetting, Phonograph and the Telepathy Tapes have renewed my energy for this industry, and the important lessons they taught me this week
open.substack.com
January 23, 2025 at 9:20 PM
3 indie productions that have helped me feel ready for another year of deep listening >>>
Happy Forgetting, from Rux Guidi, Phonograph from @robmcmyers.bsky.social and Britta Green, and Telepathy Tapes, from Ky Dickens
Are you ready for this?
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
Happy Forgetting, from Rux Guidi, Phonograph from @robmcmyers.bsky.social and Britta Green, and Telepathy Tapes, from Ky Dickens
Are you ready for this?
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
Over the weekend, I had to Google When is MLK Day 2025 5 times to believe this was true…
The absurdity of today’s proceedings on MLK day perfectly captures the profound hollowness of the American promise and the bloody, oppressive hypocrisy of the American reality.
January 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Over the weekend, I had to Google When is MLK Day 2025 5 times to believe this was true…
Reposted by Samantha Hodder
Excited to announce I'll be presenting some weird and wonderful vintage audio works from the vaults for this listening event at On Air Fest next month alongside Julia Barton and Sonja D. Williams.
Come steal some tricks from your audio ancestors!
www.onairfest.com/2025-session...
Come steal some tricks from your audio ancestors!
www.onairfest.com/2025-session...
On Air Fest
www.onairfest.com
January 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Excited to announce I'll be presenting some weird and wonderful vintage audio works from the vaults for this listening event at On Air Fest next month alongside Julia Barton and Sonja D. Williams.
Come steal some tricks from your audio ancestors!
www.onairfest.com/2025-session...
Come steal some tricks from your audio ancestors!
www.onairfest.com/2025-session...
I need this today. You might need it tomorrow.
Also, invaluable recipe tips
open.substack.com/pub/askmolly...
Also, invaluable recipe tips
open.substack.com/pub/askmolly...
Dry
What am I doing in Dubai?
open.substack.com
January 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I need this today. You might need it tomorrow.
Also, invaluable recipe tips
open.substack.com/pub/askmolly...
Also, invaluable recipe tips
open.substack.com/pub/askmolly...
It's time to start making shit again
Had enough of the no-response pitch emails? Applications that take a mountain of effort, and don't go anywhere?
Time to embrace creativity
A spotlight here on The ECCO residency, plus 5 more ideas
@jasminbauomy.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
Had enough of the no-response pitch emails? Applications that take a mountain of effort, and don't go anywhere?
Time to embrace creativity
A spotlight here on The ECCO residency, plus 5 more ideas
@jasminbauomy.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
It's Time To Start Making Again
What about applying for a Residency? The ECCO Cohort 2 applications close on January 12...plus links for 5 more residency ideas below
open.substack.com
January 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
It's time to start making shit again
Had enough of the no-response pitch emails? Applications that take a mountain of effort, and don't go anywhere?
Time to embrace creativity
A spotlight here on The ECCO residency, plus 5 more ideas
@jasminbauomy.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
Had enough of the no-response pitch emails? Applications that take a mountain of effort, and don't go anywhere?
Time to embrace creativity
A spotlight here on The ECCO residency, plus 5 more ideas
@jasminbauomy.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/bingewor...
Happy New Year! Happy New Platform!
Finally embracing this new space for sharing ideas, thoughts and stuff. Maybe even the odd photo, likely some occasional sound.
Here we go, again.
Posting here personally, and through my newsletter channel @bingeworthypods.bsky.social
Reach out and say hi!
Finally embracing this new space for sharing ideas, thoughts and stuff. Maybe even the odd photo, likely some occasional sound.
Here we go, again.
Posting here personally, and through my newsletter channel @bingeworthypods.bsky.social
Reach out and say hi!
January 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Happy New Year! Happy New Platform!
Finally embracing this new space for sharing ideas, thoughts and stuff. Maybe even the odd photo, likely some occasional sound.
Here we go, again.
Posting here personally, and through my newsletter channel @bingeworthypods.bsky.social
Reach out and say hi!
Finally embracing this new space for sharing ideas, thoughts and stuff. Maybe even the odd photo, likely some occasional sound.
Here we go, again.
Posting here personally, and through my newsletter channel @bingeworthypods.bsky.social
Reach out and say hi!