REPLAY: Have You Heard George’s Podcast? A Masterclass in Powerful Writing

06/21/21 • 37 min

When you host a podcast, your voice becomes a creative tool. Perhaps for the first time, you’re challenged to think about your words as something you wield, something you can strategically deploy to create meaning and inspire action in others. Your voice is just like any other medium (text, imagery, video, or audio). You can learn how to use it better. That may seem like a new idea. But here’s something that isn’t new to any of us:

Writing.

Writing is the engine that drives your voice, the direction you’re giving to yourself, and the shape you give to your thoughts. You know how to write, which means you know how to use your voice as a more powerful creative tool. Few hosts on the planet are better at this than George the Poet, the spoken word artist and former rapper who now hosts Have You Heard George’s Podcast?

In this episode of 3 Clips, host Jay Acunzo breaks down the subtle but powerful pieces of George’s performance (in the first-ever episode of HYHGP) — and we find several ways of using our own writing better to then use our own voices better.

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Visit http://3clipspodcast.com for all episodes of the show.

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Subscribe to his newsletter, explore his course for podcasters, or watch and listen to all of Jay’s shows and projects at http://jayacunzo.com

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3 Clips is a Castos Original Series. Castos provides tools for public and private podcasts and believes podcasters should own their turf to provide the best possible audience experience. Visit http://castos.com

INSIDE THIS EPISODE

Have You Heard George’s Podcast? can be found here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07915kd/episodes/downloads

Clips played in this episode can be found on the episode of the show called “Listen Closer” found here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07mk7cx

Follow George the Poet on Twitter

Follow 3 Clips host Jay Acunzo on Twitter

Theme music provided by Cardboard Rocketship: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5TzmK85fEdotyi2mu582Sm

This reair was produced by Cherie Louise Turner

Thanks for listening!

Writing.

EXPLORE THE SHOW

Visit http://3clipspodcast.com for all episodes of the show.

LEARN MORE ABOUT JAY

Subscribe to his newsletter, explore his course for podcasters, or watch and listen to all of Jay’s shows and projects at http://jayacunzo.com

LEARN MORE ABOUT CASTOS

INSIDE THIS EPISODE

Have You Heard George’s Podcast? can be found here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07915kd/episodes/downloads

Clips played in this episode can be found on the episode of the show called “Listen Closer” found here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07mk7cx

Follow George the Poet on Twitter

Follow 3 Clips host Jay Acunzo on Twitter

Theme music provided by Cardboard Rocketship: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5TzmK85fEdotyi2mu582Sm

This reair was produced by Cherie Louise Turner

Thanks for listening!

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REPLAY: 3 Books: How to Make an Interview Show Extraordinary (ft. Neil Pasricha)

The podcast 3 Books was selected by Apple as a Top Podcast for 2018 and has featured some truly incredible guests: Malcolm Gladwell, Judy Blume, Seth Godin, David Sedaris, Pete Holmes, and more.

BUT ... it’s ultimately just another interview show.

So what makes the show special? And what can we learn? Today on 3 Clips, we profile a kindred podcast spirit with 3 Books (notice any similarities? Us neither...) Plus, host Neil Pasricha shares his techniques for warming up guests so they spill the goods, as well as his cold outreach email that he used to land his most famous guest, Judy Blume!

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Visit http://3clipspodcast.com for all episodes of the show.

LEARN MORE ABOUT JAY

Subscribe to his newsletter, explore his course for podcasters, or watch and listen to all of Jay’s shows and projects at http://jayacunzo.com

LEARN MORE ABOUT CASTOS

INSIDE THE EPISODE

Clips played were taken from Neil’s episodes featuring the following great guests:

Tim Urban, creator and writer, Wait But Why
Judy Blume, legendary author
Robin Goodfellow, the #1-rated bartender in Canada

3 Books can be found here: 3books.co

Follow Neil Pasricha on Twitter: https://twitter.com/neilpasricha

Follow 3 Clips host Jay Acunzo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jayacunzo/

This episode was produced by Jay Acunzo and Andrea Muraskin

Theme music provided by Cardboard Rocketship: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5TzmK85fEdotyi2mu582Sm

Thanks for listening!

Next Episode

Democracy Works: Bridging Academia and a General Audience (ft. Jenna Spinelle)

This episode features Jenna Spinelle, co-host and lead interviewer for the show Democracy Works. Produced by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State and WPSU Penn State, this show seeks to answer questions about what it means to live in a democracy: they get into the structure and history behind this foundational framework.

Jenna shares her experiences and insights into bringing dense academic materials and conversations to life for an audience that includes academics and nonacademics alike. Her co-hosts are academics as are many of her guests. Her role, as she sees it, is largely about being a bridge builder between the academy and the general public. Along the way, she helps others cross this divide as well.

This is an excellent episode for any creative who aims to bring complicated ideas to a wider audience.

EXPLORE THE SHOW

Visit http://3clipspodcast.com for all episodes of the show.

LEARN MORE ABOUT JAY

Subscribe to his newsletter, explore his course for podcasters, or watch and listen to all of Jay’s shows and projects at http://jayacunzo.com

LEARN MORE ABOUT CASTOS

INSIDE THIS EPISODE:

Democracy Works can be found here: https://www.democracyworkspodcast.com/

Follow Jenna Spinelle on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/JennaSpinelle

Follow 3 Clips host Jay Acunzo on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/jayacunzo/

From Play It Forward: This week’s recommended podcast is Happy Valley Hustle: https://www.billzhustle.com/

This episode was produced by Cherie Turner.