Periscope has been named the App store Best of 2015 by Apple. The Best of 2015 list created by Apple was split into two categories. One was “Apps” and the other was “Games”. Periscope is at the top of the “Apps” list.

There doesn’t seem to be much information about exactly how Apple determined what should be on the list. If you view the list on iTunes, it says: “We debated. We argued. Everyone had favorites, but to make this list of 2015’s finest, there could be no doubts. What you see here made the cut – they’re the most visionary, inventive, and irresistible apps and games of the year.”

Periscope is definitely an app that caught the attention of Podcasters in 2015. Re/Code reported in April that CEO of Periscope, Dick Costolo, said at an earnings call that Periscope had added a million new users in the app’s first ten days on the market.

Twitter acquired Periscope in 2015, and gave it plenty of support. At around the same time, Twitter pushed Meerkat away by refusing to allow it to continue to access Twitter’s social graph.

By doing so, it prevented the Meerkat app from having the ability to automatically notify users when their friends were streaming. That made it harder for Periscope’s competition to gain a foothold on Twitter.

To me (and probably many other podcasters) the greatest thing about Periscope was their responsiveness to users. When it started, the only available option was to broadcast in portrait. Shawn and I made a couple of attempts to use Periscope to live broadcast our podcast, and found it impossible to fit us both on the screen. Later, after many had requested a landscape mode, Periscope introduced landscape to the app.

Shawn and Jen have returned to bring you a round up of interesting podcast related news that didn’t get written up on the Podcaster News blog.

This week, they discuss misinformation about podcasting history, podcasting tips (which may or may not be useful), podcasts for book lovers, and more.

Links mentioned in this episode:

* 25 Outstanding Podcasts for Readers
By Kate Scott on BookRiot

* To Tow Center re podcasting
By Dave Winer on Scripting News

* Guide to Podcasting
By Vanessa Quirk on Tow Center for Digital Journalism

* 11 Crucial Tooks to Grow Your Podcast (Or Blog) With Twitter
By Meron Bareket on Social Quaint

* Podcasting is getting huge. Here’s why.
By Ariel Stulberg on Vox

* 8 Important Speaking and Voice Tips For Podcasters
By Salvador Briggman on Podcasting Hacks

Libsyn has released their new player. It has some new features that are different from the previous player. Libsyn has put together a main support article for those who have questions about the new player (or want to know more about it).

The main new updates are:

* The player is customizable. You can change the colors to match your podcast.

* You can now copy the embed code. Your listeners can copy it, too. This allows people to post that link on their site.

* It comes with a Player Playlist. This helps your listeners who like to binge listen to podcasts. The new player has all your episodes, one after the other.

* You can share the new player to Google + , Twitter, Facebook, Clammer, Pinterest and iTunes, Stitcher and Tunein plus your RSS.

* The new player has a download option. Listeners can now one-click download the media file.

What if you prefer the old player? That’s ok. Libsyn says you don’t have to update your player if you do not want to. You still have a choice of four types of players: Legacy, Standard, Standard Mini, and Custom.

Mixcloud is a streaming audio platform that focuses on DJ mixes, radio shows, and podcasts. Last month, Mixcloud gave users the ability to cast their track to Apple TV. Now, Mixcloud is rolling out support for Chromecast and Sonos devices. This will enable podcasters to stream their shows via Chromecast and Sonos.

The purpose of adding support for Chromecast and Sonos seems to be in the hopes that it will prevent users from defecting to other services that already support the devices. It is also to make Mixcloud seem more attractive to prospective users so people will choose Mixcloud over its competitors.

On the Mixcloud website, it states that users get unlimited uploads. They are free to upload as much content as they would like to. They can also listen to as much content as they would like.

Doing so is encouraged. Their Terms of Service state that users need to log in and listen to or upload a piece of audio content at least every six months. Those that fail to do so may have their account permanently disabled due to prolonged inactivity.

Podcasters that are using music, or other audio, that they did not create themselves should be aware that Mixcloud respects the intellectual property rights of others. You are allowed to upload “a collection of sound recordings that have been released to the public under the authority of the copyright owners of the sound recordings.”

Podfest 2016 will take place on February 25, 26, and 27. This will be Podfest’s second year in a row. Podfest is the gathering place for long time podcasters, new podcasters, and those who are thinking about starting podcasts. It is a special forum that offers actionable and strategic education, unique opportunities to connect and collaborate with fellow podcasters and speakers, and access to the best podcasting resources.

The speakers for Podfest 2016 are:
* Dave Jackson – School of Podcasting
* Kate Erickson (via Skype) – Entrepreneur on Fire and Kate’s Take
* Glenn The Geek – Horse Radio Network
* Justin Crossley – The Brewing Network
* Natalie Eckdahl – Biz Chix Podcasters
* Liz Covart – Ben Franklin’s World
* Katie Krimitsos – Biz Women Rock
* Niel Guilarte – All Things Post
* Steve Cherubino – The Producer Podcast
* Danny Pena – Gamer Tag Radio
* Omar Zenhom (via Skype) – The $100 MBA
* Jeff Brown – Read to Lead

The venue for Podfest 2016 will be the Ramada Westshore Hotel in Tampa, Florida. It is suggested that you mention that you are with PODFEST when you book a room so that you can receive their special group room rate. There are different prices depending on if you want to attend one day, two days, or all three days.

The first day of Podfest 2016 is actually an additional day. It is for people who are looking to start a podcast or who have started shows within the past year. The purpose is to answer all your how-to questions. The following two days of Podfest 2016 includes speakers, lunch, and an after party.

Want to do something special for the fans of your podcast? Get involved with Fan Appreciation Day! The very first Fan Appreciation Day will take place on January 3, 2016. It will begin at 10:30 in the morning.

Fan Appreciation Day is an unofficial day for podcasters to let their fans know they appreciate them in a casual meet-n-greet setting online. It is similar to what would happen at a podcast conference, where fans and podcasters can meet, mingle, and get to know each other a little bit better. But, instead of happening in a physical location, the whole thing will take place via Blab.

It doesn’t cost anything for podcasters to participate in Fan Appreciation Day. Just go to the website and fill in a short form. It requires your name, email address, and a link to your podcast website. Pick a time from a dropdown box that you will be available on Blab for a meet-n-greet.

Make sure to let your fans know about Fan Appreciation Day, and what time you will be on Blab. This could be a really fun opportunity to connect with fans who live far away from you – without requiring anyone to travel or pay to attend a conference or event.

Patreon has made a change that clarifies how much creators are actually receiving. Those of you have a Patreon for your podcast may already be aware that the amount it showed you were getting per month wasn’t actually accurate. This may have led to some unnecessary confusion.

Previously, patrons would see the number Pateron said your podcast was making per month. It may have appeared that you had earned enough to have hit a milestone goal – when in reality, that simply wasn’t factual. The problem was that that Patreon was showing the amount of money your podcast earned per month – without taking into account fees and declined pledges.

As such, the situation could have placed some podcasters into the uncomfortable position of having their patrons expecting to receive whatever was offered for a milestone goal – before the podcaster had actually earned the money. It is easy to see why this was a problem.

Go have a look at Patreon, and you will see a change. There is now a little question mark that has appeared next to the phrase “per month”. Patrons can hover over the question mark to get more information. A small pop-up window says: “Estimated income per month, after removing fees and declined pledges. Click for more details”.

A slightly different pop-up is shown to the creator. “Don’t worry! This is your estimated income for this month, after removing fees and declined pledges. Actual pledge total available in your patreon manager. Click for more details.”

That “click” will direct patrons to the Patreon Help Center and a post that is titled: “Why Is My Public Facing Dollar Amount Less Than The Amount That Is Pledged To Me?” This post explains the new change to creators and to patrons.

Overall, this change was made for better transparency. Every creator, every patron, every visitor to your Patreon page will see the adjusted dollar figure.

Shawn and Jen are back and bringing you an end of the year wrap up for podcasting.

We highlight “Best Of” lists, take a look at how podcasting has changed, and consider what is coming for podcasting in 2016.

Links mentioned in this episode:

* The Ten Most Popular Podcasts of 2015
By Lisa Eadicicco at TIME

* The Best Podcast Episodes of 2015
By Laura Jane Standley, Devon Taylor and Eric MacQuade at The Atlantic

* The 10 best new podcasts of 2015 (that aren’t Serial!)
By Melissa Locker at The Guardian

* How Podcasts Have Changed in Ten Years: By the Numbers
By Josh Morgan at Medium

* Could Facebook be the next big platform for podcasts?
By Laura Hazard Owen at Current

Podcast Movement 2016 is the third annual Podcast Movement event. It is for anyone who is interested in or involved with podcasting. Selected keynote speakers will take center stage to kick off and close out the event each day. Podcast Movement 2016 recently announced two more speakers.

The two newest additions to the Podcast Movement 2016 list of speakers are Heben Nigatu and Tracy Clayton. They are the hosts of the Another Round podcast. Their show covers everything from race, gender, pop culture, and more. You might recall the episode they did in 2015 where they interviewed Hillary Clinton.

You might also recognize Heben Nigatu and Tracy Clayton from the Podcast Movement 2015 Session that they led. It was featured on the Podcast Movement: Sessions podcast. The title of their session was “How to Diversify”.

Previously, Anna Sale was announced as the first Podcast Movement 2016 speaker. She is the host and managing editor of Death, Sex & Money, WYNC’s interview show about the big questions and hard choices that are often left out of polite conversation. Podcast Movement 2016 will be announcing more featured speakers as we get closer to July 6-8, 2016, when the event will take place.

Podertainment Magazine, the “Podcasting Magazine” has released its December 2015 issue. It is filled with articles and videos for anyone who is thinking about starting a podcast. This issue is also a great resource for podcasters who want to improve their skills, equipment, and audience.

The December issue of the Podertainment Podcast Magazine features two videos that were filmed and released from the very first Podcast Movement Conference (which was held in Dallas, Texas, in 2014). The first video is with Erik K Johnson. His session was called “Transforming Your Content Through Story Telling”. The second video is with Steve P Young. His session was called “Podcasting With Your Mobile Device”.

Here’s a quick look at what else the December issue of Podertainment has:
* Steve Stewart wrote a letter from the editor called “Why Not Music Podcasts?”

* Jessica Kupferman wrote “What You Need To Know Before Your First Sponsor, Part 2” in her Tune In and Turn it Up column.

* Kien Tran wrote a product review titled “Blue Lola Headphones Bring Unparalleled Quality”

* Hani Mourra wrote “Free Tools To Improve Your Podcast”.

* Brian Ibbott of Coverville wrote “Developing Podcasting Habits, Not Goals”.

* Jeffrey Powers wrote “Compacting Your Podcast: 30 minutes to 3”.

* Dave Jackson wrote “Television for Podcasters”.

Podertainment is available for subscription through the iTunes Store for $12.99 a year. Back issues are available for $2.99 each.

Audiocraft will take place in Sydney, Australia, on March 5, 2016. It is a conference for podcasters, radiomakers, and storytellers to come together to talk, listen, and learn about making great stories with sound.

Audiocraft is the first initiative in Australia to bring together producers from the public, community, and independent radio and podcast sectors. Some of them will lead practical workshops and discussions. There will be an exploration of narrative techniques, podcasting nuts and bolts, creative sound design, the rules of making good radio, and when to break them. The purpose is to harness the creative energy and excitement around audio storytelling and build a stronger community of producers across Australia.

Tickets are available now on the Audiocraft website. The early-bird tickets have sold out, but the main round tickets and concession tickets are still available. The Audiocraft conference will take place at Redfern’s 107 Projects, in Sydney, Australia, on March 5, 2016.

The people who created Audiocraft are a collective of radio producers who share a passion for making great stories. Kate Montague is the Executive Director and Founder of Audiocraft. Her radio work has been featured on ABC RN’s Long Story Short and Earshot programs, NPR’s Snap Judgement, and FBi Radio’s All the Best. She is currently doing a practice led PhD at Macquarie University researching personal storytelling on the radio.

Heidi Pett is the Media Manager and Co-Founder of Audiocraft. She is the Executive Producer of All The Best, and presenter of EP and FBi Radio’s Backchat. She is currently building an independent Australian podcasting collective.

Jess Bineth is the Production Manager and Co-Founder of Audiocraft. She is the Coordinating Producer for ABC RN’s Features and Documentary Unit, and has made radio documentaries for Earshot and All the Best. She has facilitated community driven storytelling projects for Sydney Story Factory.

Rosa Gollan is the Social Media Coordinator of Audiocraft. She is the coordinating producer for RN’s Radiotonic and Soundproof. She moonlights in the depths of Channel 7’s news and archive library and was trained as a classical musician.

Podcast Movement 2016 is the third annual Podcast Movement event. It will place July 6-8, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. Podcast Movement 2016 has been announcing the addition of new speakers as they are added. They recently announced a selection of podcasters from the business space.

The schedule for Podcast Movement 2016 has yet to be revealed. You can, however, register to attend the conference now. Their “Super early bird special ends” in 45 days (at the time this blog was written). The conference is for anyone who is interested in podcasting, no matter if you are a seasoned podcaster or brand new to podcasting.

The five newly announced speakers from the business space are:

* Andrew Warner – Mixergy
* Pat Flynn – Smart Passive Income
* Kate Erickson – Kate’s Take & Entrepreneur on Fire
* Ray Edwards – The Ray Edwards Show
* John Lee Dumas – Entrepreneur on Fire

Previously, Podcast Movement 2016 announced that Anna Sale, of WYNC’s Death, Sex and Money as the first PM16 featured speaker. Heben Nigatu and Tracy Clayton, of Buzzfeed’s Another Round, have also been announced as PM16 featured speakers. A quick look at the Podcast Movement 2016 website shows that there are two empty circles that will eventually be filled with two more featured speakers. We will have to wait and see who is announced.

Hernan Lopez was the former CEO of Fox International Channels. He recently left his job running 350 international TV channels for Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox, Inc. in order to build a brand new podcast network. According to Bloomberg Business, Wondery plans to release its first batch of shows by summer of 2016.

Hernan Lopez posted a tweet about this news on his verified Twitter account on January 13, 2016.

Today I start an exciting chapter as Founder/CEO of Wondery, an Audio On Demand Net. Thank you everybody! https://t.co/q8t5O6jttU

— Hernan Lopez (@hernanlopez) January 13, 2016

Wondery is a brand new media company specialized in mobile and on-demand audio storytelling. Wondery will create and curate podcasts to connect wonderers and brands to a world of entertainment and a world of knowledge. Hernan Lopez is the Founder and CEO of Wondery. Oswald Mendez is the Senior Advisor and Chief Marketing Officer of Wondery. He previously has worked at McCann-Erickson Worldwide and media companies such as FOX International Channels.

Wondery has teamed up with ART19 to help with distribution infrastructure and dynamic ad insertion across multiple podcasts. On the ART19 website is an explanation of its WarpFeed technology. It provides near real-time RSS ad insertion, unlocking regional and international advertising as well as monetization of back catalogs.

Berkeleyside is Berkeley, California’s, independently owned local news site. It was founded in 2009, and is a “local newspaper without the paper”. It reports news and the extraordinary diversity of people, issues, events, food, and environment in Berkeley. They recently released the first five episodes of the Uncharted: Berkeley podcast.

Uncharted:Berkeley brings listeners fascinating conversations with some of the world’s edgiest thinkers and creatives, as recorded at Uncharted: The Berkeley Festival of Ideas. The episodes are produced by Sarah Baughn and supported by North Berkeley Investment Partners. The concepts and ideas covered in the episodes are large and interesting to a national audience.

The first five episodes have been released. They include:

Episode 1: What’s next for #BlackLivesMatter?
The conversation is between Pastor Michael McBride and Joshua Johnson. Pastor Michael McBride, who went to Ferguson, Missouri, shortly after Michael Brown was shot dead. He has become a spokesperson on gun violence prevention. Joshua Johnson is a news anchor for KQED. They talk about the roots of the Black Lives Matter movement and where it goes from here.

Episode 2: Bring back the firing squad
The conversation is between Alex Kozinski and William Turner. Alex Kozinski is a Ninth Circuit Court Judge who believes our criminal justice system is broken. William Turner is a first-amendment expert who teaches at UC Berkeley.

Episode 3: Too much medicine is making us sicker
The conversation is between Shannon Brownlee and Lisa Aliferis. Shannon Brownlee is a national leader in highlighting the scope and consequences of overuse in healthcare. Her book is titled: “Overtreated – Why too much Medicine is Making us Sicker and Poorer”. Lisa Aliferis is the KQED Health Editor.

Episode 4: How I learned to stop worrying and love drones
The conversation is between Chris Anderson and Peter Leyden. Chris Anderson is a former Editor in Chief of Wired Magazine. He sees exciting possibilities for how drones can be put to work to solve our most pressing problems (like agriculture and climate change). Peter Leyden is a journalist and media innovator.

Episode 5: Is Gwyneth Paltrow wrong about everything?
The conversation is between Timothy Caulfield and Lance Knobel. Timothy Caulfield is a health-science expert whose newest book is titled “Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything?: How the Famous Sell Us Elixers of Health, Beauty & Happiness”. Lance Knobel is the Uncharted Festival curator. (Gwyneth Paltrow herself does not appear in this episode.)

Shawn and Jen got into a lively discussion about podcasting that ended up going off on a tangent. They tried to rein things back in after that.

The tangent was actually related to podcasting, so it could have been worse.

Links mentioned in this episode:

* Data confirm that podcasting in the US is a white male thing
By Josh Morgan on Quartz

* The End of the Dark Ages of Podcasting
By Stephen Lacey on New Republic

* We’re Not In The Podcasting Renaissance. We’re In The Age of Discovery
By Stephen Lacey on The Timbre

* How We Got Em Rusciano’s Podcast to the Top of the iTunes Charts and How You Can Do It Too
By Omny Studio on Omny Studio Blog

* 8 Podcasts Prove That Women Dominated The Podcast Game in 2015
By Courtney Lindley on Bustle

* Making Story-Driven Podcasts on a Budget
By Wooden Overcoats on Medium

The inaugural Asia Pacific Podcast Conference will take place in Auckland, New Zealand, from February 12th – 13th, 2016. Attendees from across the Asia Pacific Region and beyond are invited – including (but not limited to) Australia, Singapore, New Zealand, Hong Kong, USA, China, and Malaysia.

The Asia Pacific Podcast Conference is for existing podcasters, and people who are broadcasters and media. It is for marketers, bloggers, and those who are yet to launch the first episode of their podcast. The event will feature the best podcasting experts to ever speak in the Asia Pacific region.

Speakers and Panelists include:
* Cliff Ravenscraft – He and his wife founded the Generally Speaking Production Network. In 2006, he launched the “Podcast Answer Man’ podcast.

* Kaitlyn Swarey – She is the Editor of Hack Digital, which is an online team to support triple j radio’s current affairs program “Hack”. She helped create ABC Radio’s experimental podcast “First Run” and the highly successful “Science Vs” podcast with Wendy Zuckerman.

* Megan Whelan – She is RNZ’s (formerly Radio New Zealand) community engagement editor. She’s worked as a journalist for over a decade and has been heavily involved in much of RNZ’s digital transformation.

* Michelle Dickinson – She is also known as Nanogirl. She is the co-founder of the charity OMGTech!. She holds the Member of New Zealand Order of Merit and was awarded the Sir Peter Blake Leadership in 2015.

* Paul Spain – He is the founder and CEO at Gorilla Technology, and is coordinator of the Asia Pacific Podcast Conference. He is also involved with the “NZ Tech Podcast” and the “NZ Business Podcast”.

* Natalie Cutler-Welsh – She is also known as “the Go to Girl”. Her podcast is “Go to Girl Social Media & Networking” and she is the co-host of “Inspire Higher”.

* Will Fleming – He has over 8 years in the New Zealand Television industry. His podcast is called “My Kiwi Life”.

* Josh Neilson – He is the founder of Zencastr, a podcasting production tool.

* Jono Hutchinson – He is the Head of Digital News at MediaWorks and has been with the company for 11 years. Last year, he was the executive producer of “Newsworthy”.

The agenda for both days of the Asia Pacific Podcast Conference is available on their website. You can also purchase tickets and register for the conference via their website.

Podcast Movement 2016 will take place in Chicago. It seems very fitting that three of Chicago’s own WBEZ podcasts will be at this year’s Podcast Movement. They are the most recent additions to the lineup of speakers who will be part of the event.

Podcast Movement is the premier international gathering of podcasters. It happens in a different location each year. According to the Podcast Movement website, Chicago is one of the best podcast cities in the world. They feel that much of the credit for turning the city into one of the preeminent locations for podcasting can be given to WBEZ.

WBEZ has added a number of niche and pop-culture podcasts to their family of digital shows. This American Life leads the pack of the world’s most popular podcasts, drawing nearly 3.5 listens a month. WBEZ’s podcast umbrella also includes Sound Opinions, where WBEZ’s Rock Doctors hold court on everything musical, and Filmspotting, a unique film review show.

Podcast Movement 2016 has been slowly revealing the speakers and panelists that will be at the event. They are planning on having more than 100 of them. The exact schedule of when each will speak has yet to be released. What is clear is that Podcast Movement 2016 will take place on July 6-8, 2016.

Three WBEZ podcasts, and their hosts, have been added to the list of speakers. Shannon Cason is the host of Homemade Stories. He is a powerful voice in the storytelling front, and a Moth GrandSLAM winner. In the podcast, he lays out his life for the listener, blemishes and all. Some stories are insightful and true, and others are works of fiction.

Keith Ecker and Erin Kahoa are hosts of Pleasure Town. It is a serial podcast about the people who live in PleasureTown, Oklahoma, as told by a mix of eclectic residents. The podcast is a mix of old-time radio show and dark contemporary drama.

Tricia Bobeda and Greta Johnson are the hosts of Nerdette. It is a show where they talk to people about their obsessions, from science to science fiction, great lady nerds of history, to Beyonce. Their podcast can be summed up as: “It’s not about what you love. It’s about how much you love it.”

Podster is a new digital magazine about podcasts and podcasters. It comes from Shelf Media. The very first issue has been released, and you can check it out for free. So, I did.

The first issue is a total of 53 pages. It felt like the right length as I was reading through it. The cover is eye catching and they used nice font for the name of the magazine. If Podster was sitting on the magazine rack at a Barnes & Noble, I’d probably pick it up and start flipping through it.

Of course, I rarely find myself at a Barnes & Noble nowadays, so its good that Podster is a digital magazine. If it were print-only, it would be much less likely that I’d have heard of it or that I’d make the effort to go out into the world to find a paper copy of it. (As far as I can tell, this magazine is digital-only and doesn’t exist in print.)

It stands to reason that a magazine about podcasting is presented in digital format. After all, once you get involved in creating and producing one or more podcasts on a regular basis, posting the show notes for each episode, and sharing links to it on social media – the internet becomes your neighborhood.

I found the content of the magazine to be interesting, well written, and incredibly relevant for podcast creators as well as podcast listeners. The January 2016 issue includes interviews with Alex Goldman from Reply All, Gretchen Rubin from Happier with Gretchen Rubin, and Elaine McMillion Sheldon and Sarah Ginsburg from She Does. Each interview includes easy to spot links you can click on to hear one of their episodes. Alongside the interview is a list and brief description of the podcasts that the interviewee listens to.

There is a section where an excerpt of an individual podcast episode has been transcribed (with permission from the podcaster, I’d assume). Again, there are links that take you directly to whatever podcast caught your attention. No need to “Google it”! There is also plenty to enjoy of other content that I haven’t described here.

I could not help but notice that this first issue of Podster is rather ad heavy. To my surprise, I was not annoyed by the ads because all of them were very relevant to podcasting. As a result, I was shown ads that were actually interesting to me. I hope Podster keeps that up. Overall, I liked Podster well enough to subscribe to it and am looking forward to see what comes next.

Podcast Movement 2016 will take place in Chicago, Illinois, on July 6-8, 2016. The event is for anyone who is interested in podcasting. Seasoned podcasters and those who are considering getting into podcasting for the very first time are welcome. There will be plenty of speakers to listen to – and more have just been added.

Attendees of Podcast Movement 2016 will have the opportunity to participate in their choice of over 75 breakout sessions and panels, including sessions on the Technical Track, Creators Track, Business Track, Industry Track, and more. Keynote speakers will kick off and close out each day.

Podcast Movement 2016 recently announced that two of the world’s best story-telling podcasters will be at the event. Glynn Washington is the host and executive producer of Snap Judgment (which is part of WNYC Studios). The podcast is described as “Storytelling, with a BEAT”. It dares listeners to see the world through the eyes of another.

Before creating the Snap Judgement Radio Show, Glynn Washington worked as an educator, diplomat, community activist, actor, political strategist and more. He has composed music for Kunst Stoff dance performances in San Francisco, and performed live spoken word poetry in Detroit.

Aaron Manke is the creator, writer, and producer of the hit podcast Lore. It is an award-winning, critically acclaimed podcast about true life scary stories. Each episode of Lore looks into a uniquely scary tale and uncovers the truth behind it. Aaron Manke is also the author of a number of supernatural thrillers, including Indian Summer, Consumed, and Grave Suspicion.

In addition to these two amazing storytellers, Podcast Movement 2016 has also announced that Dan Miller will be there. He is an author, magazine contributor, and host of the 48 Days podcast. Dan Miller specializes in creative thinking for increased personal and business success.

The popular Welcome to Night Vale podcast is a fiction podcast that consists of dispatches from a surreal Southwestern town where creepy, unexplained, things are happening. The show has tons of fans, many of who have been inspired to create art based on the characters in the podcast. Now, the creators of Night Vale are branching out with their own podcast platform.

Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor are the people who created “Welcome to Night Vale”. They are starting their very own podcast platform called Night Vale Presents. The first podcast on the platform is called “Alice Isn’t Dead”, which is written by Joseph Fink.

“Alice Isn’t Dead” is another fiction based podcast. The show is about a truck driver who travels the United States in search of her wife. The idea appears to have been inspired by Joseph Fink’s experiences as he travels across the United States doing live editions of “Night Vale”.

The Night Vale Tumblr has further details. “Alice Isn’t Dead” is written and produced by Joseph Fink, but is preformed by Jasika Nicole (who played a major character in “Welcome To Night Vale”). “Alice Isn’t Dead” will have a completely new original score for each episode, written by disparition (who did the music for “Welcome to Night Vale”.)

The story in “Alice Isn’t Dead” is said to be darker than the story was in “Welcome to Night Vale”. The two podcasts are not related to or connected to each other. The first season of “Alice Isn’t Dead” will have 10 episodes and begin being released on March 8, 2016. It will be available for download from iTunes and other podcasting services as well as a Libsyn RSS feed.

The Night Vale Presents platform is intending to introduce more podcasts in the coming year. Right now, there isn’t any specific information about them. In addition, Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor are writing a sequel to their “Welcome to Night Vale” novel.