Timber—Stories for Podcasters - She Set Out to Change the World, Not Entertain It

She Set Out to Change the World, Not Entertain It

05/20/21 • 16 min

A story by journalist and podcaster Sean Williams about a podcast that has helped overturn many wrongful convictions and has a fiercely loyal fanbase.

Listen to find out how leaving behind the rules of edge-of-your-seat storytelling was the right choice for this type of show.

Originally appeared at https://timber.fm/stories/undisclosed-podcast-feature/

A story by journalist and podcaster Sean Williams about a podcast that has helped overturn many wrongful convictions and has a fiercely loyal fanbase.

Listen to find out how leaving behind the rules of edge-of-your-seat storytelling was the right choice for this type of show.

Originally appeared at https://timber.fm/stories/undisclosed-podcast-feature/

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